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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11

Assembly of Vermont, when it as
sembles in 1910, will refuse to ratify
this measure"
In the opinion of the Standard the
Montpelier contemporary has forti-
fed it's argument against the pro-
posed amendment with two strong
points which are, that to the individ-
ual States rightfully belongs this
system of taxation, and that giving
it to the Federal Government would
result in inequality in it's collection
and disbursement.
Such a fruitful source of revenue
would invite extravaganza and prodi-
gal expenditures on the part of the
Government and the engagement in
enterprises not warranted by sound
public policy. Various avenues for
raising revenue for the support of
Government and the prosecution of
national projects are open to the
Congress.
The States, however, more restrict
ed as to sources of revenue, are con-
fronted with varied and increasing
demands for financing State projects
loking to internal improvement and
development. In many States this
has become and is becoming seri-
Gus problem and in its solution they
should have command of this source
of revenue, which naturally belongs
to them.
The Standard believes firmly in the
income tax as an equitable method
of raising revenue, but, as we have
heretofore stated, believes that in
come taxes, like inheritance taxes,
are things that belong to the States
individually, rather than to the Fed
eral Government.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11
Another Candidatef

The Mortified News of Tue
says; "The Waterbury Records
itical writeup man gave attentid
S. S. Ballard, of Montpelier, in
weeks issue. Like everyone else,
Waterbury writer seems to have
pretty good opinion of Ballard and
1t should start the Republican votery
of Montpelier to thinking where they
would find better man than this
same Ballard to represent their city
in the Legislature next year, it would
be worth while, because they wouldn't
be able to locate a more desirable. all
round man, considering his wide ac-
quaintance with men and things in
Vermont, his sound judgment and
persistence in accomplishing an I'M
dertaking. Ballard as member of
the General Assembly would be a good
thing for the State at large"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11
SHERIFF TRACY'S SUCCESS.

The Journal takes great pleasure in
telling its readers today, the story of
the splendid work which Sheriff Frank
H. Tracy is doing with the prisoners
in Washington county Jail. This
story has been told before, in part,
but the facts are given today in great
er detail than heretofore.
1t is hopeful, an optimistic story
that is told, one that is distinctly en-
couraging to every person who de-
sires that our penal institutions shall
be places where men and women are
made better rather than places of
confinement and punishment. When
helpful, practical reforms are being
accomplished we do not complain if
the work does cost more than the old
methods, but here is an instance
where better work is being done than
anywhere else in the State and done
at greater profit than elsewhere.
There is a sickly sentimentalism
which would pity persons convicted
of crime and refrain from the res
traint and correction that is demand
ed for the protection of society. This
policy is simply weakness, for crime
cannot safely be ignored. On the other
hand there is the policy that makes
the Jail or the prison a place where
men and women may be surrounded
by influences that will tend to arouse
the latent good that is in every indi-
vidual, and inspire hope in the hearts
of those who have lost that most es-
sential element of success.
This Washington county expert
ment has shown that prisoners may
be trusted 1t is a good thing to
make them feel that they do not
cease to be considered men because
they are in Jail; that they are put
upon their honor, because they are
believed to possess that quality.
Aside from the Vermont Industrial
School at Vergennes, it is probable
that there is no place in the State
where such practical work is being
done in reforming those who have
gone wrong, as that which Sheriff
Tracy is doing He stands in a class
by himself and is splendid combina-
ton of the practical reformer and
the successful business man. If his
methods could be applied in every
Vermont county the benefit to the
State would be vastly greater than
the money that would be saved, which
would not be an inconsiderable item.
Sheriff Tracy beyond question, is the
right man in the right place.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11

