The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-10-19


lage whether incorporated or not. The OBJ
ject and animus Of this bill and Its mission
in life Is not quite clear.
without any reference to the merits or
dement's OF license, high low or medium, /
wish to call attention to the following from
yesterdays Free Press
"Suppose the advocates Of high license
get list OF all the manufacturers OF Yer
mont who are willing to make public their
belief that an open saloon opposite the en-.
trance OF their manufacturing plants would
aid their business, or list OF manufacture
ers who will come to this State to settle in
business II such q condition be granted
them"
The introduction OF petitions from the
ladies asking that they may be given rep
resentation on the board of trustees Of the
State insane asylum and Industrial School,
directors Of the State Prison and House Of
Correction and Supervisors OF Insane began
with a rush yesterday, and Senator Blodg-
EFT introduced a bill enlarging these boards
to accommodate lady member each. There
seems to be no good reason why this should
not be done, and such legislation might be
happy solution of the suffrage issue.
Why not compromise the matter in that
way2
The joint committee on the House OF Cor
rection will make an "official visit" to the
House of Correction, taking with them not
more than thirty members as guests. 1t
will unquestionably be "a most enjoyable
social OCCASION" and they will undoubtedly
find and report everything all right.
The gentleman from St. Adams created
breeze yesterday by the introduction OF
bill by request prohibiting any man from
serving as sheriff OF any county for more
than two terms OF two years, either by cleo.
ton or appointment, and making 1t apply
to present incumbents. This is about as
radical and startling an innovation and
would be ~ sweeping in its consequences
as any legislation that is likely to be pro.
posed.
According to petition introduced by Mr..
Ballard Of Georgia, 1876 legal voters of the
town Of Tunbridge wish to have Mr.. Allen,
the returned member, continue to represent
them. This number of names should have
some weight
Most OF the members didn't care much
about having their pictures in group on
the Capitol steps yesterday, but when the
operator got his gatling in position he found
most of the members before him. Such is
human nature.
Agents of the New York Sentinel,
weekly publication devoted to religious
freedom were distributing copies of that
periodical around the Hobbies yesterday. A
marked article on Vermonts Sunday law
contained the following:
"rhere are in the State of Vermont nearly
six hundred Christian people, who have the
reputation of being earnest and consistent,
who read the Word OF God that "the
seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy
God" instead of the first. They also be-
lieve that the Word of God teaches that it
is wrong to give to any other day than the
Sabbath, the sacred character of the Sab
bath, by abstaining from both labor and
amusements. They also believe that it is
wrong to pay fines for exercising their right
OF opinion, instead of conforming to the
opinions of others as to which day is the
Sabbath or Lords day.
The Sabbath laws of Vermont il enforced
would place every one of these six hundred
Christian people in prison as criminals, for
doing what the Declaration of Rights in the
constitution of the State declares they have
"a natural and inalienable right to do, in
regulating their worship of God in accord
ance with their own opinion of his require
ments.
The Declaration of Rights and the Sab
bath law of Vermont directly antagonize
each other. If the position of one is true
the other is absolutely false, and consis-
tency would demand that either one or the
other be abolished"
The nominating and seconding speeches
yesterday afternoon previous to the vote
for Senator were entirely devoid OF OratOri-
cal embellishment-if except that of the
gentleman from Derby, who threw few
small boquets--and were held down to a
"
opinion. The gentlemen from Bennington
and Bradford did themselves credit in
nominating and seconding Mr.. Maloney,
respectively, and, in all, the remarks were
very brief, plain and to the point. But
fear that there is oratory yet uncorked.
A young man who has won success in his
chosen profession and a prominent and
honored place before the people by native
ability, energy and hard work, and who is
now in the midst of his usefulness, should
not be officially annihilated and his work
discredited and embarrassed only because
he has incurred the displeesure OF people
who could not run" him. Mr.. Duaton is
being used by Mr.; Stones enemies to en-.
compass his downfall, as pure matter OF
private malice, and I do not think the
scheme will work.
1t is whispered that a raid to uproot the
cattle commission is to be inaugurated.
Are not the benefits received from the
work Of the quarantine sufficient to pre-
serve its life?
About thirty representative dairymen of
the State were in the city yesterday, and
and Prof. ]. L. Hills, committee Of the
State Board Of Agriculture, on various tests
in their specially.
Gov. Smith has said that he proposed to
appoint the next board of Agriculture some
day this week, and it may be expected any
time. The Governor has been inclined to
reduce the membership from eight to posi-
bly, six, but may not conclude to do so. In
any event. some changes may be looked for.
Col. Emery of Chelsea explains his bill
amending the ballot law so that justice
ballots should be distinguished by being
printed on tinted paper, by the fact that
1t often happens that voters for other Off
GERS, notably town Representative, are
placed by mistake in the justice box and
the blunder Of course is not discovered I'M
| til after the Representative vote is de-
clared. The Colonel's bill entirely RENE.
| dies a most serious evil, and 1t should Ger.
tainly pass.
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