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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-08-25
Last Houss and Sonata.

The Bennington Banner, whose editor
was one OF the leading members Of the
House OF Representatives in the general as
sembly Of 1908. makes some rather perth
nent on the Senate wing of
that body. Writing from the standpoint
of vantage indicated, the observations are
worth more than passing notice. The
Banner says:
Bloomington is a long way from Mont
pelier, and Bennington voters sometimes
forget that it is Ia the Vermont Senate
that most Of the jobs and deals are pot up
and carried out to stop desirable improved
ments in state law. It was in the Senate
two years ago that bills for the benefit of
working men were killed. II was the
Senate that killed the bills to give indi-
viduals g fair show Ia dealing with cor
porations. II was the Senate that pre-
vented any step in tax reform. II was the
Senate which brazenly traded one OF its
own members onto the superior court
bench. 1t was the Senate that was under
the domination OF the railroads. 1t was
the Senate that forced undesirable changed
in the liquor law. In nine cases out OF
ten it is the Senate that needs watching.
Yet the voters take comparatively little
interest in the senatorial CAUCUS"
These are certainly serious charges
which have not yet been satisfactorily
answered. In the minds Of the people the
members Of the House OF 1905 e q BODY
we're b. no mean the simCn-pure philan-
thrOpists and wise legislators that the
caustic observations Of the Banner might
imply. Nevertheless, there is q " idespse1d
and seemingly well founded notion thar
il was in the Senate Of 1905 that The
knockout blows were generally admins
tered to the measures which bad been
promised IN the platform OF the Republic
can state convention Of hat year. It wss
In the Senate that the sedative was usual
" administered that put to sleep the pro-
posed reforms. And the Senate Of ICES
was not very different from those that
presided it.-Rutland News.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-08-25
It's Up to Each Voter.

DIR. Mead won the nomination and we
believe Republicans generally should sup
port him at the polls. II there are news
papers or individuals, however, who have
evidence of the corrupting use OF money
or promise Of p~referment, either evidence
which would be sufficient in a court OF
law, or evidence which creates IN the
mind OF the individual a strong presump-
tion, these ne newspapers and individuals
cannot be blamed Tor refusing to vote for
the doctor. No man remembering his
freeman's oath can conscientiously vote
for any man for any office when he he
lieves that the candidate has been guilty
OF practices which undermine the founda-
ton OF our governmental system Bel
lows Falls Times.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-08-25

The Rutland News is developing re-
markable signs Of political insurgency
since the settlement Of the postofice
melee there. The change in tone may
well cause q rubbing OF eyes. 1t has no
good word for Doctor Mead, at whose
shrine it formerly Frustrated itself, and
gentle, very gentle, digs at Representative
Foster appear from time to time. The
complaint in Rutland was that the con-
testants were deprived Of . fair field By g
s-hensnagan deal, and Fairfield seems to
share the sentiment. The alleged grew
ance against Doctor Mead is that be
promised bis support to two or more Of
the aspirants and found it harder to full
I'll than to agree. It is notable that
neither Of the Rutland newspapers are ex-
erting themselves in behalf Of their home
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-08-25
Inersassd Waco for Enalneer..

The Central Vermont railroad officials
closed their conference With the repre-.
sentatiyes Of the Brotherhood OF Locomo-
tive Engineers Gu the matter OF wages
and a schedule representing an average OF
20 per cent increase has been signed.
The enginemenI filed their demands for
a new schedule . short time before the re-
ceut strike Of the train and yard men on
the road and for some time negotiations
we're held up on account OF the manage
mint OF the Central Vermont being una
bic, during its labor troubles, to devote
time to the conference. At no time Was
there any indication that an agreement
would not be reached although many Of
the strikers and their sympathizers At the
start thought that the enginemen would
go out and thus tie up all trafic on the
a In fact at times during the strike
7 was rrmored that the men would cult
Al q certain hour on a certain day, but
this did not materialize and there was no
apprehension among the officials on either
SIDE that open warfare would result. AT
the start the railroad made it plain that
y would grant such increases as b
financial condition Of the road would al
low, and there was no desire on the part
Of the men to hold up the company ana
make excessive demands.
With many Of the traininen who as
sumed the role Of strikers last month
things have not progressed as we'll as il
bad been hoped for By all classes and many
have learned that the eas soon as posi-
Die" clause In the settlement did not
mean that they would be reinstated IN
their old positions as soon as thew couId
report for duty. This is n~oticeably true
IN the passenger service where as vet NOT
one old conductor has gone back on a per-
manent run. IN the freight service it Il 4
little better, but even here many Of the
strike breaker who expressed q desire IA
remain in the employ Of the road perma-
nently and who qualified, are still here.
which means that just as many Of the old
men are without work. In the yards the
majority OF the old men ere back for II
&c IN this servioe that the professional
strike breakers were placed and pracfirsl-
y al Of them left as soon ss the ~aettIe-
was announced.
The conditions which exist have noe
Tor content among the former strik-
'fs and dissatisfaction is evident. IN facf.
imong many the feeling against the road
I more bitter than it wal at D time
Turing the strike.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-08-25
A Significant Bot.

