Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-08-12
FRANK w. AGAN
His Campaign

Since Mr.. Agan began his speaking campaign
his political stock has gone up by leaps and bounds
When he made his first important political speech in
Felchville last month he sald-
81 am the wet candidate and stand here on
two feet and admit it, but not advocating the op
en- saloon l started out Is years ago to do
thing for temperance and the result was the local
option law, the best temperance measure Vermont
ever had!"
Vermont voters like man who stands up and
frankly and courageously tells what he stands for
Even if they disagree with him they respect
man who has no ifs or perhaps in his makeup
They know where to find him. They know he will
do as he agrees.
Frank w. Agan today is the leading candidate
for governor because of that faculty for telling the
truth, telling it without any frs, telling it in his
words and without regard to whether it is good poi
tics just plain facts told man-fashon, every
body understand what he's getting at.
Although he admits being wet candidate, Mr.
Agan point to the record of the local option law,
it's enforcement and results, irst-class consruc
tive work for temperance
Under the old prohbitory law there were at
least 100 towns in which liquor sold contrary to
law, In the first year of local option, go towns vot
ed for license. In the last year of local option only
10 voted eyes" and licenses issued in only nine
towns, We say that good temperance work.
When 155 voters voted away our rights to con-
troll the liquor business in way, the people of
Vermont were thunderstruck. They had not consent
ed to national prohibition. They had not given their
representatives any mandate about it. The first
chance they got thy repudiated the action of those
155 men,
AS against IS towns voting Eyes" in 1917, 1856
towns voted eyes" last March a protest against
the 18th amendment and the Volstead act. Vermont
repudiated the action of its Legislature by vote OF
16,o75 to 1890, larger majority of protest than
the majority for the original local option law
That's the secret of the success of the Agan cam
paign-Vermontera resent having anything put ov-
err on them. They like to do their thinking
and regulating. They don't want 155 men to say
that the state of Vermont shan trun its business.
At the same meeting in Fechvle, Mr.. Agan had
&c 'aething to say about CIDER
Taking up the cider issue, the speaker said that
If farmer buys cider at mill he has to certify to
government Inspector and give bond that the cider
will be made into vinegar what disposition is made
Of it, when, to whom, and, at any tme tn: govern
ment Inspector may appear and demand the right to
inspect the product.
"If at any time the cider shows over u of per
Of the law
How would you like a government inspector
calling at your house to see how hard your cider had
got?" demanded Mr.. Agan.
"He said the housewife who takes the juice of
blac(berries elderberres any other fruit and
adds sugar becomes a moonshincr.
"If your wife is caught on the street with pack
age of hops she is violating the Vostead act and is
subject to prosecution he declared.
This is bringing this 18th amendment and the
Volstead act pretty home, fellow-voters. How
do you like it? How do you like the notion Of hav-
ing homes invaded by paid sleuths Of the federal
government? How do you feel about what those 155
men did to you?
If you don't like it, vote for Frank w. Agan. If
you like it, vote for of his opponents Agan will
voice your protest and make you good governor.
The Agan Club of Ludlow
ALLEN D. BALL, Secy.