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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-14
MIR. DAVIS ARTICLES.

The series of articles, by Hon. Gill
bert A. Davis, published in the Jour-
nal contain so serious an indictment of
the license act of the Legislature,
passed at it's recent session, that Il vote
making the act operative on the first
Tuesday in March would be crime,
wantohsassault on the public well
fare.
Mr.. Davis has punched the pro-
posed law full of holes. At the end of
his analysis and comparison, in the
four papers he has published, the act is
not simply "A sieve-it is completely
riddled, utterly wrecked and ought
to be acceptable to no one except the
men who are looking to enrich them,
selves by selling Intoxicating liquors
and other beverages under the act,
and the men with an appetite foI
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WOULD MONOPOLIZE TRAFFIC.

"The action of the chronic rumsell-
ers, men who have for years prided
themselves on their ability to defy the
law and enrich themselves by violat-
ing the prohibitory law, now brazenly
and defiantly throwing open the bars
before the new law goes into effect, is
evidence of their purpose to monopo-
lie or control the business i'll the
event of the flaws acceptance by the
people; and in my judgment will
drive thousands of the friendsTof local
option to oppose the measure, as they
are not the class of men that good citi-
-.
zens wish to see hold licenses. Men
who have made it their business to vio-
late the prohibitory law, andswho have
made fortunes in that business, will
disregard the wholesome provisions of
license lawgwith the same impunity
if they can make money by soedoing. "
--Fromsinterview with Felix McGet-
trick, late Democratic candidate for
Governor, in st. AlbansS Messenger.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-14

Editor Clark Howell of the Atlanta
Constitution has just returned from a
visit to Cuba and is thoroughly I'M
bued with the idea that a great mis-
take was made when we let that island
go from under the American control.
"We let a great opportunity slip"
said Mr.. Howell, in an interview,
"when we gave that island up. The
Teller amendment was great mistake.
No one can visit Cuba today without
seeing it's immense possibilities. In
letting it go we simply acted as super
lative chumps. Havana today is the
cleanest city in the world, L believe.
never saw ANYTHING like it. Miles
and miles of streets just as clean as
ones front yard They have not had
case of yellow fever there in eighteen
months. The people are showing theil
ability to govern themselves. The
country is free from debt and has
81, 500, 600 in the treasury. The Gov
eminent has been established in the
island only since last May. remember.
OF course the American occupation
started the improvements.
81 still think the island will be ulti
mately annexed to the United States
but no one can say when it will come
| believe now this will result from the
Americanization of the island. Ameri
can money is the recognized STANDARD
there now, and Americans are invad
ing the island iii every field.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-14
WORK OF CONGRESS.

Anti-tru bills accumulate on the
calendar of Congress. The last addi-
ton is from the fertile but somewhat
promiscuous brain of Senator Hoar.
Mr.. Hoar impresses himself on Con
gress and the country by his &C.
centricities and intemperance of
speech when certain subjects are un-
der discussion, rather than by his wis
dom or success in the measures which
he originates, He also attracts more
or less attention in his self-assumed
role of Senatorial Monitor. Whatever
the merits or dement's Of the Senators
antitrust bill, it will very likely go
the way of other antitrust bills which
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-14

Arguing for the repeal of the duty
on coal, a senseless means of relief for
the fuel situation, the Evening Argus
of Wednesday says: Bills to remove
the duty ON coal have been introduced
in the United States Senate. The
duty is ineXcusable. No one can
justify it or attempts to do so. Men
who were instrumental in framing
the tariff law did not not know that
duty was imposed on anthracite. The
clause was struggled in somehow and
has not been noticed before this be-
cause there was no need of importing
anthracite until the strike caused "a
scarcity in the United States The
duty of 81 cents ton adds to the bur-
den placed upon consumers OF coal
and does no good to any one. Ac'
cording to the official schedules OF
customs duties, anthracite coal is on
the free list and the rate on bitumin-
GUS coal is 81 cents ton.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-14
GREAT MEETING PL1 NNED

As result of the local option meet
ing i'll Rutland Wednesday an active
campaign is to be inaugurated in be-
halfSof the high license bill. Charles
A. Smith returned from Rutland last
night and reports that the enthusiasm
of the league has not abated since the
summer and fall campaign. Today he
communicated with headquarters in
Rutland concerning Washington
county mass meeting which is to be
held in this city soon. The exact date
has not been selected but it may be az
ranged for the latter part of next
week. 1t is planned to make the meet
ing of sufficient interest to arouse en-
thusiasm i'll all parts of the county.
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FLOODS GREAT ID M gle.

