Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-07-04

fences against female virtue, strikes at
the very foundation of society. IL has
never had any place in Vermont, and we
hope never will. II the laws are not suf-
fciently severe let them be made so, hut
no usurpation of the laws power by a
mob Should be advocated in Vermont.
IN COLD STORAGE.
T'rom the Randolph Herald.)
Tho guhcrnatorial question is in cold
storage just now. II will emerge when
Teddy and the Fish and Game League
strike hands.
A BOOM IN VERMONT INDUSTRY.
drrom the Brattlcboro Phoenix)
Tho marble quarries In Dorset, which
gave employment to several hundred
hands years ago. will soon become tho
centre of an important industry again.
Notcross Brothers the big contractors Of
Boston and Worcester, who secured con-
trol or the duarrics recently, were award
ed last week the contract for building the
public library building. to be erected IN
Bryant Park New York city. They will
receive 81, a66, 70G There were Ave bidders
and ono firm named price s77,pO0 lower
and another 100000 than the figures of
Norcross Brothers. but the architects Ia
vorcd the Dorset marble on tho ground
that 1t holds Its color, and Mayor Van
Nyck said he was disposed to be guided
by their adrice. The Dorset marble is 90
per cent pure carbonate Of lime.
WHAT ABOUT LAKE CHAMPLAIN.
G'rom the Barre Teiegram)
This Is the season when Vermont Is
sorry she hasn't got a seu coast
TWO BRANDS OF DEMOCRACY.
Now that the democratic party Is be-
ginning to see the error Of its ways. is for
saking the false gods of free silver and
populism and is returning to the faith Of
the fathers some Of the men Of Vermont
who can stand at the threshold and well
come home the husk-fed prodigals are w,
H. Dreamer Of Bethel, ". II. Childs of
l}rattleboro, i. NJ. Meldon OF Rutland, G.
a. llihbard of Burlington, Elisha May Of
ST. Johnsbury and Wells Valentine OF
Bennington. These are only a few Of the
many to be sure, but they are part OF a
little coteric Of the faithful who stood
abuse in 1896 for principles sake AL
bans Messenger.
The men named by the Messenger arc
entitled to great respect. Rut how about
the crow eaters who declared for gold
standard in the democratic State cOnvcn-
ton. and then tossed hats In air and made
the welltn rims with shouts for Bryan and
fire." silver after populsm had run away
with the Chicago convention of 1897
Rrattlcboro Phoenix.
HOME INVESTMENTS.
Quory-lf you haven't faith in your own
town. Its resources and possibilities why
should you imagine Il stranger is going to
have faith? And if the stranger cant be
filled with faith. drawn to the place con-
WINGED that he ought to come ana inVe
how is your town to grow In size. wealth
and Importance ?-1lardwick Gazette
This touches a tender spot. With limit
less opportunities awaiting the Investment
of capital in Vermont the men who have
money to invest have preferred sending ii
away for investment in schemes of which
they had no personal knowledge. II was
costly experiment but some Of them
have learned their lesson. so that Nor-
mont IS sending less money out to other
States than dozen years ago. Yet
gold mine or an oil field in some other
State or country seems more promising
than something at home and too many
calls are made on outside capitalists for
the development of enterprises. The New
port. f1ardwick and Montpelier railroad
for instance, offers such advantages to the
country through which IT will pass that
citizens and municipalities along the line
ought to raise the funds for its construr-
ton. Yet it will probably be built 10y for
ciSu capital-Montpelior Argus.