Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-05-26
A POPULATION OF $4,000
F. nj. kimball Says Barton Might Have
1t in 20 Years. Extremely In
teresting Letter.
Editor of the Monitor /:

Editor of the Monitor:
The we'll written letters that have
appeared in late issues of the Monitor
from my friend. Mr.. Gilpin, were very
interesting indeed. but | regret that he
did not stop off at Topeka on bis return
trip from the Pacific coast that I
might have had the opportunity and
pleasure of showing him the handsom-
est city in America-so admitted by
all strangers who visit our fair city.
with it's beautiful parked streets lined
with shade trees, its broad avenues,
extensive public buildings and fine
residences. Without taking in Topeka,
the queen city of the plains, his trip
to the coast was incomplete. Possibly
few remarks regarding Topeka and
Kansas generally may not be-. without
interest to the readers of the Monitor.
[ would say first that our eX mayor.
whose term just expired, is a genuine
Vermont Yankee, born and raised in
Wheelock The two judges of our
district courts are both Vermonters.
Also, many of our leaGing business
men and the like is 10 be found not
only in Kansas but ali over the West
Toneka OF 30 ni0 paoulatinr, is a
saloonless city. clean and wholesome,
mOrallv. socially and intellectually, :,
and what is true of Topeka is true
everywhere in karsas. 1t is urohi-
bition state, thoroughly grounded in
the faith All parties endorse and
approve Of prohibition It is here to
stav. There are thousands of young
men and girls in Kansas, who never
The counties that border on Missouri,
however, Chat is still in the grip Of
the rum power), suffer more or less
and dealers of that accursed traffic
have sent literature of falsehoods all
over the East in an attempt to influ
ence the public mind against prohibi-
ton, claiming that it is a failure in
Kansas. If a failure, then why do
they work so hard to defeat it: Their
position is false, their arguments
are false. their statements are false.
their conclusions are false. Prohibi-
ton does prohibit and can be easily
enforced where officers do their duty.
When old Vermont went back on pro.
hibition few years ago, after being
for fifty years a prohibitory statesano
took up local option, hung my head
in shame. but | am thankful to know
that the good people of the old state
are coming to their senses and grow.
ing tired of seeing their sons made
drunkards, and that most Of the towns
went dry at the last election. and that
next year they will again vote on the
proposition of absolute prohibition
which [ hope will carry.
Kansas is a prosperous state, far be
yond many other commonwealths, anC
it is largely due to her prohibitory
laws. It is gathered for official re
ports that the amount paid for liquo
per capita in Kansas was S3.04, while
the amount paid for liquor per capt.;
in all other states was. during thu
same period, S22. 90. Does that lool
as though prohibition was failure
Poorhouses and iails are empty il
many counties. Crime is decreasing
and Kansas has more people ownins
their own homes in proportion to tn,
population than any saloon common
wealth in the world. The churche
are stronger, with feeling of securit!
because their worst enemies, the devi
and the liquor traffic are outlaws;
pretty good state in which to raise boy
and girls.
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