Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-09-06


ag-r TO pat the local eOHSta1alarY y
n motion aud the Jail Of Essex a
County would not hold the vile wT-iehes q
80 graphically portrayed by the writer
Even though the states attorney we're
the constituencies eonspirator he Is
to be.
But the writer has made a most
yirions attack upon inc. He speaks OF
my .masterly inactivity lie says no
illegal places are subject to any search
by INV initiative: that do not stir up
the local constahulary Ia run in DRINKS
that, through my iustrumentality, land
lord boyle of st. Iohnshury, a notorious
seller has been placed in charge OF our
only hotel that am hand and glove.
with the liquor f"rces of the section, aud
places to the credit of Mr.. Ferguson,
superintendent of the Anti-Saloon
League. all credit for conyicting the re-
cent manager of the Essex House. The
above charges are of serious nature
aud without answer might he taken as
true.
| will state for the benefit OF Nj.
Ferguson and the members OF the Anti
Saloon League that | am not ashamed
of my official acts. am proud of them.
| | will state further that never during
the past twenty-five years have criminals
been held to so strict accountability as
during my administration. A greater
percent of convictions has been secured
than ever before. Every complaint has
received attention. have spent all un-
usual amount of time and money in
Furnishing offenders whom believed to
be guilty. In verification of this,
will refer the distinguished writer tc
any member of the bar who attends
our Essex County Court. rejoice that
my official record is not to he tested by
venom and spleen of any fanatic but by
the lawyers aud Judges who are my
associates.
would respectfully inform the
writer, in reply to his first complaint
that have acted on every complain
made. If have tailed to make srarcl
or to order DRINKS arrested, it has beel
because | have not known the facts 0
because the facts in my possession har'
not warranted any action. While All
states attorney, shall not consent t.
impose upon the public the expenses o.
a criminal trial where think a convic
ton cannot he secured. 1t is low
nasty aud treacherous disposition whicI
will PROMPT a citizen to make his com
-, plants to the superintendent OF the Anti
-, Saloon League or to the minister o
some church instead of to the states at
, torney and, then, say that the attorne
: would take no action. 1t IS not the du
ty of the states attorney to become
:. spy. The deputy sherltfs and constable
are ,he proper officers to conduct expe
ditions of espionage. 1t is the duty O
+ the states attorney to act when TACT
= which warrant binding up proceeding
= or convictions are presented. hav
= never turned deaf ear to the complain
, of any person, no matter how humbl
lie might be aud | stand upon my rec
% ord of duty couscientiously performed
- | have no fear of assault. The effort
of malicious mischief makers canno
a disturb me. simply ask my enemle
, to point out one official act which ha
- not borne the marks of honesty.
. am accused of having been instru
!. mental in getting Mr.. Doyle into tn
4 Stewart House. TO that plead guilt
- | got him there, because he had tn
80 his hest recommendations and promise
to run "a clean hotel. | want clea
hotel and a cleau town. | confidentl
&c expected Mr.. Doyle to help me. Whe
10 have thought that matters were goin
4 wrong, have talked to Mr.. Doyle i
plain and unequivocal language. 70
IS ed and worked for license. confiden
~ expected that there would be an in
ar provement in the temperance atmosphel
with license. A very large quantit
NJ of liquor had been continuously carte
~ to town in jugs and barrels, to be COZ
-, sumed by men who should never be a
u lowed to taste it. ] wanted to stop thi
r | may have been wrong. am as niue
II friend of the temperance cause as I'll
> writer of the scandalous article in tn
tissue. believe that large major
u ty of men who drink are seriously dan
70 aged by liquor. do not take the pos
If Iioh Always anu NeIyWhere InaI l al
"a right, and everyone who does not b.
=, ieve as | do is wrong. | hesitate abo,
ascribng evil motives to any man be-
q. fore know what | am talking about.
q am surprised that the superintent
: ent of the Anti-Saloon League credi
no himself with the successful prosecutio
!, of the manager of the Essex Hous
- His statement about this is not true i