Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-08-27
DEMOCRATIC HOT SHOT
Fired with Democratic State Com
mittee Workmanship
THE REPUBLICAN BAD FAITH


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VIZ Ao'"' Op'''u Ne"son 'o' 'ne ria'io'h
Dodgs Ih's fear-FroOf from It's own
Admission that II Plans to Kill the Law
by Tactics Like Those of Two Years Aoo
M, - -,
i"e DeN'o'rats oi "s' lesis'a'"ie
Piese"teu piu LOT Local optloh II
cense Jaw, formulated IN the'r caucus
ana introduced ana ionght Tor even !.
the sacrihre OF ms me- ny the late Dr.
eohiahd' that was conceded the beSt
among all those before the Legislature
Because II was Democratic Measure
anu p''a"se ''oH' VI t"e n'P"o''''"s W
the Legislature were determined that no
Incense iaw "hate'er s'"uiu ne '""'tfo
that could survive vote OF the people
TINS Dill was much mntilated before IL
became a law.
AS part oil the maiighaht 'a'tlcS OF
VI. on'o.'o"' nep"o.''"m9 anu NV
clans for punder' their Representatives
on the JOINT temperance committee con
.t"nt'E. IN secret caucus, nnbeknown TO
.nsi sf.aI 90 In oat;no j., % whom tney
p,o".'.u .h " ~. ans ,;,In =" ,J't' ',, I'M
~" a ,a', ,''i,,,sIas Co.., ,ho;r $50.
JOBS ana Ia! ampusnrs 'or .he'r asso,
cl"'es VINO supposed '"ef Mc,t '"s"Gsu f,an
III SQUARE ao'te' pu"'n .,a;. ue",, +, ',IG tn;.
uo'"s e'''.:"'.S III ,; ."., PGI' u ,hnr 49,,
way 70 sPo!' we ''ense o'.' WY ,h
founded their llre''se as'oc'n''s' ~ ."s
iast monen' oelote .ne .o''''''.s, ',e,;.,,to WIS.,
10 report ny p,oPoanns u" .,' p",taIi
Wmch ,hey nearly t"''lro' q. 'hr n"''n',
Dill. Inc democrats, N,t',.'n' '''t''' W." "
iew real i.rense hep"p'."a', s ""u "h h
s"'P'e'o' w." go, 's -, o,,I,, NO.
game, whlch 'aiiea Oh success ""!
cause one eonap,'",o' "' ."e p'nh;, ,''n i,;nn'
went back on tnem' as .he l,o"'o'' III" .na
kepubhcah-po't'c'ahs '""'se" At WV
time .,, s,;.h
from s"ch house:Pouses VI pih,;nan o" ~
and brazeh rep"uiat'on VI hp''n ,,Io,. I,.
promises ON the sup)ert IL Is "o"ue1
that the bill emerged III even as gov"
shape as it did. AS result OF 'ne LUZ
its left, as proven by the o''''a' 'e'o'u''
it has: .,.,,,ou .. ro,or se,,ers
in pf"'tasaa ,ne state i!S hy y H"F' psr cent m
The number of towns where liquor Is
Sold by 4s per cent.
| Liquor cases in county courts by
three -fourths.
"Medical sales" under 9Th class or
druggist licenses. nine-tenthS as com
pared with the old town agency.
| Brought closer approach than Ia"
has ever done before to eXtermina atlo'
of secret dives, Sunday traffic. sales to
minors, confirmed drunkards. etc.
And Welded a net revenue OF nearly
500 1000 to Town Treasures and fol
good roads. where before was net o"'
90. probably, under the farce of pro
hibtion. 49,, 49,,
And in the one respect in which there
was a possibility of doubt. the extent o
drunkenness. as mea sured by arrests ant
prosecutions. it has now vindlcat'd II
self. From the reaction excess at hrst
there has been progressive improvement
of over twenty per cent every thre'
months, as shown by the quarterly SET
Element of cost bills with the stat
Treasury, and for the quarter ehulh'
May 81, according to statement ,nue
date of August ii from the H'a'e lr'aF
--o"'s afiice. these prosermtloms assle
gatea 1o4 WINE So, uah;h;t;on tber wer
IN the iast YEA. VI PI .ha n,mnh oreote
ooo' ~; nr,osts that oener
st,'e'neea -, =" 'non M ,,a ,,rov;s;ons of th
any prev ".ia .houo % aan ha pn donbt that W
new h"' Ine' a.t, aonJ;t;nn q
nave reacneu n"' .,,n ,,au, 1onJ ot tb
tt" es.oa', ,,o,tbs than prohibit;o
emu y, e,.' ,'a,ns
oruus"I =" ny ~ Ia,,, .,o,.v on. du
Inc ue.e..s u, p,hi;aa .ne ,,,+;l,tion
, 10 Iro"'o'''u s ,,l;ph would h,vo sxiste q
ana ho' VII. W a,,Id Sara controIle,
II i'e"''''"''
are g ,,h.f,,, oons+;+,
oeNe1a' p''"'' Va
t'o,'"h.!;; s. - ,,nfo;,noss 70 lav
p ne.el"' i." 80 .,,h;ah ,ha n,,tilotio
, ooeH'"s senF:', W es,h ,Ios. ~. drr,
p o! ,nc Plo''e'one ~, ,n n.,i ''
q gist license IL d" e1",P'.' i:,+, .
a oe'e.ai '''ss ".u .: ,.a Ia,
q lhe ener'Ne auu'in'e".,on ,a' w. '"e
, against ga, iaw p'"aNins u'" ,. ;,., .,o l.;
t mes' me- p".n;,';,;",, nes pannh,;,ons & with :,
=. py the rfohlpilloh hepuol'''ne wv" y,
primary purpose VI p"a.,na p,'Ii ;a. "," :. N
}. shape 'hal lns peopls ss; Mo""' 4e'e'. r;. ~,
a nearly succeeuta' reu"','s 'nt n'''J nn y,
at the relerehduh 10 iesS '',.n '''o
a when the norman majority 'or ''eh'e'
4 indieated by the neP'e''oe' pp e'e'''o"'
). lo02, was some ''ooo'
. ihe SECONDARY purpose Is now III ope
y alton. EVERYBODY concedes that the u"
!. needs much a,hehu''tnt this r""l,ns "a "a,
= II Is absoiuteiy certain that ,ht rron'.
n tion.Republicahs' oh'y repeating the
,"et'rs vi '"o s'"'9 "so, WIN 'a ."a w"
bound by an even more SolFM. "pm'
4 !hah ho"' VII, 20 70 wo.h III 'm'9 an.n
y. ing process either TO attempt % .ne na't' ~
o scheme nsaih or u's'or' .he present u;
4 INTO snch shape t''a, no one VIII ne sa.'
hea Win IT, ""u 'neh .'o',', ~ W 4"