Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-10-21
THE PROHIBITION PARTY.

The Prohibition party is the one and
only party that has adopted the policy
OF the great and revered Lincoln who
said that. after the destruction OF
human slavery, the next great national
evil to be destroyed was the liquor
traffic. The National Prohibition party
has also followed in Lincoln's footsteps
as the originator of constructive states
manship. The progressive issues which
have been enacted into law. or adopted
into law, or adopted into the platform
of other parties. were first promulgat-
ed by the platforms of the National
Prohibition party with no credit given.
Had Lincoln lived. the legalized
drink traffic would have been outlawed
decades ago. As it is. the unlimited
manufacture and sale OF all kinds of
intoxicating drinks has been kept
legalized by every administration since
the days of Lincoln to the present
minute with no sign of any change in
those governmental policies. During
of alcoholic drinks has increased from
6.43 gallons annually to about %
gallons in this nation. This clearly
shows both these parties to be liquor
parties in their governmental policy.
The great non-partisan agitation
against the drink traffic waged for
many years has created much senti-
ment against it, but has not Influenced
the liquor policy of either party that
has been in power, as the sentiment
has not voted against the evil at the
polls. 1t is opposition votes that inf1u-
ence political parties to consider
change of party policy. There is no
way given under heaven or among men
ha no
liquor traffic in state or national
election, except by voting the Prohi-
bition party state or. national ticket
No other party opposes the destructive
drink traffic.
See how the five parties in Vermont
stand on the license law.
The Republicans created it in 1902.
The Democrats have endorsed it.
The Progressives do not oppose it.
The Socialists ignore it.
The Prohibition party alone is for its
total eradication. holds it to be the
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 commissioned drink
traffic is the greatest and the worst.
local OpIlOu CldlIH tIdI
the present law gives better results in
badly enforced prohibitory law gave.
Let us see. During the last four years
of prohibition there were 2175 commit
ments to Jail for drunkenness in the
state. During the first four years Of
local option license there were 1854, an
increase of 155 per cent. This is the
kind of better results 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 impossible to rid the state OF
the legalized. state-authorized drinking
places. except every town and city
goes mo, which is a practical i'm
possibility, and large annual legalizec
liquor traffic is an unavoidable certain
ty, all for the benefit of the liquor
dealers. 1t is very cunningly devised
law for their benefit.
Local option is not a moral or consti
utional right of any town or city. I
is simply power voluntarily granted
by the legislature, subject to repeal
empowering any town or city having
majority of voters sufficiently indiffer
ent to the public welfare, to establish
in that town, annually for the benefi
of the local dealers, and the liquo
trust, great public mercenary cal
amity that, among other things, break
up homes, pauperizes families, dis
turbs the peace, helps fill the poor
houses, the jails. the hospitals. tn
prisons, and the graveyards. Ever.
town in this state where license ha
prevailed, even for a year and man.
no-license towns which have bee
unjustly flooded from the license towns
bear testimony to the above results o
the most advanced craftsmanship O
the Republicans and Democrats o.
the liquor problem to date.
The Prohibition party stands for
prohibition law and Prohibition
party administration of the law il
state and nation. Any other admins
tration has always been more or less
failure, though poorly enforced pre-
hibition is better than license as Vel
mont's experience proves. Vermont
greatest need is prohibition liquo
law with Prohibition administrator
which would include all other needle
measures.
The Prohibition state ticket with tn
farmer statesman, Hon. Clement F
Smith, of Morrisville at it's head, tn
peer of any other candidate, thorough
familiar with the whole state and il
u0SOSs OuSuC W D0 SlCCCGO 10 dOIQlnls
trative power. Even 10000 votes fc
Smith would send CONSERVATION to til
hearts of the license men, hope to We
mont's best citizens, and new ligf
to the party controlling legislatul
where the prohibition issue is sure
appear.
Every vote for the Prohibition tickle
and no other, is remonstrance' to tn
legislature against license and for i
repeal. No man with any old-part
interests. big or little. will vote o,
ticket, but thousands of good citizen
who desire to see license repeals
should rejoice to support the party tn
stands for its overthrow.
Opponents of legalized wrong "
are facing a decision at the ballot bt
that will test the best there is in U
We should all vote as if we we
casting the deciding vote for the RICH