Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-11-24
EDITORIAL NOTES.

EDITORIAL NOTES.
Let those who can turn from cusslne
the legislature to gnawing turkey. We
are not all provided with the latter
but the former is the precious right o.
every freeman.
OF late, the evidence taken before
the army investigating commission has
been of more discriminating nature
concerning the officers and official
management. The trend of the report
is still problematic.
Gov. Woodbury. succeeded in keep
ing Peck's expenses down to about
half the amount of preceding and fol
lowing administrations. 1t took q
good deal of avoirdupois on the safety
valve to accomplish this result.
Harvard has at last won football
game over Yale and her joy knows nc
bounds. BY her Yale and Pennsyl-
vania victories, Harvard can justly
claim precedence among the colleges
this year. She has great team.
We say it not in unkindness, but in
truth, that the two-cent mileage bill
was aided in its passage by the popu-
lar feeling that exists on the west side
of the state on account of the arbitrary
course of the Rutland railroad con-
corning this class of tickets.
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Gen. Grout has contributed $500 to
the fund for a Dewey testimonial, with
the express stipulation that it is to be
used for the construction of dewey
Hall, for Norwich University and for
nothing else. Gen. CIRCUITS response
is generous, timely and sensible. May
the good work go on.
In '96 there were two candidates for
the Republican nomination for gov
ernor of Vermont. One of them Sc
cured the prize by very narrow mar
gin. The thought will recur, if the
other one had won would he have
80. KID Pecks extravagancies and
gone him several worse besides
There was fine and timely sarcasm
in the bill introduced at the pages
mock session Friday evening, provid-
ing that the poor farmers Of the state
should be assessed for the purpose of
aiding the millionaires of other states
who might locate in Vermont. 1t was
a palpable hit at Coy. Smiths pet pro-
iect.
This is a poor year to propose the
of new state offices, as those
persons learned who were pushing the
project of an encouragement and in
surance commissioner. 1t begins to
look as if officials are rather more
dangerous to the state than highway
men and the fewer we have to watch
the better.
In 90, McKinley's majority in the
electoral college was 95. This year
he states carried by the Republicans
nave total of 1913 more electoral votes
than those carried by the Democrats.
The popular vote, howeve, based on
he aggregate vote for Congressman
throughout the country, shows Re-
publican less from two years ago.
Rev. Evan Thomas, for some years
editor of the Ludlow Tribune, has
purchased an interest in the Essex
newspaper syndicate and will
assume editorial charge. With Lynn
Hayes hustling on the outside and
With Bro. Thayer's shadow lowering
,ver all. the Junction will speedily |
brow off the obloquy cast on it by
helps immortal lines.
Quartermaster-General Gilmore's ex-
lenses for ten years were only $4,000 |
n all and these were authorized Dy
tatute. Gen. Peck's were $4,000 in
he past two years and not authorized.
md who is there that will contend chat
fillmore was not of more real service
0 the state in six months than Peck
yer WASP There are few Gilmores
nd, thank heaven, few Pecks.
Gen. Peck left Montpelier last week
the blare of trumpets and the