Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-10-01

ny SYSTEM INTO UlSTeputc were tHt
uirect product of divided authority and
nc opportunity offered for many men 50
uNposed to Use their power corruptly with
Iit''c chance of detection. Under proper
o'atc control. this danger could be greatly
reduced, we will not claim it could be alb
soiutely hanished. Even the federal pos
thl system has been used by scoundrels
10 their own enrichment yet because of
rev abuses like that no one purposes
to abolish 1t.
The State dispensary system may not
pc the best means of regulating and con
trolling tho sale of liquors, but in view
or the unsatisfactory conditions IN license
towns under the present law discussion
or the subject can do no harm.
Progressive Contemporary Reads
Political Events from the Shadows
Cast before.
From the Ludlow Tribune)
pefore the Vermont political luminaries
must be temporarily behind the clouds
Tor 1t is well nigh impossible to perceive
any shadows of the approaching politi-
car campaign. Politicians are putting
,heif heads together and newspapers are
specializing, but there Is about as much
pubic interest as there is public infor-
nation. which means not any. The Fish
ana Game League banquet was univer-
sally reported as a nonpolitical gather
ms nut ON the quiet il develops that it
was somewhat of a Proctor ratification
rally. and that the incpient boom of Mr..
stanton for the next governor was con-
Siucrately but considerably pushed along
Inc 1air inference seems to be that the
rroctors are willing Lieutenant Cover
nor stanton should be Governor Stanton.
II MR., Stanton's record and his political
pun are sufficient to give him the repub-
mean nomination. the fact that he is
breaking the non promotion rule will
nave little If any weight
Various correspondents of various
| papers out OF the State have started
| rumors of various things, reminding us
mat II is better not to know so much
IMAM TO know 40 many things that are
NOT so. Among the rumors is one of an
alliance between Proctor and Clement
ana one of an alliance between Page
ana Clement. The probability in either
case Is similarly small. Clement dares
run Tor governor Independent of the
whole Republican party ana would rather
give up his ambition than make truce
with Proctor The Clement Proctor dis
agreement is personal and political and
VIII not down. As much as Mr.. Page
might want to be senator he would
hardly be likely in view or his previous
record on the liquor question to make IL
political alliance with the exponent of
hlsh license. Mr. Page is still a member
OIL me committee Of safety appointed to
see that Vermont is not entirely demon
allied by the results of Mr. Clement s
theories put into practice.
o sum up tho whole matter The can
dldacy of Stanton for governor, &. p.
smith of burlington for lcutenant-gov-
erhor, and the present State auditor,
treasurer and secretary OF State. will
ci hN ha li,., >,
old-ilne politicians and the conservative
element which still hopes for a return
TO some form of State prohibition. This
being the case chances are even that Mr..
Clement will be IA candidate before the
state convention: Mr.. Clements candi-
dhcy Will probably lead to Mr.. Agans
for second place. and the rallying cry
might he fair trial of local option and
reduction of State expenses Mr. Glenn
cnt would scarcely bolt the convention
again The two congressman. lIaskins
and Foster. will be unopposed for re-
| election, and Senator Proctor will prob
ably be the only candidate FOR senator
If those who are commonly supposed
! to guide the d"stinieS of the RcpuhliCa,
| party III the State shall bc able to unite
on "A broadminded and liberal candidate
who would be obnoxious to neither fac
ton. perhaps the renewal Of the tight
! over iocal option may be avoided.
WILL MR.. CLEMENT GIVE BONDS
Qrom the Essex County IIerald)
Indeed now is the time when we ought
to be safeguarded by caucus law Tn,
personnel of our conventions is deter
mined by the make up of focal oaucuacs
and there has been complaint enough in
the past to have fully warranted the
| Legislature of 1902 in providing rules ana
| regulations with the force OF law 50 that
/ hh Htst Il Il.
| tn" d.. rent parties locally would not l.,
| overthrown Republicans in principle
| lave no business in democratic cHucuscs
| Neither should IA republican caucus b,
| subject to the slightest influence of thost
who believe not in its policies and do not
propose to affiliate with it. Whether oi
! not Il man who this year publicly bolts
the regular party ticket, and does all h
can to defeat its candidate should bt
| permitted to return to the foid next yeal
may be mooted question. Undoubt-
eddy sure repentance should be guar
| dnteed. We believe in the rights of q
strong, robust Individuality when right.
| ly founded; hut it is quite natural e
suppose that the one is m"rr Liable to be
| in error than the thousand.
| Mr.. Clement and his friends forciblN
and with some little noise. boltcd the
State republican convention in 1907 nnt
| did all in their power to defeat the regu
|
were not republicans last year DO they
claim to be republicans this year, anC
Will they offer themselves as such at tho
| doors of local republican caucuSes il
| 1904? Will they show works meet foi
repentance. or will they continue in ;
distinct political organization as in 1892
Time alone will determine. If they
should knock at tho door of n demo
cratic caucus in 1904 would they not he
| asked to make a deposit, of good faitl
at least" Should any less be required il
they want to again express their belle
! in the fundamental principles of the Re
publican party? The situation is pecu
! liar. Ia there danger of It's hecominl
troublesome? Time is the great problem
solver ana leveler of uneven conditions
APPLES FOR VERMONT FARMERS
(F'rom the Bristol News)
70 the average Vermont farmer apple.
constitute an incidental crop. Their,
| were apple trees of the old native Va
rictes on the farm when he bought it o.
from Oswego. N Y, has sold him Som'
fancy nursery stock with pretty names
but, in nine out of ten cases. untitled
by nature for Vermont climate. I'll,
young trees are given no care, NATURAL!
fail to readjust themselves to new con
dtions and the farmer continues to bu,
his annual supply of apples for house
| hold use and to send the windfalls from
his native trees to cider mill Charlie
Holmes of Charlotte does not do things
| this way. He is at present marketing
the crop from his orchard Of 5000 tree
and the revenue from the picking will
be in the neighborhood or $4,000.
DROUrH IN NORTHERN VERMONT