Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-14

and discussion of current State issues.
throwing the search-light upon long un-
needed State customs, laws and govern
mental institutions .threshing over the
pros ana cons Of important Vermont in
tcrests that come straight home to the
doorsteps Of their readers. and are in
consequence giving n healthful stimulus
to public thought and speculation about
these matters that is gradually excrting
IN incalcUlahle influence upon the liberal
izing and progressive achievement OF the
best citizenship of the State. Tho inteli-
gently directed publicity possible to a
courageous and independent press is
fast developing as tremendous and
hitherto comparatively unknown fac
tor in the moulding of public sentiment
in the New Vermont A"
Now, If there is a noticeable change for
the better in our papers and periodicals
as moulders of public opinion, it must
signify that these publications are con-
trollcd and edited by ADLER men, mon
more independent and untrammeled as to
their expression of opinion on public
questions; men of stronger convictions
and more courageous toward the public
as to their duty Without going into an
cient history we give herewith the names
of a few editorial writer's who have been
identified with Vermont journalism so
recently as to leave the impress Of their
work and its influence upon the present
generation. Lucius and George Bigelow
Henry Clark, Charles Willard, f. r.
Walton, A. n. Swain. Hiram Huse, Joseph
Poland, Albert Clark, Charles Nj. Stone,
Charles II. Davenport, n. d. Harris,
George N. Dale. Charles NJ. Chase, George
G.. Benedict, George NJ. Blake.
our friend must have been an over
mastering appreciation of his own i'm
portancc, and that of his contemporaries
In the journalistic field, to imagine for
one moment that he can convince nteli-
gent Nermonters that his New Vermont
In the newspaper field. which is so grand
iloquently described in the above quo
taton, Is an improvement upon the work
performed by these able men. The fact
Is, eVerytime you turn the search-hght
of investigation upon this New Yer
mont idea 1t discloses an arsenal of ar
9uments controverting every point raised
in its favor. Isut the end is in sight and
the New Vermont is fast being rele-
gated to the regions that contain many
a Lost Cause"
EVERY TOWN NEEDS A SOUNDING
BOARD.
(From the St. Johnsbury Republican,
Barton Landing has been advanced to
the presidential postofflce list, a good
sounding board is as good for a town as
for Il piano. How many people in Yer
mont know that the best and by far the
largest part of the piano sounding boards
of the country come from this thriving
Orleans county village?
Whit In Sauce for the Gnnder Is Not
Sauce for the Goose In This Instance.
CFrom the Mortified News)
Too bad that the killing of Theophilus
Guilmet at Richford cannot be laid to
Nermont's license law. AS 1t is Cana
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Courier
Ii the Courier really feels bad about
ii. let ii refer back to prohibition days.
In those times II fellow living in Bur
lngton, for instance, went over to Platts-
burgh, flled up to the limit on licensed
"boozc," ana on the return trip killed
somebody on the boat or fell overheard
and was drowned newspaper opponents
Of prohibition usually put the blame onto
the :---'"'" prohibition law. The pro,