The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-10-01

EiaTOa ~ MANcnrsTtE }OunNALi-.
ft,uf Nft
II wien The Legislature meeas that
body siil enact some aieasuss thai sal
Ahke operative ihsrsAWs already on The
ssAiuie igoa, they MAJ Adianra. First
IA Importance i ihe working aud main.
tanning ~ our highwayt When bus
,pess man hpds hs equipmens and
mesbods insufficient 81 transact bis
business his fi,a move u 81 enlarge,
and 70 change lhe mode Of operating
that i shall mcc, the requirements.
Is does no good 10 shout about good
roads i We don'i take steps 10 bring
them up " such point where they
may fulhll shat " NJ present needed.
over The greater part Of Manchester
the highways are wholly inadequate 10
accommodate The traffic asked Of them.
They sre loo narrow for one thing.
Many sections are 10 narrow sad
GROWING, that, for team and auto
mobile 10 pass would likely be risky.
Ia passing borough Dorset n few days
Muee 1 look pains 10 pace of some
places, one instance between two trees
Of brush, il was just five l5l PAGES; an
other travelled portion WAS still mar.
rover, not an inch over four "a PAGES.
We are doing business as our forefaih-
ers did for they would plough and hoe
The sods aud roadside dirt back into
the travelled section year after year aud
called il a highway, aud for those days
that answered the purpose; but com
pare the roadbeds and tracks Of the
railroads at present with those Of forty
years ago. Have We improved our
highways in as marked degree as have
the railroad companiesf No, certainly
moi. |, would be farsighted policy for
Manchester 10 expend ten thousand
dollars in Que season on our highways;
even five hundred dollars cutting brush
would be- sound business sense.
What about enforcing the law for
bidding running bicycles on sidewalks;
was il enacted for funf Was il neces.
snry in order 10 keep our sidewalks
clean 10 make il "A misdemeanor 10 ex-
pectoraie in our paths, having conf
denee in the public that we might trust
their good taste 10 do il no moreP How
shall we excuse ourselves on the Sub
iect Of playing ball, hunting and fish
ing on Sundaysf II II don't liar US"
at all let those acts be repealed. Boys
and laddies eight years old and up
smoking in private and public places.
No. mol We mustn't speak Of these
things; much less of taking things that
don't belong TO us. That used to be-
called stealing. II we are so far ad
vanced IN civilization that these laws
ought not 10 be enforced, let them be
repealed and thus make law abiding
citizens OF some who now are, WHAT
All laws that are not operative orthose
that cannot be enforced had better be
stricken out of our rules of living.
| suppose Uncle Isl Clone" was
in his communication to
the Sitter" last week when he bore
ON so hard contending that our repre-
sentatiyes were not selected for then
fitness but because the position had
been promised in return for services
rendered, some call il political debts, "
Our Representatives and Senators in the
past have been such citizens AS the law
directs us TO choose, viz: Citizens of
good reputation and noted for their
Our present representative,
j, II. Hicks more fairly representing
the business interests Of the town than
any in the past for several terms per
haps. Still we have no reason TO be
of any of them, nor could
they be classified as example given by
Mr.. Clone There have been good rea
sons for the enacting OF all our laws at
the particular time, but laws may be
out of date just as surely as methods,
and SO il would be unwise 10 follow in |
The old tracks because our fathers did.
We should be governed by the needs of |
he times. We must be guided by diff
lerent rules from what Uncle Isl" adj
,ocates. should allow others 10 have
opinions, credit them with sincerity.
4 broad minded man is not liable 10
De cranky. but an independent nature
) quite liable TO be obstinate.
| have known Il. G. Oryis since we
we're classmates at the "Sem" and
AVE watched him grow TO be one of
he foremost ia the State in his bust
less so that as Senator from this Coun
y he may be relied upon 10 look well
or our interests aud il all the towns
nd counties were a. well represented
i is Manchester think Uncle ssh
would have no reason TO complain.
Quite true that many representatives
% moi comprehend the consequence
nd Influence, which fact explains why
ie have so many useless laws. Meas
res are formulated and urged by sell
sh members aud the pliable ones are
breed 10 vote for what. il they took
aims to post themselves on, they would
OF do. EBER l.. TAYLOR.
Manchester Depot, VT, Sept. Is, '0s.
Hillside Golf.
There are very few towns the size of
Manchester where there are two golf