Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-03-29

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pursued and serve as a basis for action,
but in the meantime any apathy which
may exist should give place to deep and
! serious interest on the part of all citi-
zcns. SO that earnest and intelligent ac-
ton may be taken, to the permanent
good of the children and the best in.
| terests Of the village.
REGULATING THE Liquor TRAFFIC.
| Nrom the Fair Haven Era)
Temperance people throughout Yer
mont have every reason to- feel encour-
aged by the progress made year after
year. Since tho Inauguration OF local
option there has been no backward step.
Tho movement has been ever forward
as 1t should he.
Some apprehension was had when the
law won't into effect and particularly by
tinid temperance people that the state
would go backward and the drift of her
people would be toward intemperanco
and decay. But happily such has not
been the case. Her people have fortu-
nat"lv for themselves and the State been
made OF stronger, better stuff. than some
had given them credit for possessing
and to-day the State is more strongly
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sober way.
| 1t is of Interest at this time to review
the progress mad" as shown by the vote
for the past three years. The referendum
vote Of February ,. 1908. which in effect.
adopted the local-option license law was
2o,1ll, yes" 1883. mo" a majority Of
7@ At tho March meeting following the
! total license vote was 30.HS and the total
no-licenso vote aj,ol;. a license majority
/ of J.3lI. That year ~ towns and cities
voted for license and 10 voted against
/ it. The total license vote in 1904 was 21.-
49, and tn" no-liconse vote was 2S $50. a
no-licens" majority of 6.9t7 That year
| ~ towns and cities voted. yes" and $50
voted, mo- Last year the total license
vot" was 26.'2" and tho no-lccnse vote
was. 26,ai" no-lccnso majority of g.
90 In 1905. "a towns and cities voted
| "N"s' and 2l3 voted no" Wnlc the re-
turns arc not suliicieutly complete to
| give the total "vcs" and no" vote for
| the last March meeting. enough is known
about the result To qualify the state
mcnt. that out of tho 2H cities and
towns in tho state only Is Gncuding som
| crsct with T. voters and Norton which
is httlc NOR" than lumber camp and
casts 20 votes voted to legalize the sale
of liquor.
VERMONT Politics VIA WASHING
IoN-MOONSHlNE AND THE SILLY
SEASON IN NOTION.
''ro'' the 81 Adams MesscngerD
Tho political silly season has now fairly
set in at last when such yarns as this
pulportinr to bo q. Uashinn,on dos-
patch ia .rbc tos,o., tI.,.,i1 ,, 80,
for the doIoctatfor az o,,,Iitl. ,.or,,on.
tcrs
"1hc two sau,tnrs arJ ,,,o ,,.,,,,,or.
OF the Vermont dor,c,,i,, ,ra ,t..h
ing clo.elv tbe t,,ic. -, co,. ,,h,r,os
l. Poll Whom tn. cov.r,,r o,,r,,,,,.-
ed a few du-s ,eo 80 IN, v,,',1 ro.
rum for = socoud torn, tho ,.ia,ds 80
col xii, ,1o.,,i,,s oe ,ho .ooond ,,i,-
,,ict wcrc much co,.or,od /, I,,,,..,
tn tb.r, ~. ,ho,,cl, ,.,.o,.,.,, ra,, 49,,
nreparin.. 70 antcr tbo ,.,cc for toncr.ss
ana thar coIo,,l ,t,s,i,s ,,, ,a,.a
IA fry ,itl. with h.,, for ,ho ro,,tra,io,
Al nroser, co,o,ol IIos,,i,s .,,, ~. l,.,,
Ieapn.s IN tbo do,.o,,io,, l., ,.,ror,s.
fool ,nncb easicr Io,+ors how, h.an va
ceivod boro tro,y, 5iwa,,,,, n., -. ,ha
second district Tbose ar. sail IN ;,di-
cat. that C;ovarnor Pol, bon.s for -, va
nomination as sovernor notwithstanding
his daclaratinu aud that he evoocts HE
ponuln,itv will bring hin, , denomination
I'urther,nor. accordinp ia these lotters
Colonel IIaskins will he able 10 give Gov
crnur Peu \ hard tus.eI if the governor
should want to run for Congress- AS
ono of the DEDICATION remarked TODAY.
XII is something of a farmer himself
and Governor Rcll could not uoropnlize
the Granger vote. Colonel Haskins is a
mcmher If the a.ric,,ltrial committees
where ne nuts in hard ticks for Vermont
ors. and that would he TO his ADVANTAGE
shnuld there h, a nonular lest, The
view amonc Normon,ers in Congress in
Cnner,ss row is thar ReIl will have an
Other form as governor and that both
tho rresert Vern,on, members Of TN.
House will be re-electod"
II usod tn m, on. of tho ,,nons Of
neusn,ner ror,aucinp in tbc DAYS ,f
a sanc- journalism ~ This erratic tNne
that tho story sbo,ild contain al least
tho essential element of some truth. even
if tbs written did succeed t., investing
if with . nrcttv warn, rhetorical color
;uc or distort sor,o fac4 il, /, M, of its
,ruc relative nrorortion ant there is a
class nj reusnancr ,o.dars a fast in
rra,sinf- c,.ss more. tb. uitv that is
mn roniont IN road uor,n.lly nrobahlf