Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-10-27

command, out Ms com pilnclts sOuhu
hollow and forced. How can even an
editor be expected TO preserve equa-
nimity when his necktie has a brand
new spot produced by contact with an
oyer-ripe cucumber, and his pants are
embossed with the plastic eeru of a
mellow applet
Grover Cleveland's tumultuous re-
ception on the occasion OF his speech
Tor Parker and Davis at Carnegie hall,
New York city, last week demonstrates
anew the, firm hold he has on the
affections of the Eastern Democracy.
1t must be a source of intense satisfac-
ton to Mr.. Cleveland to see Tam
many hall, an organization formerly
intensely bitter toward him, now
fawning at his feet, and to receive the
adulation of thousands in his party
who berated him less than a dozen
years ago. Mr.. Cleveland has re-
markable strength OF conviction and
character. He refused to be caught
up in the tempest of reputation, and
has lived to see his party abandon its
heresy and come around TO his posi-
ton. So strong is his hold on the
Democracy of the East, especially, and
so popular is he in the South that we
believe he would have been far more
formidable candidate than Parker.
The prestige Of being a winner helps
him wonderfully with his fellow Dem
ocrats, who believe that lofty prin-
ciples avail not unless you can get
where they can be put into operation.
The voucher question, raised by the
Clement case at present in court, will
be settled for the future by definite
legislation now in process. 1t is so
manitestly impracticable and so really
embarrassing to the proper conduct OF
the state auditors office to allow Tom,
Dick and Harry, on any pretext what
soever, TO overhaul the vouchers and
other important records that it is
deemed best to forbid the public ac-
cess to them without the auditors con-
sent. In order that the facts contained
in these records may still be accessi-
BILE, the auditor is made a certifying
officer and is required, on application,
to furnish certified copies of any of
these records. To provide against
or secret manipulation
by the auditor, in case he should be so
inclined, the legislative committee on
claims is authorized to examine and
inspect the vouchers, reports and
records at any time, and in order that
there may be no completely between
the parties it is further proposed that
such hearings shall be open to the pub
lie. 1t would seem as If this arrange
ment fully satisfied the rights of all
and the convenience of the auditor.
The Campbell bill is the only prac-
tical measure thus far in relating to
the use OF automobiles on the high
ways. 1t is close copy of the Massa-
chusetts law. Except one section, it |
is generally acceptable both to owners
of automobiles and those who wish to
restrict them. This section gives town
selectmen or village trustees author
ity to close any of the highways within
their jurisdiction to autos by posting
notices thereof The Massachusetts
law has this provision, but it is OF
doubtful force, and is not freely in
voked. The autoists naturally fear
that in certain towns and villages
where strong prejudice exists against
the machine the bars would be put up |
and a great deal of incon-
venience to them would result. On
the other hand it is claimed with some |
reason that certain roads in many
towns are too narrow to accommodate
both the motor and team traffic, and
that some limitation is necessary. A
noticeable fact is that the strongest
TO the automobile comes
from the towns where there are few
or none of the vehicles, while in the
larger places, well supplied with them, !
there is little demand Tor severe legis-
lation. A moderate measure would
seem to answer the needs.