The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-02

Local OPuUN tTlumpHed over prOhI-
bition in the debate between members
Of the Brattleboro Woman s club in
the Centre church yesterday afternoon
Before an audience which filed the
body of the church and included many
men the negative side of the question:
Resolved, that prohibition is better for
Vermont than local option, was given
the decision by a board of Judges com
posed Of Rev ID. f. Trout, President /
/ Horton ID. Walker of the local board |
81 trade and A. f. Merrill of the board /
Of seiectmen. Without regard to in
dividual opinions on the subject, the
majority OF those present felt that the +
verdict was justified, and there was
much applause when Mr.. Trout an
uounced it.
The affirmative side was taken by |
! Mrs. f. r. Perry. whose husband in |
trodueed the so-called Perry bin in |
| the legislature of 1915, DR.. Grace w. !
/ Burnett and Mrs. c. H. Thompson.
The Local option champions were Mrs |
Il. c. Rice, Mrs. H. R. Brown and
! Mrs. f. B. Smith
/ While the judges We're considering
/ their verdict Stewart Stearns PLAYED
two piano selections that were very
much appreciated and heartily APP
|plauded.
/ Mrs. Perry, who opened the debate,
said that the question was whether to
shut ont the liquor man or
give him chance. II is not neces-
sary to have the question of the legal
( lied safe Of liquor brought before the
voters every year. The only local thine
she could see about it was the ballot
box. She then gave statistics tending
to show that the five counties in the
/ state in which there ere saloons fur
uish about as many inmates of insti-
tUtions as do the nine dry counties.
Under the state prohibitorv law there
VIII be the state as well as local off
ciats to enforce it. The saloon must
go.
Mrs II. c. Rice opened the debate
for the local optionists. She said that
the local optiouists are working. rs are
the prohibitionists, toward the same
end, 1t is mercy the question OF
which IS the better way to control or
set rid Of tine liquor evil. If it were
, possible to wipe out the liquor traffic
: In the country the prohibitorv bill
| would be passed by an overwhelming
/ majority. She feared that the aban-
Il donmc0t of the annual agitation
/ would result IL apathy that would
II make conditions bad ii Windham
N county, which had been dry for wears
II There is no certainty, based on past
II experiences, that tine law would be en-
II IeEeed IN towns where me local sem
II 't'Aeht was AGAINST IT. II the state
4 "A"eld pass me teFiN htti. As II Is
II no" hihe-LeGtAs OF the residents OF
II Vermont live under aa license.
II Dr. Burnett, the second speaker for
II tine aihfm2uFe- took mp the temper
] GICg4 fgn t.ravr and ei+nI ia.
/, Tact that ~" American Pharmaeopeit
+ LAD onuF-ed alcohol az drug ane
Ii that she American Red Cross does l}o
H use II IN amy OF MS hospitals. Sh'
II fouehed oPou the abalshlng OF Il i
II european countries sine" the war be
II gym a49 gave statistics 10 prove tina
u J1e maJ9ltT OF crime Is due TO alec
no..
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q hat', Saia t22t the zeea- optoAlst
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