Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-07-03

ability. lie Is a polished gentleman,
graceful speaker, and will fulhl all obliga-
lions devolving upon him az governor with
credit to the commonwealth.
THE RAILROAD AND THE WOMEN.
(From the Louisville Courier Journal)
The Pennsylvania railroad company has
issued this soulless and dcspotic order:
"All trainmen, gatemen and ticket ex-
aminers in charge of the Jersey city exits
will stop all persons from exchanging
kisses upon the arrival and departure OF
trains In this station. This order must be
rigidly enforced"
Must It? The Pennsylvania railroad Is
a mighty corporation, but II will be in
teresting to see what 1t can do about 1t
when a woman makes UP her mind that
she will.
Why Clement Would Be Unwise to
Risk What He Has Won by Boiling.
Vrom the Vergennes Enterprise)
Mr.. Clement has proven himself a good
politician and good politician is never
guilty of discounting his future when tenn
porarily checked. Had his delegates kept
their heads and their seats, he would have
firmly established himself in the arena Of
state politics as a potential element. equip
ped with an organization, dignifed with
a prestige earned at the lannon's mouth
so to speak. and well able to demand con-
sideration at the hands of the Republican
party.
As it is, his unqualified support of the
ticket printed at the head of this page
is the only proceeding that can secure to
him even measure Of the advantage gain
cd by the recent canvass. Any talk of bolt
ing is for effect. with the idea of keep
ing ON guessing" Mr. Clement on an in
dependent platform has only one issue;
that he ought to have been nominated at
mi traAI t,s- q
a slogan that would hardly result In his
election. He has secured what he avowed-
~ set out to secure a high license, local
option plank in the platform. Now we call
on him to fnlhll his pre- convention pledges
and support the choice Of his party.
We do not think Mr.. Clement will bolt
In the convention. He promised to abide
by Its result no later than the day before.
and, when all is said and done. what can
he expect to gain by boiling? He's got
his platform, got his prestige; he has moth
ing To gain and everything to lose by bolt
Ing. For he would certainly get a proper
trimming If he did.
THE GOvERNORSuIP SITUATION
Ffom the Randolph Herald)
The next legislature will unquestionably
follow the Injunction laid upon it by the
late convention. An act will be framed,
passed. and submitted to the voters pro-
Niding for high license-local option. And
VIC say here and now that such an act. If
ratified. ought to be the liquor legislation
of the state. This does not imply that we
should support local option before the vot-
ers but that when their will Is ascertained
II should govern. We believe thoroughly
in referendum on this subject.
The caucus plank came as an incident
OF the recent canvass, wherein the urgent
need OF such regulation was apparent to
ALL The legislature has been dilatory in
not giving us such a law before and It
will now doubtless obey the mandate. The
credit for this part Of the platform goes
to Clement, as the prime pusher for it,
In fact. Clement got everything he want
ed at the convention except the nomina
ton. His followers should have been en-
tirely satisfied with the substantial tri-
imph of the principle for which they con-
tended. They could not possibly command
votes enough to place Clement at the head
Of the ticket Though they doubtless had
some reason to complain Of the treatment
accorded them in the convention, they
gave the provocation themselves. and were
not justified in leaving the hall.
To run Clement now as an independent
in opposition to n platform that his chief
representative accepted in the convention
would be absurd. 1t might even result in
a bad setback to his beloved local option
principle. for men might become impatient
with movement that showed no dlsposi-
ton to be satisfied with entire acceptance
by the party. but sought to have every
thing its own way. for personal or frlvol-
GUS reasons There is no excuse or justifi-
cation for an independent movement, and
If Mr.. Clement exercises his usual good
Judgment he will not make 1t.
As one OF Mr. Proctor's supporters we
regret that the nomination could not have
come to him. but such are the fortunes Of
politics. He made clean and creditable
canvass, and for it he deserves high re-
gard Mr.. Proctor is yet young man, AMI
the worthy ambition that this year is de-
MED him may come in the future.
CLEMENT FLAYED JONES.
From the Nergennes Enterprise)
The most excruciating joke OF the cam
ratgn was peri etrated by the infammatory
Joe c. Jones of Rutland at the insurgent
meeting in Montpelier Thursday night.
After stampeding two-thirds of the Glenn
emit delegates and losing his head complete
~ in the afternoon he called on the in
surgents to be calm,
1t would be interesting to know Just
what Mr.. Clement said to the Hon. Joseph
c. Jones when he found out all the cir
cumstances of the theatrical walk-out.
CRITICISM EASIER THAN CONSTRUC-
TION.
Orrom the Bellows Falls Times)
The local option enthusiasts are throw
ing their hats high and shouting very
They say that the adoption of the
referendum plank by the republican State
convention sounds the death knell of pro.
hibition. They think tho people will make
short work of the prohibition law once
they get it. This, however is the enthu-
siasm Of untried strength. The license
c IN Of IL