II will be interesting TO note how the
Caledonia county vote for governor is
affected by the action OF the st. Johns.
bury Caiedonian in boiling the nomina-
tion Of DR.. Mead. The refusal OF that
paper to support the head OF the republi-
can ticket is Of more than usual siRnih-
canoe. Its editor, Walter J. Bigelow,
has always been a staunch republican and
as such was elected mayor OF Vermont's
largest city. He is a believer 10 Marty
loyalty as long as il doesn't sanction &C.
tual wrong-doing but will not support q
man whose nomination came about by
''mesns that be dare not make public. -
Any attempt to impugn the motives that
lie behind the C%aledonian EDITORS refusal
TO support DIR. Mead will, ia our opin-
ion, amount to less than nothing. Thus
far bis attitude throughout the campaign
has been consistent, and there are many
loyal republicans " no share his belief
that the honor Of the party can be upheld
in no better way than by defeating the
candidate who heads its ticket this fall.
-Brattleboro Reformer.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-08-25

County sheriffs are vieing with each
other in the matter of providing for the
comfort and we'll being OF their guests,
the so-called prisoners in their keeping.
Since the law authorizing jailers to work
their men outside went into effect, there
has been a welcome addition to the hired
help market in the locality OF the iaiIs.
Instead OF idling their time behind bars,
of no use to themselves or anybody,
suffering a punishment that usually I'M
fits them for anything better and embit-
tiers their disposition, these men are
placed at work during the day on farms
nearby, or at jobs they can do, reporting
usually at jail for the night. Sometimes
they work out their fine and shorten their
sentence in this way. Sometimes the
money il held for them until they leave
jail and serves as a needed start on the
better road. 1t is seldom that the men so
trusted prove recreant, and when they do
there are methods OF punishment at easy
hand. Altogether, it is a more modern
and humane way OF dealing with petty
offenders than the one it supplanted.
One may easily ridicule it. and picture
the DRINKS and hoboes as honored guests
OF the county, living in ease, bat that is
rather overdrswing the facts. It looks
odd enough compared with the former
state, to be sure. For instance, the
Washington county sheriff sent eleven
TRUSTEES, u~nguarded, to attend the circus
the other day. They returned to their
cells without q skip, like school boys
placed on good behavior. Down In New
fame, a three months prisoner plays ten
mis- on the historic green, attends the To-
cal dances and holds down first base on
the home team. We have heard it said
that certain TRUSTEES at the states prison
have been allowed to do teaming about
town and even to 20 hunting wood
chucks, which. il true, would seem to be
rather OVERRIDING leniency. There ought
to be q pretty sharp line between petty and
gross criminals whose liberty means dan
ger to others and no beneat to them
selves.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-08-25

"Loyal Republican writes to the Free
Press as folIows:-
"Dr. Mead having been legally nomin-
ated by Republicans for the highest office
in the state, il he has committed any poll
tical misdemeanors, the party in nomin-
ating him has condoned such supposed
crime
That is singular doctrine to preach in
this day of individual political conscience
and action. 1t is a logic that kicks. II
the party has condoned political INSIDE
meanor in nominating 3 candidate, it is
the duty Of voters who are patriots, as
well as Republicans, to administer a re-
buke to it for its peridy. That is just
where the threatened belt against DR..
Mead rests. Must voters march up to the
ballot box and cast the Republican ticket
without question, convinced bile
that in so doing they are assisting the
party to eondone "such supposed
crime?" That is the limit Of Bourbon
ism. II any Republican is satisfied that
DR.. Mead is an unfit man for governor, or
that he gained the nomination by meth
DDS improper and illegal, which it is time
put the stamp of disapproval on, let
such voter scratch the ticket, we say. He
may still count himself a good Republi-
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-08-25

