Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-07-20
A CARELESS BOOM THROWER.
(From the st. Johnsbury Calcdonian.)

III
southern part of the state. who is
spoken OF in the T,rattleboro correspond.
encc Of the Springfield Republican as a
'rr' minent Vermont politician" an
n"urces that o. NJ. Barber OF T,pnrtrg.
ton will head the next republican State
ticket Sho You don't say so, It's re.
markahle how well posted some people
get very carly In tho season. But let s
SEQ: The governor elected in 1902 was u
| Pennington man. and it's triflc soon
for Bennington county to loom up again
| with gubernatorial desire. The Barber
btota. thus rresponsibly launched, will
not e"-"ugtt not to bc--taken seriously.
It's amusing, but that's all
UNEASY OVER BELL
Hrom the Hardwick Gazette)
| Inc Brattlcboro Reformer-publishcd in
Congressman Haskinss bailiwick-and the
Mortified Ncws--publishcd in the Hon.
| Frank Phimley's town--are becoming un-
duly uneasy over Governor Bell and his
alleged congressional aspirations. Tho
former, with fathery solicitude hopes
that the governor won't be candidate,
because he is making such an enviablc
lrccord AZ governor 'twould be a pity to
ruin II by securing seat in Congress and
becoming Il mere cypher in Washington
Very thoughtful of the Reformer. The
News gets a little sarcastic and says the
Gazette seems To have the profound idea
that the governor can do almost anything
tina, is nice and good and sweet and great"
The Gazette pleads guilty. with cxtcnuat-
ing circumstances. 1t always has ideas,
but never would claim that they were
profound. 1t does have the idea. how
ever. that Governor Bell is an User and
because he has done great" things
consider il profound prognostication to
state that he might do other great"
things. Governor Bell did a great" thing
when he won his present high place. land
ing with clean hands and unsoied reputa-
ton: he did Il great" thing when he won
the respect of those who opposed him and
the admission that he is more than making
good he has done a great" thing in pre-
serving an even balance through many
trying situations. The Gazette isn't boom
ing Governor Bell for Congress; doesn't
even know that he intends to he "A candi-
date but il he is. this paper still has tho
| "profound'' idea that he'll make the other
boys go some. And should he land in Con-
gress a "cyphcr' as most congressman do,
it wouldn't he long before another would
be added and a figure 1 would be placed
at the left of both.
THE VERMONT SCHOOL TEACHER.
(From the Bellows Falls Times.)
The schoOlma am contipuss the subjec.
OF pitcous appeal on the part of Some
VeRplont newspapers. 1t is stated and
truthfully. that the Etrls are not being
paid as high salaries as they ought to Rec
oeive 1t il stated. also truth fally, that
there ore more schoolma' ans than jobs
and that the law If demand and supply
operates in bringing about low wages. If
some Of the girls who get s. to 81 per week
teaching and board themselves would do
homework. they would increase their own
income. raise the standard of wages
among those who continue to teach and
help solve the great hired girl problem
which looms cminousy before the YER
mont housckeeper.
THE LIMELIGHT OF PULICITY De
MANDED AT STATES PRISON
INVESTIGATION.
(F'rom the Rrattleboro Phoenix)
The reason is not apparent for exclud-
ing newspaper men from the hearing at
which the testimony in the investigation
Of the State prison is being taken. The
limelight OF publicity should be turned
on full blast. There should not be sus-
picion that the investigation is a gum
shoe affair.
DOUBLE AMBITION.
(From the St. Johnsbury Republican,
The Mary Rogers case is set for hear
ing before the United States Supreme
Court October S. At that time the as
tute r. b. Finn of Springfield Will show
what new trick his hand contains. 1t
seems to be an open secret in windsor
county that Attorney Finn is dealing his
cards TO gain time not only to put the
consideration of the Rogers case over to
the next Legislature, but to land himself
in that same Legislature. Well, better
men than Mary Rogers have been hanged
and worse men than Finn have repre-
scented Springfield in the Legislature, SO
there you arc.
WHO MAY WITNESS A HANGING.
(From the Randolph Herald.)
There has been considerable discussion
and some severe criticism OF Sheriff Peck
Of Windsor county because he failed to
provide freely tickets OF admission to the
SECOND hanging OF Mrs. Rogers espe-
cially to members OF the Vermont press.
1t has been stated that. angered by what
some newspapers had said in connection
with his course in this case, Sheriff Peck
proposed to get even" by keeping all
newspaper reporters from the execution.
There is some misapprehension as to
the power of the sheriff Of Windsor
county to issue passes to those whose
tastes or whose ideas of their duty may
lead them to wish to be witnesses of a
hanging.
Here is the only provision of the YER
mont statutes bearing on the matter
from Section 3Oo
"He the sheriff. shall request the
States attorney of the county and twelve |
citizens, including surgeon or physi- |
clan. and shall permit the counsel Of the |
prisoner. such clergyman as the prisoner |
desires. and his relatives to be present; |
and such officers of the prison. deputies. |
constables and military guard as he
deems best. and no others
So 1t seems the sheriff is rot given |
carte blanche to admit as many persons
as ne pleases. He can only admit twelve
persons of his own selection, aside from
the officers and attendants otherwise