Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-06-17
PLAIN TALK FOR PLAIN PEOPLE.
Crisp and Breezy Comment on Mat
tiers in the Public Eye.

Here's an earnest and healthy young
man, who would ornament pair OF
pillow handles and lend native force and
dignity TO a chopping axe, seized with
a sudden "call" to the ministry, That
his speech Is painfully slow and uncon-
vlncing that his brain only makes one
revolution in 20 hours, that he hasn't
one quality but earnestness that
work matters not, preach the gospel
he must, be minister he will, He
gets divinity schooling, He energies
a full-nedged dominic. lie Is, natu-
rally, iamentable and total failure.
What follows? As an educated man
he must not plow or chop wood, he
dassent steal, he wouldn't make a
book agent, and so he dodders along,
a spectacular example of misplaced
and futile education.
met Col. Kit Haskins Memorial
day. He filled two Grand Army dates
during the day, made n railroad jour
ney and received about So old soldiers
who wanted to shake his hand praise
his speech or pull his official leg. Peo-
pie who think the life of a congress-
man is a dream of prolonged and hi
larious luxury. except on the few rare
occasions when he electrities the ma
ton with a Speech from the Floor,
ought TO sit round and do a little
listening when the Honorable NJ. c.
is out amomng his trusting constitu-
ents. People who want jobs, PEN
sions, information, pointers or official
secrets swarm around him all day.
He examines the veterans wound, re-
ceived at Gettysburg. hears about
some captain who was a lousy pup,
passes upon ten or dozen pension
claims that have driven the depart
ment into despair "reminisces' with
the heroes who caught sciatica by
sleeping with the window open, and
keeps good natured, affable and
obliging all day, Easy? Try It and
see.
The most telling work of successful
men is generally done nights, sun
days and holidays.
out of the darkness into the light"
The clear, white light of sanctiiied
common sense, come the trimmers |
The weathercocks, the band wagonists /
IN politics today. A short time ago !
had occasion to refer TO the evident |
of our friends the re- |
pealers TO force issues on their pet /
subject this summer; ii now gives me I
pleasure to note the cheerful unani-
nifty with which they are scurrying TO +
,over. Il think local option is dew
fish and sinful thing, but | badly |
want an office just at this time. so |
am willing TO give this Internal law,
which has increased drunkenness and
,ouled the fair fame of Vermont a
air trial. But, any way l want that
,ffice," is the way 1t strikes them,
Even the Hon. Zed Silloway STAN
on is lining up for the stand pat idea,
At least so he told friend OF mine
he other day. who. by the way,
would have fought Zed 10 a finish on
he local option issue. Il have no In
ention or desire to interfere with
he principle of local option" said Zed,
and l think it ought TO be given
air trial" 'Nuf ced Come in out OF
he wet, brethren; the weather looks
ike a right smart shower.
Montreal, the city of many tongues.
europe within a three hours ride OF
Burlington, the old world reproduced
n miniature at our doors. | saw her at
Ter brightest and gayest on Sunday
cosmopolitan, light-hearted, pleas
city, her parks thronged,
Ter outdoor theatres crowded, her
treet cars overloaded, league ball
,ame at the park, restaurants and
rult stores rushed with customers
churches filled with worship
,ers. Strange paradox? Not very;
is merely a big throbbing metropo-
is adjusting itself to local conditions,
nd that finally, is a principle of self
government that must prevail.
Nevertheless, / saw a large por-
ion of five thousand starving Italians
N the streets of Montreal. Brought
here by some fool-story of employ
nent, they have been dumped on I'M
rotected Canada by the boat-load and
must now be herded in vacant houses
nd fed by the city. Talk about our ;
aulty immigration laws, what would /
appen to a steamship company that ,
npacked five thousand pauper dagoes |
t Castle Garden? We are not per- !
~ countries |
ut we aren't wholly helpless. An
rishman on Dominion square sized 1t
p for my benefit.
{
"Yis, they's foive thousand of thin I
loody dagoes in Montreal, the dirty {
evils. No don't like thin, ner no I
ody wants thin here. They till me '
hey carry long knives, too. and wud {
st as soon kill Cath'lic as a Prot I
slant. the snakes. (Killing Protes- g
ants was sort of amiable weakness, i
suppose) Wan of thin knitted an
fficer down at the Haymarket the
Their night, and right well he paid fer
!, too. Sure he was hoong, and
God job, too. sympathy, Divil bit;
IS glad l am he's dead. It's not fit fer
dacent man to walk out I've sane G
he swine sittin' an these very safes. I
nd vermin an thin an inch thick G
ut about this time l had to be "a I
loving. @
hear that Felix McGettrick is
eally out of politics this time and for
Iay,1naraf | L
Did me why He said that the rule or
lin policy of Felix had become mo-
otonous and his arbitrary misman-
cement of city politics had come to
n end. Like Clement, his rebuke at :