News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-01-28
QUAKER CITY QUlRKS.
Interesting Letter from W. II. Robinson.
THE LICENSE QUESTION.

Interesting Letter from W. II. Robinson.
THE LICENSE QUESTION.
1t is SO entirely unusual that it is
hard for me to imagine an intensly
interesting campaign going on in Yer
mont in mid-winter, but I've no doubt
that it is a sober and very active re-
atty and | assure you the outcome is
being watched with much interest
throughout the country, and especial
ly by those who are now widely scat
tered, having come out from their
native state. Ii it were possible for
me to express that which might in
duence any one in deciding to vote
an emphatic mo" in this near at
hand trial by the jury of public
opinion, | would gladly do so.
am not one who looks upon the
present Vermont law as perfect, or
even approaching perfection. but will
you not think hard and along before
giving your personal approval to the
mongrel aff4ir-the semi-cloaked Tree
rum proposition that is before you ?
I believe you will, and expect to hear
that Vermont citiZ ms, as whole,
have been reading, and thinking, and
reasoning out the unquestionable
fact that it is not the kind of substi-
tute they want: that it is in truth a
mighty poor business proposition, to
say nothing of atphase OF the ques-
tion which should appeal to us on a
higher plane than that OF mere tinan-
cial consideration.
| see that Philadelphia editorial
writer's in viewing the situation from
this distance see that there has been
a general reaction to sober thinking
since the license whirlwind of last
summer and look for the reaction to
manifest itself strongly when the
votes are counted.
THE WEATHER
While you have already had con-
siderable stretch of winter, the wealth
er condition here has been very pleas
ant. The streets are as dry as in
July, with only two or three slight
squalls recorded this season. Last
week there were few days which APP
pealed to Quaker city ties as being tx
tremely cold. There was much com
planning and two or three alleged
cases of people being overcome by the
cold were reported, but the tempera-
ture then and never was, that | have
seen, below ten degrees above zero.
With cold at ten above and cOal nu-
merous degrees higher, the question
of how to keep warm was something
of a problem, however.
THE COAL STRIKE.
The Commissioners named by Presi-
dent to investigate the coal strike are
holding inquiry meetings here daily
in the Federal building at 9th aud
Chestnut streets. The Investigations
have the promise of being long drawn
out, at the present rate of speed. Ole
of the Commissioners had a hurry call
from his wife the other day and had
to break off and go TO Washington
to look after replenishing OF the fam
lily coal bin. The SO rs price, per ton
delivered in the cellar, prevailed quite
generally here until recently. The
colder weather, the slowness of deliver
ing from the mines and the indepeu-
dence of the independent operators,
has tended to set prices jumping
again. 1t does not look as though
the supply will get to normal condi-
ton before another summer.
PHILADEL PHIA is A WINNER.
Philadelphia has been a big winner
in the game of life in the past few
days. The Cramps were awarded
contracts aggregating eight millions
of dollars or more in ship building
Carnegie proposed aroyal gift to the
city in the shape of no less than thirty
public libraries, to cost $50, O00each.
A gift of $1,O00,O0O for a hospital
for cOnsumDtives was received also |
gift of 100000 dollars for an eye
and ear hospital and library. Surely |
things seem to be coming this way.
PHILADELPHIA's POLITICS.
And then too, things are putting on
new and better aspect in some respects |
politically. The long term of Mayor |
Samuel Ashbridge is drawing near an
end, an administration which has I'm.
doubtedIy seen more boodling and |
underground schemes than any in the
history of the city, and, best of all,
there has been a spontaneous unity
of all Republican factions upon one
man, John Weaver, as a fitting can
didate for Mayor.
Mr.. Weaver is the present district |
attorney and, contrary to the evident
of the class of Republi-
cans, who first proposed him for that
position, be has been his
own boss and has a clean record in
office, His nomination has followed
the popular demand for such a man
and his election to the chief magis-
tracy of city with million and a
half of people will surely follow. With
out and Weaver in--the
boodlers and franchise grabbers will
have to go out of business.
STILL LOVES VERMONT.
A short time since | had a very
pleasant call from that genial gentle
man, well-known in Morrisville, Har-
Ian 2. French, b. q of Albany, NY,
mhO was in thia oitu IN n burr;ol |