Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-09-01

thing in the world except a knowledge Of
tho principles of agriculture. We train
their tastes and impulses toward New
York and Boston, and then wonder why
they leave the farms There is no other
business among those from which We ex-
pect our sons to choose which we should
not prefer them, by special training, to
enter. We fit them with great care for
any Of the different forms of struggle
with human conditions but the farmer
who wrestles for his blessing with the
mighty elements of Gods creation, is ex-
pect"d to enter the fray quite unpre-
prepared worse than that. because weak
ened for it by his superficial schooling
It's another case of Punchinello and
sweet Columbne. He was the truest
most unselhsh lover she had. but she
did not know it-shc only saw his cap
and bells, his antics and grimaccs Old
agriculture Is the best and surest re-
source for most of our New England
boys. but they don't know it-they only
see the overalls and the dung fork, the
tumble down barns and the unkept door
yards.
Aud so many Of them go away to seek
fortune in tho cities and become pale,
sncminate clerks. languid bookkeepers.
stenographors with weird conceptions of
ofthngraphy, punctuation and capitaliza :
ton. Their fathers hire Norweigians or
folanders TO work for them on the farms,
or else do the work themselves until they
wear out or give up the farm in despair.
And there we are.
There is no use in putting any sort Of
frillS or furbelows on to staid old agri-
culture. thinking to make it the fad and
playthinF Of idle frivolity. It's mas
dueraded too long. already Give it a
chance for recognition. only strip off the
Reuben makeup and let it appear to the
coming generation in its real character
wholesome. dependable dicnifled, hon.
orHblc. abiding
Then teach the children how to CRASH
IT'S opportunities and gain its rewards
THE REPUBLICAN PRESS WAKING
From the Rutland Horald)
Tho whole tone of tho repubIi ,an pa
rers OF tbe State has changed witain a
fortnight. Wild productions of a .0,0oi
majority in November have been aban-
doned and danger signals have peen run
up. This is ii should be The Herald
has been cautioned by good republicans
| in private letters not to refer to apathy
| in the party ranks. We know danger
when we see il. and we lost no time in
giving the alarm We think other paper.
| saw, but neglected to ring in the alarm
| IT was not good tactics to deceive your
friends instead of the enemy. The follow
ing. taken from the Woodstock Standard
| is a fair sample of the way the papers
are now talking
1T will not do for Nermonters TO ex-
pect that the Republican party will .o
up an unusually big majority this year
unless tho members of the Republi EAR
| party make individual effort 10 go to the
| polls and vote There is a lack Of en-.
| thusiasm in Vermont this year. II is rot
a lack of belief in republican prncinles
| and practice. nor in President Roose"olt
ror in "Farmer' Candidate &. y Bell
| In fact the lack of enthusiasm is due
simply to over confidence Nermoutcrs
believe in republican principles. believe
in Roosevelt, are glad of an able farmer
candidate, aud desire the election o
| Charles j. Bell to the governorShlp arC
| of Theodore Roosevelt to the pr1sIden y
| The trouble is that they expect all thi,
as a matter of course. Over confidence
is as dangerous as opposition don't for
get it, The verdict of Vermont will ht
! the verdict of some Of the so-Callet
| doubtful States; don't forget that II
is n pity that this sort of talk did lot star
earlier The newspaper barometer got il
its work for several weeks before TIL
editors gave the quotations to the pub