St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-10-18
Current Press Comment.
Eligible TO Membership.

With business on his hands that
represents $4,000 paid out for August
payroll, and political campaign that
promises to be somewhat lively. Col.
Proctor can file his application for
membership in Roosevelt's strenuous
club.--[ Vergennes Vermonter.
It's Not a "Personal" Matter.
Among the visitors in Montpelier last
week was we'll known politician, who
was laboring early and late for the
"defeat" of Clement for the governorship
on the ground that the Rutland gentle
man had highly displeased him in bust
ness transaction some years since when
Clement was president of the Rutland
railroad. The News has an idea that
the governorship contest will be conduct
ed on higher plane this year than the
settling of personal differences by any OF
the candidates or their followers
Mortified News.
"ThOmas q" is willing.
T. c. Cheney, for several years Clerk of
the Vermont House of Representatives,
announces himself as a candidate for the
Speakership OF that body next year,
provided, OF course, that he is sent there
by Morrlstown. Speaker Mortified and
Speaker Stickney both rose to that
position through the same channel as is
pursued by Tom" and there is no
reason why he should not be we'll fitted
for the place. OF course Lamoille county
will be solid tor him. - Hyde Park News
and Citizen.
Don't Give Up Your Policies.
That great uneasiness should prevail
among policyholders in view of the
astounding revelations being made is
natural, and if thousands OF them are
moved by distrust or disgust or indigna-
ton to conclude to pay no more money
into fund which seems to have beer
regarded as legitimate victim of oficia
looting, we cannot wonder. But i
should nevertheless be kept in mind tina
the poicyholders are committed to SCI
the game through to finish or to tn
end OF their contracts and cannot with
draw without considerable sacrifice
There seems to be no question that tn
companies now under fire are who'll
and easily solvent. To be sure, thei
| accounts SSCIu W nave Dttu uOCLOTeu i
some cases, and one instance of it ma
be considered as sufficient to destroy a
: confidence in the truth of their publ
financial statements. But, tremendou
as has been the waste and the extravs
gance and the illegitmate or more G
e less concealed expenditure and the loo
ing through dishonest salaries and con
missions and speculations, it is to /
observed that the reported SURPRISES
these are also huge Springfield R
publican.
r. The Right Brand of Prison Reform.
10 Apropos OF the Vermont situation
- may be remarked that what prison I
u formers are working to secure, and VIII
al the rest of the public seldom aids
1t securing is the radical conversion of t
n whole prison system from its punito
to one OF a retormatory charactt
It Nothing is gained tor society, and lie
S. than nothing Tor the criminal by herdil
n him among thousand other felons al
II refusing to supply him with work that
profitable to himself, to the prison, or
"a the world. 1t is only within recent yea
a that the criminal who really desired
to live better life found in his prison a
N of the encouragements to do so.- RI
land News.
10 Getting There Rapidly.
VI From coast to coast in sixty five hot
a is now announced as railway possil