Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-11-12
MORE TOLERANCE DEMANDED.
(From the Bradford Opinion,J

The attention which the Catholic Church
has received from the press because of the
death of Pope Leo XIII. and the election
Of his successor gave rise to some very
strong criticism both by Methodist an,
Lutheran gatherings. They have accused
the press OF fast becoming subsidized
to the Roman Catholic Church. Wher
will the whole people ever learn tina
the greater part of the press of this coun
try is n-sectarian and news which /!
published about any of the different de
nominations Is published not because i
is about a sect but because it is Of enough
general interest to the public to warran
such publication. Such a discussion wa
stirred up at the Methodist cCnfercnC
held III Iowa recently and was about To b
embodied IN a resolution condemninG tn
press when Senator Dolliver Is said I,
have put quictus upon the proceeding
by telling the laity and clergy ntereStc'
in such action some very plain facts. HI
argument in part was that the Methodist
or any other church could do more goo
| by joining the Catholic and other Pro
tcstant denominations in lighting vice
| crime, atheism and materialism than /
getting together to call the Catholic
names, Here Is the situation in clos
| compass. Let all the churches, and ther
is surely good in all, get together to brin
| the world to Christ and not bother to
|
! l'es.
WOULD BENEFIT CANADA MORl
THAN Us.
(From the Iyndonvlle Journal)
| While some of us talk gibly about tn
ANNEXATION of Canada, II is well TO remen
| Der that it takes two to make bargain
and that the present attitude OF Canad
| is far from friendly toward us 1t
probable, however, that more bene nj woul
accrue to Canada from annexation tina
| to the United States, and when the CanaC
ians see it in this light and really desir
ii, there will be plenty of time to discus
the question seriously Until then. now
ever, the United States will not comprc
mise her dignity as a nation by interferin
IN any way, in what is purely an AFFAIR {
the Canadians themselves.
LET WE'LL ENOUGH ALONE
From the st. Adams Messenger)
The Montpelier journal wants the We
mont National Guard to go about Il
State on wheels again and make displa
OF itself from place to place. 1t sa,
that this practice of former times use
to keep the people interested in the militi
Yes, and 1t was one of the contributif
causes of the decay of the militia ais
because the muster" soon became mo
OF attempt to please the spectators this
10 improve the troops IL - inns 'ery III
play feature that the latter-day idea
military administration il working ha
to overcome.
CATCHING OF srRAws.
(From the Mortified News)
Our high license friend seems to
catching at straws. In view OF inc IA
that the inspector of finances report
only made up to June 49, when the No
license law had practically been IN oper
ton about two months, the amount
deposits for the year could not nave be
materially Influenced by it,
GETTING USED TO DRINKS.
(From the Montpelier Journao
Rutland reports AZ cases OF intoxicati
during October and six cases or breach
the peace as against five cases In
same month year ago. The Rutia
News remarks: Rutland is really getti
used to this 'steadying down under the