Nineteen-Two in Vermont

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Excerpt from Nineteen-Two in Vermont: The Fight for Local Option, Ten Years AfterTen years ago this month the Vermont public learned that several republicans were scoring for posi tion in the approaching race for the governorship. This was startling from the fact that in years there had not been an open season for candidates, it hav ing been the rule of the dominant political regime to settle personal rivalries before the convention season started. The strife between candidates had not gone far when it became apparent that a systematic plan was on foot for the establishment of high license and local option. To accomplish this the repeal of the prohibitory law was necessary, and on this issue the battle raged for months. The bitter struggle spread into every city, town and gore of the state. When it was all over prohibition was in ruins, and Vermont proceeded to take a step upward.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.