Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-10-13

Mr. Rel has beer libeled and slam
dcrrd throughout tho campaign. This
is now demonstrated Should he feel
so disposed. he might, perhaps, make
things interesting for Mr.. Davenport
in the courts. But every man in N"r-
mont knows now that Mr.. DaVcnport
reputation not Mr. BELTS. Is injured.
Mr. Davenrorts prestige is broken,
the odor of sanctity that has pervad-
cd tho democratic gospel of reform
is proved 10 he a smell Of another
sort-and il is not Of "Araby the
blest." Montpelier Journal.
After all. there isn't much satisfac-
ton in kicking skunk, even though he
richly deserves it.
SI4ANDEROrS CTTERANCES MEN
CtSABLE.
(rrom the Northncld NcwsD
The careful Investigation of the ac
counts Of Governor Elect Bell the past
week. by a committee composed of lead
inc representatives Of tho Repuhli AN
and Democratic parties, complete y exon
crates that gentleman from the charges
made against him during the recent po-
litical tampatrn The report Is signed
by all the commute" ana tn" 'ncdc It is
closed So far a. Mr.. Bcll is concerned
No one could have expected a different
highly gratifying to every one who places
intcsrity honor and good Eovrrninc IT
ahoyc partisanship. The democrats"
members Of tho committee. 6. ~. Davcn-
port ami G. II. Scntcr, issued # s,ipnlo-
mcntarv report which reflects somewhat
on former state Auditor O. NJ. Barb r'.'
. methods and that gentleman is i!kcly
to hc heard If he con sdcrs any defcueo
necessary. The charges never oNght Ia
hHvc been made without moro definite
knowledge. When errors were found in
the prrt report n careful lNvosti i~l-
ton of the vouchers should have seen
made and would have been made hut
for the desire Of the representative cf
the democratic STATE management to fin !
some political capital With which to
wage warfare on the Republican party,
with tho hope OF reducing It's majority
In tho September elcctien. How FAR this
rcprV sentative of the Democratic party
would ho liable for his sianderous utter
anc~s if brought into court, the News
docs not pretend to say. but he has Ger
family lost the confidence of his own
party and Of the people generally in
the state. The Hon. j. A. D"r'o"r, vno
conducted the investigation rendered Il
most efficient public service by thn care.
ful and clear manner in which he brough.
out and reported the facts.
tFrom the Randolph Hcrald)
Fletcher n. Proctor made good
/ speaker in 1000 Everybody concerned
! knew II at the time and hash Cor
gotten it. He really needs no defense.
| If his name had been Jones. Brown
or Robinson he would he credited with
! his own virtues and no more thought
about it. As it is. II is species Of
lose III icstc to have father credited
with knowing enough to go in when
t,d..
luck trying 10 live down a respectable
and gifted parent. Critics that have
| no more serious ground Of attack than
That a man is likely to he thought
worthy Of public confidence rs his
father was before him would better
take 10 the woods st Adams Mes
senger.
The unfortunate presumption. when Nh
son of "A noted man comes to tho front
is that part if not all. of hi. proinn
oncc rest. on his parontaEe. Often. thi
is not the fact at all. such sons hnv
every excuse for amounting TO nothing
and generally do. When the exception
appears. it may he set to the crcdi
of intrinsic worth. I5ut tho knockcr vii
have his say. notwithstanding.
(l7rom the Northf1cld News)
II il is sin to have \ fathcr win
amounts to good deal. then It must b.
conceded that Fletcher n. Proctor is ON
e, r., ia ~ cta.. hn,rcvnr
i,r,. .t,,t ,bo ro,',,t,,inr uhi,h ~
.,> proo,nr voc a..,t',n,, ~, .i,o ,,,h
f.; .ar,ioa hor ht,'- aar,oa soI,,l,. hv III
,,.n aht,i,, w. pro,tn, ,r:,l 49,, loodr
~ 49, +r,,si.,,ra NE ,.o,r
,
ONE OF VERMoNTs BEST.
, ,-.e,,, ,ba po,,or. rails 1,roN
The members of the Vernon: Pres
! Association who met in ST. Johnsbur
=, last Friday will long remember The gath
+ erns AS Il most pleasant occasion.
|, special attraction was visit to tn
: Faiibarks scale works, and 10 those VIII
{ had not visited the works bcflr III
= magnitude of III" plant and thu amour
: Of business done was SURPRISING H.
bia assistants. extended the glad han
| and showed the visitors about Ai'e
l heht r'iroSnm'h'S ana cigars served
= hollo'hN kept iS'lt'N ana "''ln''" Il
l dlhlnS ana rrHdlile room Tor the en-
pl"N"S' MI turner '"iu ol the rn'rlnoU
hnSlheSS 'h' company y ""'fle' ne iid'
covers l. acres hNd ABOUT ~" men al
"mplpN"l' inc output ihSt year wa
ABOUT 4o''"p secures and tie'r Went
every h"H'H on 'He t'"h'. Inc coz!
1HhN "utS"lht ithH incoming lrTlSf
LAST wear was 'pou' N"' IONS MI
. Turner s'h''d 'h't II me plant was Nc
: already located IN st JohnSh'lrN "
: company c"uid not AFFORD u puil'i
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