Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-07
WHAT OUR NElGHBORS SAY
Yet This Moral PrrNcrt VIII Later Ask
for Executive C'rmcnc!.
From the Ludlow Tribunc)

We may talk about the absolute de-
rruVity of Mary Rogers, convicted of kill
INK her husband. Of the woman who tod
h"r mother to take her priest and So to
hell with him. but when has Vermont pro-
uucrd n more disgusting specimen of
mrnnood than Leon P"rham. sclf-con-
fcAs;cd accessory silly tool of a bad wo-
man. moral pcrVcrt whose bluntcd senses
cannot comprehend the enormi,y of his
crime? The finger that has pointed ac-
CuSinRly at the daughters of Eve for
countless ages may we'll falter in the face
of this yielding, numbering, conniving, be-
trayiug, cowardly thing, permitted. for
some lnscrutable reason. to wear the like
ness of "A man. Pcrham will not hang,
but what prison wall is thick enough to
hide hin. from the scorn and contempt OF
every decent man with good red blood.
what cell deep enough to bury his UNI
speakable disgrace?
VERMONT OUT OF DEBT.
(From the Fair Haven Era)
The feeling of pride-State pride expert
enCcd by the editor of the Era on reading
in the article on State Finances" by the
Hon. John l.. Bacon, state treasurer, in
the Nermonter for January. that the state
is out of debt. will be shared by every
other true and loyal son Of this common
wealth.
THIS is the way Mr.. Bacon puts it. The
State of Vermont is practically free from
debt. This is literally true so far as any
floating or unfunded liability is concern
ed, and It's only bonded Indebtedness Is
the issue in aid of the State agricultural
| collog, amounting to $4,000 which ma
lures in 1910 The States principal source
of revenue is from the corporations tax
| which brought the State this year the sum
of $3.50 96 other items, A1,iN19s; max
| inp ii total OF 1886 81 The net expenses
| were $.o2, 1921 leaving "A deficiency of
| Sn5S9N,O3. This was more than provided
! for by the sl25 600 received from the United
States government on account of the
States claim for interest paid on funds
| borrowed for civil War purposes.
| Good as this showing is 1t could he bet
| tered by cutting out the useless hoodWood
| that has attached itself from time to time
| to the ship OF State until the States en-
| pcnses have grown to the large sum OF
! 500 1913, in 1903. This increase over for
mor years is not to he attributed to growth
or changed conditions in the State but
| is due in many instances to tho tackinl
| on of appcndages for the purpose often
times of providing places for party work
ers Il practice that should never again hc
| count, nanccd or permitted by the peopl,
| Of Vermont
LOCAL STAMP COMPANIES.
(From the Middlebury Regstcr)
The trading stamp scheme is bcarnl
| fruit true to name. Sow thistle seed. ano
thistlcs not roses, will spring up. NJ
| sooner had the business men of Benninp
| ton and st. Johnsbury, one in each line
secured the monopoly 60 of the greer
trading stamp. than the other merchant.
in sclf-defence combined and in each tow
formed a local company with home cnpita
exclusively, and began issuing red stamps
rhe result is that practically every mer
chant in both places Is now giving either
green or red trading stamps.
This being the case. the next step viii
be to slightly increase the prices OF al