Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-05-22


men to dance this dance Of death.
This position can be taken by the dele
gates In the coming county. convention,
and 1t seems the right one. This is a time
for acting. and the dairymcn of the county
can thus place their great demands before
the State. Ours should be the contention
OF every county in the State They may
rot have been hard like us. but similar
possibilities exist. Our interests are com
mon. IF we cannot have conservative
| executors. the laws must themselves bo
conservative. Let our demand be, the
constitutional right Of private property.
w. w. HIGBEE.
Charlotte, VT, May II. 1902.
c. w. BROWNELL ON COUNTY ISSUES
To the Editor of the Free Press.
Referring to certain communications TO
the two burlington newspapers written in
spirit of hostility to the candidacy of
the Hon c. w. Erownell for State senator
am prompted to write word in reply,
for | am an old friend. Tho limitations
or charges are, In substance. first that he
has been favored by the people of Chit
tcnden county with office too much al
ready; second, that he is not surely for
Dillingham; for United States senator:
third. that he is not sound on the question
of the statute relating to bovine tubercu-
losis.
Mr.. Brownell was elected assistant Soc
rotary by the State Senate and without
opposition, was promoted to the place IF
secretary If there had been any contest
there would not have been the slightest
chance FOR the success of his opponent In
these positions Mr.. Brownell received en-
ploymcnt for about seven weeks. once in
two years. For sixteen years, these were
the only public offices held by him, save
that of States attorney for one term.
He was elected secretary of state by the
frecmen of Vermont and whatever COM
pensaton he got he earned.
lie was practically forced. against his
WILL to run for the place of alderman of
BURLINGTON to fill out an unoxpired term
and was reelected by large ma jority in
close ward. He was urged to run again
and positively declined. So whenever he
has served his constituents it is because
they wanted him and he has never asked
for or filed county Office but once.
He is a personal friend of Senator Dilling-
ham, Is for him now without reserve, and
always has been las Dillingham; knows ana
everybody else
His views upon the statue "rela ting to
the preservation Of cattle etc, have lccn
stated by him definitely IN public print
They accord with the prevailing sontin ont
among farmers. They are, in substance.
am authorized by him to say-frst, that
there should be no compulsory test Of
the Legislature determines otherwise, the
State should pay full appraised value for
animals condemned and killed.: second.
that some modified form OF the law might
be continued for the benefit of cattle own
ers voluntarily asking for test whenever
one is demanded by persons or corpora
tons with whom they do business.
It may be added that Mr.. Brownell was
born on n Williston farm, which he has
carried on since the death of his father in
|
cur candidate may be expected to reflect
the sentiments of his brother farmers as
well as the average political correspon-
dent from the city.
ROBERT ROBERTS.
r. s. PECK FOR SENATOR.
To the Editor Of the Free Press:
] see there are n number of candidates
up for senator. Some have official eXrcr-
fence and others have not. I see the name
of the Hen. H. S. Peck mentioned. Mis-
experience in political Office has been such
as to 1T him for the position and his LEGAL
talent would be a great help. enabling lin
to take action in bills brought up Def re
the Senate when one not having a los gal
education would not be able to take such
action on a measure under considera On
| as their constituents would wish they had.
SENATOR.
Tuberculin Test for Tuberculosis More
Reliable Than the Bnbcck Test for
Cream.
To the Editor of the Free Press
In tuberculosis again considered" Mr..
| liigbee gives us his final conclusion as to
the best way to get rid of the board. THE
way to modify n dangerous dog Is to kill
him" He does not leave us in any doubt
as to how he feels toward the board. It
/ -, i A..
present board to repeal all the laws that
We have in regard to this infectious and
COnta gioUs disease. 4 great many people
and | presume majority Of the people
that are best informed believe the disease
has been communicated from animals to
man in a great many cases. ! presume Mr..
Tiigbee does not believe that human lives
are in danger but a man does not need 10
know half as much as he does to know that
such disease ought not to be left to worl,
| IT'S own way among the live stock of the
state. | think he would Concede this If he
knew of some other sure way Of getting
| ! id of the board Can it be that he really
believes that the Governor and President
| Ruckham and the active members of that
board really want to njure the farmer.
and dairymen," that he writes for. lie
seems to think that they are perfect mon
sters and that they enjoy nothing else sc
well as killing" 1t is hard to convict Il
man of n crime unless there is a motive
back Of 1t and if these are honorable ant
intelligent men there is no possible reason
for their doing such things. And ther
there is hope for the farmers and dairy
men" if the law should not be repealed for
We shall soon have n new governor and
perhaps a new board throughout
| The aim of the present law Is good anc
only good and it will be difficult to improve
1t much. Without the compulsory test II
would not furnish any adequate protection
to the people of the state. The ignorant
and vicious might keep as many sick COWS
as they please and sell their milk, and but
ter as they please. 1t costs large sun
to carry out the provisions of the present
Law. and it would not pay to have a board
if they had no power to protect the people
Some Of tho writer's say that the farmers
! in this state can do as they please and they
appeal to them as a class to look out fol
themselves. ! am happy to say. that there
il no need of any class legislation at all
Bovine tuberculosis Is n common enemy tc
all of our people and the merchants and
business men seem to be quite as willing
TO bear their share of the expense of COM
! batting 1t in any reasonable way as the
| farmers are Notwithstanding this draw
! back the state seems to be reasonably
prosperous and so far as l know there is
not much fault found with the law except
by the farmers and dairymen" that MIR
IIigbee writes for.
| see that some OF the office seekers arc
bidding for the vote Of the farmers anC
dairymen." and suppose he must have
large following but ! have received a letter
from one man down there that has had {