Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-02-13
WHAT OUR NEIGHBORS SAY.
Political Independence in Vermont
Railroads and Politics.
Trom the Rutland News.)

zeus of the State are timely and attract
attention The contest is well open and
will absorb considerable thought and effort
upon the part OF Vermcnters for the few
months between now and the State re-
publican convention which will settle the
rivalry, next June.
There are some Inaccuracies Of fact that
should be corrected in Il correspondents
communication. He refers to General Man
accr Hays as British subject. Mr.. Hays
is an American-an American hustler the
British who own the Grand Trunk rail-
way system have attracted across the Dor
dcrs to build up and manage their gteat
property He is an American citizen IN all
his political syn pathies.
People generally agree that the pubica-
tion of Mr.. Hays's letter to Or. Wcbh was
n blunder--from whatever standpoint
viewed. 1t Is believed that it was pr-
Nato communicable and should have becn
so regarded Whcr the correspondent as
sumos that the Central Vermont officials
and ernploycs would only be neutral rs
between DR.. Webb and Gen. Mccullough.
both being directors of the railroad. 1T Is
only an assumption. The letter does not
say SO. The fact probably is that Mr..
HaNa only wished 1t undo rstood that there
We ld I've no prCssrre brought TO bear en-
employees as to how they should vote-lhat
they would vote freely for whomsocN"r
they wished Closely following the pubi-
ger r. :. Logan of tho Central Vermont
system plainly anne unced that he should
vote for Sen. Mccullough, because DIR.
Webb controlled the road that was their
most annoying rival-the Rutland railroad
system. The fact probably is That II MIR.
Hays had written n letter he irtendci
should be made public he would have left
unsaid some things in the Webb letter
would have made 1t plain that the rail-
read would take no par, in the guS"rna-
torial contest in any way. That's the Kind
of a railroad man Mr. HAYS is.
Taking this view # the matter VIC are
led to observe that ro'itics and railroads
don't mix; they can't mix--if a success
rs to he made of either the politics or the
railroad business. The correspondent in
cuirts what in structions If any have been
ISSUED to the Rutland railroad officials ana
employees in this eubernatorial contest. We
cope and believe there WI be none i'sued.
We don't believe there will ne any pres
sure brought to bear urcn such officials.
for it will be entirely unnecessary. The
Rutland railroad men generally, from top
to lotion, will naturally favor DIR. Ncpb
in the contest, because he is their chief.
net to mention ether reaFcns.
The point has been suggested as to what
hearing the complexion of dCrgat ons
from the towns alorg the line of the Rut-
land railroad to the State nonlinati ting cen
wont ion will have on the TIC atmcnt N IT n
towns by the railroad manf cement We
cont believe ii will make an iota's dil'cr-
cree as to whether such towns send W"bo
or Mccullough delegations. Why? Be-
cause politics and railroad management
don't mix Or. Webb has an immense
amount of money invested in the Rutland
railroad system. He and his associates are
going 70 do every thir 4 possible 10 advance
the railroads interests and are going to
leave everything undone that will not COIL
tribute to cXtepSiOn OF business ana en-
largement of traffic.
If Bellows Falls reeds rev depot II the
t.afic conditions there 6cuand it, the de-
POT will b. built regal dlcss of whether
The town of Rockingham sends delega-
ton to the State convention favorable 10
Dr. Webb or favorable to Gen. Nccul-
Tough. If the reads present and p.ospc"-
tive traffic in Rutlard reoUres the cxpcn-
ditrre here of many thcl sands of dollars
to put it in shape t. handle that traffic,
thu railroad Will expend the money cicn
if Rutland denies its sUffr@Les to the head
CT the system for the highest political OF
fee within the States pre- vince to bpstow.
Ard so on up and down the line TO
think foe moment that Dr. Webb would
permit his railroad manGg cement to con-
fuse his business interests with n pnliti'
cal ambition is sheer nonsense.
Referring to the correspondents main
point. we believe there is as much politi-
cal Independence in Vermont as in any
State in the union. As far as the Central
Vermont or the Rutland railroad systems
arc concerned. we believe ttat individuals
or towns along their lines can favor
VEumsOever thay choose for governor or
any other official, If they are not often
sivoly rank in their expressions OF prefer
Clce, without the slightest interference OF
any kird upon the part of such railroads
DR.. c. s. Caverly, President Of the State
Board of Health, on Lock Jaw.
Qrom the Rutland NewsD
DR.. G. s. Caverly Of Rutland president
of the Vermont state beard of health.
makes an imncrtant contribution IN the
current issu. of the Vermont Medical
Monthly 20 the discussion of the connec-
tion between vaccination and tetanus, or
loCkjaw. The question became a very i'm
pcrtant one by reason Of the two deaths
from lockiaw following vaccination in
Burlington. and numerous other cases in
st, Louis. CaUden, \. j and other places
. DIR. CaVelry takes the ground that il there
, is any correction between lockiaw and
Naco nation it must be for the reason that
. the serum is infected, OF the vaccination
, faulty, or the operation neglected, This
, SET ms reasonable and logical.
In the burlington cases of lockinw Or
CaNorlN points out that in Que case the
victim with an ulcer alongside the vac
oination wound, assisted in taking up ant
rottiug plants from the garden. An OK
, animation showed that the sell developed
the baccili of tetanus which killed mice
upon which experiments we're made.
nr, CaYerlY continues: The occurrence
of tetanus subsequent to vaccination is al
ways and for mary reasons, regrettable
1t IL especially unfortunate Just now, whcr
the need Of general vaccination is so oh
, ViCus. Small pCX is row more preValen
, through the country than for many years
, ard the occurrence Of these cases of tetan
, us in few widely scattered places hnndi
, caps the health authorities everywhere
Sufficient answer to any argument which
= these cases may supply against vaccnA
: tlon in general should be found in thci
! fewness compared with the number of vac
= citations made during TIE past three
years Several millions CT vaccination
t made in this country have furnished per
' haps, ~ cases of totanus.
y "Out of the discussions of this suhicc
r to which this G, Currence has given rise
= is, that vaccination is a surgical operation
n 1t Is an operation that requires all the at
70 tention rs to details of cleanliness ant
4 ascpss of larger che"
u Oleomargarne Legislation and Credi
Deserved by Congressman Baskins.
From the Montpelier Journal)
In the report sent cut from Washingto
=, credit for an important amendment to IN
@ oloo bill pending In the House of Repre-
b. sentatives has been erroneously-or other
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