Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-01
vERMoNT's CHILDREN STILL.
(From the Montpelier Journal)

III MS years OF ACTIVITY Drought great
credit to Vermont by reason OF his
masterful craftsmanship:
81 South Orange Grove Ave.
" Pasadena, Cal, April 20, 1911
:" My Dear Sir:
Since your kind and welcome visit
n few days ago I have been hoping
that Mrs. Edmunds, my daughter, and
myself might be able to go to Syca-
more Grove on Monday next and Join
our fellow-Vernonters in the festiv-
tiles Of the annual meeting of the Yer
mont Society OF Southern California.
but we fear that it will be imprudent
to do so, which we sincerely regret.
The loyalty and comradeship OF the
natives Of our mountain State are
as firm and true MS the mountains
themselves. Wherever Vermonters are
they are still the children Of our dear
OLE State. and so are glad brothers and
sisters. doing the work for good gov
eminent. morality, and religion that
her free and conservative institutions
have taught them.
This work speaks for itself and needs
no eulogy.
" Please make our friendliest salu-
tations to each and all OF your as
sociates. and believe me.
Faithfully yours,
GEORGE f. EDMUNDS.
Will D. Gould. Esq.
Governor, Vermont Society of s
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Room SO, Temple Block Los Angeles
Calf"
This is n well phrased letter. as any
epistle from Mr.. Edmunds might wei
be expected to be. But unfortunately
1t echoes the same od-time satisfaction
that we Vermonters have so long
INDUCED ourselves in. the same old con
tentment in contemplation o, the sue
cesses Of our brethren that have left the
mother State to make their homes else
where. the same old self-deluding pride
that all their useful lives accomplish for
the uphuildng of California or Masse-
chusetts, rebounds to the glory OF the
State that gave them birth.
Let us be frank with one another
II does not.
"Everyone Of those knsmen Of ours
that has made his home in California
has taken just 50 much good citizenship,
just SO much brains and energy and am
b'tion and good purpose and wholesome
usefulness out OF Vermont.
And Vermont is the poorer for II to-
day.
The relentless figures of the census
tabula ting machines tell the melancholy
story. over 10 per cent of the boys and
girls born in Vermont make their homes
cutsido
And these people that Mr. Edmunds
writes TO so proudly are--Californians-
rot Nermonters They are part and par
eel OF the pride OF California. their fell
,ow-citizens know them only as Califor-
mans. and their lot is cast, forever and
! day. with the fortunes Of the State
where they gain their bread and butter
"lf we could only wake up from this
delusion, II we could only come to re-
alize that in this sentimental rhetoric
at banquet table and In public speech
about Vermont being nursery for use
iul men ana women 10 supply the ma
tioh' we are only deceiNlhS ourselves IN
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CLOTHES ana they would resent notify
any suggestion that they are not Yer
onters still.
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mont OFTEN is warmer IN the hearts o,
her absent sons than in those who have
| remained at home. BY all means LEI
us do everything in our power to Offer
| attrac lions that will keep our young
people in Vermont, but let us not sever
| the ties of kinship that bind us &C
doris. While we may take greater sat
isfaction in those who have won fame