St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-09-27
Current Press Comment.
Lax Management at Windsor.

What if Mary had skipped across the
green? Mary Rogers, we mean, who,
according to the st. Adams Messengers
revelations, was allowed to work tor
weeks in the prison kitchen at Windsor,
close to an unlocked door which led to
an unlenced lawn. This wasn't back in
the time of Supt. Cakes, who is still
under the fire OF the investigating COM
mittee. 1t was after Mary's last reprieve,
after she had opened one lock with scis-
sors and Verne Rogers had opened
another with an improvised key and
their scandal had become known to the
world. One would naturally suppose
that a condemned murderess, under re-
prieve, who had INDUCED in one liaiSon
while prisoner, would be kept in close
confinement. 1t is apparently about
time to start anew in the management
OF the prison, and to put at its head
man OF character, trained alike in Grim
inology and institutional management.
The state prison, after a dose of moral
formaldehyde, should be put under dis
cipline as strict, at least, as that main
tanned at a summer muster of the nation
al guard Brattleboro Phoenix.
Lieutenant Governors Lining Up.
The names of George F. Leland OF
Springfield and George H. Prouty OF
Newport have thus early been men
toned" as suitable men for the position
OF lieutenant governor on the republican
ticket next year. Either OF those mer
would we'll and ably fill the position
There are others also who would honor
that place. Among them we note Speak
er Mortified of Newfane, James Fish
Hooker OF Brattleboro and Col. Porter
Il. Dale of Island Pond. All of thes'
least sders" are excellent men. There
plenty OF good timber for this office or
the east side of the mountain Morris
vile News and Citizen.
Looking Ahead for Representatives.
One of the best business investment
the local business men of the 246 cities
and towns of Vermont can make from
now until next September is to make
serious business of electing the best mai
in their community to represent then
in the legislature of 1906. 1t is RICH
enough to generalize about an ideal car
didate for governor, when the rank an
file OF the people do not know him, neve
see him, but the election Of town repr
sentative is bit of practical politics an
practical government that comes hon
to every mans doorstep and in which /
himself can take an active part and mai
his influence and vote count St.Albar
Messenger.
Governor Bell was met at the railroa
station in Rutland one day last wee
with an OK cart and rode to the ia
grounds in this kind of vehicle. Th
is good political advertising, and tt
kind that attracts attention. Waite
bury Record.
Perhaps so, but The Messenger is i
clined to doubt it--incined to doul
both that the governor intended it #
political advertising and that it attrac
the right kind OF attention.
So tar as that goes, Governor Bell do
not need to ride in OK carts or ma
parachute drops at fairs in order
obtain political advertising. His wor
are the best advertisement he can e
The earnest, honest, industrious mann
in which he is discharging the duties
his Office is bringing him into more fave
able attention than any OF the spectac
lar trickery of political effects could ev
achieve for him.-[St. Adams Messengt