Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-10-29
WHAT BUSINESS?

The legislature is supposed to be
very wise and to have great authori-
ty, but really, what business has it
with the matter whether newspaper
publishers run their business on the
advance pay system or not? As we'll
might it be enacted that no merchant,
no farmer, no business man should do
business at all on the credit system.
This is a matter entirely with the
publisher and the subscriber. If he
chooses to let the subscriber have his
paper after the date of it's prepay :
ment, what right has his neighbor, or
the legislature to object? Those pub-
fishers who do this, and the list en-
braces large per cent Of the publish
ers in the State, believe it to be ad
vantageOus to them so to do. The
subscribers on the other hand who
prefer the advanced plan are perfect
ly free to adopt it and have all the
discounts, CLUB rate rights and advan-
tages offered for SO doing; those sub
scribers who find it inconvenient to
pay subscriptions on the day they ex-
pire, and who desire the non-i inter-
rupted continuance of the paper till
such time as they can reach the office
or find opportunity to send the mon
ey in, will not care to have the Solons
at Montpelier interfere with their
rights Or their conveniences. Such
subscribers as prize the paper and
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are not in funds, esteem it a privilege
to have the publisher wait till such
time as they have the money. We
look upon this move as an I'm ust and
arbitrary assumption of power, and
thing that is as impolitic as it is un
fair. It belongs solely with the pub
Usher and his subscriber.
The publisher must trust his arrear
age subscriber till he pays his dues, or
the subscrib er must trust the pub
Usher till he pays his subscriber in
papers. It must be credit matter one
way or the other.
On the whole, this little bit of advice
to the gentlemen who are tinkering It
the laws at Montpelier will commend
itself to most level-headed people
Let us pass around these wise sugges-
tions Of the Gazette, in hopes that they
will be needed by our legislators.
Don't repeal the ballot law. Sim
plify it and unwind some Of the red
tape from it, but don't deprive one
single town Of the benefit of it.
Give the state free text books at the
earliest possible moment
Don't weaken the fish and game |
laws If7any thing, strengthen them.
Compel wide tires on heavy wagons I
in proportion to the load drawn.
Don't monkey with the present
school laws. They are all right now
Leave them alone.
Do everything possible to promote
and compel good roads, but don't Gre
ate state board to spend large sal
airy without earning it.
Prevent appeals in cases where par
ties are proven to have sold ii iuor
In allowing them the, object of the law
is invariably defeated and brought in
to contempt. Allow women to vote in
to the taxes they pay. Do
not enforce taxation and refuse rep
Establish state board of pharmacy.
Compel insurance companies to pay
5he principal on which they collect
in case Of loss.
Keep off Tuberculosis boards" and
f necessary enact a law preventing
;he overlooking Of COWS, which causes
LII the trouble. t:~a a. All
II e-
> There is no ground for apprehen
sion that the bill providing for the
abolition of incorp grated school dis
,ricts will pass. It is favored only by
| few misguided theorists and some ..
Who are chronically jealous Of their ]
leighbors. Years of experience have
hown the excellence Of our Vermont
graded schools. They are the bull
Of our cvoton, No