Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-02-17

Is In the future will either follow the
energetic and progressive lead or
Hearst and Bryan or be left In the
swamp This Is the meat OF present
conditions, in n nutshell. AS l said
last week, Bryan Is larger to-day
than ever before. Hearst was jeered
at and fiouted and trodden under
foot by the Belmont gang In the last
campaign, but to-day he Is more IN
iluential with the people than the
entire late befoozled and befogged
national democratic committee. He
is no joke. Watch out. This Is a
careful, close range view,
And what are we to think when
the congressional leaders of the de-
mocracy, and war horses whose
names have been household words
for years, eulogize Roosevelt on the
floor of the house, as De Almond and
others did Thursday on the occasion
of the passage of bill regulating
freight rates, fighting with him
shoulder to shoulder? Are the lion
and the lamb lying down together
and is this the ragged edge of an
amazing political millennium? can
we believe our eyes that Roosevelt
has actually captured what is left of
democracy and las taken 1t bodily
name of the prophet, what next
There are signs that the political his
tory of the next four years Will re-
cord some marvellous shifting OF con-
ditions And all in the name or
Roosevelt.
Some of the old arbitration treaties
which have been pigeonholed Tor
generation or less have been pulled
out and are coming up in tne senate
for action. The first 10 receive atten-
ton was the treaty with Newfound-
land but some of its provisions as
arranged by Secretary Hay were un-
acceptable to a few senator's and TIE
treaty went over the first day with
out final action. There are big
bunch of reciprocity treaties await
ing action, but there is no present
prospect of giving them considera-
ton. This is in accord with the
stand pat" policy of the senate
However, if Theodore gets loose on
the subject something may drop.
The impeachment trial hearings
were resumed Friday and it is eX-
pected that they will form part OF
nearly every days proceedings until
finally disposed of. At first the trial
attracted large crowds by its novelty,
but the new is beginning to wear OIL
the largest crowd ever gathered m
called a demurrer. That is, the facts
alleged do not constitute ground
for action, or, in plain English, even
if | did, what of it, and what are
you going to do about it?
The arrangements for Inauguration,
now only three weeks off, are prac-
tically completed, and the city VIII
entertain in every sense of the Wofd
side it's limits. Every private house
in the city where lodging accommo-
dations can be supplied is being put
in readiness to take in the visitors,
and it is not thought that eating and
sleeping facilities will be limited or
exorbitant in price. Inere VIII De
plenty of warm beds and meals Tor
all who come, and nobody's pockets
will be searched to see that ne
doesn't carry away cent. The rail-
would be any accommodation to any
roads all advertise half rates from
every direction. In view of all this,
and considering that Roosevelt never
will be inaugurated again, why not
arrange to come? BY the way, If II
The defense is what in law would be
Intending visitors. | will secure rooms
for them in advance. Only tell me
about what you want and address
me at the senate postoffice.
Mr.. Teller, assistant secretary TO
Senator Dllingham's committee on
immigration, has been given pleas
ant and profitable place in the land
office. and after his graduation and
admission to the bar here this
spring will be detailed west where he
later expects to settle in the practice
of the law. Mr. Teller is native OF
Franklin county late teacher In
the Burlington high school and
young man of unusual ability and
promise. J. r, Harris