Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-02-25

flee. That depends. II the office should
come to man as a hearty. popular ex-
preston OF approval. there would be hon
or In IL, but IL he reached 1t through it
through the various manipulations and
intrisuings familiar to the willy politician
1t would take deeper deliver than puz-
gle solver To find out the honor.
HASKINs NAILED THE LIE.
(From the Randolph Herald)
Representative Haskins took occasion
recently to nail the libel on Vermont
industriously circulated by Southerners,
who sought to justify their own methods
of negro dlsfranchisemert by pointing
to n clause IN the Vermont constitution,
which. read by itself, without regard
to its context might imply that only
citizens of quiet and peaceable behavior
and who have the appreciation of the
board OF civil authority shall be per
mitted to vote. As might easily have
been ascertaincd. this clause has no such
bearing as alleged; indeed. when read
properly. in connection with support
ing clauses. no fair-minded person could
possibly arrive at such n conclusion. But
for purposes of their own these South
ern congressman cited il with glce and
pointed TO Vermont as an extreme eX-
ample of the very fault with which their
own states stood charged. Mr.. Haskins
called one of these critics down III the
House. and made the case so clear that
nothing further will be heard of it there.
Who ever krew of a board of civil author
ity III this State refusing to enroll a voter
on the ground that in their opinion he
was not of quiet and peacpable behavior?
Yet We presume there are those living at
a distance who conclude that the over
whclmins republican majority in Yer
mont Is the result of wholesale vote
suppressinc by such methods as these.
BUSINESS AND THE LANDMARK.
(From the Landmark)
Two paragraphs in our extracts from
editorials of the State press, published
il to-dav's paper are worthy OF especial
attention at the present time. "A ma
jorIty of the cases of dcstitution in this
city" says the Rutland News are caused
by drum kenncss.' This too in tho banner
high license city. In Barre. according to
tho Times there is a great deal Of illegal
liquor selling. especially on Sunday.
Haven't we heard over and over again
that high license was conducive to tenn
pcrance? Hasn't it been dnnei into our
ears that under high license the licens.c
who paid from $3.50 upwards for his
license would driv" out the fellows who
| sold liquor contrary to tho law Why
do not the two theories work in the
cities alluded to? Do they work any
where?
| (From the Landmark)
| The farmers of Hartford find good
market for their produce in the villages
of tho Town, especially at White River
Junction. They ought to bear in mind
that if high license should win at the
town meeting the value to them OF local
markets would be diminished. Part, at
least of the money they should receive
for butter. eggs. potatoes and other
products would he spent in the saloons.
Every branch of business apart from
the liquor traffic would suffer more or
less. Credit will be asked for by peo-
pie who now pay cash ana credit
system is more or less risky. Vote to
keep the saloon out of town.
THE HON. C. ]. BELLS PLATFORM
TO BE AN ATTRACTIVE EN-
UNCIATION
Hrom the Rutland News)
The announcement that the Hon. Charles
j. Bell of Walden. secretary of the State
board of agriculture and master of the
Vermont Grange Patrons of Husband
ry. has yielded to the importunings OF
| friends and decided to stand as a candi
date for the republican nomination fol
governor this year, will come as pleas
irg news to the farmers and grangers OF
be practically as outlined in his address
before the grangers at their annua
meeting in Rutland several weeks ago
The need of reform in taxation and th'
necessity OF legislation that will compe
all property to pay its just proportio,
OF taxes; the pressing need of perman
cnt highways; government AID for th'
construction Of good roads; lesislatio,
to protect both the producer and con
sumner from frauds through substitute,
of spurious and adulterated food pro
ducts for genuine goods; the ned o
closer scrutiny of state expenditures
more rigid economy to the advantage o
Taxpayers without injuring the interest
Of the State. This is certainly an attrac
tive enunciation.
BUT BELL SPOKE FIRST.
(From the Montpelier Argus)
c. J. Bell Of Walden announces hmsel
n candidate for the republican nomina
ton for governor. His principal plank
revision Of taxation. a demand for sys
, TEN whereby unjust taxation shall be elm
, mated and all property made to pay il
, just share OF the public expenses In thi
: Mr., Bell will have strong support. Tier
: are no dissenters from the proposition
The tax laws of Vermont are wrong an
q should he made right. The farmers car
didate attempts to steal part of Clement
a thunder by calling for good roads an
q closer economy in State expenses. In tina
again he will meet no opposition. As "
,, said when Mr. Clement made his Windsc
a speech. he presented nothing new at til
, time. hut something on which the pcopl
a Of the State are agreed. Mr. Bell ais
= | calls for a law that will prevent adultera
tion or substitution In food products.
case has just been exposed by the Me.
sengcr that shows the need of such
law. A Washington county man. a men
Der of the Vermont Sugar Makers al
ISOLATION. has been found adulteratin
8 his maple product with common granula
3 ed sugar, The customer to whom he Eel
$ his product was surprised at finding
r large amount OF sediment In the botto
@ OF the can, and lad it analysed. II
@ result showing that the sediment Wa
4 nothing but ordinary white sugar. tn
J. man has not only lost customers for hin
d self but he has cast suspicion on all 9TH
= producers OF maple sugar and syrup
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