Tacoma, Wash, Jan. 10,-The
storm blockade of the past week will
have cost the Northern Pacific and
Great Northern railways 81, 600, 900 by
the time both by the time both roads
and their branch lines are entirely
open for business The loss falls the
most heavily ON the Northern Pacific,
as its main line has been closed to
traffic through the Cascade Mountains
since New Years night and cannot be
opened for another week.
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A Scientific Discovery.

Kodol does for the stomach that which
it is unable to do for itself, even when
but slightly disordered or overloaded.
Kodol supplies the natural juices of
Digestion and does the work of the
tomach, relaxing the nervous tension,
while the iufamed muscles of that
organ are allowed to rest and heal.
Kodol digests what you eat and en-
ables the stomach and digestive organs
to transform all food into rich, red
blood. Rivers Bros.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-14
CLUBBING LIST.

The following offers are for the
benefit only of subscribers to the
Waterman (weekly) or the Jour
nal daily who pay all arrearages and
a year S subscription in advance. One
or more of the publications may be
ordered, but the money for EACH at
the club rate, must invariably accom-
pany the order, with all arrears Off
any due on either paper and a full
year in advance. TO the "Club Rate"
add 81. 30 for the Waterman, or So 90
for the Journal.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-14

Hon. Frank Plumley the Washington
county member of the committee of
fifteen, states that he is having good
success in getting speakers for the
anti license fight There will be some
speaking from now on, but the last
ten or twelve days before the refer
endum vote will be the time during
which oratory will be most plentiful.
But work, not oratory, will count
most.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-14

Section "a of the license act, down to
"intoxication" in the eleventh line,
is:
Sec. "a. A husband, wife, child,
parent, guardian, employer, or other
person who is injured i'll person prop
erty or means Of support by an intoX-
icated person, or in consequence Of
the intOxication habitual or otherwise
Of any person, shall have right OF
action in his or her own name,
jointly or severally, against any per-
son or persons who by selling or Civ
ing Intoxicating liquor have caused in
whole or i'll part such intoxicatiOn.
have not quoted the remainder Of
the section, because that relates solely
to the liability of the owner of the
building and has no force if the liquor
was obtained of u person holding Il
license, and points out the form of
and parties to the action.
Section SO provides for certificate
aud close Jail execution, the same
as the existing law in this respect,
but adds remedy on the bond. But
it will be noticed that, if the licensee
pays the Judgment within 30 days,
his license will not be revoked.
By section 81 the only provision is
that such aud such persons "shall
have a right of action" etc. Well.
what of it? What is the rule and
measure of damages, even if it eau be
established by evidence beyond rea-
sonable doubt-for that is the rule
that some shiftless. lazy, drunken
husband, father, wife, parent, ward
or employee, did become intoxicated
on the licensees liquor, and did get
into Jail or prison by reason of such
INVESTIGATION? That will be an open
question and the damages would be
only very small sum, nominal dam
ages, and the pecuniary prospects
would be so dubious that no one would
care to bring suit and run the risk.
Perhaps the family was really better
off without him. Under the existing
law, as will be seen, not only do all
the above remedies exist but in adj
dition thereto, in the event that the
party is committed to Jail or prison,
the damages are liquidated and fixed
by the statute at 50 a day, and are not
open to dispute before "a court.
And going n step farther, if the
pauperized wife and children are I'M
able to bear the expenses and furnish
the funds for a trial by jury, and
neglect for 80 days to bring suit, then
the town or city supporting the drunk
ards family may bring the suit, and
thus reimburse the public treasury.
With the adoption of the license act,
all these just and effectual remedies
will be gone, and the town or city
must support the wife and children
without any remedy against the Ii
censee who caused the intoxicatior
and it's reults for the profit on the
sales. In all candor, l ask, which il
the better law for the people Of thu
State?
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A sheriff, constable or other officer
who unreasonably delays or neglects
any duty enjoined upon him by this
act is to be fined 5000, under section
rs. So then, if those officials or any
common person should violate any of
the provisions of the act he will incur
the penalties under section 81, not
less than $50 nor more than 5000 fine,
or be imprisoned not less than three
nor more than twelve months, or both
Will the official incur two penalties,
one for unreasonable neglect or delay
to start on his duty, and then another
for violating the provisions of the act
after he has started? The officials
will be so environed by these penalties
that prudent men will hesitate to ac-
cept offices that will require the dis
charge of duties under this law Ii
was said TO be the contamination of
devotion to orthodoxy when one had
become so self-forgetful as to be will
ing to be damned for the glory OF
God But who will be willing to rur
the risk of all the penalties, specific
and general, under the license act, fol-
the purpose of enabling some Licensed
to gather in the shekels, and some
topper more frequently to get hi'
drinks?
Gilbert A. Davis.
Windsor, Vt, Jan. s. 1908,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-14

