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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-10

already shown that while the situation
may change completely, present indica-
tons point to Roosevelt of New York
and Fairbanks OF Indiana as the republic
can national ticket.
In the sare way 1t may be said that
events in the democratic organization are
so shaping themselves that the selection
OF Il citizen of New York or Its suburbs
| for the democratic standard bearer is al
most inevitable and the list OF possibilities
would include Cleveland. Parker. Hearst
and Mcclellan. Moreover conservative
democrats must work lively in view of
tho oreanizcd movement already III pro-
gress If they prevent Hearst from captur-
ing their partys nomination.
However, if McCarren of Brooklyn dc
serts Boss Murphy and unitcs with David
y. Hill to control the organization, the
chances are of course that Parker will be
nominated
An event has Just taken place in Illinois,
which opens the way for the logical So
lection of one of the democratic national
candidates from that state and this is the
Success Of the adhercnts of Mayor Carter
Harrison OF Chicago in regaining control
of the democratic organization Of Cook
county.
So long as Harrison was unable to con-
troll this local organization. his avaiabil-
ity as n candidate for office was seriously
Handicapped. but with this incubus re-
moved. the political student must ut once
recognize the mayor of the Prairie city
as 4 rossihilitv for second place on the
democratic national ticket. If indeed he
does not become a formidable candidate
for presidential nomination itself, under
certain circumstances
Harrison having taken his place among
the presidential possibilities of his party,
the question that naturally arises Is
whether he is likely TO be given place
on the national ticket We unhesitatingy
rel ly, Nes.
In the first place a democratic ticket
uniting the states of New York and Him
ois aggre eating 60 electoral votes. would
at once be recognized as having mate
strength. In the second place nomina-
New York and Chicago would mean ap-
peals to the local pride Of the largest two
centers of population on the continent
In the third place this combination could
be supported by Ervan, Cleveland and
other leaders of democratic factions IN
the fourth place this ticket is a double
header and can run either end to.
For these and other reasons we would
not be surprised if the democratic nation
al ticket should prove To be Hearst and
Harrison or vice versa. If Boss Murphy
of New York fails to block Hill, thus it
will be a safe wager that the next demo-
cratic ticket will be Parker of New York
and Harrison of Illinois In any event
if YOU are Il republican you Will need to
keep an eye on this combination of
States. ana if you are a democrat, YOU
will need to guard against the Harrison
Hearst combination.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-10

cent stamp, as n government fee.
The benefits of the law would not be
limited strictly to 81, 81 and s. remittances.
for 81 could be as easily RENTED as IS at
an additional cost of only two cents. and
sd OH for any combination of these denomi-
nations. If the person who desires to re-
nit has not in his pocket a bill sufficiently
clean for this purpose, he could doubtless
exchange 1t for another without leaving
his Office, or at least with his nearest
neighbor. For it must be remembered that
the post check note is not n special form
of note. on sale at postofIiccs, but the gov
eminent paper money in current use. diff
fcring in no wise from that i'm circulation
to-day except in the matter of blank
spaces for its conversion into personal
drafts.
When thus used the notes lose their
quality as currency and can no longer
be circulated. Business mon will deposit
them in bank. the bank in turn sending
them to the nearest sub-treasury for re-
domption.
The charge of two cents for each note
RENTED will pay the expense of rcpla cling
the uncurrent notes with new notes, while
both classes of notes will be forwarded
free by registered mail between the banks
and the sub treasures. The notes in tran
lSit will be counted as part OF the hank $
reserve, aud the banker will bc saved the
clerical work that would be entailcd if
checks for like amounts had been used.
To the farmer who now has the tele-
phone and the rural mail delivery service,
this plan would furnish an added conven-
renee by enabling him to deal directly with
his merchant without the necessity of drv-
Ing TO town or cntrusting this mission to
other hands OF equal benefit would it be
To the residents of small towns that are
not embraced in the money order system.
The money order system is maintained
at loss to the government of half mil
lion dollars annually. 1t requires, more
over valuable space for storing money
orders and statements sent in by postmas-
ters to he audited Post check currency
would require no auditing The service
would be self-supporting. and by relicv
ing the money order system of some of its
Improbable business make that bureau
self-supportinE also
Aside from its convenience to the public
its saving to the government, and it's hy-
gienic Waite. fewer mail robherioS would
follow the adoption Of post check cur
rcncy inasmuch as the notes, being pay
able to "A given person, would be as worth
less to another Ierson as a check or II
draft
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-10

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-10
SECOND CLASS LICENSES.

No matter what ones views may be with
reference to the comparative merits of
state control of the liquor traffic and
local option. all friends of temperance
must agree that the law in force should
be the hest of its kind in every way. 1t is
very generally agreed that the worst fea-
ture of the present system Of dealing
with the traffic in intoxicating liquors in
Vermont Is the second class license. From
all parts of the State have come COM
plants in relation to the effects of this
license institution, and even the Rutland
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-10
THE LICENSE VOTE IN RUTLAND.

