News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-09-01
PRESS COMMENTS
Barre Time

The states attorney of Lamoille coun.
~ could not consistently withdraw the
prosecution OF alleged Offenders who mo-
toied silently through Morrisville on a
certain Sunday early In August, inasmuch
as he had already secured the conviction
OF several persons through the pleas of
guilty. t. have halted further prosecu-
ton would have been confession of the
weakness or Injustice of the cause which
he espoused in behalf of the state; and
such confession would have been intol-
cradle after several respondents had paid
their fines and costs. There undoubtedly
was strong sentiment in favor of drop
ping the prosecution against the several
scores OF alleged offenders yet remaining
on the list, sentiment due to various
causes; but sentiment should play no i'm
portant part in the conduct of laws
regulations. If the motorists violated
the law by failing to sound their horns at
every corner and street intersection, they
were, of course, liable to the punishment
prescribed by the law and a strict en-
forcement of the letter of the law de-
manded that they pay the penalty. There
are varying ways of looking at the motor
vehicle laws of Vermont; and Morrisvil!e
chose deliberately to look at that phase
which demanded the most drastic enforc-
ment of the letter as we'll as the spirit of
the enactment. Other communities take
a more reasonable view and do not de-
mand that horns be sounded at every in
tersection of streets and they get along
rather we'll, too.
Bellows Falls Times)
It is pretty difficult to enforce law
that nobody, or but few, want enforced.
This has been shown at Morrisville. On
a Sunday few weeks ago that sleepy
little village was awakened and shocked
by the news that the village trustees had
attempted to enforce the law regulating
the driving of automobiles within the
village limits. The trustees instructed
one of their number to see that the law
was enforced. He got busy and as re-
suit IS arrests were made and warrants
were issued. Immediately a great cry
went up. Merchants and hotels were in
censed. They declared that such whole
sale enforcing of the law would hurt
business. As result there has been |
some remarkable crawfishing.
bristol Herald)
The states attorney of Lamoille coun-
ty declines to drop the prosecution of the |
alleged violators of the automobile law in ,
Morrisville as he does not wish to show
Partially. The sinners will approach !
the mourners bench while the band plays
"rm Sorry l Ate that Last Piece of Pie"
(Montpelier Argus)
Morrisville was alive with noise last
evening according to those who returned
today from attending the fair Wednes-
day. 1t appears that the trustees of the
village have erected "keep to the right"
posts and with other signs attached elbow
your horns and the automobile drivers
complied with the last direction so that
it was one constant uproar all the even
ing.
(Rutland Herald)
Beginning prosecution is something
like starting a newspaper-easier to start
than to stop. So the trustees of Norris
vile find after having "sicked" Mel Maui
rice, states attorney, onto SIS motorists
who failed to toot their horns enough to
satisfy the delicate villagers conscience
of that lively burg. Mel says the cases
must go through. All of which Civ es
point to the insinuation of the Argus that
is likely to be the nosiest
place in Vermont for the rest of the sum-
mer.
(Montpelier Argus)
Those automobilists who failed to Gre
ate pandimonium in Morrisville by keep
ing up a more or less continuous footing
Of their horns, will have to settle or
stand trial in spite of the petition of the
selectmen to the states attorney asking !
that the cases be mol pressed. Of course,
those who were summoned, although
they we're not in Morrisville on that fate
full Sunday, will now have to pay up. 1t
is said that one person who received a
summons declares that he was never in
in his life Prohahlv ha will s