Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-01-02
LIVE STATE TOPICS.
Political Points Of Interest Gathered From
the Local Field.

the Local Field.
Caucus reform died because the leg
islators wanted to get home That's
about the whole sum OF the matter. -
Vergennes Enterprise.
A vote for license doesn t necessarily
mean the open saloon. That's some
thing your own town meeting decides
for itself. -Vergennes Enterprise.
The general appropriation bill passed
by the legislature calls for 81, 635, OOO.
Vermont may be small state IN area
and population but requires neat sum
to meet its expenses. White River
Junction Landmark.
The Bennington Reformer suggests
that any town that isn't self support-
ing should have its charter revoked.
There is something in this suggestion.
Two or three little dinkey towns
merged into one would be a step for
ward and prove blessing all around.
-Hardwick Gazette.
One of the acts of the recent legisla-
ture which has not yet become gener-
ally known, was that increasing the
amount one may deposit in savings
bank without paying taxes thereon
from $3.50 to $1,000. 1t is believed
this will result in larger tax to the
state without materially reducing local
taxation. Barre Times.
1t behooves every good citizen OF
whatever party, to thoroughly study
the license law Just passed by the leg
islature, and which is soon to be voted
on by the people. Do not depend upon
the Interpretation your neighbor or the
person who knows it all, puts upon the
measure. Study it thorouhgly from be-
ginning to end, get fully acquainted
with it, and then decide for yourself
whether it is better than the present
prohibitory law. -Morrisville News
and Citizen.
Some papers are laying the fault for
the legislature not providing caucus
law to the Democrats and Clement men
in that body. The fault is with the
Republican members-they are bound
by party obligation to enact caucus
law, but majority of them, or rather
enough with the aid of Democrats and
Clement men, defeated the measure in
the last hours of the session. A strong
effort was made for the bill by several
staunch Republicans and we are glad
to note that some of these we're La
noble county men. The defeat OF the
measure is at the doors Of the Repub-
lican party and the party is response
BILE for the outcome. True, the Demo
Gratis and some others we're clamorous
for "caucus REFORM" but they never
intended law should be enacted with
their votes. -Morrisville News
1t is pretty hard work to persuade
Vermonters to make changes in their
laws, habits, and customs and the fact
that this most lovely Of all the New
England states is but sparsely popuiat-
ed shows the result of such shortsight-
edness The Messenger, however, is
pleased to believe that it discerns the
signs of a gradual breaking up of this
Bourbonism and looks for the accom-
plishment of great things, little by
little, within the decade, that shall
bring about ''new Vermont. The
tendency toward change OF condi-
tions is everywhere manifesting itself,
in varying degrees, it is true, but with
certainty that betokens secure
foothold in popular sentiment The
people have grown tired of conditions
as they are and the rising generation
is bound that it shall not pass its life
as its fathers did. The spirit OF prog
ress that animals the outside world is
beginning to .lspire Vermont more
and more every year, and we shall be
in line with the best OF them one OF
-aase DAVIS ST Alhans Messenger