that 1t did not own before It borrowed
the money and probably could never
have owned it If it did not borrow.
Why is 1t not good business policy
for city, also good business policy
for a State? Where is the line of
demarcation that separates our inter-
ests as taxpayers dwelling upon a city
street that we demand shall be kept
in first class condition and as taxpay-
ers dwelling upon a country road that
is a veritable Slough of Despond for
more than half the year? If an invest
men for first class streets is a good
business proposition for the city, why
is not an investment for first class
highways a good business proposition
for the State, and for exactly the same
reasons?
There is much truth in the contem-
porary's suggestion that ut is better
to let good things come slowly, than
to plunge heavily into debt for them"
On general principles, If applied to
mere luxuries or various inessential
creature comforts, for instance, there
need be no disputing this. But first
class highways are not Injuries, not
mere comforts or modern conven-
fences, they are business necessities.
We might as well wake up to it, first
as last The times have changed. The
demands of modern business are Sc
we're and relentless. Competition
knows no sentiment. A State that has
inferior roads will not prosper beside
State that has better ones, and it
will actually do business at a loss in
many ways. While an over-prudent
economy is patching along trying to
save money enough ito let good things
come slowly" the other fellow is en-
joying his new investment, all the ex-
ira labor and expense it saves for
him, all the additional trade it brings
to him; and the over-prudent will find
that, however honest he may be in
his slow-coach good intentions, he can
never make up the lead the other fell
low has because he got better start.
We don't want trunk line highways
in Vermont just to enjoy them, we
want them because they are business
investments, business necessities; be-
cause money and trade that should
naturally come to us will go to New
Hampshire and New York if we don't
have them; because they will save us
money in repairs and maintenance in
the long run; because they will cheap
en- the cost of everyday transporta-
ton to the farmer and the business
man, enable them to draw heavier
loads with fewer horses and fewer
men to drive them and at less wear
and tear on animals, harnesses, We
hicles, and all, say nothing of the
value of the saved because the going"
is good.
Why isn't it wise for a State to
improve it's business facilities and
keep in touch with it's business oppor-
tunities just as level-headed individ-
uals do in their private affairs?
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11
THE INCOME TAX.
(Enosburgh Standard.)

The Montpelier Journal presents
most sound and sane editorial argu-
ment against the proposed income
tax amendment to the Federal Con-
stitution. That paper discusses, at
some length, the history of income
taxes, as this method of raising rev.
enue has been employed by various
States and it was invoked by the
Federal Government as war mea-
sure during the period of, and a few
years following the Civil War, and
later of the passage of an income tax
law by Congress- subsequently de-
clared unconstitutional.
The great scope of the proposed
amendment, giving power to LAY and
collect taxes on incomes from what
ever source derived" is pointed out
and how it would apply even to the
salaries of the Governor and other
officials of State and to the incomes
from the bonds of States and NUM-
cipalities.
The Standard quotes from the
Journals concluding words as fol-
lows:
1T is claimed that the Government
ought TO have the power to levy
such a tax, but that it would be used,
probably, only in cases of emergency.
Let us not delude ourselves with this
notion. No rich and unexpected
field of revenue is likely to remain
untaxed very long. The West and
South are demanding the expenditure
of vast sums of money for interna-
tional improvements. During the last
year that the income tax was in
force, four States, New York, Penn
sylvania, Massachusetts, and New
Jersey, paid four-fifths of the entire
tax. The States desiring improve
ments, and having the power to con-
troll Congress, would not hesitate
long to lay the burden upon the
wealthy States of the East. and these
States would be obliged to foot most
of the bills.
This paper believes in giving
large measure of power to the ma
tional Government, but it believes
that the time has come when more
regard should be paid to the rights of
the States. 1t believes that the right
to levy taxes on incomes should be
reserved under normal conditions to
the several States, as their sources
of revenue are more restricted than
those of the Federal Government The
Constitution is the supreme law of
the land. Anything written therein,
however unjust or absurd, must
stand. Laws may be declared inval-
i'd. but Constitutions are beyond court
decisions. This paper would favor an
amendment giving to the United
States the power to levy an income
tax strictly as a measure of national
defence in time of war, but not 9TH
erwise.
"The Journal believes that the
best interests OF the State of YER
mont and of all the States of the
Union demand the rejection of this
proposed amendment, as it now
stands, and 1t hopes that the General
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11
RESPECT FOR LAW.