Local fights, like the division Of towns
or the changing Of county shires from
q town to another, always p~recipitate
the warmes kind Of = time in the state
legislature. One Of these is brewing al
ready in LamoiIle county. The distruc-
tion Of the our house and jail in the big
Gre at Hyde Park last April necessities
the erection Of new county buildings,
and Hyde Parks near neighbor, Norris
vile, viii try to capture the shire. Hyde
Park will strive desperately to retain it.
Morrisville offers to provide g site and
construct the buildings at an estimated
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-08-25

Father-"Why are you mopinR
about the house In this trying man
ner7 Why don't you go out and play
with Harry Higgins7" son--Because
! played with Harry Higgins yester-
day. and / don't suppose he's wen
enough yet"-Harpers Weekly.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-08-25

The quadrennial appraisal nov being
completed throughout the state will be
received with mingled feelings-of pride
in the notable increase as a whole; Of
soreness when the individual increase
falls Of We, Us & Co. Acting according
to a general scheme, as we'll as following
the upward trend in real estate values, it
will be found that property is listed ma
terially higher than it has been hereto
fore. Rutland and Montpelier report 9
jump Of about q million; st. Johnsbury a
million and a quarter; Hartford quarter
Of a million; other cities and towns in
proportion. 1t is probable that the
growth will be more notable in town and
village property than in farms, though
the latter win bear q part. An honest
effort appears to have been made to APP
praise property at its real cash value, as
the law requires. The commission OF
1905 found that it was placed at about
seventy per cent OF its value four years
ago. II the lifting process has been fair
and uniform as between towns, and il
such changes in particular property as
have been made actually conform to con-
ditions that exist, there can be no fair
ground for complaint. A larger grand
list means a lower tax rate and no mate
rial change in the tax levy for the same
public expenditure. The danger is, how
ever, that, deceived by a lowered tax rate,
and forgetting after little what brought
it about, there will be unnecessary or
wasteful OUTLAWS which will speedily re-
store the old rate. Figured on a swollen
appraisal, even if true one, this would
add to the tax burden. The care OF this
matter rests with the voters and their
servants, so-called, but often their mas
tiers, the officers who represent them.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-08-25

When Joe BatteIl gets up to Montpelier
the autos will take up. It's a curious
sort of philanthropy that Colonel Joseph
deals out to Middlebury. He does a tre-
mendous lot for Middlebury-in consid-
Grafton that it shall follow his peculiar
ideas, social, economical, political. And
it does. But some towns wouldn't.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-08-25
Orleans. No, oranne.

The swanton Courier tells about
stufiing ballot boxes in Orange county.
Too bad, brother; someone has been
''stufing'' you. instead. They do no
worse than stuff chickens in good old
Orange county. You must mean that
wicked Orleans county. Barre Times.
Sh-h-h, we won't do il again. -Barton
Monifor-
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-08-25

IT is understood that the state cam
paign which is being waged by the Re
publican state committee is being actively
directed by Senator j. L. Lewis and Pub
licity Agent d. H. Lamberton, who were
DR.. Mead's right-hand men in his cam
vass. To them be the praise or the -.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-08-25

The Rutland Herald has again lost its
editor, William 8. Allen, who has served
with remarkable ability since the depar-
tore OF H. L. Hindley last winter, having
resigned to accept an editorial position on
a Boston newspaper. 1t is doubtful il
Clement can keep up the supply Of capa-
BILE writers indefinitely.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-08-25
Editorial NOTES.

Fate gives mankind some curious
turns. The five innocent victims of the
NorthAeld train wreck went to their
death through the fault OF another or
others who escaped unhurt, but whose
remorse will last a lifetime.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-08-25
PRESS NOTES.
They're Endorsed. Of Course.

