Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-03-18
THE MEDDLER.
"D he Goat ms PIT il on "

Two wears ago about this time Inc
Meddler cautioned people about sheu-
ding their winter underwear 100 carry
In the spring. He must have been m
splred by something great deal ilore
,nrrId IN The way OF weather than any
thing seen UP TO date this year NO
ono unless Il be some Christian scleh
list or pre- digested breakfast ioou
crank. has thought of such tiihs
vet. II is interesting In this cotnec.io,
TO note the difference In condltlohs aa
they were year ago ana as .ney ~
one wear ago yesterday, St Pairlck
~ fome Of baseball took place on
No Island. All traces Of snow had
lert Tho river had broken up ana was
GRADUALLY reccding 10 It's normal level
Moin street was practically free from
mud and n certain merchant VINO II
devotee of bicycling, had been peu
alIinr about until he was in fairly goou
shane for summer scorching. And look
abont now; Snow In the fields Ice III
he roads slush In the cutters ana
/ frost In the ground, However, US
GOOD pollcy TO make the best OF thlngs
rs they come" as the man said whsh
he sold his neighbours stray dog 10 tfe
sausage factory.
Tha appointment of j. Henry Pratt
!. licansa commissioner IN place q
4 Frank II. Howard resigned has raised
/ tho question among n good many peo-
/ ME "a To the advisability of having
4 prohlbitlonist on the hoard Whlle
+ there are enough prohibition people ~
town 10 entitle that faction q. repre-
santation on the BOARD, provided me
members nre appointed ~ accofa'Ase
y
doubt as 10 whether n man VINO mas
aI,yaye been onpoFed 10 license can
Ftota IN absolutely impartial view or
i the nuestlous on which. as license
commissioners he will have 10 pass
+ Judgment Mr.. Pratt Is n Thoroughly
honest and conscientious man. any
+ ibare q no Doubt that he will act
/ strictly In accordance with what ne
/ thinks IN be right The question Isl:
/ Did the selectmen use good Judgment
I in collecting a prohibitionlst? Minu
YOU. The Meddler is not expressing ms
/ opinion one way or the other ne -
simply repeating what he has heard
! n lot Of people say and IS going 70
allow time to settle the matter
who is going to be postmaster? The
+ NeddIer does not know, but ne KNOWS
several people who want the )oo. II
seems funny that anyone. shonlu VII.
/ to be postmaster. Theres oiiiy apou "
/ s97O0 n year in II. and Just think OF
/ me work How can anybody who IS
earning a fair amount of money ana
/ having TO work only six days in the
week think of taking the place. SUI
/ there are several people who are
4 thinking seriously about accepting II
i tbe president decides TO appoint them.
They are not making any overtures 10
/ tba nresident. however; but are direct
ing their attention 10 Congressman
Haskins. The president will appoint
whomever Our Mr.. Haskins recon,
mends. As long ms there are several
+ men who are self sacrificing enough 70
take the Job, The Meddler would sug-
rest that Congressman Haskins can q
f caucus 10 find out whom the townspeo-
nj wish 10 sacrifice on the public al
tor ri would be a fairer way thah
cutting the cards for 1t.
Fisk q. Rogers Of West Dummerston
has suddenly developed n reputation
as n second Richard Croker because ne
f is said to have accompanied thirteen
Italians to Brattleboro where they TOOK
ont naturalization papers, thus permit
4 ting them 10 NuAe III iAfNAfft -
meeting, The vote was 81 yes, 81 no,
which leads the News OF Rutland g
comment that the Italians he rail-
roaded in were badly needed 70 save
license for Mr.. Rogers" Possibly. II
they were what then2 The definition
al the verb TO railroad" Is In question.
The News in using that word intimafes
that Mr.. Rogers was guilty of some
chicanery. Unless the Italians were
not legally entitled to naturalization
the assumption Of the News Is false
Admitting all that IS stated in the orig
inal story Mr.. Rogers was quite
within his rights and the laws In as
sisting the Italians to obtain their. pa
pers. and unless the suffrage laws are
an wrong these Italians We're quite
within their rights in voting for IL
cense in the town where they work and
The Meddler