Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-08-18

the government to the effect that
increase in the extent OF prohibition
territory has caused a reduction of
over two million dollars in the federal
government income from taxes on
alcoholic beverages this year. Quite
| recently the New York state wholesale
| liquor dealers association put their
fears into concrete form in the declar-
alton THAT the events of the last
twelve months have created situation
more grave than has ever confronted
our trade.
Formerly we were called upon to
oppose town and county option.
To-day we must combat.state and
nationwide prohibition.
Originally our opponents were few
and scattered. Today they are many
and united" Doesn't that admission
call for shout of victory?
/ u. S. Congressman Francis 0. Lin
quist, says if there were an institution
of any kind in our land that began,
deliberately. to cut off the left hand
of every man who came within it's
borders, there would be unanimous
action by congress in five minutes to
imprison and punish its organizers.
ated. But this could not be compared
izations.
The loss of hand is not to be COM
pared with the loss of the aim. For
liquor steals the mind, weakens the
, will and so completely demoralizes q
, man, and robs, not only the pocketbook
and the home, but also destroys the
very temple of the soul. 1t destroys
character, and that which destroys
character will eventually destroy this
nation. If we wish to have nation OF
, strong men to carry out the ideals OF
the great founders of America, there
is only one action to take and that is
!; to abolish once and forever this great
curse of the liquor traffic, which is
,, contrary to every fundamental princi
. pie of our government.
From every saloonless state comes
;, the universal testimony that peace ane
prosperity follow in the wake of pro
hibition.
South Carolina and Ohio vote OF
statewide prohibition this present
year, while from Montana. South
> Dakota, Vermont and Alaska comes the
noise of battle, which means victory o.
2 defeat in 1916. Vermont has not made
much noise yet. because of her con
servatism. Brothers. voters in oul
loved Green Mountain state, beg o.
{ you not only vote as you pray, bu
y work. Sisters of the Woman's Christ
, ian Temperance Union, for once lay
aside your conservatism and respond tt
= the call of our leaders. and make i
l possible to carry out the plans they
I have made and are making for worl
this campaign year.
4 We Vermonters ought to be able tt
learn something from past experience
We do not forget when our own STATE
= was about to repeal the prohibition!
law, with what calm assurance W,
were told by many that Vermont woult
never do that, but because of tn,
= assurance of some and the indifference,
5 of others, we lost our prohibitory law
. and in it's place we got law that TO
power to do nothing is unequaled.
The experiment has been costl,
> one, not only in money, but in tn
: souls and bodies of men, and now tn
e battle is on again. and I imagine tina
y from the heights above, some of thos
> who have prayed and labored with u
e here, are watching with intense inter
e est the result of this campaign year t.
O see if you and I are true.
+ Let thy work appear unto thy ser
I wants, and thy glory unto their chill
: dren, and let the beauty of the Lor
our God, be upon US, and establis
y the work of our hands upon US. Yea
! the work of our hands. establish tho
+ lit. The Lord of hosts is with US, tn
!, God Of Jacob is our refuge.
q Mrs. A. R. Cowles.