Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-10-23

ell brought against Gladstone, when he
called him, "a sophistical rhetorician
inebriated by the exuberance Of his own
verbosity." Is this habit into which
legislators have grown wise one? Is
it necessary one? The citizen who
goes up 10 Montpelier during these
balmy autumn days to do little trad
ing, would find delightful recreation in
going up to the Capitol and listening two
or three hours TO sharp and pointed
speech from his member upon the iniq-
uity Of barbed wire fences. There is
room for eloquence even in the present
situation of affairs. 1t is not necessa-
rv for members to look at each other
in silence and watch the growth of
the r ears. There are measures COM
ing up continually that ought TO be
Grated upon. The question of boun-
ty upon foxes has far-reaching conse-
quences. There is not turkey or hen
or goose in the State that does not feel
concerned in tins matter There are
feuds between foxes and fowls reach
ing back to ancient days that can new
er be settled by statutory provisions.
Every one knows which must 90 TO the
wall in this age-long contest. Our
Thanksgiving privileges may be imper-
He'd through neglect to throw proper
safeguards around the weak as against
the strong. This is matter that af-
fects The long-being Of the Legislature
itself. for without a Thanksgiving we
could set no limits to its existence. The
rights Of foxes are to be considered.
They roamed over these hills long be-
fore the present Legislators or their la
Tiers were evolved from the dust of
preceding generations. They have an
cestral rights that should be guarded.
How 20 arrange so that our foxes and
hens aud turkeys can roam our fields
together with proper respect for, and
decorum towards, each other, calls for
a large measure of wisdom. il affords
themes for the eloquence of the rural
LEGISLATOR that cannot be surpassed by
any interest that gathers around our
great commercial centers. But this is
not the only matter opening door
which long pent-up eloqnence
may escape. The rights of dogs vs..
sheep. whether eats cm be counted as
and securely guarded during
the night watches, how to fill up our
back districts with children available
for school purposes, how to stop the
holes through which population leaks
out Of the State into all parts of the /
country, how to obtain the exactmeas-
nre of fish as they leap and dance m
the silvery streams. afford topics upon
which men Of ordinary wit can grow
eager and enthusiastic. Men of the
middle ages had fewer incentives TO the
of massive tones that offer
resting places for the dust OF these days.
a. things now look there will be no
book of delightful oratorical extracts
.nlled from the present for the amuse-
mont Of the future. This is not as It
should be. Few things would delight
Is more thanto hear Websterian ora
ion bv the member from Waybaek on
he number Of pounds in bushel OF ap-
lies fiji should ever be our privilege
q look down from the galleries upon
What is technically called the assembled
wisdom Of the State. it would afford US
mspeakable pleasure % hear something
more than member move to adjourn.
Such motion may be well enough but
he making of it is not just the thing
ve need by which to test the measure
f a mans abilitv. Wen, we do not
want too much talk, but give US lit
lie. Just enough to satisfy US that the
ourees of eloquence are not dried up
n these latter days. A few set speech
! might do away with an immense a
Mount Of quibbling.