Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-11-14
Government and Business.

The old saying that the best governed
people IS that people least governed has a
cod deal of truth in it. Our own form Of
Government meets this requirement per
haps the best of any At any rate the
people at large are those who do the gov
crning under our system and can govern
themselves little or much rs they please
Business the occupations of labor and
Ne employment of capital. it is said Is a
Nst1 delicate thing-the touch of Il med
ding land disarranges sometimes more
than ii helps even when the object is good
So it has come to be generally conceded
that presidential year when folks get
excited about politics and don't know
exactly what is coming is unfavorabe Tor
business mentor those who labor in any
Of he walks OF life.
Whether this be so or not we have a
go0dly number of months between tlo
lruw vow of the late elections and the
coming on of larger one in which the
noise of conflict will not be heard and in
which the pursuits of ordinary life need
not be disturbed by ciamor ~ i'll OF we'll
founded predictions that this hat or the
piicr calling will be nterfcrcd with by
the adoption of some new adjustment bv
g. nyress or the distracling of attention
rom the matter in hand.
Since the financial crash of zen years
ago and the subsequent years ri dtpres.
sion business matters have got into pretty
good practical working order. And lately
changes have been made in revenue avs
hat not being radical made no spcci,I jtr
of business machinery.
II is true that there is no special boom.
rs the westerners term it, in any branch
81 labor or trade but on The whole things
move along passably we'll. From no par;
of the country is any special depression
oported that is wide spread. And in
general country is pretty well off when
4 is pursuing the safe middle path-no
treat successes and no great disasters.
But the less the pursuit of his path is
disturbed BY such beating of gongs about
matters that are not of vital importance
ts in the late Massachusetts election. Tie
better for all concerned. When everybody
gets into hurrat.boys frame of mind in
Butler campaign or a presidential con.
tlict it is nuisance as regards every day
work which is the vital thing needed TO
be done.
And SO the expectation Of unneoess NV
legislation operates badly On enterprises
that may be affected. For that reason we
hope that the Randall wing of The demo
Gratis will triumph over he Carlisle winr
in The contest for The speakclshi Of The
national house representatives. Randall
represents the conservative part OF The
democrats who arc willing to let we'll
enough alone, while Carlisle lays down a
platform of activity in Legislation that
seriously affect things in good part ofthe
country.
Some Of the things that Carlisle pro.
PoGC9 tiu 4ul ~ Odu III lubtUStIVtS II once
accomplished and he country runnlno on
that basis but the cost of getting 10 hem
wonid be more than their very doubtful
value for good when at last obtained.
1t will be we'll for everybody if Mr.. |
Randall's success shall show that the
dominant party in he house is not to b.
by theol sts who THINK thev can
'earrange things where the government
onches business interests ami make every
hing much better than the Judgement OF
he past mas left it. Mr. Carlisles success
vonld ne the success Of a threatening ele.
nent in his party and bring on the fever of
political discussion next year, months
before it is unavodaoly due