Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-03-24
The Democratic BOSE Must Go.


From the Brattleboro Reformer. dem
Mr.. Atkins, as every one knows, is "a man
incapable of temperate and courteous argu-
ment. TO disagree with him is to be abused
like pick pocket. 1t is 80 with republicans
unless there is financial object otherwise. 1t
has been so with democrats ever since the
ugly Breckenridge split in 1850 to the pres
ent day, and the result has been an accu-
mutation of antagouistns, necessary to some
extent with any newspaper and multiplied
many times over by The peculiar paper he
conducts. which, because of the position he
persists in holding, all operate against the
interest OF the party, not only repellng new
recruits, but constantly driving our own mon
into retirement and inactivity dssatis-
faction. Painfully was this illustrated with
the use of the patronage under the last
democratic administration. The settlement
of almost every postoiiice case bred a row.
| Because the result OF all this has been to
keep the party at q staadstil in Vermont,
while on every side, cas-, ives and south, 1t
has been growing to Il majority, the demo-
Gratis Of the State are 81 last Urodsed to
belief that change must be compelled.
| They have for years hoped t. see it come
pleasantly by the retirement OF Mr. Atkins,
as lie has so often promised, and ROW they
are determined to wait no longer.
The Windham County Court House.
To the Editor of the Free Press;
The following iton in reference 20 the
| Wndham County Court house appeared in
one Of your late issues:
| NJ. II. Alexander has returned from attend
! ing the opening otWndbauC ountyCourt in the
| Old church or meet n house at Newfane, which
| has been transformed bu. little. ( any. The
! court sits in the pl.ptt amt common board IA
| Dies supply the attorneys wants Itis proua-
! uly the most aut!quatol aAd iAcouven entity
| arranged court house IN iAe United states;
| Nlndnam county howcvcr, Is able to have and
| viii soon have a better one.
1t is tru. that Mr.. Alexander has been in
tho court house at Newiane on one day or
more during the present session OF the
County Court. That is the only statement
in the above item that is tue. All the rest
is complete fabrication.
The first court house IN its present loca-
zion WAS built in 1925, at a cost of about
$40, 600. In 1854 it was thoroughly repaired
or rebuilt at an additions! cost of $l3, 900.
| Other repairs and improvements have since
been made, and the cost van. OF the build
ing, reckoning nothing for the site is about
SO, 600 To replace it in lis pre- BIT local
ity would cost a very mucl larger sum on
account of the increased value of building
material aud labor. The house is now in
cool condition, convenient, suitable, and
sufficient for all the purposes for which it. is
Designed. 1t is artistlcauy beautiful, and
haruoniles with the grounds and the sur
rounding landscape Al the time it was re-
built in lsJi II was said to have been the
finest court mouse IN the state, tholgu it is
probable there may have been others that
cost more. 1t is situated in beautiful
park, comprising several acres IN the
center of the village. There is a foun-
tain, supplied with pure water from
spring OF a neishborlnG hill, on the grounds
fronting the baking. Equally conmcdious
and beautiful grounds IN Burlington or
BratttIeboro, if they could be had at any
price, would cost a very large sum of
money. \ buiidlng equally as good an /
convenient for It's purpose, inciuIing grounds
oil equal extent aud htusss for the site OF a
court house, could not be had in either of
these places for 3lOOOOJ.
The item states that the County Court of
Windham county is held in al "old church
or meeting house which has BEEN trans
formed little if any
The language implies doubt whether any
change has been made to adapt the old
church to lite present use. But the further
statement that 1.-THE court Sis in tho pull
pitt seems to favor the belief that there has
been none. On the other hand, the "boar /
tables at which the lawyers sit, being
Father unusual pieces of church furniture
may be taken to justify the modifying
phrase "lttle, if any"
The words OF your informant also leave
the reader in doubt whether the OLD church
is not still principally used for its original
purpose, aud whether tho judge, who ''sIts
III the pulpit" alternates with the priest ac-
coroiug to the nature of the services
The actual court house at Newfane, not
the bogus Old church OF the romancer.
which, it is needless to say, never had any
existence, has, beside the principal room in
which the court is held, a large grand inry
room, two waiting rooms-one above and
one Lelow--a petit jury room, gallery, halls,
closets, etc The tables are the kind in com
mon use for writing tables in offices and
public buildings.
The little story OF tho old church and
court in the pulpit, which the FREE PRESS
had been told, has AL evident purpose ii
is preliminary to a renewal of tho ATTEMPT
which has been several times made. but
always with disastrous failure, (the chicke
having invariably died In lue SHELF to ge,
an act Of the Legislature changing the shire
to Brattleboro. A large number of leadinz
cltZsns even in Brattleboro, arc opposed &C
the scheme, and not more than Ave out Of
20 members OF the Legislature from Wind
ham county have ever been known to favor
it. MARSHALL y. HOWE.
} Newfane, March II.