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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-28
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-28
Vermont's Experience with the Ohio
Idpa.

The republicans OF Brooklyn believe
they have discovered evidences of Hanna
movement in their midst which Vermont
republicans can readily believe. An adj
herent of Walter B. Atterbury. formerly
republican leader. announced that After
bury, Alderman John Diemer and John
Kissel would control the convention call
ed to choose delegates from the third con-
gressional district to the republican ma
tional convention. Atterbury was a dele
gate to the national convention eight
years ago and despite the advice of Sena-
tor Platt he voted for Mckinley. He
formed a strong attachment for Senator
Hanna at that time, and he is said to
have been held in high regard by the
Ohio statesman ever since. Attterbury's
election would not only be a sign of trou-
bic for Woodruff. the republican leader
of Brooklyn but it would also be ac-
cepted as evidence that the hand of Sena-
tor Hanna is being felt in New York
politics,
In view of the experience of Vermont
republicans in the presidential campaign
of 1896 II would not be strange If con-
siderable Significance were to be attached
TO the discovery announced from the
City OF Churches. 1t will be recalled that
practically up to the date of the meeting
at Montpelier of the State convention
to elect delegates to the national con-
vcntion Vermont had been counted as an
integral part of a New England delega-
tion solid for Thomas b. Reed of Maine.
A Mckinley emissary had in the mean-
time secured foothold in Windham
have been gained in Brooklyn, and the
leaven worked so rapidly that when it
came to an effort in the convention to
prevent the instruction of a delegation for
Ohos favorite son the Reed men were
simply swept off their feet. This break
ing of solid New England for Reed
sounded the death knell of the Maine
mans chances of making a good showing
In the convention and practically assured
the nomination of Mckinley.
Since that time the republicans of Yer
mont have had a wholesome respect for
delegations, which seems to be to gain
local but sure foothold and then tunnel
under the stronsholds of rival candidates
Vermont republicans have all along been
enthusiastic in their devotion to Presi-
dent Roosevelt, and if any opposition
to him exists among them, it has not
made its appearance above the surface.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-28

by the State for animals killed by order
of the commissioners during the year OF
1909 alone was S2211G.6l. so that at tho
same rate the total for the biennial period
of 1903 and 1904 would reach the enormous
sum of sii 1892.
We did not attempt TO hold the cattle
commissioners responsible for the boast
of certain individuals, including drovers,
who shipped stock to Massachusetts. that
in some instances. cattle had been sold to
the state TO good advantage. The APP
praisal is left by law to one member of
the board and a person selected by the
owner of the CATTLE who. it goes without
saying, will be friend of the owner, and
If these two cannot agree they are to Sc
lect a third. 1t would be remarkable, if
In some instances, the three appraisers did
not include two men inclined to allow the
owner a generous allowance. BE this as
it may we have heard of certain IN
dividals who chuckled over the operations
of the law.
1nasmuch as Secretary Spear himself
says the commission is not entirely pleased
with the law as now in force and will
make several suggestions which they be-
lieve will render it moro economical and
effective, we fail to see why we do not
reach practically the same conclusion re-
garding the desrablity of greater
economy. However. we are glad to re-
ceive from MIR. Spear his full and compre-
hensive explanation of the operations of
our present legislation against bovine
tuberculosis.
In the meatme we doubt the constitu-
tionalty of provisions compelling the tax
payers of Vermont to pay for cattle killed,
not by order of our state. but by their
owners, either in Vermont or Massa-
chusetts, and found to be diseased. Tax
payers do not enjoy paying for dead
COW. not killed by their orders, any more
than any individual likes to pay for
dead horse" and unless we are greatly
In error this matter will be thoroughly
ventilated before the next Legislature adj
journs.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-28
Tho Crusade against Bovine Tube +.
CulOsiS

