Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-01-26
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.
Hearst Banishes Liquor Advertising.

WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.
Hearst Banishes Liquor Advertising.
Wide attention has been attracted by
William Randolph Hearst's orders that
all advertising concerning liquors of
large alcoholic basis be dropped from
the Hearst newspapers. He says: Il
wish all our papers to reject all wills
key advertising of whatever kind and
all advertising of any ardent liquors
and all advertising of any medicinal
preparations containing alcohol or
opiates in habit forming quantities.
That position putting alcohol and
opiates on similar basis will COM
mend itself to hose of eople.-Bur-
lington Daily Free Press.
a Splendid Quartette.
If Vermont desires Hughes as the
candidate send Ex-Gcv. Prouty. He
was governor when Hughes was max
ing history il New York and the warm,
personal friendship formed during the
CEa 70Iain centenary is alive today
Sen: . 49, 8 aarns Of ] hCs1p 4 man
Of strong CONVICTIONS and usually tight.
He knows the ropes and stands for
thu hest in Vermont Republicanism.
Send Congressman Greene. He is on
the firing line" at Washington and is
Vermont's most POPULAR reoresenta
tive. He is surely progressive and
also warm Hughes man. Send L. B
Johnson, one of the sound. clear mead
ed young Vermunters, who stands for
preparedness in all things. These men
Four Way no!?-MorIisvi'le Mes
senger
Should Vote Saloons Out 4 to /.
Vermont receives ab ut $50, 600 q
year in license fees from the fourteen
wet" towns by means of the present
high license local option law The rec
ords reveal tn fact that 81 per cent
of the inmates of the states prison.
house of correction. insane asylunns
reform school Gnd institution for feeble
minded children are traceab'e to the
liquor habit. The cost to the state for
the maintenance of these refugees is
between two and three hundred thou
sand dollars. How is this for cold
business proposition. ing nothing Of
the moral side of the question? Every
man ard woman in the state is a part
ner In this deal II cannot be confined
TO the towns and ciIies that vote in the
saloon The hy-products Of this dam
nabIe traffic, even In the fourteen cen
ters viii eventually ruin the whole if
allowed 10 contin Next March the
voters should kill the traffic four tc
one. -Starstead (P, @ Jou nal.
Things That NIay Happen.
| From q series of sk4tchy tohserva g.
lions about the state the Herald is
inclined to Relieve that al or some OF
the following things may happen be-
fore spring:
! 1--Horace F. Graham will announce
his candidacy for the governorshiE
nomination;
Very soon thereafter all Other
similar candidates will disappear ir
thin air;
3-The announcement will be fol
lowed by spring freshet of Candida
cies for the job of stat auditor;
4-The names of Collins M Grave.
! and Benjamin Gates will be pTomi
nent among the list of mentionees there
for;
5-The senatorial situation, betweel
now and March meeting, will deve;ol
something of showdown between tn,
friends of the direct primary ant
those who oppose it;
elf the direct primary Referendum
should be adopted, Senator Page will
have opposition-and plenty Of it;
7-Hugh j. III. Jones of Montpelie
will be prominently mentioned as
delegate to the Republican nationa
convention;
Sired A. Rowland will be electe,
president Of the National Life; (H
Was.)
9-Vermont voters will Get wei
enough alone" when it comes to tn
local option war
1-COunt Frank de Parsons will Civ
the state house officers of auditor: gov
ernor, etc, their very much neede
spring cleaning;
On. B.-Thjs fefers to the ais an
fioors-not the constitutional Offices
l1-Numerous paid upifters wi
sound forth the Or IS OF Perryis.n
1.-The union sat m in Bur}ingto
Will be opened TO h. pJbIic and will b
pronounced one of tt est in any t
the size Of Burlington;
, l3-John T. Cushing Of the S.
Adams Me ssenger can be delegate t
the Chicago convention If Congre ssma
Frank Greene doesn't care to 90;
. 14.-Sentimenf viii veer toward tn
: roposaI that the Vermont deleg alto
give Weeks CONF iimeDtary vote All
then turn TO Hughes if it is Gefnt+l
, known that he would accept;
l5--Vermont Progressives will Gecid
not 10 put up state i ket;
r 16-J Judge c. bson and Joseph {
jones will come forward for prayers
r but the fatted calf Will be nothing ol
: bull
Altogether there should be q rigl
! smart lot Of things for the horse she
' forums TO talk about next March NEE
ing Thereafter. look for the de!ue
! lf-Rutland Herald.