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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-05-20
Hasklns' Criticism of the President

EDITOR CALIFORNIAN:
have only the interest in the outcome
of the Second district congressional con-
test that every individual voter and resi-
dent has hold no brief to defend Col.
Haskins. am not aware that he needs
any defence whatsoever. He never
asked or suggested that write a line or
lift finger in his behalf. If he had been
one-tenth part as efficient a political
worker in his own interests as he is a
faithful representative of his constituents,
any attempt to supplant him would be
absolutely futile He has made the mis-
take of believing that his official record
might be taken into consideration by his
people in considering a successor. But it
has not been. In the utter absence of
any proper ground for criticism, only the
most outrageously unfair methods have
been used against him. Chief among
these is the statement that he is an anti
Roosevelt" man, and opposes some of
his policies. Well, what Of it3 The "ac-
cusation" may and may not be true.
have no knowledge OF Col Haskins per-
sonal sentiments concerning Roosevelt,
II he opposes some or many Rooseveltian
policies, he is in absolute accord with
scores on scores of the leaders of the re-
publican party, many of whom Vermont
would honorif it had the chance. Has it
arrived at the point that eminent public
servants must be crucihed for venturing
to disagree with Roosevelt? Are all the
Roosevelt doctrines and dogmas so sane
tilted and sacred that every citizen must
sink his individuality and allow it to
wither in the glaring light from the
throne, or else be bounded as a hereto?
To say that such campaign methods are
puerile and shameful is too mild. They
are disgrace to all who profess tolera-
ton and a respect for liberty of conscience.
He has disagreed with Roosevelt! There
fore, knock him down and drag him out!
By this sign his adversaries hope to con-
quer. They hope to throw dust in the
eyes OF the people by creating bigoted
prejudice and appealing to it. Manly
and worthy sort of work, isn't it!
Really, isn't it1 And the second anti
Haskins commandment is like unto it;
"He has had it long enough On these
two hang all their profits and hopes OF
political prefermentl
have not the slightest objection to
defeating Col. Haskins with a stronger
and ADLER and more worthy candidate.
am for any man who can better repre-
sent the district. But if we are to make
a change, let it be for the better. Any
suggestion of improvement thus far is
utter nonsense. In the absence of any
fair and reasonable argument against
Col. Haskins, am prepared to submit
to any amount of vicarious personal
criticism. 1t is expected, in view of past
arguments" from the same sources.
]. E. HARRIS.
Washington, May Is, 1908.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-05-20
Our Next States Attorney.

1t is rather early for county politics,
yet none too early to begin to think
about the most important office to be
filled, that of states attorney. This
Office should be filled BY man who is
thoroughly versed in legal tactics and in
hearty sympathy with the efforts OF all
good people to keep Caledonia county
clean Such a man is Robert w. ST.
monds of Johnsbury and the CALEDo-
MAN takes pleasure in presenting him as
candidate for this Office. We predict
that if Mr. Simonds is nominated and
elected he will prove himself one of the
best states attorneys this county has
ever had, and that he will show the
same ability and pertinacity in the
prosecution of criminals that has char
acterzed all his work in the II years
that he has been practising in our courts.
Mr.. Simonds is young man. full of
vigor and ambition, and having made
good in private practice now seeks to
serve the state in more public way.
He comes of good Scotch ancestry, being
born in Barnet in 1870 and educated at
the academies of McIndoes and St.
Iohnsbury. In 1892 he began reading
law with Alexander Dunnett, and the
fall Of the same year was appointed
deputy county clerk, faithfully discharg-
ing the duties of that office for the next
four years. Here in the Office of that
learned lawyer, Senator Nichols, he laid
a deep foundation for his life work. He
was admitted to the bar in the fall of
go and at once became a partner in
the law office with two of the leading
LAWYERS in this section, Hon. Elisha
May and Judge Henry c. Bates. The
firm of Bates & May, of which Mr..
Simonds was a junior partner, soon
became Bates, May & Simonds, and
when Judge Bates went to the Philippines
the firm became May & Simonds. -Four
years ago Mr. Simonds went into bust
ness for himself and last December he
formed a partnership with ]. Rolf
Searles under the firm name of Simonds
& Searles.
Few men in the county have ever come
to this office with a more varied law
experience or better equipped for the
work. Mr.. Simonds has been a most
successful trial lawyer and defended
respondents in all kinds of cases from
petit larceny to murder in the first
degree. He has practiced successfully in
the courts of all the counties of this
section and is frequently called to take
the leading part in criminal cases in the
New Hampshire courts. He has many
friends throughout the county who will
be glad to support him because they
know that when he is elected to the
office he will not disappoint the people o.
Caledonia county in the performance o
his public duties.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-05-20

