The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-22

that the general assembly will never neg
lect to vote state tax or to make an ap-
preparation for the payment of the salaries
of the state oflicers-for, what pity 1t
would be IL the state of Vermont should
be run couple of years without money
Aside from the feeling of relief. common
to the whole body of tax payers--ofilce
holders alone excepted-n having it thus
authoritatively stated that If the general as
sembly should, with all their forgettings,
forget TO vote tax, we should be an I'M
taxed people with oflicers-save justices Of
the peace, town grand jurors and sheriffs
and coDstables in petty criminal cases
serving the people, If they serve at all, for
pure patriotism and sincere desire TO do
good, and not for filthy lucre, there are
several special causes for consolation.
There is now no danger that Vermont, as
state, will be a guilty conniver at that
terrible Philadelphia "beer garden" If
any of our deluded citizens happen in the
Quaker city on the Fourth of July, with a
congressional free ticket in their pocket,
and SHOULD he so depraved as to take
glass of lager, they must bear the respon-
sibiity and shame all alone-Vermont
washes her hand Of the matter. Vermont
is no longer in danger Of being held to a
strict accountability for the antedeluvian
laws of Penns, lvania, and even the con-
gress of the United States is relieved of the
necessity of passing Joyce's bill In order to
keep visiting Vermonttrs straight. YER
mont says. 'beer gardens or no sheer
" gardens" count us cut
What relief, too. others Of our fellow
citizens must feel. We can now have all
of our militia to ourselves. No opportuni-
ty, now, for an undetermined effort TO get
money out Of the state treasury to give all
of our organized militia a free ride and
free lunches. The commonwealth is safe.
If the militia of Vermont go to Philadel-
phia, they must 90 like the rest of us-each
man ON "his own hook" To be sure not
single man OF them-eXcept that soap
" tain down in Windsor county-expected
TO go otherwise they are too sensible men
to expect anything else, but the governors
action will quiet the fears of certain timd
Nermon,ers all the same.
Then il is consoling-oh, so consoling!-
when we rCmember what fate the men,
bers of the general assembly have escaped
That wicked Governor Smith cant bride
them with free ride to Montpelier and
home again. Can we be too thankful that
this prtmeditated wickedness has been nip-
ped in the bud by the prompt action of
Governor Peck? The people of Vermont
can now breathe easier. Our legislators
cannot be bribed by "free pass" until
next November
Vermont will have no headquarters in
Philadelphia during the centennial-but
what of il? TO be sure, it would have
been very convenient, but of how much
would it have deprived visiting Vermont
ers? There ermonters would have met
Nermonters; there they would have re-
ceived their mails there they would have
obtained such information as they sought
and there-but tie various supposed con-
veniences of such an institution will readily
suggest themselves But noe, visiting
Vermonters will have the opportunity of
seeing the city. They will find Vermont
ers scattered they will find their letters
here and there; information must he
sought at hap hazard it will all take
time-perhaps unnecessary time-but they
aoiU zee tie city, and what more consolation
do we want? What's the use of going to
Philadelphia, pray tell us, if we can't see
the city!
We cannot 60 into all the consoing 60"
lures of luis business, and will, therefore,
allude to only one more. We all remem-
the now historic 'bread and butter" con-
how eyes, all unused TO
were suffused with tears at the
affecting sight of Massachusetts and South
Carolina marching arm in arm But who
of us thought that the next beautiful illus
Lration Of brotherly love would be that Of
Virginia and Vermont, arm IN arm in that
same city of Philadelphia? But so it is.
Virginia would not make an appropriation
because, it is said, of Blaines speech Yer
mont was refused the opportunity of max
ing an appropriation we say, be-
cause of Hills speech? AS Massachusetts
and South Carolina met together, so have
Vermont and Virginia kissed each other
md all IN Philadelphia for reconciiation's
sake.