The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-19
DR.. MAYO SAYS
CRITICS HAVE
LIED ABOUT HIM
Always for Temperance and
Years for Prohibition
REVIEWS HIS POSITION
Democratic Candidate for Governor
Says That Wrecks of Local Option
Are No Way Improved.
REVIEWS HIS POSITION

Mortified, Oct l9,-Dr w b.
Mayo, the Democratic candidate for
governor has written letter in
which he states his reasons for fay-
oring ratification. He also takes the
occasion to incidentally remark that
the Waterbury Record has been lying
about him. DR. Mayo's letter is as
follows.
As there has been widely quoted
paragraph from the Waterbury Re-
cord in regard to my stand on the
prohibition question and 10 my rela-
tion to prohibitionists especially to
Frank p,umley, be good enough to al
low me space for reply thereto.
have no apologies TO render for
any opposition | may have offered to
a state prohibitory law, nor for favor
shown to a trial Of the local option
law as means OF correcting evils not
durable by the former. For years my
words and my acts nave been NO
under the present law Notification OF
this is available to any one who cares
to consult the said Honorable Frank
Plumley or T. A. Shaw. professor OF
mathematics and II. r. Roberts Lean
of the Faculty of Norwich Universary
The years are sufficient in number to
make the words OF the Record false in
essence and apparently libelous in
purpose
Probably that covers the ground,
but shall be grateful to you il you
will add the following which is ger
main:
For twenty-five years my practice
included a long series of alcoholic
wrecks made under the state prohi-
bitory law Few but physicians know
the special evils pertaining TO cases
Of that kind There we're succeeded
By sixteen years Of similar wrecks
under local option 1t would be hard
TO show that these were fewer In num-
ber or better in kind than were the
aormeIs
know that national Legislation has
effected virtual control OF the use OF
opium. cocaine and other dugs and,
by that knowledge, am convinced
that such legislation can and Will con
troll the manufacture and the sale Of
alcoholic liquors
Suggestion has been made that my
approval OF the national amendment.
is not in keeping with my party con
nections Perhaps not: am not
empowered. | believe the suggesters
are not to decide what is and what is
not orthodox democratic conduct But
democrats as well as republicans OF
greater ability than myself, have ap-
proved this measure by personal word
and by majority vote in conventions
and legislatures Z can not be count.
ed "a misfortune II occasional demo
cratic majorities agree with republ-
can. II could not be called misfor-
tune or a disgrace il democratic ma
/ iorities which have sometimes stood
! for noninterference with the liquor
/ traffic, should reverse themselves; but
1t might be a very real calamity for
some il a republican majority in a
prohibition state should fail to sup
+ port this amendment
But recently at q. m, was called
to quiet a rum raving maniac for the
protection Of his family and the peace
of his neighbOrhood At seven a. m,
he had slept Off both his jag and the
/ effects OF the opiate. and he slipped
out to some mysterious source of sup
/ ply for more rum That now and
here. and under local option. in a
town that votes No" and has so vot
I eel for years
Let any who will thiak that ought
to split hairs as 30 the kind ana rs ia
the source OF effective legislation for
the cure OF this cy.l. and let them
tca. express their great fear and
anxiety lest this peonle lose its free
dom by amending their constitution
for such purpose.
As 10 the suggestion that my atti
tudo toward this amendment is new
and that u has been recently assum
ed for political purposes. Mr. Plum
Icy and perhaps the other gentlemen
named herein, will confirm this fol
lowing statement made by me foul
years ago 81 regard the benefits oI
prohibition 10y state wide and by loca
option laws as palliative the cure Is
O national enactment and II every op
portupity is Offered. shall vote tol
Il" .s..n
Very respectfully yours.
VIM y. MAKO,
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