Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-02-03

and oppressive law. The answer TO
the whole proposition of public SER
vice commission comes to the demand
of the members of the legislature. who
| said. in relation hereto. who's suffer-
| ing?"-Montpelie Journal.
| That was most unfortunate and de-
| plorabIe incident which took place on
the 18th ballot of the jucgeshlp cleo
ton on Thursday. On practically every
ballot the tellers had been compelled
to throw out tickets which were fold
ed together. indicating that some one
had cast at least two votes. Finally.
when the total count of votes cast
jumped from PAT to 253. Representa-
tive Lear of Burlington called halt.
The acknowledgement called the roll.
discovered that six more votes had
been cast than there were members
present. then promptly cleared the
seats of all except members. took the
ballot boxes away from the pages ard
required the official tellers to collect
the vote. The total then fell back to
where it belonged and Judge Buffers
election took place on the next ballot.
1t seems to the Journal as though the
business of hiring pages to distribute
ballots, of allowing them to collect
and distribute at the same time was
rather overdone. The people of Yer
mont do not regard the spectacle of
stuffed ballot box in her highest cleo
tive body with any degree of approval.
Montpelier Journal.
Among the vast questions Of eternal
consequence with which the leglsla-
ture has been struggling for weeks and
months is one yc.ept ''Dux Animae
by Diaduction Just what it is no.
body claimed to know. And yet it has
been discussed to the limit, and possibly
was chartered or licensed, or given
the Freeman's oath, or something.
The first glance at these the title in
dicates a Rysdyk pedigree. but this
may be misleading. II it was sired by
Diaducrion. who damned it? Is it a
theory condition, or organic matter?
Is it d serum. symptom or an inter
! lude? Does it pertain to fatty de
generation. the initiative and refer
: endum, or the Augu-tinian creed?
2 Is 1t cereal Or sedative? Is it tC
: eat, wear or morally uplift Is it any
thing like a tapeworm or Teddy
bear, or the fourth dimension? Is il
e contag ious? Is it what the iegisla-
n ture has meant by IAN intangible?'
e Does it turn white in the winter?
e Will it take out grease spots? Does
e it cost much to keep it? Does be
n lief 10 it affect orthodox standing.
n How often does one have to wind it
q Is it mentioned in the Old Testament
q Is it grated fruit,o an article O.
e belief? Is it eaten for lunch, and how
). is it served? Can anyone have it
t. second time? Will it tighten the con
q science or remove dandruf? Can new
,e parts be obtained in case of break
age? Will it comfort the sick at heart
or learn a calf to drink? Will it stan
Ii without hitching, or assuage tina
tired feeling? How can we know
~ when we see it, Or feel it, Or smell il
s. or feel impressed by it? Does it max
u any noise? Has it number on ii
ie collar?
en- We await the answer with bate
m breath !-Hardwlck Gazette.
NJ The legislature Of 1903 has adjourne
~ ~ after the longest session in all stat
re history. Its points of Accomplishment
r. the net results thereof, have been pra
d. tically unimportant. Complete ar
absolute failure in regard to taxatit
F.. reform. full reputation of all lab
planks and a most braZen and delibera
increase of permanent and speci
state epXense have been the chief fe
lures of this remarkable session.
ne 1t would be foolish to say or attem
he to insist that the people as a who
H. have stood behind it's lamentable reco
re of broken promises. executive defe
ho and accomplishment. If We may b
Nh lieve quiet and unprecedented observe,
no men We'll removed from the irnmedia
turmoil of legislation. the exact OPP
;os site is. on the contrary. true. L
rs Randolph Herald says:
- 1.-The state is mad-mad Gle
~ through One hears it everywhere
&c, loud and insistent. A Legislature tn;
~, ~. with record Tor prOdigality uns,
wv passed with the longest session debe
Tho ture in the states history and lit
IF real accomplishment to show for
~, ~ and the state confronted with dire
,,,o tax as the result legislature. we s:
' 'ns that would for moment consider ra
ru' ing its own pay under such circumsts
~ ces. deserves all the hot shot that [
press and people of Vermont are DO,
err ing into Them
,is- The redeeming thing about the sit,
ton is-they have adjourned. Til
arm have gone home. They lave cost u
ra- lot of money and have given US in
les turn no adequate recompense. Let
'er- thank Heaven it is no worse, ia
;er, fresh courage and begin to knit
|, to again the travelled sleeve of finar
and State confidence.
ure Instead of visiting upon the n
ore fortunates involved in web too ii,
not for their right undoing the sins of {
e." ission and commission which b:
followed on, let US give thanks it's
o worse and take courage Montpel
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