carry much weight. Facts are wanted
then, not ghost stories.
There are two candidates in Chittenden
county. In the interests of harmony
both candidates should not go into
the convention. Why not leave that
question to the voters of Chittenden
county? 1t would be a fair thing for
the county to decide. We suggest that
the candidates from this county agree
upon this plan. If Chittenden county
goes into the convention with fight in
its delegation neither will be nomi-
mated Burlington News.
That would be the proper way to
settle the question and we should expect
it would result in the nomination of
Joseph T. Stearns of Burlington. Mr..
Stearns' picture does not appear in our
exchanges quite as frequently as some of
his political rivals, but he stands well in
all the counties on the west side and has
influential friends in the larger towns in
the east side. We heartily agree with
the Burlington News that the man who
can carry Chittenden county is the one
who should be the candidate at the con-
vention.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-05-20
A County Problem.

Guy Bailey of Essex for Secretary of
State, is getting pretty good newspaper
support from all sections, and it would
seem as if his nomination was foregone
conclusion.-[ Morrisville News and
Citizen.
Of course, the candidates and their
friends are free to claim all that passes
through their active brains. But when
it comes to the point of substantiating
the claims the brain visions will not
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-05-20

The open season for Fish began last
Friday, and true to his sportsmanlike
instincts Frank l.. Fish of Vergennes
chose that day to announce that he was
a candidate for Congress in the First
district. This decision was reached by
the attitude of Congressman Foster,
who hoped to use his nomination and
election to the House as a stepping
stone to the Senate. 1t looks now as il
he had lost both chances. Mr.. Fish is
an energetic and popular gentleman,
thoroughly honest and sincere in his
convictions, and will keep the gentle
man from Burlington very busy in the
next six weeks
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-05-20

Guy w. Hill announces that he will
not be a candidate for states attorney
again, having filled this office for three
years, a longer period than has been
accorded any lawyer in this county since
the Office was filled by Judge William H.
Taylor of Hardwick. Mr.. Hill has given
much of his time and talent to the SER
vice Of the state as prosecuting officer
and after his successor is chosen he will
be able to give his entire attention tc
his growing private law practice.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-05-20

over the known policies of the other
candidate toward corporations.
1t is generally supposed throughout
the state that Lieutenant-Governor
Prouty, candidate for the Office OF
governor favored the Proctor methods
as applied to corporations and OF course
if that was the case the antagonism OF
the Rutland Herald to his candidacy is
easily explained for that paper has long
been a sufferer from Proctorphobia and
the mere mention of the family name
causes the entire Office force a severe
attack OF nervous prostratiou.
| Zed 5. Stanton, who is also seeking the
governorship is out with letter, stat
ing that he is not corporation candi-
date and is in accord with the present
policy toward corporations but has no
hostility to corporations as such.
This paper was not aware until re-
Gently that the corporations of the state
were aggrieved by the acts of the last
session Of the legislature but such seems
to be the fact if it is the hit bird that
flutters for there is certainly lots OF
tiuttering in that quarter.
There are not large number OF cor
porations within the state but there have
been times in the past when they welded
as much influence in their limited field as
some of the other and larger corpor-
atoms elsewhere. exercised in their wider
domain. A curb has been put upon this
corporate influence, in nation and state
and today corporations are compar-
atvely harmless. 1t seems better for
the people, all OF the people, to keep the
curb in working order, not fastening it
too tight but Just tight enough SO that
the people and not the corporations con-
troll No sensible and fair minded man
wants injury done to the corporations
but neither does he want the corpora
tions to work injury to Others. The man
that will steer an even course and meet
out equal Justice to corporations and
people would seem to be the proper man
to support for governor of this or any
state and it is up to the people OF Yer
mont to choose for themselves. Out
wardly there is little choice, inwardy
there may he all the difference in the
world. Only those who have studied
the men are in position to pass upon
their qualifications for the high office to
which they aspire and no disinterested
judgment has as yet been passed upon
Vermont s candidates for the governor
ship Fair Haven Era.
Mr.. Prouty and His Boom.
Our friends the Stanton men have
strenuously heralded the Prouty boom
as collapsed, iorgetful that the Newport
candidate is not depending upon the
uncertainties of "boorn' for his nomi-
nation. There has been a great deal OF
talk of late that Stanton had made
tremendous gains all at once, that the
tide was turning the other way" and
all that kind of gossip ingenously cal
culated to create public opinion by
suggestion" But thus far defects from
the Prouty rank are not noticeable.
There are various centers of Stanton
strength, to be sure, but there's a
reason And yet Mr.. Stanton says he
doesn't know list. Adams Messenger.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-05-20

