Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-05-22
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
Sen. Mccullough the Benefactor Whom
Old Soldiers Should Remember.

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| Old Soldiers Should Remember.
To the Editor of The Free Press:
! Over $4,000 people assembled at Indian
apolis on the 18th of May to witness the
| unwilling of a soldiers and sailors Inonu-
mont that had been erected by the State
of Indiana at n cost of $500 900.
| Vermont has no monument of this kidd.
but the nearest approach to II Is to he found
in the Soldiers Home at Bennington. the
establishment Of which was made possible
by the efforts and liberality of Gen. John
G. Mccullough and his family
Every old soldier in the State of Yer
mont should work day and night until the
caucuses are held for the nomination of
the benefactor of their unfortunate COM
rades to be governor of Vermont.
OLD SOLDIER.
A SUGGESTION TO FARMERS.
To the Editor of The Free Press
IF the farmers of Chittenden county are
in earnest in regard to the improper I d.
| m.nstration of the cattle law they will
| nominate the Hon w. W. Higbee for send
| tor. They will nominate two men who can
do them some good, even though they both
come from ST. George
FARMER
CALLS 1T OPINION NOT FACT.
To the Editor of the Free Press :
| Mr.. J. II. Hills, director of the Expert
fnent Station in reply to my communca-
ton of the 18th inst says in the heading
''misstatements 80 corrected-not MAIN
tained by the State" and after quoting
from the article, goes on to say the reliable
informatio desired was published in bull
letin A. in July 1891 and further on says,
the Experiment Station is supported by
| National and not by State grant. My
understanding was that the Experiment
station was State property and managed
ny officials of this State and supported by
both state and National funds. l did not
say it was supported BY State grant.
said, that I'm view of the expense to the
people of the state" Mr.. Hills does not
and cannot say the Experiment Station
has been no expense to the people OF the
state, he could not say that broadly of
| the United States navy and with much
less justification in this case. The princi
pal misstatement seems to be that had
net read his bulletin AZ of July 1894 Since
then have read it, | find it an extended
argument by J. l.. Hills and F. A. Rich.
! V S. NJ. D., in favor of the tuberculin
test. would Ike to have known what
would have become of those cattle killed
ut the Experiment Station II they had been
quarantncd and let nature take its course,
but they we're killed and in place OF fact
derived from experiment we have opinion.
My object and purpose in writing that
commune dtlon was political and not per
sonal. | feel as II am entirely within my
rights in criticising the pubic acts of any
officer or institution, whether State or ma
tional.
HENRY ROOT,
Wiliston. May 16, 1902.
TUBERCULOSIS AGAIN CONSIDERED
To the Editor of the Free Press:
ANY one can we'll afford to read the care
fully considered communication of Henry
Root Of Williston in your issue of Wednes-
day on the constitutional and legal ques-
| lions connected with cattle killing by the
State board of agriculture. 1t was my
! contention from the outset that the opera
tions of the board of agriculture were out
side of constitutional rights, and that an
injunction should have been had agains,
them Immediately they commenced
the slaughter Of Williston cattle. l have
never doubted but it could have been done
although some Of the lawyers denied that
the right existed
I The way to modify" dangerous dog
J is to kill him. The way to modify" this
; dangerous conglomeration of acts and
amendments Of acts that we dominate
the cattle killing law is to kill the whole
business-wipc the law creating the State
board of agriculture and this delegation
to them of judicial powers from the stat
ute books Clean II all out, and II it be-
comes necessary to have sumptuary laws
let them be drawn In conformity to the
constitution. Let the constitutional rights
, or private property be recognized Let us
have no more State boards to accuse, try
condemn, exterminate according to their
own will. Let us say to the State board OF
agriculture-you shall no longer pipe unto