From time to time we hear of prom
lses, usually before an election, of a
liberal enforcement of certain laws,
which are obnoxious to certain ele-
ments of the population. This means,
in reality, the ignoring of the law to
a greater or less degree by officials
sworn to uphold it. A conspicuous
offender has been Judge w. j. Gay
nor, now Mayor-elect of New York,
who appealed to the prejudices of
the voters of that citv by promising
an easy enforcement of what are
sometimes called "sumptuary" laws.
Such pledges are vicious, and tend to
bring all law into disrepute. Almost
every law is irksome to somebody,
but the fact that is the law adopted
by representatives of a free people,
entities it to respect and calls for en-
forcement and obedience. President
Taft dwelt on this subject of law en-
forcement in his usual sane and lu-
cid manner in an address at the Ma
con, Ca, fair the other day and in it
he sought to define more exactly than
he has in the past the limitations
which were placed upon the Execu-
tive and the responsibility which
should rest upon Congress. The Pres
ident also took occasion to state the
belief that the best way to accomplish
reforms was not in the disregard by
the Executive of the limitations in the
Constitution which stands in their
way. He said:
Our forefathers builded well, and
they knew what they were doing;
and l am not in favor, even if it
seems to me that particular pro-
vision ought to be omitted, of chang
ing the Constitution every time you
run against the sharp edge of some
thing that indicates that you are only
mortal and that the forefathers in
making the Constitution distrusted
your human nature.
81 know that some times in the zest
and enthusiasm of reform there is an
Impotence with legal limitations and
statutes that seem to be directed
against that reform, or to prevent its
immediate accomplishment, such as
to lead us to disregard or to ignore it.
! do not think. and / am sure you will
agree with me, that that is the best
way of getting rid of legal limita-
ton that interferes with progress. The
best way is to have the people un-
derstand that that limitation ought
to be removed, and that the statutes
of our Government ought to con-
form, so far as may be, to our high
est ideals and ambitions; but that the
first thing that we have to do after
arousing the people to the neces-
sity OF change is to change the law
and not rely upon the Executive him
self to ignore the, statutes and fol-
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11

well employed. The work of building
a new mill at Winooski for the WOOL
en- business, has been commenced.
Rutland manufacturers speak we'll
of the present outlook Labor is
well employed Trade among retail
merchants shows an improvement, al
though the general tendency with
collections is slow.
Reports from st. Adams show that
more help is wanted at the garment
factory and other manufacturers are
fairly well employed. Trade from
the rural districts is light although
city trade shows an increase.
st. Johnsbury reports labor we'll
employed with some Improvements
in retail trade, although collections
are slow. Work is to be commenced
right away in rebuilding the burned
block
Machine shops at Montpelier re-
port liberal orders and plants fully
employed. General retail trade COM
pares favorably with the same period
last year.
Barre reports labor fairly well en-
ployed and plans formulating for thef
organization of a new building stonk
company for the handling of granite
in that line; collections are unsettlf
Reports from Brattleboro shbw
that the organ business is employing
additional men. Other lines of main
ufacture are literally supplied with,
orders.
Bellows Falls merchants note 1.-THE
general trade is fairly good wifi an
outlook for improvement. Labor is
better employed.
Bennington manufacturers in the
knit goods line are we'll employed,
and machine firms are accepting or
ders for future delivery only, as they
have all they can do for immediate
delivery. Seasonable trade is gain
ing.
Richford reports that more new
business is being received by manu-
facturers and additional help en-
ployed.
The Veneer Company at North Troy
is building an addition to their plant.
Reports from Newport show that
retail business is fair. Labor iD
lumber and woodworking plants is
fully employed.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11
PERUNA EDITORIAL NO. 2.

