The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-10-20
The Prohibition Party

and only party that has adopted the
policy OF the great and revered Lin
coin who said that, after the destruc.
ton of human slavery, the next great
national evil to be destroyed was the
liquor traffic.
The National Prohibition party has
also followed in boncoln's footsteps
as the originator of constructive
craftsmanship. The progressive is
sues which have been enacted into
law, or adopted into the platforms of
other parties, were first promulgated
by the platforms of the National Pro-
hibition party with no credit given
Had Lincoln lived, the legalized
drink traffic would have been out
lawed decades ago AS it is, the I'M
limited manufacture and sale of all
kinds of intoxicating drinks has been
kept legalzed by every administra-
ton since the days of Lincoln 10 the
present minutes with no sign of any
change in this governmental policy
During this time the per capita con
sumption of alcoholic drinks has in
creased from 6.43 gallons annually to
about 49, gallons in this nation. This
clearly shows both these parties to
be liquoe parties in their government
tai policy.
The great non partisan agitation
against the drink traffic waged for
many years has created much senti-
ment against it, but has not infuenc-
ed the liquor policy of either party
that has been in power, as the senti-
ment has not voted against the evil
at the polls. 1t is opposition votes
that influence political parties to con
sidor a change of party policy.
There is no way given unde- heay-
en- or among men whereby a vote can
be cast against the liquor traffic, in
a state or national election. except
by voting the Prohibition party state
or national ticket No other party
opposes the destructive drink traffic
See how the five parties in We
mont stand on the license law.
The Republicans created it in 1902
The Democrats have endorsed H.
The Progressives do not oppose H.
The Socialists ignore it.
The Prohibition party alone is for
its total eradication and holds 4, TO
be tho moral, constitutional and
sworn duty of every legislature to
promote the general welfare. to enact
laws right in principle, to prevent.
not permit, much less legalize public
evils of which the state commission.
ed drink traffic is the greatest and
the worst
Our local option friends claim that
the present law gives better results
IN the state as whole than the old.
badly enforced prohibitory law gave
Let us see. During the last four
years of prohibition there we're 2175
to Jail for druakenn SO
In the state. During the first four
years of local option license there
were 1854, an increase of 155 per
cent That is the kind of better re-
suits we get from the local option we
have had since 1902, forced on the
state by the Republicans and upheld
by the Democrats, which makes it i'm
possible to rid the state of the lega-
lized, state authorized drinking
places, except every town and city
goes mo- which is a practical i'm
possibility, and large annual
legalized liquor traffic is an unavoid.
able certainty. all for the benefit Of
the liquor dealers. II is very cum
ningly devised law for their benefit. |
Local option is not a moral or con
stitutional right OF any town or city
II is simply power voluntarily
granted by the legislature. subject TO
repeal, empowering any town or city
having a majority a votc.- efficient
ly Indifferent T. the public welfare.
to establish in tlat town. annually,
for the benefit or The local dealers.
and the liquor trIst q great public
calsmiy that mcng 9TH
er things. broakc up homes. pau
perizos families. GESTURES tho peace,
helps ill the poostoiros The jails.
the hospitals. thc gsy5ms the p-is-
ons. and the graveyard.
Every town ia ,his state where Il.
cense has prevailed. even for a year.
and MANY roIiCtnsc towns which
have been uniusuy aloicd from the
license tovl tcl- ,cimony to the
above results a. thn most advanced
statesmsnsM9 q. thcRepublicans and
Democrat On ;ho liquor problem to
date
The Prohibition party stands TO- a
prohibition law end Prohibition par
ty administration Of the law in state
and nation. ANY other administration
has always been more or less a fail
ure. though poorly enforced prohibit
ton Is better than license as We
monts experience proves. Nermonts
greatest need is a prohibition liquor
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