Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-05-16

welcomed In Barre last night when be
visited this city In his canvass for the
gubernatorlal nomination. The opera
house was filled to is full capacity
with an audience that was most
heartily in sympathy with the views
that were expressed by Mr.. Clement
as was shown by the constant ap.
pleuse and hearty laughter that they
brought forth.
The audience was made up Of rep.
resentative men of the city with 3
number OF women. They rem aimed
there for over two hours and not q
man left the hall until it was all over.
Mr.. Clement read the most of his re-
marks from a manuscript and inter-
spersed them with telling stories. He
held the close attention Of his hearers
the whole evening,
After couple Of preliminary selec'
tions by the colored quartette Former
Alderman James ,Mackay introduced
Mr.. Clement.
Mr.. Clement said In part: -Prohlbi
tion is meant to stop the drinking OF
liquor by an indirect way, thus put
ting a ban upon alcohol thing which
figures freely In the markets OF the
world. The 80 out Of 100 who can
use llquor without harm cannot buy
it. Intemperance Is an evil, but thu
prohibitionist says: "We must thinl
fol you as you are not capable
of thinking. Do as we want and le
US tell you when and what 10 drink. ;
The prohibitionist will tell yol
everything except the remedy tor IN
toxication. The license man will tel
you that it is impossible to enforc
the law. We have had prot ibitor
law for 90 years and undel it the sell
er is made responsible for the act, bu
the buyer goes free.
We do not dispute that intempsl
ance is vice. but prohibition doe
not supply the remedy. The proh1
bitory law undertakes to brand as
crime transaction which in itself
entirely right and proper. in orcsr =
cut off the supply OF intoxicatln
liquor. A man has never been mad
temperate in what he eats or drinA
by legislative enactment. Crime Is a
offense against society; vice is an o.
tense against ones self. Crime
punishable, therefore, by statute, bl
vice is not and should not be punisl
: ed ty statute unle carried to thu
+. extent when it becomes an ot1ens
l against society.
Under this law the lowest court
given the functions Of the highe
and every step is marked by fee.
6 With no proof at all many me
IS have been arrested and fined for b
:, ing drunk upon the slightest pretex
Z Many are there held until they d1
close upon some one satisfactory to u
justice.
Under this law a man may be SCI
n tenced to a long term OF impriso
r. ment for accumulative offenseS. "a dl
l. closure on town agency Is not got
!. at Rutland because no fees 60 with
A Justice can find anybody guilty
any number OF offences without ]u
trial and can impose an unl1mlt
term OF years OF imprisonment. SUI
% Imprisonment and fines would me
# NATURALLY suppress the sale OF llque
le but it does not
" The speaker read bill Of costs
lc seizure cases, calling it bill OF prlc
1t and telling how profitable two hou ~
business was to some officers. II
officers he declared were responsit
for the iniquities Of the law, not u
as law itself. He charged that many
Id the fees were not paid to the sta
e, treasury. "Do any of you ever he n
o: of a rich man in this state ever Del
,h arrested for drunkenness? "No" IN
he cried a voice. Continueing ne %
is that he had known Of lawyer bel
ce SO drunk that he could not try
st case and the court had to be ao1o'
n. ned, but be was not arr sted:
Formerly we had first and seco
10 Offences but now we have an in]ur