DR. Hartman has claimed many years
CATARRH REMEDY Some of the
claim TO the efficacy of Peruna.
Since the ingredients
cal authorities concerning the remedies which
Take for instance the ingredient CANADENss OR
GOLDEN SEAL The United States Dpensatory
that largely employed the
chronic rhns nasal catah atomic dyspepsia stomach
chronic intestinal catarrh catarrhal aund a the
diseased membranes the
the treatment of forms of diseases
Another ingredient the
United States Dspnsatory
called wild hyanh
correcting old skin diseases
ing systemic contaminations of long standing
CEDR0N SEEDS ingredient Peruna drug
has been largely overlooked the medical
THE SEEDS ARE TO BE FOUND VERY STORES
The United States Dpenay the
bitter the dysentery
S SUBSTITUTE FOR QUININE
OF HYDRASTIS BARTH0L0W SAYS
catarrh the surfaces of the
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11
Those Who Object to
Fluid Medicines Can
Now Obtain the
Peruna Tablet.

affecting membanes hydras golden seal
standard remedy
STATES THAT CUBEB ingredient of pro-
appetite circulation the blood
catarh focuar pharyngs aah of the
Useful dyspepsia atarrh of the stomach
bladder prosatorrhea,
chronic bronchial affections.
MILLsPAUGH MEDICINAL PLANTS
medicinal herbs the English language commenting
CANADENSS that the and
the secretons of the
mountains Virginia Kentucky Carolina
considered disorders including
headache indigestion DR. SCUDDER
highly diseases of the heart asthma
These citations sufficient candid
Surely such herbal remedies that command the
authorities obable
carh remedy highest
able substantia.e this
MEDICAL AUTHORITIES
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11

5000 or more per car for apples from
the Far West, and the recent closer
union of our two great railway sys-
tens will no doubt prove large fac
tor in expediting service and broad
er distribution for all our farm pro-
ducts"
This doctrine needs to be preached
over and over again, for it is only by
hammering away at a subject tena-
ciously that an impression is made.
Hard work, intelligence and patience
applied to fruit raising in New Eng
land are sure to bring gratifying re-
suits.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11
bradford Opinion.)


Hon. j. A. DeBoer at the recent
Historical meeting offered a resolu-
ton urging the establishment of the
office of State Historian. The resolu-
ton was adopted at this annual meet
ing. Our public archives are not cat
alogued, and it is a neglect which is
not to our credit. The reason this has
not been done is not because we have
nothing worthy. AS the Montpelier
Journal sums up our assets:
Few States have a more notable
or glorious record than that of YER
mont. In some respects it is unique.
"All the records of Vermont should
be gathered where they will be Access
sible and should be put into perman-
ent form so that our own people, and
particularly the pupils in our schools,
may be able to learn the complete
story of Vermont's career. Every year
that passes makes the collection of
historical material more difficult. The
preservation of all these records of
the founding of the State and of the
trials and dangers which threatened
it's existence in it's early days, as well
as the story of it's later development,
is duty which Vermont owes her
children"
And since the Vermonters of other
days did not pay this debt, Vermonters
of this generation should see to it that
it is done now before the task be-
comes still more difficult. Even now
it's case of hunting attics, newspap-
er files and ash heaps to rescue valu-
able data.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11
PRESS COMMENT
What the Newspapers of Vermont and
Other States Are Saying About
Topics Of Interest to journal
Readers.
A STATE HISTORIAN.
burlington Clipper.

A State so rich in history as YER
mont ought to have State Historian.
Some of its glory might be lost and
that would be a calamity.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11

Suffered day and night the tor
ment of itching piles. Nothing help
ed me until used Doan's Ointment.
II cured me permanently."-Hon
John r. Garrett, Mayor, Girard, Ala.
adv.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11

of the pharynx), chronic coryza Cca-
tarrh ofthe head. This writer classes
hydrastis as stomachic tonic, useful
in atomic dyspepsia Chronic gastric
catarrh) catarrh of the duodenum, ca
tarrh of the gall duct, catarrh of the
intestines, catarrh of the kidneys
Chronic Bright's disease), catarrh Of
the bladder, and catarrh of other pei
vic organs.
In all these forms Of catarrh Tor
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-06-15
CEMENT AND STEEL.

