The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-03-12

matter of revising the state con.
stitution and make recommends
tions along that line is a committee
with mission.
The necessity for revision has
become more and more apparent
of late years, and the committee
is so made up (Messrs Partridge,
Greene, Fletcher, Cady and Leary)
as to ensure careful and wise con-
sideration of this important ques-
ton
The Tribune believes the con-
stitution should be amended in such
manner as to require a change in
the basis of representation; the
holding of the state election in
November; and the opening of the
biennial legislative sessions during
the first week in January.
We believe that these changes
would inure to the practical benefit
of the state at large
The deliberations and conclu-
sions of this special committee ON
revision will be noted with peculiar
interest by the people Of Vermont.
(Laconia Democrat.)
Some Vermont newspapers are
still suffering from jealousy regard
ing New Hampshire's prosperity
as a summer resort, and are con-
tinually throwing out hints about
how the farmers and summer hotel
landlords in the Granite state
soak " the city people. 1t is
probably true that the average
old-fashioned "hay-seed" over in
Vermont can't understand why
city folks should ignore the charms
of the Green mountain state and
flock over this side of the state line
to leave their good money for board,
scenery and ozone, but there is TO
occasion for the Vermonters tc yell
"robber every time they see a
city man fork over 'umpty steen
dollars to a New Hampshire farmer
for his weeks board, for the city
chap is satisfied and not only comes
again but brings some friends with
him, so that New Hampshire land
lords are obliged to increase their
accommodations almost continu-
ally. There are summer folks
enough for both New Hampshire
and Vermont, and the latter state
might get a share Of the business
under proper conditions, for we
presume the ozone is about the
same over that side of the state
line, and there are summer visitors,
who don't care for scenery anyway.
If the Vermont editors were really
anxious to benefit their state they
would quit knocking" New Hamp-
shire's summer business long enough
to advise their readers who wish
to entertain city folks to discard
those old-fashioned corded bed
steads which Ethan Allen slept on,
burn the husk-beds and buy hair
mattresses, quit sending all the
fresh eggs, vegetables and maple
sugar to Boston market, and in
troduce some variety into the food
served at home, which at the present
time consists almost etnireIy5-< :
baked beans twenty-one times a
week, with an occasional chunk of
boiled salt pork as a delicacy. Yer
mont is a long ways behind New
Hampshire as a summer resort, and
we doubt if the moss-backs across
the Connecticut ever catch up by
sitting on the fence and making
faces at their neighbors.
bellows Falls Times.)
"A superintendent of education
should give more of his time and
energy to furthering the interests
of our public schools than to per-
fecting a political scheme and run
ming the legislature. Vermont
wants less politician and more of
an educator as superintendent OF
education. -Groton Times.
This is rank injustice to an able,
conscientious, hard working public
official. Mason 5. Stone is not per-
feet, he will admit that himself,
but he comes nearer to growing
wings than some of his critics. He
brings to the duties of his Office
stirling manhood, ripe scholarship,
that surmounts OBJ
stacles, a rare, knowledge of human
nature, and ambition to keep in
the front rank of educational pro-
gress. 1t is such a man that YER
mont needs and has for superin-
tendent of education.