Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-12-15
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.

We note that Charles A. PrOuty of
Newport is mentioned as a possible
United States Senator. He has dis
| tinguished himself as lawyer, and
as fighter for the triumph of the
honest application of the Interstate
Commerce laws. If Vermont is look
ing for a Senator who does things
without fear or favor. Mr.. Prouty's
past record is pretty good recommen
dation. Windsor Journal.
Too poor to take the home paper?
Well. that is distressful condition.
Buy hen, feed her crumbs and waste
from the kitchen and she will lay eggs
to pay for years subscription then
work her up into pot PIE and she will
pay first cost; so the paper will be
clea profit. Repeat this process year
after year, meanwhile learn wisdom
and cease to be poor. -Middle |
RI gister.
Governor Prouty has had many oc-
casions when he must have cried out
in distress of soul to be delivered from
his friends. Over and over again
they have patronized and patted him
and congratulated the state that he
unexpectedly disappointed the people
in doing some certain thing excellent
ly we'll. What is the use of such flap
| doodle? Why always congratulate the
public that the Governor has not dis
graced the state. Governor Prouty
does not need these left handed COM
pliments He has ali the time attend
ed faithf lily and successfully to the
duties of his high Office. The people
expected nothing less and they are
proud of him, that's all.-Burlington
News.
A whole lot is being said about
Gov. Prouty's Thanksgiving proclama-
ton. This ought to make the Cover
nor feel good, for we know that many
proclamations heretofore have not
elected sufficient interest in the PEG
pie to even read them, while this one
why everybody is reading it and no
doubt it will find place among the
classics in many Of our schools. We
know manufacturing concern that
speaks very highly of it in a circular
letter to their customers all over the
5 land and offers to send copy OF the
same "for the asking" This will
not only give wide circulation to the
novel proclamation but make work
for the printers so let's be thankful
that the Governor went out of the
! old stereotyped path and gave the
n Com Thanksgiving proc
t lamation that caused the people to
o ''sit up and take notice. Hyde Park
: News and Citizen.
;, The magazine editors who are look.
ing for "heart stories of human inter
est" might find subjects in these two
/ Vermont news items:
# At the investigation by the public
!, service commission il Newport OF the
Boston & Maine wreck at Orleans IL
which Fireman Noakes was killed
lie Train Dispatcher Leberv eau assumed
TX the responsibility although warned b!
w. the commissioners that he need no
testify against himself. He said thu
D. wreck was due to mistake in orders
~ Because he did not want the blam
tn to be placed where it did not belon,
:. James Valney, weil-dressed and in
. telligent tramp, who said he lived i
n North Adams, told the Benningto
to police that he accidentally set fire t
d. a barn in Arlington, which was de
=. stroyed. He was sentenced to no
~ more than a year nor less than elgh
re months In the state prison. But TO
OF his confession no one would hav
Mt known the origin of the fire.
q
not posing as heroes or as martyr!
'r- but they have white streaks in the
to max eups where some of greater pr
,rt tensions similarly tested would hav
-, shown the yellow. Leberveau ar
~ Valney are honest men and can hOl
est man is the noblest work of God
today just as much as he was in tt
ro period when Pope wrote his oft quo
10 ej lines. -Brattleboro Phoenix.
Use
he The statistical reports that have r
M Gently been published showing tt
80 number of opinions written annual
eli by our supreme court judges is like
PES to be misleading in respect to Il
ary amount OF labor performed by tnel
,o,, If, in the year 1903, they wrote eigt
~ cen opinions apiece, then the fl
co. judges wrote ninety opinions, viii
are make fair sized volume. But
do labor of each judge does not consist
merely writing opinions in the cas-
LEI assigned him. for the FIVE judges he
ges all the cases argued, and, in consult
of tiontduring the term, at their me-
orc ings between the terms and at thu
homes in their private libraries, tn
me- all study each case, so that when
'rk- decision is arrived at and an opini
uld promulgated, it is the decision of
r I or at least majority, occasionally
not often there is dissent
'le' opinion.
hit. Many cases are. of course, cas-
decided involving constitutional gu
I'm, tions, the construction of statutes,
o' liability of corporations for person
81. injuries. and many others requ
itor much study and research. but whel
ia decision is made it is the opinion of.
!, the Judges and each should
me- able to have written the ,Sopinion.
per some courts the several judges VIZ
tor. their own views. differing on the fiji
Say points. concurring in the general
urv suits. or finally differing.
urv There is tradition that, some fol
was years ago, two eminent judges
ver our supreme court often discuss
tn cases, in consultation, with ms
arc rigor with more hea-
,rk. than lawyers had shown in argui
- their cases. but such discussions o.