The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1911-03-02
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Won't use common expression
and say, have been nursing my
wrath" FOR 70 b. honest have
been trying to curb my indignation
since our legislation finally adjourn
ed. Take Il from me straight
from the shoulder" and never mind
Il ! do not conflnc myself strictly
10 the text either. The last two
issues OF the Banner. nearly the
whole Of lie editorial page, have
been extracts from state papers
eondeming the actions OF our Law
makers and editorial comments on
the same. d. u. Wait IN the Feb
18th number of the Londonderry
SITTER expresses himself rather forci-
bly,, and his article IL better speci-
men Of literature than this will be.
II looks 10 me az II our people
are getting In nearly the same con.
dltlon as the residents OF Vermont
and New Hampshire wero In l77b
and l777 or thereabouts with this
difference that the oppressors we're
then called Tories
Over In Brattleboro, VI, the other
evening the citizens plainly asked
the lawyers to keep their fingers
out OF every pie that We may wish
to ooncoet. and ! am of the opinion
that we common folks have a little
sense left
| notice that Gov. Mead was pleas
ed with some of the actions Of the
legislature. What does his actiont
In the last six months establish by
way of precedent? lie refused /,
| give an itemized account OF his elec
tion express. When the progress
siye spirit all over the country calls
for II; gave four thousand ball
to show the citizens OF Vermont
what money viii do. and 10 check
he ambitions OF any citizen who s.
less than a millionaire. Is that In
keeping with the resources of Yer
mont? Take ii big and large
as an old friend of mine use I,
say, II looks too much like snob
berry.
Now ] am going To forgive about
nine-tenths OF our law makers foi
such a confounded condition Of az
fairs; they were too honorable ant
| upright to be In such company
You see the point? 1t seems In
| redible that the voters OF our Stats
would let themselves be humbug
| sed In such way. OF all the dill
y-dallying, lobbying. wire pulling
don't give rap what their consti
uents sent them there for" d0ub
I the Oldest voter ever saw the
like before.
Az Mr.. Wait suggested, how
much better purpose the thousands
could be put to. Look at the timt
,and that meant money! fritteret
lway to find out whether brool
.rout was better to eat at six inches
in length or five and a half. W.
Used up q half days time of the
,ody of men most noted for wis
lom" rehearsing Elroy Kent's de
yeneracy. II made me laugh tt
cad George NJ. Wallis remarks
hat time, after all the time ant
money spent In Kent's trial, to sup
Jose that the legislature would have
any chance to try the case. Mr.
Wall was right In that he didn
want to condemn criminal unless
he was sure he was guilty. Sucl
law as that should be dropped.
Commissions, commissions! Any
more ''Pets?" Appropriatlons;yel
of whose money? or non-produc
ere, or Of the men who buckle t
md work? Who makes the money?
Not always the men who spend 1t |
What II we have two hundred thou
ollars In the treasury II ",
owe 1t all. Why didn't we do some
thing about double taxation? !
cannot be done they say. IL ] wa
an appraiser and was unhamperet |
by law | know ! could get pooi |
mans list so that he wouldn't pa! |
taxes on what he owed. The right |
,f intelligent people and tax pay |
ers to vote primary law, no! No
that would take some OF the poll
ticians pull" away.
Let US analyze the Selectmens
warning for Town meeting. To set
II the Town will authorize the sale
II liquor. We maintain good schools
for the purpose OF uplifting. OF rails
ing the intellectual and moral stand
ard OF our young people, and then
We propose TO do that which car
have no other purpose than u
throw down still lower the effect
What can be more foolish? Our
legislature couldn't do thing to
remedy this difficulty, oh no.
To see II the Town win authorize
the Selectmen TO appoint the high
way commissioners. just want Il
see the man in whose head that
idea originated do really. lie
is either monstrosity or very
plain appearing individual. More
pets.
Esemptlng hotels from taxation
Why bl,ss us. II We could onl,
have license our new hotels could
,ay for themselves In two years and
our working men would work all
the harder 10 help do II too. Then
mex. let us exempt the farmers ana
by gorry We vii be- fixed. The
s,orekeepers shall be the last onez
Some OF the family at Manehss-
ter Center want an artistic stone