Referring to the corporation influences
that are booming one of the candidates
for Governor the Barre Times we'll says
that "Zed Stanton does mt wish to get
mixed up with the goats" We don't
blame him.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-05-20
A Certain Cure for Aching Fee,

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot.
Base powder, 1t cures Tired, Aching,
Sallous, Sweating, Swollen feet. Al all
Druggists and Shoe Stores. orc
Sample FREE. Address, Allen i. Dim.
sted, Leroy. N. Y.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-05-20

Fortunately for the rest of us some
the state Offices will come to the candi-
dates without a contest. Probably
State Treasurer Deavitt will be re-
nominated, though his procrastination
as insurance commissioner, which cannot
be laid to the printer, would operate
against him if there was any other can
didate in the field Auditor Graham has
made good and deserves another term.
The expected contest between Hale K.
Darling of Chelsea and John n Sargent
of Ludlow for the office of attorney
general will not materialize as Mr..
Darling has withdrawn from the race,
Mr.. Sargent is splendidly qualified for
the place and will get it by ACCLAIM
nation.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-05-20

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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-05-20
A Heavy Weight Argument.

That was a heavyweight argument of
the Middlebury Registers in favor OF
Hon. Zed Stanton for the governorship-
that he did not own an automobile. But
the time will soon come when the auto
mobile vote will be solicited in spite Of
the fact that the Register says that
seven-eighths of the people of the state at
the present time will place the fact that
he does not own one to his credit
Montpelier Journal.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-05-20

Entered at the St. Johnsbury post office as
second-class mail matter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-05-20
Measures up to the Standard.


Measures up to the Standard.
The honor of the state would be Who'll
ly safe in the hands of either, but the
preservation of that article is not the
whole duty of the executive. The man
of the times awake and alive, to the
issues and demands of the times can be
of great service in the gubernatorial
office aside from conserving it's tradi-
tons. The present incumbent of the
place has proven that In their an
nouncements, Mr.. Stanton has given
generalities while Mr.. Prouty has spoken
specifically to the questions now upper
most in the minds of Vermonters. That
is the difference between the two men as
their announcements leave them. From
this papers point of view, the difference
is wide enough to determine which is
more likely to measure up to the office as
Gov. Proctor will leave it, Morrisville
Messenger.
Advertised by His Corporation Friends.
In answer to the charge that Zed
Stanton is partial to the corporations,
it is said that he never appeared as coun-
sci for a corporation i'll his life, and that
the only stock he owns is a share in the
Barre and Montpelier Baseball associa-
ton. The report may have gained cur
rency from the fact that several prom
inent railroad attorneys and lobbyists
are said to be for the Roxbury man and
bitterly opposed to Prouty.-[ Randolph
Herald and News.
Corporation Candidates.
There are two camps Of politicians in
Vermont, one of which seems to be very
much afraid that certain candidate
for the governorship will not put the
screws to the corporations in the state
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-05-20
Congressman Haskins andHis Record

