The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-11-03

menace. The saloon is opposed to
all we seek to do. We seek to make
characters, but the saloon degrades,
makes man base, ruins women and
blasts homes. The railroads and
large manufacturing firms are saying
they will not employ men who use
intoXicants because they desire
steady head and eye and clean
heart in order that they may trust
them.
The first duty and obligation of a
man is to rear family and he does
not want the saloon to hamper his
work and at the same time he should
have some consideration for his
neighbor who may also be bringing
up children and he should ask him to
cooperate in the effort to keep the
saloon out The brewers are becom-
ing alarmed at the results obtained
by the efforts of the Anti-Saloon
league.
In referring to the kind of repre-
sentatives the voters should send to
the Legislature he said the candi-
dates who promised to support all
reform movements should be elected
and legislators who misrepresented
the people should not be given a sec
ond term. and If legislator should
/ be opposed to moral law then he
should be defeated.
Remarks BY Mr.. Ferguson.
State Superintendent c. NJ. Fergu-
son of the Vermont league spoke at
the Baptist church and lbs remarks
proved decidedly interesting, as he is
well acquainted with the situation in
this State. He spoke of the incep-
being accomplished by it, the work he
being accomplished by it, the work
stated being done largely by the
churches. He alluded to the Legis-
lative action which has already been
taken and to the Referendum which
| it is intended to submit to the Legis-
lature during the present session.
Mr.. Ferguson has issued small
booklet which treats on the various
matters he spoke on yesterday and
he says Vermont has dropped far be-
hind in the matter of temperance
While the majority of States that have
tried local option are drifting toward
prohibition. There are only six. he
says, wholly license States. County
option in Vermont would mean near
ly Statewide prohibition with only
Bennington and Chittenden county in
doubt and with a good chance of
winning these, but if local option
continues then there will be % or
more wet towns.
Figures We're given for four years
of local option and four years of
prohibition and during the latter
it was shown that there were only
2,115 arrests in the State for intoXi-
cation while during four years of
| local option there were 5,554.
The Union Service.
Al the Unitarian church last even
| ing, Superintendent C. J. Ferguson
of Burlington, of the Vermont League
/ and Rev. C. T. Bayls We're The speak
ers, the pastors of Trinity Bethany
and the Baptist churches participate
ing III the service.
Mr.. Ferguson referred to three i'm
| portant departments OF anti-saloOn
league work-legislative and educa-
tive and law enforcing The legisla-
tive department is the most severely
criticised, perhaps. than any other
The most mistakes the made here
4 was offered SO 900 two years ago"
said the speaker, ito help through a
certain piece Of legislation aud the
man who approached me was ofce ed
$500 for the endeavor to get the it,
! fiuence OF the league or to keep it
silent
Vermont had 4 prohibition law for
( fifty years Some of US remember it
with bitterness. Evils grew up which
should not have been allowed Some
said we could not enforce it. That
IS disgrace 20 any people. When
the laws cannot be enforced. the peo-
pie should repeal them or submit 10
some other sovereign state Evils
grow under any law and are manifest
/ under the present law"
The speaker said that the Middle
sex saloon of few years ago made
$125.000 in the traffic which was
disgrace to Washington county but
/ legislation was introduced which
placed the saloon in tie chief village
of any community and the MiddleseX
! saloon was not established AGAIN.
| He referred TO House bill s. intro-
duced by Mr. Webster which ha con-
siderea uniavor:bie IN anti-salooG n
terests and the interests OF the peo-
pie We have not local option, he
! said but the option Of the brewers
Their influence is felt in Vermont to-
day He also mentioned Senate bill
40, introduced by Senator Clark which
did not meet with his favor.
Mr.. Ferguson was followed by Dr..
Baylis who traced the Anti-Saloon
movement in the country, starting in
Ohio, the federation of many churches
in the common work, the need of ac-
tivity on the part Of the church. I'VE
have paid great cost for every van
tage we have gained Liberty is Sc
cured at an awful cost. Consecrated
men and mothers must say to the
American dram shop, We do not
want YOU here until the force Of pop