Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-01-09
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL NEWS.
EVILS OF HIGH LICENSE
Rev. 0. R. Miller Tells of the
Laws Practical Workings.


Exnerience in Massachusetts Con-
vinces Him That High License In
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creaSeS OIu'iNS""SSS CIV" N
:. couroa NJ Corr,intion
Rev. q. X MlIIet' ,le'" So, '''' W
Reform bureau ~ 'nS NiV u,I
church MohuAy cEruinb vi -,
cal WORKINGS OF ;IiiHh i'oe"S., IT, TO-
he had llVeu III 'Ma99"Chu9c''' n.y. ..'',"
10 years ana nau pcth Hc'lNt III - i'h ~
help enforce the hlSh liCch9c Ia" VI 'i''''
state ana Hh"ul" Sp''h ii"'' "N'"'' -
perlence ana nor. rom theory ...,...
lie dlscuS5cd- pti'HS l." wv ' ,,,i,i
the WORK Oh '"' NVl"i J." ui ~
whlch carries uH. W., ~" 81 49," ILL.,, 40,
lines ne Sdlu. IIlSh iI'VIlS' "''' ~
drive out inc low "IN'9' me "i"' W"
pays Sloou I"I III" H.'"0V "'NT'
OF or pf"orcutcS t'' "iUE'' SI".''
cause the hisI Incense S'"cI N'"''''' w
law cohlhudly ny 9''iIS w. ''''''H -
druhhtru9 an" ny Hril"'E -"
ana Shoui" ne 'oii'Ii'ln W ,u' ~" Wv,
Keeper thrh inc I''i'i NH1'" 7'' '''i
OF ms irl'nda 4" secure 'N'"t"t' "E', l,
the hlsh "''I9' S.n.l ','" i.''r i' 4'i''
prosecuted" 'N EC,'"iE u" W JUL"
tloh' ne Stlu' you WIN sunny ''' 80 ',,
ent eNlI5 we open 7''''"S, are N""
now have t" he brought upon \"':
Hqh License Law Violated.
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granny El"'"'Gu pN Sti'"E ~ "'', ''.''
druhKaruS anu 10y 9oIihS -" '"""' - ",''
AFTER IL at "'Eh' Ai uic pun ne "c
cared we nave ma" poS9 - Ht"ia -,
age 50 ur"hh' iSliE Oh 'i' 9H'V' '''.'
the poilVeH'r" ia" !" P''N '"ti' "' u"
theli arms '"I c"iiS mem ~ S'p P"''''
S'auoh' ana Wntn ny SnnrIc" "l' '','E
auhlltteu t"eS got 'neii ''l""l d. Il ." -,
Iouh' saw WV o"SS ~ oPi ,'is iiVt w.
Mass one '''"ut II" tle "'meI "p'u, ~
so mo 1'H""',' io.'"Nru tn'i"
III anu "a" ',V'H ""H i"i"'' i"H ~ ~,
ana urlnk 1t "t'hui,'S q, ',T n'i, an" no
Iues'lon was" 'aiSe" a. 10 ,i'eir "Re anu
IlllsHeiu' u 'neS uo 'n"t j" o"' VI
t,e peSt n"'e'H' "''' WIN M ny u" a ~,
me c"GapGl an" ,rSS IeSpoliSip ,I,, n1.riS
enforcing the law under high license.
is selling liquor wide open on Sundays
or holidays, you cannot raid the place
and search for liquors as they have
a right to have liquor there Hence
you must employ local witnesses or
detectives to get evidence of liquor
sales.
Mend the Prohibitory Law.
c+iu ,,,r,i, ho .,id ,.o,, b,,,. so,,,
weak noints in vour nrohibitorv law
Tba thing to d. is to mend the weak
nair+s az yam lao, ana hoId on 20 ~
,,,as hro,,,,,;t nm ", faru, nr, da,,
Tho cattla hro,,nit t,ro,,ob a u,aoL nIace
IN tho Ind oo, into tba corn
Eatbar did not SOW. .,po,,s that fence
oro,,nd thn n.et,,re deld is ro GOOD GO
oi,t th,ra nt, taar dou,n ~ nonnI
49, b,,' ,at uro,,mh a. anai,, into
40 ala re- nn GOOD 90 and
tao, - an do,,, ., MA nv, fatbor I'LL
tb',so Mo- an h't H., a sarsihia
60, b. lid "po,, tha oou,s ba,,e
got one or tbe naet,,re into the corn
asa aaat MI ,,,,. h. III In
th So ,,,an,tora NV ga ~
and 80 ~ - nv ,.o,, thi,i, IVA Tuo,,ld
~ orl,o at,,- ~ lorI, hntta ~, 60
in, an, al ,ta fo,aa 49, l,or+ 10
na7,,s u, tba ',,ast,,rag No no
o'"' III WV -'' "'
Hiuh License Increases Drunkenness.
High-lcense, in Massachusetts, in
creases drunkenness. That is, the
amount of drunkenness under high Ii
cense is much greater than under pro-
hibtion. 1t is only reasonable to sup
his license and must furnish an ex-
iquoi u" MAKE llNliis IMAM uealer'
OF ave keeper VINO uoes not nave 10
pay any incense Zee ana VINO pays put
niue rent ana the easier we make II
10 get hd"oi 'he more there Is soiu'
Inc hore open tne saioons are the
sreater tne temptation 10 uriHk' hehce
we say 'here u huch more liquor sou
unuer incense IMAM uhoer prohipl'ioh'
Inc more liquor there Is soiu' the
Take the experience of our prohibition
ana license cues in massachusetts,
Brockton IA 1851, under prohfDition' hau
400 arrests ior drunkenness. In 1885, IN
der nigh licenSe, 1t had l6N arrests Tor
drunkennesst again IN 1879 under pro-
nlpltlon, III had only 400 arrests Ior
drunkenness.
chelsea, the irSt SIX months OF the
no-icense year OF 1901. May lst to NOV
list, had l9l ARRESTS Tor drunkenness.
but the hrSt SIX months OF last year.
May lst TO November list: under license
II had 6OO arrests for drunkenness!
The town OF Peabody, for the prohibi-
uon year OF 1886 mad To arrests Tor
drunkenness But the next year under
high license. 1t had 90I arrests Tor
drunkenness!
Many more such facts could be given