Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-01-15

The statement Is about as far from hit
ting the truth as any statement could be.
AS matter OF fact the men who drink,
the great majority of them, the men who
nope to make gain in the liquor traffic,
the "rumscller' and the "dye-keeper" al
most without exception favor license. al
ways have ana always will. Tho talk
that these citizens favor prohibitory
law is not true and never has been true.
They are entitled to their opinions the
same as all other voters, and nothing can
be gained by misrepresentinc their atti-
tuda. They resent being called prohibi.
tionists very strenuously
EVERY VOTERS RIGHT.
(From tho Randolph Herald)
Trying 10 Kill Their Own Progeny"
IS the heading of an editorial i'm which
the Burlington News seeks to discredit
the cfort being made by prominent re-
publicans to defeat the local option act
The News must understand that the Re-
pull licar party is not in any way com
United to the principle of local onton
II did agree to submit the question to the
voters for their decision This has been
done. Every voter, whether republican, or
democrat has equal voice at the ,o.hfng
test. Those who are for the act have the
right to organize and work, and the same
right is claimed BY those who are against
IT,, p'osci.N W 'lc Nupup'can parry ana
IT in the assembly, are made free to kill
1t at the referendum, IL they wish--and
can.
CANNOT RESULT IN GOOD.
,,,,,,
'o'" 'he "''u'cp"'N fNeFlstoI)
Ihat cnterprising newspaper the Ecl-
lows rails Times mas been interviewing
Ia. If Iii.
INC hcens" act and asking If it should be
lndorsed and ratified by the people Feb
ruary ). The great majority OF the re-
plies arc Mo- y. O. Williams, treasurer
of the Vermont Farm Machine company,
says ne Is opposed to the new law be
cause he does not believe in license. and
mar II VIII be a SAD daN TOT Fellows
taIIs when there are open saloons around
incnt manuf,cilrer it ~ me- ennc
ion. ~ T. Barr of stations River !nv.
90 NOT see now such law can possibly
result IN good to our people ana would
hot vol" 10 hcens" an evil
''N wv" men iafor H. ole gives no
t.dSoh' ana thc other' Is Simply necause
me pr"iiipit"rY Id" cannot De enforced
~ no lquor is so'" III Una. town, tne
lhirstN crossing inc river to North wal
P"'c i"r drink.
INVADING EVERY TOWNS RIGHT.
what Will the Local Option League do,
SUI lort or OPPOSE the license dct' 1t it
supports the act II should change IT'S name.
rs mat act deliberately takes away iron!
thr"e-fourths OF tho towns in Vermont
lht right to choose between license ana no
license in section 81. where it provides
that lccns" shall be granted in no-li-
'"nse town II five per cent of tn" voters
want them.
The Mldlebury Register j. goins too
Tar in repeating this false statement
There IS no provision IN the local-opuon
hlil az claimed by The Rogister.-kutland
Herald.
There is ret? Let the act speak for it.
self. Tho following IS taken, not from any
newspaper version of the act hut from
the Certined cory printed hY authority
and circulated by the State If Vermont.
Irtvrtr c,,sc ,rCr>Crc ~ wax.
,rc.t,>Su 1,t,t,%c -'O->
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Sec g. License Of tie Gfth class may
be granted in towns that vote not to
lcensc other liquor selling: such license
SHALL be issued ny the se!ectmcr IN
petition OF i've rer cent of the legal
voters uc the town. ard a majority of
the practising physicians residing
therein; said licenses to be issued I'm
der all the conditions and all the r.