During the month of April 21S carloads OF Port
land cement were shipped from the newly organ
lied town of Concrete. During the month OF May
active efforts have been made to establish the
steel industry the shores OF Puget Sounu.
These two enterprises are of vast Importance 10
the Pacific Northwest Their products are 1ac-
tors of a multitude of new and needed industries
that will be of untold value in the d1verslhcatlon
of it's industries. Their production here Will re-
suit in an immense saving of freight charges anu
q wide extension of use of cement and steel.
It is opportune that progress along these INES
should come in conjunction with the increased
settlement and development of the Pacific North-
west and the expansion of trade In the racine
countries and it's stimulation by the constructor
of the Panama Canal. These conditions Will de-
mand an amount of these materials that cannot De
supplied by the present facilities OF productlon
and Transportation. So great is the demand lor
cement that the State Geological Board has au-
thorized the use of So 900 for thorough lnVesuga-
ton of the States cement resources.
The use of cement and steel is OF great import
ance to the agricultural interests. Not only are
thew widely used in construction for highway ana
railroad transportation of farm products, put they
are imnortant factors in the construction OF dura
bile and sanitary farm buildings and appliances
for home and livestock uses and are OF immense
value in the conservation of our natural resources
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-06-15
FAIR FORMALLY OPENED.

The most propitious circumstances of weather
and completeness favored the opening of the
Alaska Yukon-Pacifc Exposition. The formal ex-
ercises were held in a natural amphitheatre where
seats accommodated an audience of 10000 people.
1t was a beautiful and inspiring sight. lines
band played it's new Washington March that was
enthusiastically applauded. Director General l. A.
Nadeau announced the Exposition complete stat
ing that "Expositions are opponents of progress"
Hon. James J. Hill made formal address that
was replete with solid facts and encouragement.
He said "The idea of federation of the world
comes nearest to realization in it's great EXPOSE
tons. The Nation faces forward and not back
ward. Once there a certain aloofness a
spirit of separate and independent interest in the
Pacific States The coming of transcontinental
railroad first shattered this isolation, and the ac-
QUESTION and development of Alaska, the develop
ment of the country and the upbuilding of cities
strengthened old bonds and created new ones.
"The unexhausted resources of this section are
the greatest in the United States 1t is unique in
possessing abundanty all of the four great sources
of wealth upon which human life depends. Its
fisheries are among the most valuable In the WORLD
It's mineral wealth has made the Coast as famous
as Australia or the South African Rand. 1t has
the one large body of standing timber in the
United States. It's soil will produce in profuslon
everything grown between the sub-arctics and the
sub-tropics. Out of the West have come great
formative impulses that enriched the history OF
the country. If the star of empire has moved
westward, it has followed rather than led, those
bold spirits by which empires are made and up
held.
There are four great words that should be
written upon the four cornerstones of every public
building in this land. These watchwords are:
Equality, Simplicity, Economy and Justice. Soil,
climate resources-all favor YOU Stand firm for
the DID, simple, immutabe things, because, al
though they are as ancient as your forests, they
are also as fresh and vital; because they are
eternal as your mountains
A message from President Taft was read and
at his signal the immense flag at the rear OF the
platform was unfurled amid the enthusiastic cheer
ing of the vast assemblage and rendition of the
"Star Spangled Banner by lines band accom-
panied by the words sung by High school choir.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-06-15

10 measure an men,
For that measurement box should be con-
structed at more less expense, with an open
ing made variable as to length, by sliding stop,
as shown in the cut of "a Miners Inch Measuring
Box" The lower edge of the aperture shown IN
the cut should be two inches above the bottom
of the measuring box and the plank five inches
high above the aperture, thus making sixinch
head above the center of the stream Each square
inch of this opening represents miners men,
which is equal to flow of one and one-haf CUBIC
feet per minute.
Weir Measurement.
This convenience however, is seldom at hand
so we also give cut illustrating the Weir Dam
Measurement" which is so simple that any one
may construct and get at least general loea VI
the amount of water flowing in stream.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-06-15
WEAR OF DULL TRADE.

Statistics compiled by the London Board OF
Trade show that, with the exception Oh Cahaud'
80 innorts and exports of all countries were less
than in previous years. The figures for the prln-
cipaI countries were as follows: