The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-26

The st. Adams Messenger has received
more or less satisfactory replies from eight
of the thirty Senators-elect to whom it sent
Undergraduates as to what subjects most
needed legislative action Senator-elect
DeBoer OF this city evidently has clear and
decided ideas on the subject. He says:
vermont ought to send Dillingham; to
the Senate; put the burden of proof on the
high license men; increase the provision
for State insane; give better regulation to
the primaries inspect the status of its nor
NAL schools; strengthen the working means
of its board of agriculture; provide more
convenient bonding for the administrators
of estates; repair its State House environ
ment; pass any practical legislation in
favor OF improved public health, and coun-
try highways, and reduce private legisla
ton to minimum"
This is certainly pretty good platform,
and assures the fact-which didn't require
assurance-that Mr.. DeBoer is OF the stuff
OF which valuable public servants are made.
The dissatisfied taxpayer is having his
innings at Bennington. He says:
1.-THE way the taxpayers money goes in
this village is illustrated in the new piece OF
road on Depot street. For the satisfaction
OF some one, or to convince some kicker
that piece of roadbed has been made wholly
of crushed hard heads, when any fool
Yes, "any fool" knows how TO run ho-
tel, newspaper or how TO build highway,
but the trouble Is that many sensible people
don't understand these subjects as they
should. II they knew more, they would ad-
NIT that they knew less.
The Bennington Banner clears the polit-
ical air in its county AZ follows
"Of the seventeen town representatives
elected in Bennington county, fourteen are
Republican, one Is classed as Independent
Republican, and two are Democrats. On
the senatorial question 10 is probably true
that twelve are for Dillingham;, two for
Grout, one Democrat may be for Prouty in
the final vote or second choice, and two are
unknown quantities as to this issue. With
two Senators instructed, and twelve Repre-
sentatives Bennington county has done her
share toward electing Ex-Governor billing
ham"
The Banner indeed has right to feel the
thro bbings of pride in its manly bosom.
Gov. Elect Stickney tells me that he has
in mind to appoint his staff of permanent
material, with view 20 their being used
by his successors. This is ON the same
principle as the manufacture OF side judges
OF Eastwood and affixing them permanent
ly to the bench, as was suggested by wag
in Legislature not many years ago. The
Governor evidently regards the idea OF
staff turned out by lathe as measure OF
economy, as they could be taken out and
busted off whenever their Services" were
in demand, and when not in use could be
stored. Future Governors could decorate
them to suit their taste, and in this way
everybody would be happy except the real
live applicants for such positions.
The iconoclast OF the Lamoille Ne,os and
Citizen thus cuts loose
why wouldn't it be good thing for the
coming Legislature to abolish the State
board Of railway commissionersV III any
body can tell what II accomplishes, other
than furnishing job for some favorite fell
lows, we should like to know"
Good landl