The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-07
.l III man 4 journal
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ARTHUR ROPES. General Editor.

ARTHUR ROPES. General Editor
THE Bo.ton Herald 8 a modern Saul
OF Tarsus. BhLd with mugwumpery
and petsecutng the Il gllsh language
in it's seeking after adt quate u.terance
of its adherence of jngoes and lis OPP.
position to "imperiallsm," in this mid
dsy hour of the stttl, ment of the issues
OF the war with Span the Herald has
seen the light of putllc opinion, above
about it and has heard the voice of the
people demanding that the countries
released from Spanish oppression shall
be taken under the protection of the
American fl " aud star led on the high.
way to civlnz ,tion and political free
dom. The Herald has found it hard
indeed "to kick against the pricks," aud
in an article enti ! d GWise Conserva-
tism," republIshed on this page, it has
shown that 1t is mot dlsobedient unto
the heavenly VISION" and is doing works
meet for patriotism. Ii is rather 100
much to hope that it's co.lsborers in
mugwumpism will, in this respect, imi-
tate the example of This Heraldic Saul.
IN current comment on the doings
~ ha I r;o al tn. g 10
times referred to as nUu.representa-
tive body. o. the contrary the Senate
Is the representative branch OF the
Legislature. Senators are spportioned
on the basis OF populations; Represeu-
taives on ba-is of ind. lutte aud un.
equal areas of dirt-and some of the
dirt adheres to its representatives. The
Republic An princill, prevails in the
constitution OF the Senate; no political
prir ciple at all in that of the House.
The nate justified its creation at the
recent session. 1t was the balance
wheel of a wild and erratic political
machine. 1t deserve, praise and hon.
or for standing up to the House in the
matter of the anti-board Of agriculture
rider tackled on TO the appropriation
bill. 1t saved the tuberculosis law and
the board OF agriculture, and for this
important service will be held in CRATE
full remembrance. We believe the
Senate was representative in fact as
well as principle, du ing the late SEES.
sion. We should have a nigh Y poor
opinion o. the peopl of Vermont if the
truth were otherwise.
CIT ia one OF the mysteries OF the 10 h
century that the American people will n-
sist on being hum hugged,' sa,s Jack Harris,
in sp-akinR of trading stamp stores. Con.
dnning he we'll asys," etc, etc.
The foregoing is from the Windsor
Journal, reproducing a loo article
from the Montpelier DAILY JOURNAL.
Reference to the matter is here made
10 III istrate practice of certain State
newspapers in giving credit, or avoid
ing credit, for articles copied from
other papers. II, for example, the
WATCHMAN reprints an article, local or
editorial, from the Windsor Journal.
credit is properly given only to the
Windsor Journal, never to some person
who it assumes or guesses may have
held the pen, and the offense is greatly
aggravated by the omission of the
name of the paper from which the arti-
Gle is taken. A publisher buys the
services of writer or reporter.
What that individu writes and is pub.
lished in the paper is the property of
the paper, to it credit ought to be given
and to it b.lDngs the glory or infamy,
whichever it my be, of the publcs.
ton. The outsider is not always sure
of the authorship of articles that appear
in a paper, and is not concerned with
the authorship. He is liable to guess
wrong, or TO jump to conclusions, as
did the Windsor Journal in the case in
question. The authorship of staff arti-
Cles. editorial or otherwise, is never
rightly subject Of personal mention,
but The name of the paper always. If
signed article is published the name
of the writer in such a paper is the
proper form of credit. Justice and
courtesy, in this matter of newspaper
credit, ought always to be observed.
IN the article, "a Legislative Rob
Roy" printed on the third page of this
pape-, from the DAILY JOURNAL of
December l, these words occur: "The
presiding oflicer took no note of the de-
fiAnce of the constitution and the laws
of the State and the sffront to its peo-
ple." La justice to Speaker Haskins it
should be explained that he was not in
the chair of the presiding Off ;er-a cir
cumstance unknown to the editor when