St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-12-05
Current Press Comment.

II there is one man in the state of Yer
mont that deserves the hearty support
and good will of the farmers and all la
boring classes in the state it is w. !. Big
Glow OF Burlington. The pucky fight he
has made in the cause OF equalization in
taxation, almost alone, shows he has
metal of the right kind and the intere.t
OF justice at heart. If the farmers and
Justice'loving people of Vermont would
hasten to his aid the gross injustice of
making the farmers and working people
pay tax propottionately three times
greater than the railroads and other cor
porations would be rig ted and the bur
den Of taxation adjusted. All honor to
Mr.. Bigelow in his manly stand against
a gtievOus wrong and the unfinching
manner in which he meets the hired at
torneys of the corporations.-[G roton
Times.
The democrats of Vermont were recog-
nized by Gov. Stickney last week when he
nominated, subject to confirmation by
the Senate, Ernest Hitchcock of Pttsford
as a member of the board of agriculture,
and Frederick P. Carleton to be one of the
board of visitors to Norwich University.
The governors course in these instances
is commendable. However widely repub-
licans and democrats may differ on ques-
tions Of national policy there is no good
reason why he latter because they belong
to the minority party in Vermont should
be debarred from representation upon
state boards. The republican majority
should concede to the democratic minor
ity some share at least OF official appoint
ments. Gov. Stickney has done we'll in
the instances named Although repub.
lican himself, he is governor of all the
people of Vermont, and the example he
has set in designating two Of his fellow
citizens OF the democratic faith to occupy
places on two important boards will be
approved by all Vermonters whose vision
is not clouded by partisan prejudice
| White River Junction Landmark
The weekly payment bill was killed in
the Senate Friday. No measure in the
interests of the day laborer ever gets
through the Senate Barre Times.
The Caledonia county member of the
executive committee OF the old home week
association is Hon c. !. Bell of Walden
Me mbers of the executive committee will
have in hand the work of forming Local
associations The Gazette will guarantee
that Mr.. Bell will do his part thorough
ly; in every town in the county he should
meet with the hearty cooperation Of the
people Hardwick Gazette.
= Hon. Jonathan Ross is made chairman
of the railroad commission. Gov. Stick
ney could not have done better Hard
wick Gazette.
We are somewhat surprised ourseve
at this selection because heretofore, witt
i an occasional exception, the board O
= railroad commissioners has been mad
4 up OF politicians who have done goot
. work Tor SOMEBODY and in this way re
! ceived their pay. Gov. Stickney canno
!, be accused OF paying any political debt
n III this direction. The board is a goo(
one and If there is any virtue in the offic
=, 1T will be brought out by them Morris
vile News and Citizen.
The report of the railroad commission
L this year contains several good sugges
-" tons towards making it OF some use, b,
p increasing its jurisdiction rather than it
powers, extending the railroad laws q
the state over street and electric rail
ways, so far as possible by giving tn
board authority to establish cattI
o passes and to change the location G
E. depots and approaches order, due motto
J. and hearing wherever necessary, b
i amending the law SO as to enable it t
10 cooperate with the interstate commissio
r and the boards of other states, to bette
It secure the purposes Of this kind of leei,
d latlon, and by fixing the terms Of offic
so that not more than two of thrt
I terms shall expire in any one year. Di
10 these most moderate recommendation
le also bring down Charley Wilds to viii
w per to the governor that men VIII
would be guilty OF them must go? An
" how they all went Brattleboro K
re former.