The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-02-14
The MeddLer
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The gentle spring may seem iohs
WAY OF but it is coming, aud with ~
the annual house clcanings. Ihey wiz
take place in every well ieguia.ena
household but will the town anu va
lace ms whole benefit from TINS
wholesome institution as they ought
The Civic League Of Ingram, iar
nassed n set of resolutions in regard 10
eity cleaning last year and they are
well worth considering before the
strenuous days Of earpet'whippine are
upon us: H. ,.L .,
front yards about our homes, ana We
will. BY example and help, endea'o'
10 have our neighbors clean up.
GIVE will plant American Marcy
trees. shrubs, and vines and grow clean
GRASS whenever we can, and Will heIp
our neighbors TO do likewise.
"3-We will join eheerfully as far
as our resources permit, in organized
effort for clean and beautiful parks
and play grounds with which we may
come in contact.
Give will endeavor TO protect
trees from the unthinking attacks OF
electric pole men, and will not permit
the setting of electric poles on our own
premises except in severe cases ana
then under rigid safeguarding OF trees
and landscape beauty.
GIVE will oppose the erection OF
the continuance of Objectionable adver'
Using signs of any kind, and VIII as
sist in their removal by kindly argu'
ment.
"6-Finally, we will consider out
door beauty as worth while and eco
nomically justified, and will try TO-
have the children of Ingram grow up
in a greater love for the natural beau
ties of their surroundings.
A plain envelope postmarked Brat
tleboro and addressed to the editor OF
The Reformer was received at the Of
flee Wednesday. 1t contained news
paper clipping that reads as follows:
What is a man to do who is out OF
work in financial crisis and is starv'
ingl The editor, being a tritle short on
philosophy this week, turned the clip
ping over to The Meddler with instruc.
tions to comment upon it. The Med
dler hardly knows what to say. He can
hardly bring himself to believe that
there is in Brattleboro any man, wo-
man or child who is out of work and
starving, yet he dares not treat SO Sc
rious question in flippant way. OBJ
viously, however, the first thing for a
starving man to do is to get something
to eat. The Meddler is willing to solve
this part of the difficulty himself if
the man will call. The labor question
is a more serious problem and one that
is demanding attention everywhere.
Throughout the country work is scarce
and labor plenty. Yet to this portion
of the anonymous inquiry The Meddler
answers as follows: Go to any employ
er Of labor, state your case frankly,
demonstrate your willingness to do any
kind of honest labor and ask him to
help you find position. Times are not
yet so hard in Brattleboro that any
honest, willing person who is out OF
work and starving cannot find some
thing to do. Nor have the business
men of the community become so hard
ened by the financial stringency that
they will not lend helping hand when
necessary.
The Meddler was fortunate enough
the other day to catch all three OF
8 selectmen together and
was bold enough to ask them point
blank if they would be candidates for
re election. Mr.. Vinton in his charac-
teristic manner replied that he did not
wish to serve any longer but tacitly
admitted his willingness to serve long
err if the voters wanted him. Messrs.
Putnam and Walker were hardly less
backward about coming forward than
their chairman but they intimated that
they could be persuaded. This is ex-
tremely fortunate, for it does away
with the necessity of looking about
for new town fathers. The annual
town report will show how faithful
the selectmen have been to their stew
ardship. Discerning voters will see at
a glance that the town can do no bet
ter than re-elect Messrs. Vinton, Put
nam and Walker for another term.
The Meddler.