The Haskins- Plumley contest on the
other side of the state appears to be one.
sided. Plumley is exhibiting all the ac-
tivity in the contest, while Haskins is
attending to his duties in Washington
and willing to leave the matter to the
delegates to decide at the convention.
Congressman Haskins has made a good
record for himself and his constituents
will be many who will favor his re.
election.--L Vergennes Enterprise and Yer.
monter
New-York tribune., 1908-10-25

We often complain because foreigners sometimes
come here, earn few hundred dollars, and back
their old homes" Mr.. Watchorn continued.
Nothing better could happen for US or for the
countries 70 which they return. Each immigrant
who leaves the United States takes banner OF
light with him. In all probability he will not stay
for lorg-a look the conditions he left when he
to America viii make him dissatisfied with
scenes for which his heart longed But whether
he stays not he is evangeI Of liberty just the
same Home again. in the ancient village the
n1ountainside the city by ocean, he starts
ferment for the things he enjoyed in this country
The humAie d.egers Of cur bitches. the who
now Go the heavy and common labor of the United
States have returned TO Italy in considerable num-
berz and have praised our shoes and cheese. So
our foreign trade in those products has grown won
derfully. \ British mechanic who lived IN
the United States will buy a English organ
CT piano Here. again. the man VINO goes back
helps American industry. At Trieste the largest
seaport in Austria Hungary, stevedores were paid
al the rate OF 10 cents day. Some Of them emf
grated 10 this country Returning 10 Trieste they
demanded 81 90 a day ard got il
We overlook the fact that the countries from
which our immigrants come are those which buy
Of Us Our business with Great Britain and Ger
many Is irnrense. on The other hand, We have
scarcely a.y trade AT all with France. Tie reason
Is ehvioas There are only one hundred thousand
natives Of France in the United States Wherever
there are returned immigrants the uDiifr Of Amer
ica is being felt Increased demands 5y the people
are bound 10 bring higher wages Mexico will not
prosper until its ignorant poems have wooden floors
in their houses and a change Of clothing for sun
day.
1t is also q mistake to believe that immigrants
are pushed out Of Europe nj dumped on Ellis
Island without method. Immigrants are drawn and
not pushed It was so with my father and my
mother and their children. ! persuaded tnsm 70
New-York tribune., 1908-10-25
PRESSURE on CITY OFFICIALS.

TIE women adopted the resolutions t-eh li-7S
70 uers 10 make them effective. II Nj 7arrl-
us1 Eao Is reputed 50 rule eighty-tour t1o-sai-o
E-,=s e. railroad OF President Earahsh o. '-S
l-zos Central had heard the resolutions rs@C e--1
Asc Desn inclined q smile ra-rrh HoU4G Soon i-'e
ETs1 way 20 serious thought. for tne women n@0
.o-u1 zezpo-s-
I hzrpe1el -zzr The Kensing1on q Eastern NJ
'pso vas asking Franchise from tie Cl1y Co1hc'i
.'r Ire from Kens.ngton 20 HegeTfsch and TIE
aeT steel tovrn q cary One of the women VINO
p71s forward tne fact evidence OF FEMININE
sst-tezeSs y politics and of wo1an's rlgEt 70 l7
s1lor. discovered that rh3s road was A1ao OF the
--iaos Central
-et IS compel the city Council TO hold up that
Franchise u-za the Illinois Central electrines us
Sz- Ire .r-s ire city shs suggested
E-z Serge. ~ tae ozesrtor 70 vote y was
S--sse Then i voted . get Two hundred
'oczan6 signatures 70 petition 70 TIE cry Co2n-
Z Il savcT q the programme
Husbands -ga-e 10 De ceercee l1to signing the Pc
euou me- showed inclination 20 defend me cor
poraron through being compelled to make their
aNH aeds and -1o6 the5r meals. Lawyers were
1ot r. ger divorce or otnar cases lnes@ ll-f al
lscAed ;heir names. Tie obstrepeT5-s merchant
VIZ - be hoycotted tie lauEdTgIr-a vas 10 get no
Nsshirs the r1auicurIsr, the beauty doctor iHe
es<'er II cosmetics ard TIE man tailor were 70 De
-Rpea 1ale lns under PeDs1Iy CT Iss--s lITI -S--
New-York tribune., 1908-10-25

