Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-08-21
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
Various Matters from Various
Stsndpoints.

The nomination of Frank E. Howe
of Bennington by the Republicans as
representative from that hustling town
of the southwestern part of the State,
whittier he went few years ago to take
up the task of furnishing its citizens a
daily paper, brings to the front a man
well posted in the history of Vermont
political and industrial, and man the
citizens will do well in honoring by an
election. Endowed with that keen sense
of observation so essential to a successful
newspaper man, bright writer, and a
well informed man, he certainly has
qualifications for an alert legislator -
Montpelier Journal.
"What difference does it make to me
which man wins" is a question often
asked in this State. Suppose you pro-
duce 5000 pounds Of butter year and
the uncertainty following a Democratic
victory should reduce the price of your
butter one cent pound, you would lose
$50 year. But if every man who pro-
duces 5000 pounds of butter a year
would spend So worth of time in getting
his Republican neighbors to the polls
there would be no chance of a Demo-
cratic victory burlington Free Press.
All those in this vicinity who did not
attend the Republican rally and pole
raising at Ferriaburg Saturday afternoon
missed a most interesting event The
chances are that Ferrisburg will cast a
good-si vote for the Republican
ticket this fall. Mr.. Foster made most
excellent speech, as usual, and brought
out many convincing points relative to
the Republican side of the question:
| Enterprise and Vermonter.
No matter how necessary a revision of
| the tariff may be, tinkering with the
principal farm products, such as hay and
butter, would not meet the approval of
the Vermont farmer. The tariff will be
revised, as it should be, there is no doubt,
no matter what party is in power, but in
case duties on farm products are materi-
ally lowered, particularly hay, it will not
be to the liking Of the large number of
thrifty French Canadians farmers that
have been coming to Vermont during
the past two or three years to reside per-
manently, bringing complete agriculture
al outfits, big families and plenty of cash,
the four dollar ton tariff on hay being
the great incentive.
During the past three years seven Can
adian farmers have come to Swanton for
permanent residence, list of which is
published elsewhere, investing over
seventy-fve thousand dollars in some of
the best farms hereabouts. They are a
very desirable class, invariably workers,
thoroughly skilled in tilling the soil for
paying results, hay and butter being
specialties, with plenty of poultry for lu-
crative side lines. Stock is cared for
with fodder corn and straw and practic-
ally all hay is sold at figure four dollars
ton at least, over prices they have been
getting in Canada.
We have talked with all these new
corners, taking pains to inquire why they
came to Vermont, and the replies were
substantially the same in every instance.
This week we asked one of these men
what led him to buy farm here and he
promptly said: ''Well, your farms are
Just as good and prices for hay and milk
better because of your tariff"
If list could be compiled showing the
number, location and investment of the
Canadian farmers, all young or middle
aged men, that have located in Vermont
during the past two years, bringing plen-
ty of cash, splendid experience and I'M
wavering energy, it would be interesting
aud surprising reading.
1t is the tariff that brought them and
the foreign born and native farmer have
common interest in standing Dat or
farm products protected as they are to-
day by the Dingley bill.-Swantor
| Courier