Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-26

Granite state LegfSlature TO provide n
bounty on hedgehogs. New Hampshire is
not so far behind Vermont after all.
QUESTION OF LICENSE MARCH 8.
(From tho Hardwick Gazetta)
There is much discussion as to whether
1Iardwick will vote for license or not this
year. In view of the vote February there
wouldn't seem to be much room for doubt
as to what Hardwck will do. and there
probably isn't much doubt; still there are
a number of yes voters who say they shall
vote no on the local question, while the
reverse statement Is also true. Give tho
Talk it over with your neighbors, and hav-
ing made up your minds what Is right to
do come to town meeting prepared to vote
as you think the best interests OF the town
demand.
GAS AT TIrE CAPITAL.
CFrom the Middlebury Register)
Montpclier's new gas company has com
menced supplying gas which has been
scarce since the Legislature adjourned.
ROAD COMMISSIONERS
N'rom the Ifardwick Gazette.)
An exchange suggests that it ia n
mighty good business plan to elect road
makers and honest men as road commits
sioncrs. in preference to simply good fell
lows and politicians Hardwck has found
this out some time since, and having got
the right man in the right place will
probably keep him there for long time
1t is only in way back towns that this
Office is constantly shifted so that each
voter may have a shake at It,"
POCKET PEDDI.ERs-THE NEW
LAW.
U'rom the Waterbury Record)
Montpelier officers are after tho pocket
reGdlers. which is the worst kind of n
saloon. a too severe punishment cannot
be given this class of humanity.
Now that it has been proven that a
ma iority of the voters of Vermont want
Il license law--let everyone see to 1t that
the new law Is lived up to to a letter
This is what makes a good law.
THE SALOON QUESTION IN LUDLOW
From the Bellows Falls Times)
The Ludlow Tribune finds itself in q
prcdicament 1t shouted long and Justify
Is on the books shouts just as loudly
against having saloons in Ludlow. If
war is not desired the dogs of war should
ne kept chained. If Ludlow does not
want saloons it would have been IL good
idea for Ludlow to vote against the pas
sage Of a bill which makes the establish
mcnt of saloons in Ludlow possible
Then, too, If six saloons are II good
thing for Rockingham three saloons
ought certainly to he a good thing for
Ludlow. Then. too Ludlow is the home
Of the high priest Of Clemcntism, the
Hon. Frank W. Agen. If Ludlow docs
not vote for license March Agan may
feel that he has been buried with his
boots on by his own town Yes. Ludlow
g al
share of the enforcement of u law which
she generously assisted in establishing
over the rest of the State.
TfIRESHlNG OVER OLD STRAW.
(From the Rutland News)
y few of the State newspapers are
having considerable to say about the ST
lcnce which most of the political lead
ers of Vermont maintained during the
recent campaign for license-local option.
Such leaders are accused of trimming"
on the subject. There is little doubt
that If those high in the esteem of the
people had entered the controversy for
all they We're worth and had thrown all
their influence for the side of the Ques-
ton they believed in. the result would
have been different. For the leaders
referred to were generally opposed to
the license proposal. However. We fail
to see what this has to do with the mer-
It's of 4 man as far as, for instance, rep
resenting Vermont in congress is con-
cerned. If as is alleged, eX-GoVernorS
Carroll S. Page of Hyde Park or Ed
ward G. Smith of St. Adams are ambi-
tious to be United states senator, why
should it operate against their respective
candidates. that they maintained dense
silence On the license issue? Are the
services of Congressman Foster and Has
llins to their districts the less effect
i've, that they We're as vocifcrous as
Cape clans on the mooted question
Tho position of Senator Proctor and of
Fletcher u. Proctor on the question are
too well known to require noting but
the fact that they did quiet but none
the less effective work against the Ii
ccnse policy argues neither for nor
against the usefulness of the former s
magnificent service in the national sem
ate nor the latters qualifications for the
goVernorShip. We say that it is OF little
avail at this date for the opponents of
license to spend their time trying to find
something to blame for their defeat, or
the supporters of license something to
blame for the narrow squeak by which
the law pulled through. Both sides
fought valiantly and crcditably and-the
most numerous won.