Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-21

pubic Sentl'n'0t uD " 'lc IOirt OF
lenst taking the time-lock or thc CON
stitution and then letting reforms or i'm,
provements md their wav into that ola
document whenever they have ripcned
in due course But keeping ,.verlastinglv
al IL is the only way in which it can Ia
done.
NO LICENSE SENTIMENT.
(From the Rutland News)
Rutland as tho chief habitat ~ tho
local option. license movement has had
or will have b. next May years OK
perience with ioense as made possible
under that law. In order to test tho
alternative no-licen.e why would it not
he we'll for Rutland to make the change
At the coming city election No irtelli-
scrt man would pretend TO claim that
| conditions in thl. city under license ha"a
not been very much worse than tho town
Is used 70 or enjoys. Every man knows
that tho license privilege has been rankv
abused Why not .oe n these conditions
will not be r~ver-e1 under no-lccnsc--
seo II tho prohihtory feature ~ the local
option law law 1. success From
! present appearances the city will go no.
I license. 10 not 10 surprised II this would
b. tho result There has been grcat
reversal of opinion in This town upon tho
/ license question in the light Of its practi-
cal workings during the past months.
STATE ADVERTISING PAYS.
CFrom tho Barre Time,)
The Times w.- pleased to print in SAT-
urdav'. issue the statement 81 A. j.
! Croft Of F7o.hurCh the secretary Of this
State Mari. Sugar Makers association.
r~Ear1ire an exhibit ~ maple sugar at
worlds fairs. II IL. indeed to be regret
ted that the finances ~ this organization
are not in 4 condition to allow Of an
exhibit at ST. Louis =. the benefits which
would accru. would be considerable. Mr..
/ Croft pointed out II hi. letter what w
| have maintained is true. that worlds fair
advertising ~ some recognized state pro-
duct is ~ great advantage. state aprrN-
priation for such OF eyhihit IL out NJ tho
auction ana s-arcrly equitable. but ;he
| same scheme FOR exploiting maple s'iEar
can he used that is employed in tho repre-
.cntation ~ granite and We trust that by
means ~ Individual contributions it viii
vet ho nO..ihle for Vermont maple sugar
and syrup to h- shown at 81. Louis.
THE LICENSE ISSUE.
(Fron the Hardwck Gazettc)
1t will he only few weeks now unit
the voter. Of Hardwick will have N DO
eide once more whether the sale Of n'
toxicar'. shall he licensed, or whether II,
town shan continue another year urleI
theoretic prohibition At this time va
"
to the condition that all know has existed
in uardwick during the past year ~
regard. the .al. Of .rirituous liquors and
-lso - the promise made by certain lead,
ing ctizc ne Just prior to the annual MARCH,
| meeting in 1903. We can all recall the
pledge they gave: we all know whethrt
IL has been kept or not. We are all coGrit
zant OF existing conditions. It is none tot
early for the voters Of Hardvick to thrA
| about this question. Discus. it; disclS&
it in . common sense manner. After y0T
have arrived at a conclusion that YOU hN,
leve is right don't be afraid to abide Nv
it-vhether your friends agree with YOU
or not.
A WORD FOR SENATOR RUSSELL.
From the Randolph Herald)
Among tho names suggested for leuten.
nt-roverror We note that of c. ]. r., -.
sell Of Rurlinston. Senator Russell took
/, in the work Of the upper cha mbcr-irdced.
Of both chamber.--t the last session, and
impressed many with the idea that he
was destined TO move higher up
A DEFT TOUCH.
From tire Ludlow Tribunc)
The Rutland News notes that n IL.
Lewis was not IN end man in tho recent
. show At the House Of Correction. news-
standing. \ Pity. rather HenrYs Vrrt
.atility would have been given the circle
talking air.
, HOW SAVINGS ACCUMULATE.
Grror IN. Randolph Hcrald)
one hundred and fifty dollars deposited
in the Rurli-rton Savings bank in lSR
, ard left undi.turh-d until January /. l9ot
amounted to s. 81. Young man. MAKE
not. Of this. TrtNr-.t i. like Cascar.ts-N
! work. while you sleep And place you're
, self IL vow car. 50 that interest will worn
for you, instead Of working" you.
: SPRINGFIELD MASS. IN A GLASS
HOUSE.
t (rrom the Rutland Herald)
They arc disposed to be facetious dow.
Spr,nRNeld Mass, way At the ease with
which Reid who escaped from a SPRING
, neld Jail a week ago Sunday, eluded th<
of.cers while touring about the towns OF
:. southern Vermont It does not lie in tho
! mouth Of Sprnghelders to say much on
this subject: for II was in that city tina {
he opened II prison DOORS. cut two c'ains
and scaled a prison wall Is feet high. Thu
, mistake made by the Sprin geld authori-
ties was that they did not put the casa
. into the hand. OF our sheriff department.
rather than intru>t II to stra,se officer.
II seems from the story told In our local
, columns thi. morning that the nan Wood
from Plymouth Union who told Inspector
Boyle that Reid passed through that place
on Monday headed for the north was corr
rect. The officer did not be;eve that ha
. was the man; but the story H. partly cor
rohorsted by Mr.. Ftz. exr~rence. Rcid
might have passed on TO Sherburne IIol-
low. turned west over the summit to Mon
, don and then gone south and UP to thu
gap where he overlook Mr.. Etz week
ago Yesterday. When the Springfield
ofncer AT hotel in this city was reject
; ing Woods story the escaped prisoner was
less than four miles away enjoying ths
hospitality OF Vermont farmer
A FARMERS CANDIDATE.
! (From the Rutland News)
, The mention Of the Hon. Charles J. Roll
~ Walden as a Fubcrnatoral candidate
, this year is not only persistent but seems
to indicate that he is A strong possibility
in the contest, one favorirs element in
r Bells candidacy Is the absence ~ ring.
Certainly conditions were never moro
0 favorable for Q farmer candidate than
they are this year.
! SAFETY FOR THE PUBLIC.
OFrom the Randolph Hcrald)
A good many theatres and public halls
in Vermont will need the attention of car
|, psnters II tho orders Of the State board
: OF health arc fully carried out And
= they ought to be, despite the faint pro.
Z sroct that the Iroauois calamity will ever
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