Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-07-28

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LOCAL OPTION as VIEWED ABROAD |
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'rro'h the Ru'Iahn N'"s)
The rest of tho country is watching with |
considerable interest the struggles Of Yer |
mont with the liquor law. iIarpcrs
Weekly Of the current issue prints this |
editorial: Local option in Vermont fol- |
lowing half century of prohibition, has
proved at first somewhat too indulgcnt. |
Two years ago the change was made, |
and at the next election ca towns voted
Yes on tho license question. Thirtysix |
OF these towns after ycars experience
with license voted No last March. The
vote IN the city of Rutland changing from |
Yes to No showed a loss of 1,297 votes. |
Inc N"S vote in the state fell off 12oD
and of this loss 10000 was in towns that |
had had saloons.
Apparently rum has not been making
itself entirely agreeable in Vermont. hut
there Is no sign that the state Is dissatis- |
fiod with it's new law or wants to go back
10 prohibition. ON the contrary, tho way
tho now law enables local communities
10 "NprosS their minds, and In change !
th"n annually II th"y Ike. s"cms to be
much appreciated. Tho law works with |
easy noXibity and the Nermontors lock
voters. The voters are experimenting.
"A letter from Montpelier to II Boston
pn'r. -, 'He m''u oi more aI,,.
that is more restricted than saloons. and
so strictly limited as that provided by
drurGistss licenses. Rutland, n city Of
li.j0l population, changed from Yes to
80 thi. year, but is expected to be dis
satisfied with No as IL was with Yes.
second class licenses which allow the sale
of liquor in bottles, not TO be drunk on
the promises, are found 10 produce more
drunkenness than saloon licenses, and arc
unsatisfactory.
Tho Ncrmortcrs want Just the right
lava law that will provide just the
right amount OF the right kind Of liquor
to tho right man at tho right timc-and
they are disposed to experiment until
they come nearer to il than they have
come yet"
This is a good deal faror and nearer
to tho truth than tho great majority
Fof the outside comments We have s"cn
on Ncrmont's struggle with the question
I Of liuuor-rcstrictinE
This much can hc said with entire
! truth: In to this date Rutland has
soon a much worse condition of affairs
under the ono and thon tho other alter
native ri tho Nreuso-loc.I on,ion Law
than it saw under tho rrocodinr svstom-
AT ions, for . nu,,hor az ,o,rs
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tI. mar, Of those from, whom such income
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whore both parties arc benefited.
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