Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-12-31
w. {. 7. u. COLUMN.
HOW TO WAGE OUR PEACEFUL.
WAR.

VT, IN other words, how can we
meet an enemy equipped with all the
modern implements Of warfare and
vanquish the enemy with wisps of
straw? Well, we might as well ac- @
knowledge first as last that it cannot F
% done. Not but what prayer is T
more potent than powder, and the 7
strong arm of the law, especially in a O
prohloltory county, will resist G
strong cannonading from the enemy
and remain impregnable if properly
enforced. But to make our prayers
most effectual We cannot always pray |
behind barricade of lace draperies
nor have the law faithfully admins
tered by meeting once month in
warm and pleasant parlors surrounded
by all the attractions to crafty an
esthetic taste, and listening to learned
dissertations on many lofty themes.
Sometimes We need to go out into the
by ways, and pray and remons rate
auth, as well as for, the poor victims
OF intemperance and the cigarette |
habit. Sometimes we need to invoke |
the aid Of the law to protect them |
from temptation, so long as there are
those who care more for dollars than
human souls. Sometimes We need to
| denounce face to face those who
l threaten the purity of our community.
But when it comes to attacking
J these hard things, especially if it be
among people of influence, we are all
: about as courageous as the policeman
4 on his beat. He kindly thanked his
If informant for notifying him. as it
N gave him the opportunity Of keeping
i'd out of the way of it. | had chance
ly to test my own courage, or lack OF IT,
e. in matters of reform few years
81 since, when our long tried prohibitory
no law hung in the balance with loca
~ option. Having witnessed the dreat
arc evils liable to creep in with the latter
for twenty one years, I passed man,
st anxious days and sleepless nights
arn regard to the matter, but still had nc
20 the courage to appear before the leg
en- islature and plead for the re6en0lon
'Z0 the old law; bat tried to ease my cor
'z ~. science by placing before few SON
~ startling facts in regard to the matt'
sodo through the columns of the EXPIRE
,tos & Standard, and making an appear
some members of the house WI
ush- whom was acquainted. But II n
1els, had the courage to appear IN pers
500 they might not have granted me
d TO hearing, and probably would ha
LOU taken no notice of it if they h'
o .n, meanwhile l should very likely ia
:, heen characterized by the press q
- u tall. angular, hysterical female,
apneared before the Vermont legls
So. SO tnre and frantically begged that
81 antiouated prohibitory law nj
,.aY,oin on the statute books. III
. a ever | should have scored SIC
COP victory over myself and tho evil
for however much any fearless
Eoo. for the right is ridiculed or persec'
lches; 1t carries d -, :
% a II for good, as we can see IN bne
of SayonaroIa, Luther or a III
ushel; three men from three different g
ushel; tries who single handed shooK
dozen stroneholds of sin to their lou
tioas throughout the olVlhzeo J"
oa arr And their influence still hves'
q''O will live while time endures.
r,norcb When I contemplate these Ia
gs and am astonlshed aO NY
that we are not willing TO pa.
;3014 a Too IF such victory. In TINS
lrsnips, I'D oonntv so strongly prohl'
box; here is very little to be done
baiu- way of reform compar0o W.
Q a par, licensed cities and towns. bul
pe do4 q as you well know, in the oes1
w. 800 communities, evils Will CT
~ ,-oZnd. m1,iob ought to be faced ana
'ichokes, racted. and I suppose my Gear
ore irving to ease their consciei
rket for .ooard to the matter by pen
prices "a sustaining this organ
-,;oh stands for reform, oiSIl
land' d. tomnarance publications anu
nd Plltes aasv tasks for the WeiIaro
: T rabt neople. Of course unoers ,:
~, God 1ho women who compose JUS
hoavy 80 women who either 1nois -
il075 3-4c; effectively would be an upiiiO
loo can see that you are
nand for oning yourselves reiislous.5
aintained. tarectually by these mee an.
ther easy, are thus enIarging your lhha :,
lmbs 100 are w. on also aware ii
ons' $685. mid md increase this influences
boon e ~ faarlessly attacking wna.e
a ave tur- ~ a,ebt ses in our midst tnas =
lie in price. TO undermine And
scarce and morals of our peop.o .+ad .,
) and fowl YOU should have the nn,,sa
ions are; Of every man and wo,nan
Festern tul- lieves in civic rign'eo aa a
r. chickens, iioso0 M way to wage q