We gladly give space elsewhere to a
communication from the Hon. Victor l.
Spear of Randolph, secretary of the Yer
mont board of cattle commissioners, deal
ing with an article printed in these col
umns on January II, which discussed the
expenses of the crusade of bovine tuber-
culoss.
We regret. however, to be obliged at
the very outset to correct some of Mr..
Spears corrections. For example lie says
that we erred in saying that the law in
force previous to the acts of 1902 was
passed in 1890, whereas the law was en-
acted IN 1891. Our words were, "'rhe Leg
isature in 1900 amended the law relating
to the killing OF cattle suspected of being
afflicted with bovine tuberculosis limiting
the appraisal of cattle to n sum not ex-
ceeding $40" The law was amended in
1900 as we said, an amendment Of course,
presupposng previous enactment.
Mr.. Spear next quotes us as saying in
the following paragraph that the act OF
1902 fixed the limit of appraisal at $40.
The sentence already quoted shows that
we said the law as amended IN 1900 estab-
lished the limit ut $40. whereas section 8
of act No IS of 1902 says, But in no case
shall the value of a diseased animal eX-
Spear says that under act No. Sc of tho
acts Of 1902 it is provided that In no case
shall the SO per cent be reckoncd on n
sum greater than $50 but this would make
it impossible for the State to pay more
than $40 for any animal
Mr.. Spear makes us speak Of the OK
penses of the board of cattle commission
crs, but we said nothing about the COM
pensation and expenses of the com
missioncrs. We purposely confined our
statement to the amount paid out by the
State under the appraisal of condemned
cattle.
Again we sought to show what the new
law had cost the State for condemned cat
tie during the first year of its operation
from January l. 1903, to January |, 1901
whereas Mr. Spear deals with figures GOV
ering the fiscal period ending July l. and
embracing the operations Of two different
laws.
Even If all the quotations of law men
toned by Mr.. Spear had not been correct
ly made the question that we raised would
remain unchanged. What we set out to
show was that the expenses had been 50
increased under certain conditions by the
new legislation. that the latter would
probably be amended in certain particu-
lars at the coming session OF the Legisla-
ture.
We showed that the total amount paid
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Our New Double Decker Press

The FREE PRESS is now printed on
the new press the order for which we
mentioned to our readers was placed some
nine months ago. AS then explained the
change from the pcrlecting press which
has done us such good service for eight
years past, has been ncCesstatcd by the
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PEELED to decline many advertisements
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amount Of news and other reading matter
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We have also been obliged. in Justice to
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sixteen pages, and of six, seven or eight
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-28
Williston. Jan. %, 1904.
PERSONAL.

Senator Proctor was among the guests
at dinner given by the President and
Mrs. Roosevelt, Saturday night. mt tho
White House.
Word has been received of tho death
ut Los Angeles, cal. January % inst. Of
George Ahnor Benedict only son Of tho
late Judge Charles l.. Benedict Of Now
York, and n graduate Of the University
Of Vermont, in the class of ISL.
AT engagement of much interest Is that
Of Miss Elizabeth Brewer. daughter of
chief Justice brewer Of tho Supreme
Court Of tho United States. TO Nh VOL
ington Wells, which has recently been
announced. rho Wedding will take place
al noon Monday, February S, in St Johns
Church. Washington.
John Addison iIcndrick Of Salisbury.
y. c., has been Obliged to recall the
invitation for the marriage of his dlurh-
tor Mary Sherwood to Rodtlcld Proctor.
Jr., set for january q, owing to the i'll
ness Of young Mr., Proctor
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-28
DEER DAMAGES.
Trom the Ludlow Tribunc)

Tho St. Adams Messenger sccs roppti-
ton Of the bounty nuisance in the Tri.
bunc's proposal to pay deer damage 9.
and wants the farmers to be permitted
to shoot the animals whenever thoy
damage crops It only necessary to ask
"Who will be the judge as to whether
or not n deer is guilty of dcath?" A
farmer on the mountains needs a little
decr-meat in his business, He stalks a
q buck in a wood-lot on his PROPERTY.
The buck Is BROWSING young trees They
are farmers trees. Bang, vonison in
plcnty and the deer law doador than
"A drawn mackerel On the other hand
with deer damages to pay, the solectmen
view and apprasc the havoc. make a
business matter of It and tho State
foots the bill. Which is the practical
way7
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-28

