The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-08-05

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ilt pr0gls ~ Vermont
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nsshipr lof tie aerrui. maserial sei
fare " NeFmoni-aRd such welfare, b
4 known. i ~ mach moral a. maisrsa
--cvuhis and gloais upon The uo-lieeps'
towss u ihe state and deliberately
shuts his eyes H. notoTious facts be
meath biz very nose lle would rathel
have ihe number u "No" towns re
auced b.lou ~ than kuow that ever,
man ia Vermont wAs keeping sober
81 does Dot aim 81 real temperance,
hal simply ai siatlsiicv ~ BOLSTER Nv
his very pleasant aud desirable job.
Such men are no benefit a. n com
muuity; 10 benefit 10 a state. 90 the
contrary. they are a positive dcirimeui
aud disadvantage. a. they are not bon
est enough 10 treat public question
fairly aud sink private perqaisIte IN
The general good Therefore, they are
unsafe guides, willfally blind leading
ihe nnsecing. Naturally, they do not
represent The best thought aud progress
q The public mind. bul they have a
very positive and irritating Influence
upon legislation.
-Four year ago last fall, Representa-.
1--we MeCnen Of Nergeuncs introduced
bill designed 10 place inkeepers'
licenses on the same foundation NJ
druggists licenses, dependent. that is.
upon a petition from certain number
" freebolders aud the action Of the
selectmen. He was hooted from one
and of the state 10 the other as the
man who wanted the "state highways
lined with road houses" And yet here
today is staid and respectable news
paper openly advocating a string Of
summer hotels from Que side OF the
state TO the otherl Such string of
hostelries could not exist without an
innkcepers license An innkeepers'
license must be based substantially ON
the MeCuen proposition.
Last fall, Senator Donoway Of Ad-
dl.on county introduced very conser.
gative and carefully framed bill, seek
ing TO permit bona-hde keepers Of legi-
innate hotels 10 secure licenses TO sup
ply their guests with wines and liquors,
the casual customer and the local
drunkard being carefully excluded.
This bill passed the Senate by a good
majority, but was booted out Of the
House by few Of the more choice
bigol OF that body. who made tire
mendous hue and cry about the evil
deeds of the hotel men aud the fright
ful abuses that would certainly follow
a liberalizipg of the law dealing with
hotel licenses.
The right of an innkeeper to sell
food and drink to bis guests is more or
less inherent, and the Herald took oc-
casion when the bin was under discus
sion. to say that il would perhaps be
an entirely safe move. 1t is certainly
true that we shall not succeed in get
ling capital invested in Vermont hotels
Is long A. tho liquor law, its $3.50,
lnd applications. IS the constant target
# the prohibition crank and the pro-
'cssiolal clnbthrower. We shall never
DC great summer resort state until we
iettle down to definite policy regard
ng liquor laws and probably not uG-
II we are willing to trust an experience
d victualler to supply his guests with
he sort Of food and drink that they
lesire.
a conseryatiyely fremcd bill TO per-
MI summer hotels 70 puryey liquors
Q their guests during four or five
months Of the year or well guarded
license law-of these We
light well take our choice and tenta-
lively shape legislation thereon with.
. the next year. II is an avenue Of
rogress that promises we'll. Herald.
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