Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-02-04

| ter to be a total abstancr at all times
than for the mayor of city? Should
the standard for a brakeman on freight
train be any higher than for chief
of police? Is it not as important that the
governor of n state should keep his brains
clear from TINT which bcfogs as for an
engineer to et<alone !ntoXicants lest he
imperl other as we'll as himself?
Some may say. in reply. that man
may take an occasional glass in private
ut home. or with q few friends, and
not allow this practice to in any way
interfere with the fullest discharge OF his
public duties. Yes, this may be true, in
| the case of some men. but one can never
| tell in advance Moreover, If n man
drinks in private. he will sooner or later
do the same in public. And the spectacle
of mayor or governor presiding at some
public function. and exhibiting himself
under the influence of intoXicants is not
such as to prove n helpful example for
the rising generation. Moreover it would
seems as if the duties of high public
official required as clear Judgment and
as steady attention as any position in
I he gift of an industrial concern. Is it
not time that the people of Vermont in
general. and those of Barre in particular,
demanded total abstinence at all times
| on the part of those who offer themselves
for the SURFACES of their fellow citi-
zens?
A LESSON IN STATE LOYALTY.
(From the NorthGcli NewsJ
The recent receipt of special edition
Of Pasadena, Cal, newspaper is n re
hinder of the exact geographical loca-
ton Of paradise. This is of course based
on the estimate of the older inhabitants
of Southern California. Their implicit
belief and enthusiasm in their State is SO
great that it is early transmitted to the
newer inhabitants and 1t is seldom that
Il visitor or friend from any other part
of the country hears word derogatory
Of that section of the country. And after
all this loyalty is worthy not only of high
communication but of imitation
Surprising Nermonters were imbued with
this same spirit for their own State. would
the result be otherwise than beneficial
to all of us? For climate we should pick
out one Of our most beautiful June days.
and insist that this was our standard for
summer. That hot day or cold, rainy
spell was simply an incident. if indeed
we did not affirm that all such days
were ideal June days. For winter, we
should take a glorious autumn day and
maintain it as "a fair example of our
model winter weather. We should assert
that snow was only a beautiful white
cover for our garden of Eden and that
1t consumed all disease germs and in
sured us a perfect climate; that any dis
ease. even to cold in the head, came
from some snclking germ transmitted
by n traveller.
When we had 4 blizzard with the NOR
curry away below zero We should be in
spircd to obtain pictures showing our
healthy boys and girls playing through
1t all ana these We should have pub
lishod in tie newspapers far and near to
offset the despcahlc lies which would be
sure to appear in wicked metropolitan
newspapers about our severe weather.
We should also insist upon State control
for all United states weather bureaus in
Vermont or their absolute Punishment.
When a persons reached the age Of 50
or % years he or she would be given
special attention and held up a fair
specimen of the age to which Narmonters
attained. providing they came here early
enough in life to escape the contamina-
ton of other climates and conditions,
Then our natural resources. products,
etc, what chance to enthuse over them
because we absolutely have them with
out drawing in the least upon our imag
nation.
However if We cannot enthuse quito
to the point of our Southern California
neiehbors. and even feel bound in order
to square il with our own conscience. to
admit that they possess some advantages
over MS in the matter of climate at this
season of the year. We all ought to adopt
the policy of being moro ardent advo-
Gates of the many advantages and OPP
portunitics possessed by the old Green
Mountain State 1t would make us bet
ter citizens and inurc to the social and
CONNIE rcial good of the state.
DAVENPORT ON LICENSE.
U'rom the Montpelier Journal)
According to reports, Brattleboro has
been very orderly town since the license
commissioners struck fear into the hearts