The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-08-09
FRANK w. AGAIN
His Campaign

LILO >0HApoISA
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 said:-
81 am the wet candidate and l stand here on
two feet and admit it, but am not advocating the
open saloon. started out Is years ago to do
thing for temperance and the result was the local
option law, the best temperance measure Vermont
ever hadv'
Vermont voters like man who stands up and
frankly and courageously tells what he stands for
Even if they disagree with him they can respect
man who has no "ifs" 'perhapses" 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 frils, telling it in his
own words and without regard to whether it is
good politics" just plain facts told man-fashiOn
so everybody can understand what he's getting at
Although he admits being wet candidate, Mr.
Agan can point to the record of the local option law
its enforcement and results firSt-caSS cOnstruc-
tive work for temperance.
Under the old prohibtory law there were at
least 100 towns in which liquor sold contrary to
law In the first year of local option 81 towns voted
for license In the last year of local option only IL
voted eyes" and licenses were issued in only nine
towns. I'VE say that was good temperance work.
When 1855 voters voted away our rights to con-
troll the liquor business in our own way, the people OF
Vermont were thunderstruck. They had not con-
sented to National Prohibition. They had not given
their representatives any mandate about it. The
first chance they got they repudiated the action of
those 1855 men.
AS against 10 towns voting Eyes" in 1917, 1876
towns voted eyes" last March as protest against
the 18th amendment and the Volstead act. Vermont
repudiated the action of its Legislature by vote of
tn 1arU mo Of no
majority for the original local option law
That's the secret of the success of the Agan cam
paign-Vermonters resent having anything "put
over" on them. They like to do their own thinking
and regulating. They don't want 155 men to say
that the state of Vermont shant run it's own busi-
ness.
At the same meeting in Felchville, Mr. Agan had
something 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 time, the govern
ment Inspector may appear and demand the right to
inspect the product
"If at any time the cider shows over IL of l per
cent of alcohol that farmer is criminal in the eyes
of the law. t4us4-
"'How would you like a government Inspector
calling at your house to how hard your cider had
gOt?' 4" demanded Mr.. Again. .,a,.
"He said the housewife who takes the juice of
blackberries or ederberries any other fruit and
adds sugar becomes mOonshner.
eff your wife is caught on the street with
package 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 near home, feow-voters. How
do you like it? How you like the notion of having
your homes invaded by paid sleuths of the federal
government? How do you feel about what those 155
men did to you?
r If you don't like it, vote for Frank w. Agan.
If you like it, vote for one of his opponents Agan
will voice your protest and make you good COVER
THE AGAIN CLUB OF LUDLOW
ALLEN D. BALL, Secy.