The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-03
The Meddler
ri the cOai fifs y0n. paf il o.

Events that have transpired dpr,,
past week lead The Meddler to reBs,
prediction that there viii be liyey \
at the annual town meeting over the j
ton Of Sc ectmen. Mr.. Stockwel. wbs,
mentioned in this column last week !,
willing candidate, found that he rog3J
hold a pubic Office while in the emrlT'
the postollice department and 10 III,
withdraw, but the believers in neF !.
TO succeed Mr.. Stafford have united !,
Warren l.. Walker and the fight n,
/ ises 10 20 on Just as merrily as II
Stockwell had remained in the deH
curry brings to light the fact that t5.,I
considerable opposition to Mr.. SnsI
and a strange feature of it is that n,
OF those who believe he shou d not \
elected are Mr.. Stafford's personal iHs.
Men who have nothing but the highs,
spect for Mr.. Stafiord's honesty and n
intentions have been heard to say MI
will be the gamer ii he is not reeIs.
There is Widespread feeling that The \,
ent board OF selectmen has been d0nls
to a greater or less extent BY a loaI
firm that has built up something Of +,
litical machine, and the opposition 10
Stafford is the result of the belief h
lawyers have had altogether too muli
say about the way town affairs shoatI
run.
In the opinion of The Meddler 4 v
man should be elected to the board II,
lectmen every year as long as the rot-1
arrangement is in force. In this way
town government will be kept more ID
in touch with the townspeople and
likelihood OF such unfortunate mistake
that in the recent tax suit viii Be a
much less. 1t would perhaps be unisri
say that Mr.. Stafford has outliyed hi |.
fulness as a public servant, but It il md
bly, true that during his two-year terl
has got into something of a rut and 4
now in a position to look upon public a.
lions from the unbiased viewpoint iha
new man would. But the CHIEF red
why, in the opinion of The Meddlsr
Stafford should not be reelected is I'd
in the significant activity in his behalf
played by number of near politicians 4
are known as cogs in the local legalNa
cal machine. This activity is pretty a
evidence that the masters of this orgai1
ton would look upon Mr.. Statford's I'D
as blow at their supremacy And d
Meddler firmly believes that it is high il
that blow was forthcoming. The FAi
OF Brattleboro should run their owl
fairs, and not go to law until they haWI
Persons interested in good road, ]
good sidewalks will do well to read 1
annual report OF COMMISSIONS PgI
printed in another column OF this Es,4
MIR. Perrys experience in highway q
struction entities him to thoughtfu Id
ing on any matter pertaining to these
portant subjects. Regarding the ua
oil on the surface OF highways be aTI
Enough experimenting was entered d
with road oil last season to demons1l
that with modern appliances for appyl
the dust layer no better means can be ID
to eliminate the dust nuisance in a pad
cal manner and at a reasonable expanS
This is the conclusion that many Old
people have reached, and the town a
well plan to use more road oil the c0mI
summer than was used last season. Rad
~ increasing automobile travel make y
dust question one OF growing lmp0rtalI
Another of Mr.. Perry recommends
which ought to be gwen due consideratl
is that OF replacing the tar walks in \
village with cement walks. He says I'd
ent walks may cost more to build but ID
longer and more satisfactory service 4
prove, to be better economy" The Nd
der believes Mr.. Perry is everlasting
right in recommending liberia apprOll
ton for the improvement and extens1
OF sidewalks. A special sum was voted 4
this purpose year ago, but 1t Wa u
enough to make beginning on work
which Brattleboro is badly IN need.
An amusing incident occurred Satmi|
at the session of naturalization co
before Judge j. L. Martin. A would
citizen was put through the usual cOa'
Of questions relative to the governn1|
Of the country, the state, etc, and 4
asked among other things who made 4
avs to which the town OF Brattleboro 4
subject. Il don't know what his name Il
was the reply, "but he is a plumber u
mas a store I'M on the street ="