genius and inventive skill OF the Amcri-
can prcss-buildor, Is wonderful machine.
To describe 1t, with its thousands of parts,
would far exceed the limits of this article.
We content ourselves by simply saying
that the press was manufactured for us
by the Goss Printing Press company of
Chicago. and is called by its makers THE
Supplement Clipper Press" 1t Is a
double deck machine. comprising two or
binary web perfecting presses. one super
imposed on the other 1T Is eighteen feet
in length and stands seven feet and eight
inches high. above the foundations. 1t
prints from either one or two rolls or
white paper, according to the number or
pages desired. The white paper passes
into the printing press in a continuous
web, obviating the need of feeders Pass
Ing successfully to the rollers on which
are campcd the sterotypcd plates, the
web is printed on both sides of the paper.
is cut into sheets: the sheets are as
sembled and pasted together and the COM
plcte newspaper Is folded three times, and
delivered in bundles of hfty, the total
number of copies being also registered by
the machine. When operated TO its full
limit the makers guarantee for 1t n ca
pacity of $1,000 copies per hour, a rate Of
speed of material advantage in connection
with the daily task of hurrying into the
napcr thc latest nows ne well rs catching
thc eor1v mails
our readers have frequently remarked
the fact that the FREE PRESS contained
imrortart rovs No, ,i,.o, ~, tho metro.
politan novysnonors bccauea received nv
,ho,n foo lota for n,,hlic,,ior in IN. o,rlv
editions which tho, eond ont 70 tine conn
try. Tho installation of our row ,,ross
will enable rs to lold tbo rorrne open still
later than heretofore for important news;
and as news Of great value not infre-
quontly is the last to reach the Office, the
gain to our readers "a evident.
Discarded printing presses arc the milo
stones of newspapers progress. During
the past eighteen years the FREE PRESS
has been printed on no loss than six diff
ferent presses, rs the continued growth OF
the paper has from time to time neccssi-
tated substitutions of improved machin-
cry The period named has carried tho
FREE PRESS from the old-fashioned
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and later folded by hand, through success
sive improvements of the nat-bed press
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FREE PRESS was the first newspaper in
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-28
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 2.ooo
Feaders every week. and one cent word
will reach them ALL
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-28
G'rom tho NcrSennes EntnrDrisc)
The Law nRnInSt Murder Should he
Enforced-!ncreaacd Crime.


From the Versennc. Enteiprise)
The subject Of 90 pital punishment which
has recently been rssurrected by the
trial Of Mary Roger. at Remington. is
now being discussed BY many Of the
State papers with a great deal of NeEom-
ence. II IS very difficult matter to
understand Just what is tho precise .cop.
CT the various allegations. Strons ar
gunents are used by some to abolish
capital punishment entirely and sub
stitute punishment which will be equtl-
~ as erective for the crime of murl~r.
The solution of tho probler what would
be the most efficient punishment for the
crime, has not been decidedly arrived at.
There Is one point apparently that the ma
Jonty Of deh1ter. agree upon. and that Is
that while the law OF capital punishment
Is on the statue books Of the State OF
Vermont. the law ought not to be merely
an ornament to the pa ge il is printed on
but should be strictly enforced. The Leg
stature for the past few years has been
comprised OF members who either did not
wholly believe in capital punishment al
though they would not vote TO repeal the
law, or clse the majority of the members
possessed nature infected with sym
pathY which was aroused by the remarks
of those who plead for the lives of the
condemned Convicts. Electricity as a sub
stitute for the galows is strongly ad-
NoCNted ny few and we believe the
popularity ~ this method is gradually
Increasing. The State Of Maesachus.tts
has Within tho past few year. adoptrl
tho electric chair and the State OF New
ork has operated the current for lonx-
er period. Reports from these States arc
very inadquate and conflicting AttOr-
ney General Cunnecn OF New York how
ever does state emDhaticAlIv that IN
so FAR As he is aware. no man who ha.
suffered that punishment had ever again
committed murder or any other crime
However this is very serious subiact
and should not be treated loosely The
crime Of murder is becoming too fire.
Pucnt and numerous in thi. State. and
more effective remedy must be prov 4
ed. The legislature Of 1not will have
sonnet hing to do AMI their enactment will
be awaited With interest
URBAN AND SUBURBAN.
From the Barre Teeeram)
The debt OF the urban to tho subur-
bar is not often realized But for tho
out wing districts the glory Of the city
would be impossible. The rural COM
munities send the brightest Of their
young men and women 10 the city to
swell the current Of activity and in
tersfy the spirit ~ aFeressivenNss
| Think ~ the people now living in Barre
who came here from WilliamstoNr.
Plainf-ld, Marshfeld. Gro,on. and
other nearby towns At one time. dur
ing an earlier residence Of tho writer
in the city, 1t was stated that there
were 81 families in the city from the sim
gle town Of Cabot. Besides this, the PEG
pic from these towns near by come to
the l-rser places and do large
amount of trading hut for the out
side patronage the eIi-tance Of elegant
and We'll stocked stores which are tho
PRIZE Ot every city dWcllcr WOull 10,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-28