AS was to be expected the most intense
interest in the overturn of the liuuor sa-
looms in Rutland prevails throughout the
state, and there will be widespread cur
iosity to see the various explanations of
the result made by those in position to
speak with some show of authority. The
Rutland Herald comments on the situa-
tiCn as follows:
Since the passage of the license local
opt on liquor law nothing has happened
which has more clearly demonstrated its
Nnlhe az a measure to control the trafli
III intoxicating liquors than the vote on
the Question of license or no-liccnse in
tnis city yesterday. Conditions under
license have been such as to offend the
moral sense Of this community, and the
people have at the first opportunity APP
piled the remedy which the law pro-
vider The vote is "A rebuke to the COM
mission for its neglect to control the
trhe.c. 1t was an official tenderfoot that
walked on the eggs of it's own fears,
while the saloon. licensed and unlicensed.
made sport of the law.
As We understand the temper of this
town, our citizens win not submit to A
continued paralysis of the executive
functions Of the commission. Will it
now undertake to enforce she prohib-
tiun eni of the law? We are positive of
one thing. however, before another year
passes the pirates who hapitually traffic
III LIQUOR IN this town illegally Will feel
the iion heel of the law.
IN" merit of the local option principle
Is Wen illustrated in a crisis like this
The people have at hand an enectual
remedy for lawlcssness: they used it yes
tcrdty. and we will now await the result.
The Rutland News, which has con-
Quoted vigorous and determined but
perfectly straightforward fight on liz
cense. as eXempliiied in the Marble CITY
does not agree with the Herald as to
the responsibility for the result. While
the commissioners come in for their
share of the blame, licensees in Rut-
land are held to have been chiefly re-
Sponsible for the result. The News
says:
IN Rutland the great change of ecnti-
ment ON the license question has fairly
astoundcd many people. As readers of
the News well know the result is no
surprise TO this paper. But think of il
In one year the vote for license in this
city mas been cut down G2S and the vote
against lic"hS" has been increased 6G9.
This is change hardly dreamed of by
,.i,,' .t. !" t,o 'ho"Snt that TINS
If was condu,tad and t,, ''i ~. no"
law was enforced. There is no o,les-
non ""l Wh"t many men voted against
!, ,, N"o N"Ulu nave favored
tion nr tLa l,,,, h', '"o cA''"-
could we'll be imarined.
ne licenses forces in Rutland have pri-
d',,,s ,.a,,,,,, c,o,'1'o 'n"Hh Tor Tues
Cd to the license co,nmiesinro,. ,,, ~
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-10

Herald has felt constrained to complain
OF the manner In which the second class
license has operated in the Marble CITY.
This license provides for the sale of in
toxicating liquors of any kind not to be
drunk on the premises, and when 1t was
embodied in the law, 1t was held by some
champions of license to be less harmful
than license to sell liquors to be drunk
on the premises only. In operation. how
ever, the second class liquor stores have
proved directly opposite, and for a variety
of reasons.
IN" belef is now very generally held
that the snlc of Intoxicating liuuor In
bottles has done more to increase drunk
enness than any other single influence.
SINCE tho purchaser If addicted to strong
drink, Is likely to stick to the bottle until
II Is empty and he can take it with him
wherever nc goes
IN tho next place tho man with n bottle
IS not OILY IN position 20 indulge to OK
cess himself. but he can treat his friends
so long az his supply lasts, thus evadng
tho law against treating in liquor saloons;
although not all persons go TO this
trouble
In the third place the second class IL
cense helps largely to neutralizc local
option. Even though a town votes against
license in town meeting, the location of a
second class liquor store in all adjoining
to"n makes ii possible to flood the no
license town With bottles, with all the
flstlCr1I1s Of tt,hi TAI In
follow
IN the fourth place, cases have been
known in which a town voted no license
because liquor could be obtained at some
other place near by, or license was voted
because it WAS expected to profit from
this second class liquor trade with people
from larger and no license town adj
Joining.
Under the existing law the number of
soach class of licenses to be granted is
placed wholly in the discretion of the Ii
censc commissioners. In view of the en-
tent to which even advocates of license
are condcmninG second class liquor stores,
the license commissioners in the different
towns will hc fully justified in making Il
material reduction in the number of soc
ond class licenses issued.
Much will depend on the course pur-
sued by license commissioners in conn.c-
tion with the distribution of licenses in
license cities and towns for the current
year II the discretion regarding second
class licenses Is used wisely, that diScrc-
ton may be left to them. although tEat
is not wholly certain. If that discretion
ie abuse Il. however. the next Legislature
will inevitably take away such discretion.
The license commissioners will unques-
,ionably please the conservative class vino
wish to see the present liquor law re
main on the statutes as well as all people
who champion temperance. by using the
utmost discretion not only in connection
with the issuing of licenses but also in
the enforcement of every provision that
will tend to reduce drunkenness and dis
order to a minimum.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-10