ern Railroad held up pending official action on
smoke by the Illinois Central board OF directors
and October q these directors practically capitu
lated and acknowledged that the thing ought to be
done.
1T IS the history Of mankind that women gener
ally have their way" said the Rev. Melbourne P
Boynton, of the Lexington Avenue Baptist Church.
one Of the many preachers who co-operated from
the pulpit with the Anti-Smoke League. NO com
better case wiser plea than have the members
of this league. The officers the Illinois Central
have opportunity to show that their corporation
is not simply sole corporation with legal rights
which il enforce TO the great annoyance Of the
New-York tribune., 1908-10-25
4 BIG MONTANA NUGGET.

Johnny" Kearn who has spent many years II
the placer mines OF the old Highland district EaA
in Butte Yesterday Mr.. Kearn achieved consider
sbIe distinction last winter when he discovered
TIE largest nugget ever found IN the Highland
5iztrt.t IL netting him SLABS when II sold
in the ASSAY Office IN Helena
Il Will tell you how I found IT," he said 20
reporter for The Standard 7 took up sc7s
ground OF nv own the head Of Poodle Dos
Gnlrh where 70 one had claim ! went up
close 70 a big slide and began working where
nlzce- miners had worked forty years age and
again twenty years age
ct left the cabin pretty early and built ire
or a place where II locked like there used 20 ee
side ditch You could trace II altaough tt Is Sass
grown I thawed the ground out ard tsea De-
gar dirginx Pretty soon ! Got down 20 the
ground through the black DIR 90 ths gravel
Sad not shoveiled Tor more than ter minutes %
Yors i Pound aim Ny shovel struck sonssthtng
that seemed hard. and looked close ara saw =
was yellow. His nose was painted rigas towarS
me and you bet got busy with my shovel, AID
in little while I Rad him In my hands I saw
II was . nugget Weighing pounds-hs wsighea
town. I took him % Mr.. Johnson. OF the Cars
pie looked az him for six weeks. and then he vas
sold 20 the assay once
Where I found the nugget men RAD worked
forty years ago and twenty years ago. The LAST
work was done BY some Cinnamon, and they wers
within three four feet OF the big nugget when
they quit work II they rad found htn they
would have up the entire r.ountatnesde lcoA-
saE so- more lnxs stn- -AnAeone& ss&a4Ar@
New-York tribune., 1908-10-25
THE ALLIES AMALGAMATED.

Meantime the Kenwood Wonen's Anti-Smoke As
soctstton had expanded into the Chicago Anti
Smoke League this being a merger Of all the
organized interests brought into cooperation by the
pefucoat hosts. It included both women's and
mems societies There now nearly fifty power
Ia4 bodies II the allied organization A joint
mlttee OF men and women visited the Mayor, pre-
sentins grievance and proposed remedy
Electric trains viii be run within the city limits
before finish my term declared Mayor Busse
Health Commissioner Evans has told me that the
section Of the city through which the Illinois Cen
traI runs demands such e change. I going to
make this fight a personal one. I have been TO
New York and found that identification of the
railroads there was easy matter
Thus the Mayor ''let the cat out Of the bag" It
Was Chicago copying New York again. Mayor
Busse called conference inviting President Hara-
han Of the Illinois Central Dr. Evans reported that
examinations OF the air forty feet above the surface
by the Health Department proved that Chicago was
three times smoky and dirty London To Mr..
Harahan the Mayer presented figures on eIectrff-
cation gathered by Mr. Busse's own commission of
experts in New York. The railway president re-
Piled that the problem was q tremendous one and
would cost lot of money, and was complicated
by the fact that the Illinois Central had no contract
20 compel tenant lines TO electricity, but
mission had already been appointed by the road 10
study electrlfcation and report to the directors
He had appointed L. c. Fr1tsch, his assistent, 10
solve the problem OF electTfcation and if the direc
tors would vote the money locomotives might
be shelved.
then We Will send committee Of women TO New
York 10 reason with Mr. Hartman. and then II nee
essar will take the campaign TO the legislative
Assembly Of illinois, said Mrs Sergel speaking for
the Anu-Srnoke League. OF which she is the head.
The franchise asked for the Kensington & East