Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-01-26


idea in the right way, the year 1909 can
be made evcntful in Vermont Ivy n cclc-
bration that will attract the attention
Of the country and offer the outside pub
lie an opportunity to SEQ what Vermont
has accomplished in her quiet way since
she has awakened to the new life OF tho
more progressive age. A celebration Of
the discovery Of Lake Champaign could
be planned to be held on the shores OF
that historic sheet ana to include most
picturesque spcctacles even on ito bosom.
Nothing Of the kind could surpass the
water pageantry that a little imagina-
ton and resort to history for proper
grouping and coloring could devise. Ia
blchux and professions on Lake Cham-
plain might reproduce for the twentieth
century multitude pictures of the historic
events that have taken place there in
the three centuries, and Frenchmen in
armor. Jcsuts in thor black robes. cOur-
reurs du bois. voyaEeurs. painted In
dians. red-coatcd' soldiers Contnenta!
soldiers. Green Moun<ain bows. scouts.
pioneers and all could hc made to pass
before the people in Kaleidoscope review
Of the past that would he a novelty in
Arprrican celebrations Of this kind.
Incidentally, tand sl-is l. where YER
mont would break even with the cvcnD
our fellow citizens from. other states
| roundabout and perhaps few from
greater distance might be tempted tn
come here to see the Spectacle, and.
when they did. VIC couid point out Ia
them how much different this snug little
OLD commonwealth actually is in its poo
| pic and their resources than the carca-
| turists and cartoonists of the metropoli :
tan press would have them believe.
| THE Caucus LAW.
('rom the Essex Counts Hcrald)
We arc not denying o. admitting tina,
here in Vermont there was sufficient
cause 20 warrant the enactment Of II
caucus law at the State session Tho
trend of thought demandci hat some
thing be done to prevent the possible
packing and improper influencing OF the
caucuses, and the present Law was evolv-
cd We trust il will be md equal 10
any demand which may ND made upon
/ it. However We cannot say hat we arc
heartily in accord with tNc proposition
that every voter shall, mouths before
the holding of a caucus doclar" himself
ami his intentions thenebY binding him
against change of homes purpose be-
for" the holding Of subs uu"nt caucus
AZ an example: John Do i'm April Ger
tif"s his intention to act with the demo
cratic party, and his name appears ir
that connection on the check list com
plcte' on or before the iif day of juno
a caucus TO nominate a candidate foi
city representatives from burlington, tC
be supported by tho prohibitonists is
called during the last W. X in August
Since April John boo has been receiving
educational minisirations rom til" Rev
Mr.. Morrow. and has been brought tc
SO" the error Of his wa in the past
land he makes mp his mind 10 fully sup
port tn" candidates of Tho prohibition
party. and his purpose Is honorabl" am
true ne has four months in which t.
study and consider. and h mind is made
lup. Tie attempts to- vote in tho caucu:
of the Prohibition party hold in August
and for this attempt eve. he IS suhiec
to fine of sl0N Even more and still
moro cruel. tho Roy. Mr.. Morrow is sub
icct to tho sam" tne for melting him IL
vote in any other hat Ia" democratic
caucus. This simply illustrates one way
in which the law might operate as Il
lany one who had homes ~ changed MI
political sentimont-. or who had trie'
to Influence FREUD or ueighDor to rof'
otherwise than as dictated by his fou
months previous '.claration: notwith
standing. to vote aS he then expressed
his intention would ne sase 10 his con
victions and belief
We apprchcnd. however. that but few
towns will try to opc.ito under the noy
law. Proba bly, the ind Of corruption
aimed at has affoctcd 10 primaries %
but few towns in the safe. The citc
ana larger towns may 'o benefited b,
the new safeguards. bu 40 most of tn
small towns will consid that their citi
zonshp is sufficiently honorable as no
to need To be thus wa bod.
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