St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-12-25
Bouquets for Our congressman.

The West can no longer boast of send
ing all the hustlers and wide awake re-
pubhcans to congress. Vermont has
promising eutry in the race. He is
David J. Foster of Burlington. He had
to hustle to get the nomination ahead of
a throng o Green Mountain statesmen,
when Judge Powers was retired alter
long service in the House, and be hasn
forgotten the habit now that his seat is
assured him. Mr. Foster is champion
ing higher salaries for rural delivery let
ter-carrlers, his district being one of the
foremost in the country in the number of
these routes II have difficulty in keep
ing my carriers" declared Mr.. Foster.
They all are res'gnng because the pay
is 50 small. These carriers must keep
two horses and $500 year for such ser
wees over the bully roads OF Vermont is
too little. l would paw c1rriers on
routes twenty miles long 500 the first
year and increase their salaries annual.
ly until 1t reaches 1000. | would re-
duce the cUmpensa ton one fourth tor
routes fifteen miles long and 50 on
down This active VermOnter is one OF
the most stalwart republicans of the
House, and enjoys tame as camp ign
stumper Washington Post, Dec. IS.
Vermont's delegation in the National
House OF Representatives has hereto ore
been noted for sterling worth, sound
sense, and political insight. new fea-
ture is now add,d since David J. Foster,
representative from the first district, h Is
gone to Washington. The CORRESPOND
ent OF the Boston Herald AYERS that
Foster will doubtless be pronounced
! the very handsomest man in the new
| congress" and goes on to describe his
personal appearance, etc. The same cor
respondent alIudes o Kittredge Haskins,
representative from this district as
"advanced in years, is of a serious cast
OF countenanCe, and is credited with lots
OF sense" The last named qualification
is just the one that Col Haskins' constit.
uents demand in their representative.
but ii may be added that he is veteran
OF the civil war, an eloquent speaker, an
able LAWYER, and typical Vermont gen.
tlemau,- Windsor J )urna
United States Senator Dillingham; has
only alrly begun his service in the upper
branch OF congress- yet he is already re-
cogn'zed as one OF he most promising OF
the younger members OF the senate, His
work on the committee of the District ot
Columbia at the last session won for
him the esteem OF the residents ofthe capt
} tai city, and he is president of the Wash.
? ington Society of Vermonters. Thai ht
Is Likely TO gain m1rked prestige during
the session now b,g gun is Indicated by
r tie following extract from he Washing
ton correspondents OF the B rston Tran
script, when cannot be regarded as pre-
t JUDGED one way or the o her:
= Senators Btveridge and Dillingham;
F., have come rapidly t. the front in tn,
committee on territories. George L
!, Shoup OF Idaho, was chairman last wear
= out he WAS not reelected. William
e. Sewell OF New Jersey, who comes next il
VI order, Is very III, and is not expected t.
do any work IN this session. Then cam
. on the old lists Carter and Thurstor
% who have both fallen by the wa, side
\ ana are serving Uncle Sam on the Louis
- ial purchase lair commission; then 70
lowed Kyle OF Sou h Dakota who die
[, last summ'r. This leaves Beverage an
II Dillingham; as he only surviving reuubl
e can members OF the old committee. an
N Beverage would naturally be it's ne
Chairman With three or tour territorit
l. clamorng for admission to statehood
m this committee will be an important or
t. this winter"
The most friendly relations exist b