A liquor raid in Putney, Thursday,
disclosed the fact that only one of the
Justices of the peace elected in that
town had qualified. Is this condition
general in Vermont towns?
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-14
H. a. SLADEs.

specific penalties and have some fur
Their fine of thousand dollars or
more, or otherwise violate the act and
incur the penalties under section 81
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-14

Minor Lettering: When this sub
ject is examined carefully, it will be
found that the minor can lawfully
loiter around hotel, a common vic
tualler's and a drug store, wherein
liquors are for sale under license,
but not in the saloon, and that the
licensed hotel may be run next door
to the church or school house. But
the evil examples of the saloon will
be visible to the minor from the street
as he passes, if the windows are large
enough to permit. What advantage,
then, that the minor be not permitted
to loiter in the licensed saloon? All
the evil examples will be before him,
and ten chances to one that he comes
to believe that stolen fruit is the
sweetest, and he will go abont devils
ing some method to obtain the spark
ling wine that maketh the face tc
shine and the heart glad.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-14

possess enough of the anti element to
render them efficient. The short ses-
sion of Congress is too short for legis-
lation on this or any similar measure
now pending, even if there were a
willing disposition on the part of the
majority of the Senators to enact an
anti trust law.
Besides the Importance of the mat
ter, there are other measures demand
ing in all more time than the eight
weeks of the session remaining. Any
one of these will require time, and in
the aggregate they will require more
time in the discussion of the merits of
the several measures and in reconcil-
ing differences of opinion between the
two branches of Congress, than that
body has at its disposal in this session
ending Mar,h 4, The Cuban treaty is
very urgent matter 1t must have
careful consideration and deliberate
action-and it must be acted upon. 1t
is one of the measures that cannot
wait. There is the canal project, too
cumbersome aud complex to be finally
considered, particularly in view of
the uncertainties of the situation on
each side of the ocean, at Paris and
in Colombia.
The appropriation bills are of the
first Importance. Other measures pend
ing, the eight hour law in the
Senate, the statehood bill, measures
pertaining to the new possessions
which are of such Importance as to
demand priority of consideration-in
one branch of the Legislative depart
ment or the other-there is business
enough for long session. The bulk
of it will go over to the next Congress.
What will Montpelier do in the mat
ter Of organizing for the campaign
preceding the vote on February 3?
Around the city, in Washington county,
the towns are organizing for work.
This city ought to be moving. Do its
citizens favor the opening of the sa-
loon along it's business or residence
streets, or in its environing regions? Do
bank and insurance officers, merchants,
manufacturers, or men in any depart
ment of trade or business want,
within the city limits of Montpelier
the seven saloons under the license law
which might be opened here? Would
they expect from their employees, I'M
der the new order of things, greater
efficiency of service greater sobriety,
larger measure of integrity? Dc
these employees themselves want spread
in their pathway these temptations tc
drink and its consequences - these
traps to ensnare them? Do parents in
tend to vote for the digging of pits il
seven localities in this city into which
their boys may fall? These are the
propositions the voting population O.
this town are up against, and the.
ought very powerfully to interest thu
voters and enlist their immediate ant
active opposition.
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Sections 9 and 3 are 1:

Sections and are:
1.-The voter shall mark a cross
agairst the answer he desires to give.
What if he shall forget to do that?
And so on through the multitudinous
details of the act.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-14

Then under this law who will incur
any penalty, the friend who shall go
up with the loafers and drink or the
licensee who shall, ignorantly of
course, furnish the hilarious liquor!
Probably neither. This is "a great act
for penalties, and after providing
numerous specific penalties by way of
fines, but generally of limitless extent
upwards, we find this sweeping pro-
vision which certainly has the tag of
originality:
Sec. 81. A person who violates any
of the provisions of this act for which
penalty is not otherwise specifically
prescribed shall be fined not less than
fifty nor more than two hundred dol
lars, or be imprisoned not less than
three nor more than twelve months, or
both.
Then, | have looked to see what
"the provisions of this act for which
a penalty is not otherwise specifically
provided =" are, and it has caused the
cold chills to run over me. l have
been kept awake nights to study this
law and see to it that, if adopted,
may not run up against some of the
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-14

Treating: This is about the thin
nest section of the law. Read section
90. If one should wish to treat his
friends, in the hotel or saloon, will
there be any law against donating to
each a dime or quarter, and let
each do as he pleases with it, even to
purchasing his own liquor? Then
Eben Jordans epitaph will still be
applicable:
81 amt afraid
shamed o. nothin' | ever done,
allus kept my legs tight. "
If any one claims that the license
act is for the promotion of temper
ance, remember; "The voice is
Jacobs voice but the hands are the
| hands of Esau.
The licensee will not know of that
act of generosity.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-14
FREE BLOOD TEST.

