WHY VERMONT VOTEO
AGAINST PROHIBITION
Throughout the tfiitire United States
the leading phase of the "wet" and
"dry” question discussed by the edi
torial writers in newspapers is the
tremendous defeat of the prohibition
forces in Vermont.
Numerous newspapers venture the
opinion that the downfall of prohibi
tion in the Ufeen Mountain state Is
a forerunner of the breaking of the
"dry” wave, and a positive indication
that the sentiment of American people
is against national prohibition.
Some writers declare that Vermont
ers cast their ballots after careful
consideration of the present status of
tho present nineteen "dry" (?) states.
It Is stated that inasmuch as "boot
leggers," "moonshining” and the op
eration of “blind tigers” and "blind
pigs” in prohibition territory enable
cltiena to beat the "dry” law, there
wasn’t much use in putting a prohi
bition law that does not prohibit, on
the statute hooks.
Here le the Reason.
Why Vermont voted against prohi
bition by a vote of nearly two to one
is explained as follows in the Cincin
nati Enquirer:
Vermont’s declination of the invita
tion of the Anti-Saloon J.eague, that
had caused the passage by the legisla
ture of tho “Perry law," to join the
column of phobibition states, has oc
casioned considerable surprise in var
ious directions. The emphasis of it, as
shown in the figures of the vote on
the question as submitted to tho vot- i
ers, is surprising to even the Green
Mountain people. In the last presi
dential election Vermont cast 62,007
votes, of which 1,154 were for the pro
hibition candidate. In the last elec
tion for governor, In 1914, the prohibi
tion candidate received 1,074 votes. In
the special election, early this month,
on the liquor question in real earnest,
there was a total of GO,606 votes, of
which 32,181 were against prohibition
and 18,476 for the measure.
Biig Vote Out.
At the same time there was an elec
tion on direct primary, which carried
by a small majority. The election on
prohibition drew out 5,000 more votes
than that on the direct primary. Only
45 out of 246 "towns,” as the voting
districts are called, gave prohibition
majorities. Most decidedly Vermont
lias concluded to retnln the local op
tion law of 1003, which was indorsed
by a majority of 729 in the whole
Hate to take the place of the original
prohibition law, following tho Maine
liquor law of 1846 and 1851, to which
Ibis state, In 1852 gave a majority of
t 170 votes.
Considerable interest attaches to the
course of this state in some things.
Vermont was the first state admitted
to the union under the federal consti
tution—in 1791—and was the first
state not only to abolish what little
African slavery there was within its
own borders, but was also the tirst to
oppose that constitution in other
states.
Liquor Men Active.
Significance connected with this
election and the positive result of it
lies In the fact that there was no spe
cial effort on the part of the liquor
interests in opposition to that of the
Anti-Saloon League. Only one county
out of the fourteen, that of Orleans,
which touches the Canada line, gave a
majority for prohibition. Evidently
the large majority of the voters be
lieve in home rule by towns or counties
in this business.
The people of Vermont were gener
ally moderate in the use of stimulants,
but under prohibition they inclined to
wink at infractions of the law. Many
of them believed in personal liberty
in the use of rum brought in from the
Atlantic states and of the white whis
ky from £anada. Lager beer was
unknown to Ihem in those days. On
certain occasions the sturdy farmers
managed to get their egg-nog, lom
and jorr> or something straight, its
at town meetings or county fairs, but
without much excess. And today, in
the districts "wet" by local option,
there are not to be seen many evi
dences of overindulgence.
Bad for "Dry’ 'Wave.
Comment from Montpelier tells us
that it httd been generally supposed
that Vermont would go “dry,” and
there, its elsewhere in that state, peo
ple are still engaged over analysis of
figures and conjecture as to conditions
to account for the formidable resist
ttinee there presented to the wave of
state-wide prohibition sweeping over
the country. One of the weak reasons
assigned is that the proposed law
made no provision for use of alcohol
for either medicinal or mechanical
purposes. A better one is perhaps
found in the fact that the people, as a
whole, prefer local option; that the
counties or towns should attend each
to its own business. The dry dis
tricts find present conditions quite
satisfactory, with the belief that they
will continue to have better protection
of their views than they would have
under state prohibition.—Advt.
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FRANK KIESELE AND HIS CHICKENS.
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