Let us be frank and honest with one
another. When by hook or by crook the
Republican nomination is gained, the
state ordinarily comedies the election.
What happens to the methods by which
the nomination is gained 10 conse-
quence ?-St. Adams Messenger.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-08-25

The next House will contain strong
material, judging from the nominations
for representative in many towns.
Among these are Hamilton s. Peck of
Burlington, Warren R. Austin OF 81. AL
bans, Newman X. Chaffee Of Rutland,
Frank NJ. Cory and John Fl. Senter Of
Montpelier, Thomas H.. Cave of Barre,
Edward c. Oryis Of Manchester, Frank
F. Howe OF Bennington, Joseph Battell
OF Middlebury, Robert W. McCuen OF
Vergennes, Allen NJ. Fletcher OF Caven-
dish, franklin S. Billings OF Wood
stock, Frederick G. Fleetwood of Norris
and Justus S.. Dart Of Springfield.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-08-25

The question Of civic righteousness is
gaining a deep foothold. The use Of
money and improper methods in elections
are being deprecated not only in state and
national, but even in local contests. And
not in elections alone, but in oaucuses.
At Brattlehoro, where some scandalous
abuses have arisen in the past, the two
Republican candidates for representative
this year agreed not to use teams or auto
mobiles in bringing voters to the polls,
and not to expend money for cigars or in
any other way to influence the caucus re-
suit. In Barre town, one Of the candi-
dates announced himself in the Times,
saying that the cost Of the notice, s1.70,
was and would be the only money OK
pended in his behalf. Let the good work
GO on.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-08-25

Aofturlng eczema spreads its burning
re every day. Doan's Ointment quick
Y stops its spreading, instantly relieves
tne Itching, cures Il permanently. Al
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candidate for governor. The Herald has
always been luke and Iatterly is 81
lent altogether.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-21
RICES VALET FOUND.
Patrick, HozoeUer, Erpects No
Benefit from Him.

Albert T. Patrick was visited at Sing
Sing Prison yesterday Afternoon by his wife
and his counsel William NJ Mcdonald
They told him that Charles F. Jones. who
was valet to William Marsh Rice. had been
found and had promised 70 come 10 New
York to make a statement and furnish evil
dence with which 10 reopen his case
When seen later Patrick said:
IT do not think the coming OF Jones here
now would be OF any value. whatever ne
may say. Nobody believes the testimony
of Jones. that he administered chloroforn
to Rice. or that procured him 20 DO 80.
for his story 10 that effect has been dis
credited IN every particular. II has been
known that no living creature has ever
been killed in the manner described by
Jones.
II am not kept in prison on any proof OF
guilt or by any belief than my conviction
was decreed by fair and honest means. but
7 am denied relief because OF the power and
influence OF men who engaged in a con-
spiracy 10 assassinate me under the forms
OF law. so that they might steal the Rice
estate as they have 100000 OF IL already.
They fear that my liberation would be
day OF reckoning for them. I have no OBJ
lection TO Jones coming and making any
statement he may. but IT will not have any
influence in my favor"
New-York tribune., 1910-01-21

Gratis in the House. a minority of the
Democratic caucus so decided this evening
and a committee Of seven members will
be appointed to prepare the document The
majority of the caucus voted, by 49 to IS
that this should not be done. but Repre-
sentative Clayton, the chairman, thought
the vote was so close. and the opportunity
for Democratic histrtonics so good that
the address should be written, anyway
The purpose of the address will be to hold
up for the deectation of the public the
outraged feelings of the Democrats at the
heartless course of the Republicans in pre-
suming TO reject Henry T. Rainey, because
he was deemed unfit to serve on the Bal
hnger-Pinchot committee. The committee
TO express the woes of the Democrats will
be chosen tomorrow, and the address will
be made public.
The caucus indorsed the selection OF Rep
resentative Ollie James as a member of
the Ballinger- -Pinchot committee, and
passed a resolution OF confidence in Repre-
sentative Lloyd. who was elected to-day
by the House. He said, however, that he
could not serve, because his duties chair
man OF the Democratic Congressional Com
mittee required all his time. No other Sc
lection was made. but the caucus will meet
again tomorrow to thrash the matter out
Despite threats to the contrary il is ex-
pected that a representative will be Sc
lected who is not regarded as totally un-
desirable by all who hope for a fair in
vestigatton.