Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-11-07
Under License.

III VIII be 1Ounu NJ iut Gnu VI iiSi Ai7h
no-license year that there Will have been
MANY more than her old prohibition rec
ord. for she has been educating steady
drinkers who. although no-license helps
them some, break over now and then and
find the booze in the friendly boat out on
the lake or the pocket peddler or express
package or the drug store, all Of whom
were going to be so sanity obedient to
the law and the ''will of the dear peo-
ple." when we vote every year and keep It
olive issue"
.sHe knows, if he knows anything, that
Burlington for the first time in its his
tory in comparatively dryW Oh shades
of Annanias and Sapphira! what a wipe
that was at my poor scalp. Has the
blessed editor left Montpelier this year?
Come down and look at our records, for
there is nothing new to be said and
what is said is not true" | have got so
accustomed to lying that fear TO state
records any more. Come down, brother,
come down and put your feet under my
table and eat some of the fat of the land
bought by that salary which until now L
have had some question myself about be-
ing earned, and look at the records for
yourself and think for yourself, else i
shall begin to think / am corrupting edi-
tors as well as conventions. Burlington
is better indeed than when we had IL
censed saloons, but "dry?" Whew!
Old prohibition city agency and all was
a daisy" But | will get into an error
quoting newspaper scripture il / don't
watch out. But to resume some Of those
bare faced falsehoods" from the records
and let me get a little nearer the big sa-
loon cannon-what if it should burst and
80 r., . nj a
soft Job" how the coon quartet, the
brewers and distillers in other states and
some other editors in this state would
smile. / have however gotten real brave
since | struck a skunk with a garden rake
last summer and he didn't smell very bad
and 1 am going 10 risk my job this time,
so here goes from the records of the city
of Rutland.
Rutland Under State Prohibition.
In 1901 had o. Convicted Drunks
1902 '' "a
Under License.
In 1903 had 1879 Convicted DRINKS
Under No License.
In 1901 had 2I3 Convicted DRINKS.
Again Under License.
In 1905 bad 4i3 Convicted Drunks
1906 lG1
What .Tomrv rot contrary to the
facts those Rutland court records are
Pr.tbar Editor Clement should seek again
10 preside. over the mayors chair or the
license board and fix those records with
out delay. But there is no use trying
to force goodness down the threats Of the
ptorlc." and this is true of Rutland for
they are people too.
PERHAPS SEINE of our editors will not
notice those few instances of drunken
t.-'' under ..au-liceuse for Clement
said there wogld be ..no drunkenness TO
sneak off, and almost ask your rardon
Tor spesking of il.
or course this increase of convicted
drrnl,anness has no particular connection
with fine extraordinary demand for priS-
on csuacity. but lust thought I would
mention II a. something that occurred TO
me.
The lowest increase of drunkenness
that have discovered in town. voting
license j. IL rer cent in CITY of st. Al
han. which was 20 rabuild its uurh Ia
mented hotel as soon as the state threw
loft its cloak OF hvpocrisv.' The high
est increase reached 50 lar as have Zig
ures was Manchester during its license
wear. $40 per cent.
But this is of no moment: the town has
option. The s.no towns all around it
and every other license town lose their
option as every "man OF sense knows"
INT that matters little: the towns can
vote every year and vote NOT IN have ~ hat
their neighbors ..force down their
throats'' and that makes il O. X. Cthat's
no .swster cure ~
local option Is the great atonement for
all our ills and for all our sins the easy
scanepoat. There il no .stommy rot, in
that brot hers.
That ..old spsyined prohibition steed''
will give way without further trial before
the high license local option four-vear-
old
..Ratter enforcauent9n In only very
fo,, +o,rrs ond tue co,ntioS po,L
nbases Of the law are being fagrant,v vio-
Iota5 i, r,ony % the to,yns ,yi1b snsraaI,,
tbs ser1bIanca n an attemnt 70 nra,,er,
even " hen the Ieague HINTS mn evidence
ana lows II ~, The desus NJ the state,s Of
torneys in sor,e instopcos tn Ias,
stotor,o,,+ ia az ,,rcb liz tho crs,C,,,,a-,.
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