To the Editor OF The FREQ Press
Many in Vermont are asking that ques-
ton
i'irst-Lcavc the liquor law just as II
now is until l9,t.
Second-Wipe out tho liquor legislation
of 1902 and leave things as they were be-
fore.
Third-Giye us tie South Carolina dis
pensary system
Fourth-Givc Us anything but the Old
prohibitory law, for that was farce.
These are four of the ideas now WORKING
in Vermont minds.
We have had experience of town agen-
cies Hard things have been SAID about
the way they were conducted.
Wherein does the disponsary system diff
fer from the town agency SYSTEM Where
IN in principles in methods and in re-
suits arc the two systems alike and un-
like?
Please get before us Normontors the
truth. the whole truth and nothing hut the
truth on that last question
e. j. RICHARDSON.
Ncwbury, Vt, March 4, 1904
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-10
STATE CAPITAL LOCATIONS
Tendency to Get Away from a
Metropolis.
Precedents Recalled by the T,,k os p.
moving seat of Government To VIII
wnukec-tcoGr aphicaI rather
Than Commercial tcu,r..
Favored.

The recent destruction by fro IF two
"'a.e ,"p'oi pulIdlNs- ard t.c develop
| inont III tho Later cas-, Of a 1r.I..i 10 re-.
! move The scat OF Wisrou-i..- p,vo,r,,,,t
| from Madison 10 lIlwauho, make. II
| timely to examine the many similar
'hinges which have taken place In vari-
Gus states of Tn" Union u past years
Si\S Washington CORE -pund,ut of tho
/ Ne" ork Evening Post. ln .t,ito of
AGITATION from Tim" TO Urn. in Lotslf If
such cities as ST. Louis ANA NV Orleans
! even casual tnspcc ton of oll-ttio mans
SHOWS that there has never boon am, nr
/ I'rtlNe tendency TO locatc Tho capital of
| q state at its rnetrcpolis-!n ra,. that he
movement has been decid dly ia tho other
| direction. Boston. St. Paul. arI Atl4utu
! ar" now practically the only great com.
| m'r'iaI centres which arc tho SDats #
government of their respective States.
! History shows moreover that San Fran
CISCO New Orleans. Philadelphia. New
! York, Cincinnati and 81. Louis have all
| mad this honor taken away from II, 70 a,
| some period.
y school geography of 20 years age
! would name three capitals different from
those now found on the map ONLY ore
/ of these changes has been from a smaller
/ to a larger city. A. this was the substitu
! ton OF Phoenix. Arizona. u city now hay.
| ing 300 population for Prescott. which
! has reached only $500 it can her>lly he
| cited as "a precedent for he larger city
! plau. The capital of West NirQiuia Va
/ moved from Wheeling, now a city OF
/ 3>oW to Charlcstown which has only II
$50 while At the time Of tho move the dis.
crepancy IN population was eyer greater
iaNkton was the capital of Dakota lee
lofo statehood. hut whom the Territory
was divided. though Yankton fell in South
Dakota, another city was selected for its
capital Pierre is not much more than
h"lf the size of Ndnkton: ard it is an
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-10
WARY OF EXTREMES.

Agent-What was the matter with your
last place?
Domestic-The couple had only been
married a month, an | couldn't stan tn
love maxim.
Agent-Well, here's a chance in house
where the couple have been married ten
years.
Domestic-rhats too long. ] likes peace
and quiet. Illustrated Bits.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-10
HEARST AND HARRISON.

The FREE PRESS would not be sus.
pected OF the presnmption of trying tc
influence democratic opinion in connec.
ton with the selection of a ticket par,
ticularly in opposition to republican in.
terests, and yet We would not be true &c
the cause of journalism, were we to fat
to keep our readers posted as to the trend
of presidential and vice presidential opin-
ION and events in both parties. We have
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-10
WANTED.

When YOU want anything. advertise In
the new special column OF this paper. Some
bargains are offered there this week which
1t will pay you to read about. See page
seven. This paper has more than 5000
peaders every week. and one cent word
0ill reach them all
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-10

The meanest man heard from up to
the present time is the Chicago resident
who stole his sons sweetheart Think of
a wooed damsel telling her adorer she
will be a step-mothcr to him.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-10
WHAT OUR NEIGHBORS SAY
Bearing of the Number of Government
Licenses Held In Vermont on
saloon Question.