:. AS rheumatism and kidney diseases are both
diseases of the blood, the only accurate way to
tell ones true condition is to examine the blood
You can have an expert bacteriologist analyze
your blood free of charge, by sending your
name to the Louis Daudelin Co., Worcester
Mass, for full particulars.
BLOOD Wine costs fifty cents bottle.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-14

The above rates are subject to change
without notice.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-01-21
Caution!

This Is not q gentle word-but when
you think how liable you are not to
purchase the only remedy universally
known and remedy that has had the
largest sale of any medicine in the world
since 1858, for the cure and treatment of
Consumption and Throat and Lung trou
bles without losing its great popularity ell
these years, you will be thankful we call
cd your attention to Boschee's German
Syrup. There are 80 many ordinary
cough remedies made by druggists and
others that are cheap and good for light
colds perhaps, but for severe Coughs.
Bronchitis Croup-and especially tor
Consumption, where there is Difficult,
expectorstion and coughing during the
nights and mornings, there is nothing
like German Syrup. The Is cent size
has just been introduced this year.
Regular size Is cents. Gem Drug Store
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-01-21
w. G. T.. u. COLUMN.
Conducted BY the Ladies Of tn Q ". G. + o.
THE OTHER SIDE.


When temperance people have tried
to prosecute whisky sellers objection
has often been made by those opposed
to the prohibitory law on account CT
the expense attending such prosecu.
tions. and great cry has gone up that
temperance fanatics are running the
county in debt etc. But we wish right
here to remark that there is another
side to this matter of ''expease to the
county"
Unrestricted whisky sellers help to
make criminals whose prosecution
may cost more than it would have cost
to convict the whisky seller. to say
nothing of the trouble and heartache
naturally resulting from such crimes as
murder. @
We are moved to say this now because
Barber county has at present an object
lesson right before her eyes on this
very point. We refer to the Sharon
murder case and we understand it is
admitted by both sides that whisky 10
responsible for this sad affair. How
much better it would have been for
the friends of both parties and for the
citizens and tax payers of the county if
the liquor traffic had been in some way
80 hedged about that these young men
could not get whisky.
And this is simply another illustra.
ton Of the fact that it is-reasonably
and justly-the business of every citizen
(for3we all value peace and security and
human iife) to see that the sale of in
tOxicants is firmly restrained and ex-
perieDce seems to show that the only
restraint that amounts to much is pro.
hibltlon. But Of course prohibition IN
Kansas. if we'll enforced. can only be
partially effective 30 long as those
wanting whisky and beer can so easily
have it sent to them from Missouri
any other states.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-01-21

A newspaper is like man because
generally it reflects some man-and it
should be judged as a man should be
judged; largely and on the whole. No
man lives perfect life: no editor
prints perfect paper. IT an editor is
honest he is bound to offend some one
every day of his life; if he doesn't Of
fend some one, the editor is Mandy.
pamby and flabby. The same thing is
true of the average man. A news
paper Is bound to make mistakes; in
getting news it must necessarily take
hear-say. But if, in the long run and
In the main. day after day and year
after year, a paper stands for decency,
for honest thinking and clean living, if
it speaks fair for those who are trying
to do good, and condemns sneaks and
cheats and low persons. that is good
paper.-Emporia Gazette.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-01-21
THE sPolls SYSTEM.

The Topeka Herald in discussing
the first contest on the converting of the
legislature, makes the following state
ment. It is needless to cay that the
Herald is a republican paper edited by
General J. z. Hudson:
settled the selection OF Pringle for
Speaker aud all the subordinate po-
sitions were filed by the same combi-
nations of Long and Stanley forces.
What the Herald has had to say
against the choice of PringIe in the
pact, the gross disregard Of the con.
stitutitoual rights of members, the cor.
rect use of patronage TO secure votes
for Pringle and the misuse OF the In
fnence of the outgoing and incoming
administrations in the interest of q
f.csional e GIT against Ohas. Curtis for
Senator, and the bitter spirit of po-
li:icsl revenge that mas prevailed, is
just &c trus now So it Was prior to
this nomination. The election Of
Crln2i0 uOob not cIlREK0 tuo UiSL0OO6
by which il was brought about nor
will it cause the Herald to indorse the
political trickery which Was at the bot
tom of the scheme. It now remains
to be seen whether Mr.. Pringle will
be large enough to be a fair and i'm.
partial presiding officer or the mere
tool Of the influence that brought
about his nomioation and election.
The Herald does not believe in the
kind of politics the Leland Long AL
baugh Bailey faction il forcing upon
the Republican party and it does not
hesitate now noe will it in the future
fail to say 80. Their standard of prac.
tical politics is simply the enforce
ment Of the lowest methods of the
spoils system regardless of the future
good of the party"
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School Boys And
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New Subscriptions for The KANSAS
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