The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-15
APPEAL TO LEGISLATORS
To Vote for Ratification Of the Prohibit
ton Amendment.
To the Honorable Members Of the Yer
mont Legislature Of 1919:

To the Honorable Members Of the Yer
mont Legislature OF 1919:
Fraternal greeting :-We congratulate
YOU upon the unparalleled opportunity
given to YOU 20 serve your state, nation
and humanity in these perplexing days
of reconstruction.
Cody right has triumphed over iufa-
nous Hunuish might but already anOth-
er battle for the welfare OF man is being
waged, this time against the demoraliza-
tion Of society by liquor. The front line
trenches Of this new struggle run through
your halls of legislature,
Premier Lloyd George said not long
since of the menace of liquor to England,
eve have three enemies to fight, Ger
many. Austria and drink, and the great
est of these il drink"
Because Of your official position you
are compelled to take n stand on this is
sue and we know that you face a sinister,
many sided, INSCRIPTIONS enemy Of man,
! A perfect barrage of yariegated propa'
ganda will undoubtedly be aimed at you,
kilograms, oratory, petitions letters,
| phone calls, promises. threats, innuen-
| does. false deductions, specious argu
ments. etc, etc. all to urge you to de-
feat prohibition Nothing but clear
mind can keep you from being Devil.
dered.
There will also come to you a lesser
delivery of letters, kilograms. petitions,
etc, urging you TO ratify the national
| prohibition amendment.
The very difference in intensity Of the
two barrages will be confusing Your in.
nate intelligence as American citizens can
alone save you in that hour.
Gentlemen, aualyze the motives back
of the two barages and you will be fired
instantly with righteous indignation.
Sef-interest, dividends, ambition and
power prompt the liquor forces to move
| heaven and earth to save their immoral
traffic. They fight TO maintain their un-
righteous existence and have no care
what the effect Of their poison may have
on man, woman or child, nor state or ma
ton With one voice they shrek to you
| to save their spotted gold.
| On the other hand unselfishness and a
moving regard for the well being of the
human race are the motives hack of the
temperance pleadings.
Although perhaps lesser in number,
they voice the inarticulate prayers Of
the multitude, mothers whose hearts
| have been broken and homes impoyer-
ished by rum, children who have never
had a square deal because Of alcoholic
environment and inheritance and children
who have a right to be spared the ten
| tacles of the saloon, citizens who have
! been burdened by taxes for the upkeep
Of institutions that house the victims Of
alcohol, young men by thousands whose
| lives have been wrecked financially, men
tally and morally by the blight of rum
and women--a host--hcld IN shame I'M
der the effects Of drink.
Gentlemen, the temperance bauage is
different from the barrage Of the liquor
interests. The difference in motives is
as great as the difference in motives be-
tween King Albert Of Belgium compared
with the animus of William Hohenzol-
lern, late of Germany
We call upon you to rise in your NOR
al courage and vote in the name of Il
pure Vermont, clean y. S. A., and a
sure Christianity, to ratify the prohibi-
! ton amendment TO the constitution, that
! Vermont may take her place Of honor
among the 36 states who are to eradicate
rum from our civilization.
Ratified by unanimous standing vote
in union meeting Of the Protestant
churches of Rutland, held in the First
Methodist church on the evening OF Jan.
IL, 1919.
Geo. W. Peck, jr., Baptist church.
George X. Statham, Methodist church,
VIM. r. Shaw, Advent Christian church,
Clifford r, Stetson, Universalist church,
George A. Shattuck, Congregational
church
Rutland, Vt, Jan, H., 1919.