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pit lSt SUNDAY that there were - special
tax PAYERS in th, capital city. Tho assor-
ton WIS r.frt. as stated above. rs WAS
ALSO IN. assertion regarding tho whol,,
number of government license holders III
the State Gl tho 3op special taXuaYers i'm
III, State 80 were probably holder, OF
state licenses. while many of the batter.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-10
4 PRACTlClNG pARSON

Little Elmer-Papa, what do the letter.
I'D. D. after a mans name meanP
Prof. Broadhoad he is a doctor
who makes practice of prcachng, my
son.-Town Topics.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-10
AT A WESTERN TAVERN

"What is he, or who is ho?'
"Woll. he has valet, but ] can't be
sure whether he's jockey or duke"
replied the hotel proprietor Chicago
Post
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-10


THURSDAY, MARCH II
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-10

Tcrms-&1.OOa Year. Always In Advance
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-17
SOLDIER ARRESTED IN PENDLE-
TON AND RETURNED TO
POST.
He VIII Probably Have to Stand Gen
eraI Courtmartial in the Near
Future.

John b. Wright. deserter from
Troop c. Fourth Cavalry, stationed al
Fort Walla Walla, was arrested III
Pendleton yesterday and brought back
to the garrison last night by a SER
geant sent from the troop. Wright
was reported absent without leave
Sunday morning and descriptions were
at once sent out
Marshal M. J. Carney recognized the
soldier and arrested him at the La
Fontaine hotel, where he had regis
tered his real name. The nOn-com
missioned officer sent after the pris-
oner identified him as the man wanted.
wanted.
Wright is about % years of age
and was enlisted more than two years
ago in Florida His term of enlist
ment would have expired next fall.
He must stand trial before a general
urt-martial, and may receive a
heavy sentence to AlcatraZ, the mill
tary prison in San Francisco bay.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-17
PRINTERS TO HAVE NEW WAGE
SCALE TO BE EFFECTIVE
NEXT MONTH.
Compromise Between Proprietors and
Employes-Shorter Hours One
Of the Concessions.

Commencing January 1, 1905, new
scale of wages for printers in Walla
Walla will go into effect whereby the
employees in the mechanical depart
ment of the newspapers in this city
will receive quite an increase in their
perdiem and their hours of labor short
ened The new scale will be effective
for the term of three years. The
agreement calls for eight hours as
days labor, but this will not come at
one time, as a quarter of an hour is to
be dropped every three months.
The scale has been under cOnsidera-
ton for some time. The printers de-
manded wages which the propr1etors
believed was excessive, and several
conferences were held. Yesterday af-
ternoon an agreement was reached by
which the matter was compromised.
The printers had asked for 81 per night
on morning papers and $3.50 on eve
ming papers. According to the COM
promise agreement the wages on the
morning papers will be $3.50 per night
and those on evening papers SO per
day. Machine operators 'On morning
papers will be paid 81 per night and
day operators $3.50 with so cents addi-
tional as machinists.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-17

the armory for the big double game on
next Wednesday evening.
The Whitman College team will meet
the Walla Walla High School and the
Independent city team will contend
with the team from Fort Walla Walla
for the big leather sphere.
Captain Elmo Reser of the college
aggregation is whipping into shape one
of the fastest aggregations that has
ever upheld the honor of the blue and
gold.
Several inter- collegiate basket ball
games are in prospect. Manager Harry
Davenport is corresponding with the
University of Idaho and Washington
Agricultural College in regard to con-
tests this winter. 1t is very likely that
Whitman will meet Pullman in a SER
les of two games at the ArmOry here
sometime in January and that the
Whitman lads will take trip north
later to meet Pullman and Moscow in
their home gyms.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-17
MINIATURE WORLDS FAIR.
New Workers Will Have Imitation OF
St. Louis Exposition.

NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-During the
next two weeks New Workers who
were not able to take the trip to ST.
Louis to see the worlds fair are to
have the chance to see many of the
exhibits at a little worlds fair which
opened in Madison Square Garden to-
day The exhibition includes the prin
cipal gold medal attractions from the
French, Italian, German, Japanese
Austrian and other foreign exhibits.
Among the many features are the
Visayan village, the Morocco cOnces-
sion, the cliff dwellers' exhibit, and
the Eskimo village. The entire base
ment of the garden has been given
over to a duplication of the Pike"
Advertise in the Statesman.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-17
WANTS VAN HOLDERBEKES JOB.
Yakima Man Is Out After the Posi-
tion

The only candidate for a state office
known to hail from Yakima county
thus far is F. A. Huntley, the prOprie-
tor of the greenhouse above town, says
the Yakima Republic. Mr.. Huntley is
a candidate mainly because the lead
ers in the fruit industry here want
him to be one. They have Endorsed
him for state fruit Inspector to sue
coed A. Van Holderbeke of Pierce
county, and they will present the mat
ter to the governor when the time
comes.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-17

For good value and simething desir
able in footwear see our new stock that
has Just arrived-J. S. Barrett II East
Main street