Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-09-22

commensurate with tho Importance OF her
dairy interests 1t is the mission and
duty of state Grange to be original,
to take the initiative in measures that
seek the welfare Of it's farming inter
ests, and at all times to be brimful of
fight. No organization vcryet accomplish
ed anything by the passing of skim
milk resolution. To gain anything II must
fight, or what amounts to the same thing
show the other fellows that 1t means
fight. Self interest should promp Vermont
to go the very limit II need be, that she
have at the earliest possible day n dairy
school that shall be better than any
other in the United States and the equal
If that be possible, of any In little Den
mark, Holland or Switzerland.
CoMMENDs ITSELF
(F'rom the Hardwick Gazette.)
The coming Legislature will be asked
to make an appropriation for the agri-
cultural college for purpose of erecting
and equipping dairy school building.
This plan commends itself to the Gazette.
A small portion of the hedgehog boun-
ty fund would do the trick.
DIRECT PRIMARIES.
(From the Barre Teegram)
Tho Telegram approves of the idea Of
direct vote at the primaries rather
than voting for delegates. Take, for in
stance, a county convention. In the case
OF direct voting at the primaries. all the
republicans would meet IN caucus and
vote for candidates for the various Of
fees. The man who secured the largest
number of votes in the entire county
would then be placed on the official
ticket as the republican candidate for
States attorney. high bailiff, sheriff or
senator, as the case might be. Then
there would be no convention, nothing
moro until the election. This would tend
TO take the power away from the poll
ticians and give il to the people. always
desirable thing where there Is an cdu-
Gated and patriotic constituency. 1t
would have tendency 10 make the eau
Gus a much more important affair and
to draw the people out generally where
there was a contest for any of The posi-
tions, as there usually Is It would pre-
vent large amount OF convention trad
ing" and would enable merit TO moro
surely win, and would tend to give the
people at large an interest in politics
proportioncd to their power.
VICTIM OF PARTISAN JOURNALISM.
from the Barre Tmcs)
A review of the statements of the local
national guard officers. Of the other com
panics' officers and OF the colonel Of the
regiment convlnces one that the first
regiment V. n. e.. has been the victim
of sensational journalism, and that of
the most biased sort. Tho reports cor
corning the INSTRUMENTATION" of the reg
irncnt. their refusal to participate in the
general review on the last day. enanated
from a region which is filled largely
with hot air or which is vacuum COM
picic 50 far as sensible thinking s
concerned. Then. too, these reports OF
tho alleged misconduct of the Vermont
boys found their way into the public
print through special correspondents sent
out by the large metropolitan journal-
to give reports largely favorable to The
troops of the particular States which
these journals represented. For instance
the Boston papers commended the Massl-
chusetts military AS much as possible
the New York papers heaped words of
praise on the Workers and the Ponnsyi-
wanna contemporaries did the same foi
their State troops. Likewise all tbs
guards which were fortunate enough &c
with them appear in the best pos,bl,
light to their friends at home. The Yer
mont troops had no partisan supporters
with them. Consequently the scant meas
ure OF praise they got for their really
excellent work and the words of oper
criticism hcaped upon them had to com,
from these journals which were seeking
without having the time to commend any
others. In Il few instances. notably the
washington papers, unbiased criticism
OF the entire Brown and Blue armic.
was made In nearly all the others Their,
were more or less coorcd reports Sent
out from the southern battlefield The
report particularly dcscipabc is the ono
referred to already. the story that tho
Vermont regiment was guilty of unsol
dierly conduct in refusing TO take par
IN the general parade on the last day
INC statement of COL Gray Estoy. com
mandinE the regiment is the only on,
necessary to rofutc the absurd allogl.
non. The statement is printed in an.
other column to-day. We consider tn,
position taken by Colonel E.stcy to hay,
h'cn entirely justified by tho circum-
stances and that there was no cars,
for the malicious and misleading report
which has been circulated
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