Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-08-20
CAUCUS REFORM IN VERMONT.


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From the Earre TimesJ
The agitation for caucus reform which
has heen started so early is evidence that
tho neonlo will NOT he denied Vermont
will have a caucus law and II ir nrottv
certain thar tho newt legislature will MT
adjourn until a satisfactory measure is
enacted. such agitation is timely until
something definite and tangible shall have
heen acco,nnlished rho hurried attemnt
of a vear a 90 was the result of n Nall
which on the mart of the minority of the
neonla of the state was Of sudden origin
There had not becn a general and persis-
font call until lust preyious to the assem-
bling Of the I,ecislnt,lre. and if thetruth
he known il is proh, HE that the lerisla-
tors themselves were MOI sufficiently
yersed in caucus laws and regulations as
10 intelligentlv discuss a measure. and
much loss IN adont one Had the 7 epis-
lature. in it's closing hours passed a eau
Gus law II is likely that the measure
vould have boon family in many resnacts
And on the whole it is matter for con-
erattllat,on that the attemnt failed. Now
however. there is plenty of time to CON
slider such measures as are in use and
to formulate one suited for Vermont
Tailurn ar the noxt session will nor he
received Inv tho noonln If the state
(From thee Barre Tmcs)
Auong tho sipe If ornision CHARGED ur,
aeainst tho ucanso law hv ire onnononts
~ that there bas m, hoer a large innux ~
.,mrcr y,sitors INTO The state since IL
csneo car,e into on.ratior rha crv has
haen raised of brolcn promises nv the .d-
herents of the license system. Virtually
have cot y license Ia W now bring on YOUR
summer visitors" while they sit calmly
indifferent waiting for the mountain to
move itself over to them instead of their
gong to the mountain. In other words it
appears to be the impression that summer
visitors of their own voition, unsought
for and practically unCared for. will flock
lrto Nergennes in droves and deposit their
money in the State.
That is absurd and at least an opponent
Of the new law. the Rutland News, is
free to admit that ahsurdity. The News
SAYS: vermont to say nothing of par
tcular localities. is losing a good deal
by not taking ADVANTAGE of all good op-
portunities to advertise its attractions
In fact, the Green Mountain resorts will
never attract anywhere near the number
Of people they should until proper
advertising campaign is started: and
more than that kept up season after sea-
SON"
The News hits the correct idea in
that What sort of a bushes would
Won expect a merchant to do if he did not
advertise his wares No matter how good
the quality of his wares is he could not
expect to conduct successful business
And the same may be said of the state of
Vermont and us summer visitors busi-
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From the Poultney JournalD
II is laughable to witness the oppres-
Give silence of the Rutland Herald on the
working of the high license system in
Vermont That the law has been an alb
eolute failure in those features most com
ing TT would induce sobriety" vet
Rutland's drunks are five times what they
wore under prohibition. and in the Her
aid of August 4th. Mayor Temple states