The demand of the Vermont Dalrymcn's
association for tho erection of n build
ing for a dairy school seems TO be meet
ing with a favorable and hearty response
throughout the State.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-28
NlSiIMfNT A PREVENTIVE {
CRIME.
Urom tho Waterbury Record.)

bennington will doubtless have no more
frCiEEt cars robbed. Two men who have
h'ou doing this kind Of work in that To-
calitV received sentence last Thursday
~ SIX years. 1t was not very long ago
that Waterbury had several cars broken
into at the local station, but the guilty
party WAS never caught.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-28
THE ARREST OF 1NEBRIATES.


"Puhlc sentiment does ask that
DRINKS he arrested and penalizod, IT also
asks that the viola lions OF the license
law he punished. But public sontim mt
IS not strong enough to step in and earn
the salaries raid to officials for doing
the public's business.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-28
ENJOYING GOOD POSITIONS.
Trom the Waterbury Rccord)

Tho Vermont association at Washing
ton has 225 members and it is one Of the
most progressive orCa rizatiOns AT the ma
tio01l canital. The size Of the member
ship would indicate that a good many
Ncrmonters are comfortably located and
enjoying good positions.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-28
the proposition.
REPRESENTATIVE.
U'rom the Lyndonvile Journal)
WELL BE SENATOR JOHN
son
From tho Essex County Herald)

Ncs. most heartily do we second tho
motion of brother Johnson of Randolph for
inc senate. tf course We are not imply
ING that we have any influence to exert
IN orange county politics. wo are only
expressing bolof;hat Luther would make
an ideal senator. His knowledge OF ways
and means. etc, learned by his repeated
Services AT the reporters table, especially
lit him for assuming legislative duties.
And then surely If he has a panacca for
the disease OF double taxation. he might
become public bcnofactor. We know
th1t II Orange county should press him
into service she would never regret it,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-28
TIE REASON.

Mrs. Smiths hair is 90 gray"
yes; she has had SO much trouble
conceahng her age
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-28
a PROPHET WITHOUT HONOR.
From the Londonderry Siftor)

Clement turned down in his home city
is the significance of the republican eau
cuses hold in Rutland FOR the choosing Of
city committee. After a hot canvass
the committee chosen arc opposed to NJ
Clements political aspirations. This Hp-
parent turn over comes about quite nat
urally. For years Mr.. Clement has been
nrca ching Temperance reform and sdvo-
eating. In that interest, the licensed "a
loon. His newspaper. the Herald has
be"n the license local-oDtion John tho
Baptist, the one CRYING in Vermont for
the privilege OF making Tho saloon respect
able. Loc1l-option prevailed under NJ.
Clements lead, ana what IL tho res IN %
Drunkenness in Rutland has increased as
shown hY tho police records. above ip
per cent. Under those conditions it H.
not to be- wondered at that this prophet
fnds himself without honor in his home
city.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-28
WHAT OUR NEIGHBORS SAY.
Growth of the No-Liccnsc Sentiment in
the Marble CITY.

The announcement of no-license meet
ing IN Rutland is significant In view OF
the fact that the principal speaker Is a
man who has long been Identified with
the license-local option movement ana
VINO has until within a few months been
a strenuous worker of the license system
The practical workings and the consplcu-
Gus FAILURE Of the license system in Rut-
'and have led many a former advocate
or license to change his opinion on the
important question. and the man now
taxing the platform openly opposing the
new regiment Is only one of literary nun
drcds OF such men in this city. 1t mas
been demonstrated pretty concusiNciy TO
those whose minds are open to convection
on the subject that licensed liquor selling
places arc not conducive to Rutland
moral or material welfare. The license
proviso or the local option law has been
a failure disappointing to many of It's
friends ana there is now growing dis
position to give its prohibitory proviso at
least Il years trial.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-28
WINDSOR SENTIMENT FOR BELL.
(White River Junction spondent St.
Adams Messenger

1t is said that just now. the minute one
Strikes the rural districts in Windsor
county and ID gins to talk about the noXt
governor he hears more in favor of G.
j. Bell Of Walden than OF any other prob
able candidate.