St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-04-17
PRESS COMMENT.
Showing Their Hand.

benignant pure food law is having
its effect on one Vermont food product
at least, for in a Boston grocery store
window are cans labeled: "Compound
Sugar: so per cent. Maple, so per cent.
Cain"
Ofcourse Vermont maple sugar will be
held responsible for this execrable spell
ing-and in the home of culture at that
but what we wished to call attention to
is the fact that dealers are now forced
to show their hand They are compelled
to disclose to credulous buying public
the ingredients of their product. In this
instance the health of the consumers
would not be placed in jeopardy by eat
ing the compound sugar" instead of the
pure maple product. But there is this
point gained that the home market is
protected largely; the dealers who are
next to the consumers cannot foist an
imitation article on the public and
secure a price equal to what the real
article is capable of bringing. 1t will
have tendency to wipe out these imita-
tons and thus give better market and
a more satisfactory return to the men
who are honest in turning out maple
sugar that is maple.
We venture to say that formerly this
selfsame sugar on exhibition in Boston
would have been labeled
"Pure Vermont Maple Syrup"
and the same credulous public would
have bought it and paid the price which
the really pure Vermont product ought
to demand If our Massachusetts
friends want to feel sure that they are
getting the genuine article they need not
be imposed upon-that is, if they can
read their own spelling. Speed the good
work and also send a spelling book to
Massachusetts, Barre Times.
What Do You Know About It.
The Barre Times suspects that New
Hampshire has caught the habit of
naming candidates for governor a year
or so ahead of time from us over here in
Vermont. Well, the old Grants" al
ways were somewhat wilful children,
but it is something curious that they
could teach the mother state a new
wrinkle in politics. Speaking of candi-
dates, what has become of all the clamor
over the campaign of 1908 that was
raised here few weeks ago? d
is there any truth in the rumor that
Zed S. Stanton, of Rox-
bury, may take fall out of the non
promotion rule next year? Is it possible
that Fred 6. Fleetwood, of Morrisville,
may also contest with Orion NJ. Barber
OF Bennington, and Frank L. Fish, of
Eergennes, the honor of succeeding David
J Foster in Congress? Is 1T in the air
that DR.. John A. Mead, of Rutland may
be candidate for the nomination for |
acknowledgement and that M. F.
Barnes, of Addison, is in the ditto class?
Dr. is it whispered that R. w. McCuen,
ot Vergennes, would be willing to be
secretary of state as well as Walter X.
Farnsworth of Rutland, and Guy w. |
Bailey, of Essex, already mentioned?
The Messenger merely asks for infor-
Adams Messenger.
Liquor Dealers Frightened.
An established organ of the liquor in
dustry,. Bonfort's Wine and Spirit Cir !
cular, has frankly announced that "if
there is one thing that seems settled be-
yond all question. it is that the retail
liquor trade of this country must either
mend its ways materially, or be pro-
hiblted in all places save the business
and tenderloin precincts of our large
cities. We have commented before this
on the rapid spread of local-option legis,
iation throughout the country, despite
its check in this state. The alternative
OF having the saloon "mend its WAYS"
is, however, less discussed. While there
are everywhere some scrupulous men in
the business of liquor-selling, it would
certainly be hard to produce evidence
that the dram-shop, as an institution,
either t ne: appreciates or accepts the respon- |
sibillty OF being put on its good be- :
havlor. We may instance the cases CT
Vermont and New Hampshire. After
state prohibition was repealed, a large
of the towns voted to give |
the saloon chance. If ever there was
an occasion for restraint and decent CON
Duct 1t was this. Yet, after the trial,
more towns every year have gone back
TO local dry " policy. 1t is forlorn
nope to check the local-option movement
oy conducting the commercial saloons
On the lines OF so many Subway Taverns.
ana the tate of that institution is not
l IL encouraging Il New York Evening
Tribute from the other Side.
Inc Antl.Saloon league is not mob of
long-halred fanatics, as some of the
writers and speakers connected with our
business have declared, but it is
strongly centralized organization,
orheered by men of unusual ability,
hnanciered by capitalists with very long