Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-07-06
A CRYING NEED.
(From the Enosburgh Standard.)

Some day an Enosburgh road commits
sioner will immortaliZe himself by pre-
pairing for the benefit and guidance of
himself. his Successors and future genera
tons, comprehensive road map OF the
town, showing every mile of highway.
its grade, its composition, together with
detailed information regarding conditions,
the location of suitable stone supplies
and gravel pits ard also the location size
and construction of all bridges. culverts
and sluiccs The possession Of such
plans would be of great value to the town
in the saving of time. labor and money.
1t is an enterprise the undertaking and
completion of which would reflect credit
upon whoever successfully carried it
through.
AN AWAKENED PUBLIC CON
SCIENCE.
(From the Poultney Journal)
Among the hopeful signs of the times
and one that is attracting the attention of
| thoughtful men is the drift of public
opinion away from the lords of high
finance and the apostles of graft.
Weaver in his grand crusade against the
Philadelphia robbers has now behind him
n united people where two years ago Il
rcformer could not summon IA corporars
guard. Folk of Missouri stands at the
head of his state to-day and is rapidly
becoming national figure for his eX-
posurcs and punishment of the st. Louis
| boodcrs.
| Witness the outcry against the accept
ancc of tainted money by the churches
that has every where arisen. note the dis
grace that attaches to the grafters in tho
Equitable Life Insurance company. and
how public opinion has pillored them
Bigclow. the Chicago thief, is already
serving his 10 years sentence Tor MS
crime, while others are trembling at his
fate We are glad to see this change.
1t denotes an aroused public conscience
ltha, is a sign of hope to those VINO long
Ito see our nation rescued from boodlers.
The great mass Of men to-day are honest.
lbut we have too much INDUCED ourselves
lin condoning petty offences entirely ana
lpermittcd great rascais to hide their
Icrmes by the audacity OF their achieve
Iment THESE signs of the times are pro-
Ipitious, and we trust that the good WORK
will go on until every boodler is enclosed
Iby prison walls and every CRATER bears
him company
GAM. LAW ENFORCEMENT GET
TING COMMON.
(From the Barre Times,)
A vioIator of tho State game laws Is
snapped .,p at Rutland, another pays d
fine in Bennington and n third in chit
tendon county is found to have attempted
to evadc the restrit tons which have beer
riaced on hunting and fishing. The
ports ~ the trial of sIch persons arc
bee Oming more common every week
This Is not due to there being NOR.
violations now that for several years
mast hue because of the fact that more
attention is being paid to Violations
Where evasions would he wirked at be
fore they are now not allowed to pass
without challenge. Throughout the On
t:re State there appears to he developing
a healthy respect for the laws whlcl
forbid the shooting of deer out of sea
son, the catching of trout except in tin
time allowed. tho taking of fish les
than the required length. etc. Just a
J. The present time most of the cases hav
= 10 do With catching short trout ant
! killing deer. In Bennington county par
! tcularlv there has been great sti
d over the illegal taking of trout. am
. various men have paid heavy fines 70
Q violation. And IT Ia noticeable tina
. there In no discrimination IN persons
O all being treated alike. This re-awak
j. ened Interest and enthusiasm In III" eli
= fOrcement of the laws Is undOubtedl
r. duo to State Commissioner Thomas VIII
d has urged upon game wardens in III
10 various localities the necessity for con
n eistent and prompt action whenever In