Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-03-25

aoJ0 and while disappointed arc
very far from being discouraged
They will be heard from again.
In Rutland city determined hght
WIS made chiefly by the Womens
Christian Temperance union ana
Young Mems No-Licenso league
Much hard work was done, ard they
| missed victory by only eighteen votes
in total IF 1874. Last year the IL
| cense majority was 143. The end is
not yet in Rutland.
st. Adams City has gone license
every year hut one under the present
law, usually by large majorities.
Last year the majority was 14l. TINS
year few earnest people got busy,
and in spite of most strenuous EFFORTS
on the part of the liquor boss. the IL
cense majority went down to Sc and
! the works are expecting 10 do
| things" next time they get an oppor-
tunity.
| In West Rutland some earnest et-
fort was made against heavy odds.
and with much larger total vote
the license majority went down from
43 to 90
In Ncrgennes last years liouor ma
jority of nine was cut to two, and
the closest of all, Bethel's license
majority OF II last year fell TO one
| leaving no margin at all for possible
| accidents mkt year.
In Brighton. Canaan. Colchester,
Fair Haven and shclburne last years
license majorities were increased.
All these towns seem to be helplessly
| committed to the license system.
fnt,. ;,l, 1,ct tod
for license changed their mind and
| said No this year. Castleton, Mont
pclicr. Poultney SYNDICATE. Swanton,
Waterbury and Wells. Sandgate and
Wells are small towns which had no
reason for voting in favor Of saloons
anyway. Castleton has voted for sa
looms every year except one. last year
giving n license majority of %. Some
very efficient work was done this year
which showed it's effect in a no-li-
cense majority of 16 in an increased
total vote, Poultney usually voting
for license. went against it this year
by a majority of AZ.
Montpelier never seems satisfied
with either plan long at time. and
after trying license for n year backed
up by a majority of %. she showed
her disapproval of the resulting con-
ditions this year by a no-license ma
rority, which ought to SETTLE the mat
ter for while. People who have to
visit Montpelier will approve of the
change.
Waterbury never ought to have had
her year of experiment with saloons
and it was only what was to he eN-
pected that she would redeem herself
ON the first opportunity. In Swantor
some steady. persistent personal work
was done for a long time, and the re-
sultnG no Ii cense victory is very graf
flying.
OF the towns which changed from
no-liccnsc to license. Isle La Motto
JAY. Searsburg and Somerset are al
small towns have occasionally don.
the same thing before. but have no.
had saloon licenses granted, and are
not likely to now.
Bennington and Pownal are the TIVE
towns which, in spite of earnest eff
fort to prevent it, relapsed into theft
former approval of the liquor saloor
as means of civic betterment. II
Bennington the no-liccnse plan hat
worked SO well that many peopl,
were very anxious to continue it. bu
the saloonists rallied all their force!
and in greatly Increased total vot,
We're victorious--more's the pity.
The temperance cause is certainl,
going some as evidenced by re
cent experience. \ letter was write,
'ona afternoon giving the latest in
formation about the number of prohi
hilton states. stating there We're II
Tho lot in ha
ings daily paper, and on the from
page of the same paper was the an
nouncement that Idaho had Adopte,
prohibition. making the total uumbe
of prohibition states Is.