Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-07-23
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.

We must forgive ipadvertent mis-
representation, but downright pre-
meditated classifying on purpose to
deceive and bolster up losing cause
is another proposition. Here is
case in hand.
The Clement party and the demo-
cratic party held their Rutland
county conventions in Rutland July
II. Mr.. Clement was ready and
about TO be fused and had his Helvosa
there as a labor party representation.
The democrats refused to be fused.
The panorama continued all day and
onto the night. The next morning
Mr.. Clements Herald came out in
large headlines "FUSION TICKET
MAS NOMINATED"
& The Evening News, printed the
satAe afternoon, gave the facts relat-
ing to the events and in a terse
editorial on the subject said, in part,
tsRut the whole Clement policy
of zmagnifying, misrepresenta-
ton and mendacity reached its
climax in Mr.. Clements news
paper to day when it represented
that the Rutland county demo-
cratic convention held here yes
terday afternoon favored fusion.
Every delegate to the Clement
county convention, every dele
gate TO the de ocratic county con-
Vention, knows that this is abso-
lutely false. The whole people
of Vermont will speedily know it,
Prettysplain talk this, and yet Mr..
Clements Herald makes no reply in
self observation-disclosures it can't. We
sincerely regret that such an able aud
progressive newspaper should so
persist in trying to practise decep-
zion, pure aud simple.
1t is wholly wrong, and that We are
in the midst of lively campaign is
not sufficient or justifiable excuse.
st. Johnsbury CALIFORNIAN.
Talk is cheap, but in most things of
public benefit it precedes action This
paper had a brief item, last week,
touching upon electric railway posi-
bilities hereabouts. 1t was not con-
sidered important by the editor, but
seems to have set people to talking.
Particularly in the region north of
Worthwhile, in that group of rich towns
which railways thus far have failed to
reach, Craftsbury, Albany, Irasburg,
Coventry, ETC., it seems to have taken
effect. A prominent resident of the
first named town has assured us that
there is ample water supply in streams
and in reservoirs either now in exist
ence or which can be inexpensively
created, along the entire route for all
the power needed beyond the profita-
BILE reach of power from the Morrisyille
dam. The route most favored would
con ect Morrisvills and Newport fol-
lowing the easiest grade, reaching
Craftsbury either by the "Brancb,
route or through Wolcott village to
the valley opening mile or two this
side of Hardwick. The northern part
of the line would naturally follow
down the Black river. From the con-
struction standpoint, the whole route
is said to be unusually favorable.
With the present electric line CON-
Meeting Waterbury and Stowe ex-
tended to Morrisville, or preferably
with the whole line from Newport to
Waterbury under the same ownership.
this region and that north of us would
have railway facilities long needed
and long desired. AS junction point
for travel towards Burlington and in
the direction of New York, as the
power center of the system, as the
geographical center of the region
opened up and as the trade center of
the entire contributory field, Morris
vile could not be otherwise than a
great beneficiary, If such a line should
be built. The ideal line, of course.
would be steam operated road, but
in this case that is out of the question.
In other states, electric roads pay in
less promising regions. Good judges
declare that Vermont Midland Line
as above described would pay and We
see no good reason to doubt it. Ger
tainly there have been moe foolish
Dreams Morrisville Messenger.
1t is always well to have a box OF salye in
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