Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-11-19

This paper can perhaps express as UNI
biased an opinion on the subject of the
present method of giving State printing to
printing offices outside of the State. as any
other Having very rarely, of late years,
attempted to compete for State printing,
and having long since ceased to expect to
receive orders for the same, the FREE
PRESS association can be said to have no
pecuniary interest in the question, except
as it is interested in the general prosperity
of the State, in the credit of our Common
wealth and in the welfare of the craft in
Vermont. Believing in the policy of
fostering and protecting home industries,
il seems to us that the LEGISLATURE Of Yer
mont might wisely strive to build up
rather than to break down established in
dustres within our State. Being of the
opinion that it cOnduces to the credit
of Commonwealth like Vermont
out of debt, well to do, able to hold its
head up and maintain appearances with
other States, to have its laws, journals,
reports and documents printed sub~tan-
italy and with some approach to the eX-
celleuce Of material and work exhibited
by other States, we can not but be
ashamed of the shabby quality OF the
work with which our state Appeals to be
content We should like to see the pub
lie documents of Vermont printed on
paper good enough to encourage ,he tx
pcctation that they Will be books fifty
years hence, instead of decayiug masses of
wood-pulp.
/ 1t seems to us that it would he we'll to
adopt some system which will enable a
printer to furnish honestly, what he must
/ contract to furnish in the way OF mate
rial, and to give the State decent and
creditable work
These reasons may have little weight
with our legislators but ii seem, To Us
they are worthy of consideration. II the
Vermont printers should. he relieved from
foreign competition by combining the bids
for state printing to Vermont, there
would still he competition enough between
them to protect the state from cN,crIon
or eNtravaGpuce 1t is possible that the
result might he du outlay ui a lew
n.tr dui.H-; uut We al very
sure THAT there ARE many Ncrmouttr-
WHO would -HIjy pa' their share %. the
Iuc.ea-e-WhIcn would be iuhutesimaI
even IN The case al the largest tlNpI,sr IN
tie Staten order 10 he saved 1m sac
modification ot seeing Vernon, state
document constantly nearing fore. -l I'M
prints. and thus in effect proclaming TO
the world that Vermont is unable To plO-
cure even such ordinary printing ~ these
exhibit, within her own borders.
Those who are inclined TO uudeiesti'
mate the value Of a single vote, should
have their attention called to the recent
case in New jersey where the issue IN one
entire district hung upon single ballot
The returns from the third assembly dIs-
trict OF Paesatc county gave lN" votes Tor
the republican candidate and exactly the
same number for his democratic oppo-
neut. \ recount ordered by the supreme
Court fixed the vote at 1895 for the demo
p cratic candidate aud 1897 for the repuhll-
| can candidate, thus giving the victory to
. the democrats THIS success on the part
2 of the democrats gives them majority of
one in the joint assembly, and, If no
] changes are made in the other districts,
, will enable them to elect democratic
United States senator. And all on ac-
j count of one vote