Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-03-31
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL
THE BREWERY PETITIONS.
One from ersttIebOro Contains 600 to 700
slsnatures-PrOtest from the tIInsdaIe
Herald.

Herald.
A good number of additional names Of
voters has been secured this week to the
petition to the New Hampshire license
commissioners, asking them simply as q
matter Of comfy not to reissue a license
to F. c. Gale & Co. to sell liquor on the
island, but not all OF the ground has been
covered and the petition will not be for
warded for a few days. Between 600 and
700 signatures have been obtained Near
ly all OF the business firms in town have
signed the petition. Two petitions are
in circulation in Hinsdale, one asking the
commissioners to grant license to Gale
& Co, and a counter petition asking them
to refuse. Both have been freely signed
The Hinsdale Herald Of last week pro-
tested vigorously against interference from
Brattleboro in the following article:
II has developed that since Brattleboro
has voted no license, every effort is be-
ing made to bring influence TO bear upon
the New Hampshire state board OF
fuse the renewal OF the license Of Fred c.
Gale for the sale Of liquor at the Island
place, so-called, the brewery. This effort
takes the form of a petition circulated
in Brattleboro which will probably be
given to Gov. Bell to be. given to Gov
McLane and in that way, through political
influence, II is hoped the result will be
obtained. Now to the people Of Hinsdale
this is distinctly not a question OF license
or no license, prohibition or selling, but
the whole thing to be decided is whether
we wish to be dictated to by Brattleboro
So far as fair minded men have ex-
pressed their views, II would seem that
the island place has been run in a salts
factory manner, Mr.. Gale living strictly
up to the law in the conduct OF his busi-
ness. AS the sentiment of this town, ex-
pressed by vote is indubitably in favor Of
the control OF the liquor traffic by the
license system. the only reason that may
be advanced for the revocation of this
license is the proximity Of the place to
Brattleboro. Now Brattleboro has made
no effort to petition the license commits
sioners OF Guilford or Putney to prevent
licenses being granted. In other towns
along the Connecticut river we fail to find
an instance where Vermont license town
has prevented selling to any neighboring
New Hampshire no license town.
We have voted the disposal of our
license money, presumably $1,000 to the
reduction OF our floating debt. This
towns share will be very materially re-
duced II the $500 now paid by F. c. Gale
were dropped off. While everyone Of fair
mind is ready to do all possible to prevent
intemperance, we fail to see why we
should not endeavor to prevent this at
tempt on the part OF our neighbors to
reverse the towns policy, whom, II we
remember rightly have not been over
jealous to assist us in our troubles Brat
tleboro seems to have assumed in times
past that We are a race Of barbarians and
now that they have voted no license they
wish to carry their win to the adminis-
tration of Hinsdale. Perhaps by devoting
| themselves entirely to their own affairs
| for the next year. they win by sheer force
OF example have such a clean town. with
no drunkenness and no liquor sold, that
| Hinsdale will be glad to vote no license
and place this town on the same high
moral plan. At least let us hope so-but
we doubt it.-[Hinedale Herald.