Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-07-11
CURRENT OPINION.

Gov. Stewart, in the eve of his congress
sional service, is well filling the role of
Judge Poland in lS74-5, showing himself
a large-viewed statesman rather than the
politician of the day. His attitude on the
original package liquor business is only
ore of several recent instances where he
has exhibited creditable independence.
= BrattlebOrO Reformer.
New England savings bank statistics
do not look as if this section of the
country had been hopelessly blighted by
protection. The deposits in Maine aver
age S65.6S for every man, woman and
child of the population; in Vermont,
1914; in Connecticut, Sl57.3l; in Mass
achusetts, Sl57.3l; in Rhode Island,
Sl77.55, and in New Hampshire, Sl64.l9.
II Boston journal.
The first district congressional conven-
ton will be held to-day at Middlebury.
The nomination of Judge Powers seems
assured. The Rutland Herald has been
trying to convince people that fraud has
been practiced right and left in the inter-
est of the judge, but no one seems to
care what the Herald says. The fact is,
the Herald is too wild and unreliable, in
both its news and editorial columns, to
command even respectful attention.
MOntpeler W atcllllan.
The Rutland Herald claims to hold
conclusive evidence that the Middlebury
caucus was carried for Powers by pur-
chased votes. Well, it had tidal wave
of popularity for Judge Royce for COVER
nor on exhibition by means of kilograms
up to the the day of the convention,
when it suddenly ebbed out of sight. If
we remember correctly, not long ago it
/ h.. III. Il
because of its prohibitory law. If its
case is equally reliable, our readers will
knew just what to believe Newport
Express.
Reform always begins at the fountain
head. You can talk about legislative re-
form and economy, but it must and does
begin at home. Our representative
should be our representative. a MAORI
ty in each town selects a citizen to repre-
sent their wishes, ideas and opinions in
the general assembly. The representa-
tive doesn't always represent. a man Is
nominated and elected because "the
boys" or his old neighbors want to COM
pliment him, or else he has "seen"
enough TO make his calling and election
sure, and that settles it. He is glad to be
elected to represent" his town and with
his gripsack in hand he arrives at Mont
pelier. He doesn't quite know what is
going to become of him or what he is GO
ing 20 do, but he finds out these things
very soon. The lobbyists and the board
ing house keepers meet him at "the juno
tion" or elsewhere, size him up and work
him. They do it successfully, too. He
soon forgets all about home and mother
He writes back and tells the folks that it
is ''very pleasant" and that things are in
very nice running order. So they are,
but what has become of your "represen-
tative"? When he gets into the House
he takes his seat as a compendium of wis
dom, and the speaker begins to talk about
some things that are entirely beyond him.
He slides down further in his chair. He
subsidies. \ page gives him a printed
bill. He glances at it and hides 1t in his
desk. When the vote comes on it, he
votes with the largest crowd. He thinks
that must be right. Our idiotic legisla-
tion in the past few years is the result of
this system. If you want to send man
to Montpelier who will actually repre-
sent you, put him in training now.
II Hardwick Gazette.