The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1912-02-08
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shadows II Egs certainly = Hise
fsmtare O. tho aea,irn ~ MAJ tha,
i Vas "a tor We can SEQ Nhat chaos
Il wanlG make ii oar Sis,ie petty af-
fairs uefo Il otherwise
whb some men ), would sesm
Il ii they ga Interpret the ''shad-
owS and planned accordingly. hos
else could they bring about such
spigadld rrsultsg IN our days Of
90 mueh Intensity, 70 mach push
fifUr ara hurried activity Ia al.
liaes ~ human endeayor. we DO nc
Allom ourstlyes to be- surprised b.
evidence Of tho shadows, hui
eometies The faiDtest evidence Of &
shadow will call our attention &c
Nhat We teel almost Propheticall4
to be an Important event. an
incilutd 10 laugh AZ myself a. !
Rad what have written, becaus,
K Is 70 different from what ! hat
III mind at the outset. ! recko.
some u US are glad We may cob
sole ourselves with the fact tina
we know Just an much about som,
things as others" Ia the industrial
wolld We often cay what we thinl
may be a truth. at the same tim,
knowing Il is In direct opposition e
the opinion o. some one who Is Jus,
az well posted on the subject ]
am coming To the point In oui
town affairs do you see a littl,
shadow" wonder II We. wht
would like TO see a better enforce
ment Of the temperance laws see II
1 am afraid some Of us do no
even miauust that there may eyei
be shadow" Of an event that vii
surely cauee US grief In the futur,
How about the young men Of Man
chester who are 20 be leading citi
gems" some day, growing up in
town where all law II q may say II
Is held so lightly? can tell yoi
men and women OF Manchester there
" work for you who do not preten,
10 be moral.sts. The churches sc
q standard but unless we who ma.
not be affiliated with them advocat
those same principles 10 bushes
life, the shadows" will be yisibl
TO you who are almost blind, yer.
soon.
What Ia the result II q man Il
business Is reckless In handling hi
finances? I ought not TO have ask
"a that We know too we'll ha,
a talk a short time since with ont
Of our prominent citizens who actua
~ tried TO make me believe II wa
better for Manchester to hire none,
10 pay our bills through the season
than II would be to get out our tn:
bill and let those who would, pa.
their tax less the same discount al
our solectmen pay at the bank ant
80 be In debt TO no man. | woul1
.ather work for a man who had tn,
money in his jeans than work 10
I man who Just give bank note
Flth myself as endorser before !
should see the cash How.
II a working man mortgages tn,
that cover HIS wife ant
1ables. what slang word do we us,
n describing his business ability
{ he uses the money TO buy an au
any shadow" in sight.
Reader, what do you think about al
owing half dozen newspapers Ii
he state do the nominating Of the
itate officers? Arc you to be allow
II to express yourself and hav,
four vote counted or what? What
10 you think Of a commission wht
'oport 10 the Governor that II Is
advisable to have across the state |
Dads that viii cost quarter a.
npch as the farms through which |
LEY viii pass, are worth. Isn't tina
proposition IN the shade somewhat! |
Would you like to cast your vot, |
or Governor for the man of YOU |
.hoice? hope the chairman OF |
hc state committees of both par. |
les win not write out platforms
Eith the expectation that they will
* binding. as II causes embaras-
1en In some cases. II | could |
lAvo my say the President should
e required TO do nothing but draw
iis salary As II is, the thousands
y appointees are wearied by their
sforts TO win support for him with
he hope that be may be continued
Indefinitely IN office. another
shadow" II Col. Roosevelt should
q nominated by the Republican con
eutlon and elected, Mr. Taft would
2 president again after eight years,
Iecanse Colonel would want him. re-
Of what the citizens want
q. sce9 And Just look at the
residential ''thadows" that oui
ear reporters tell us are looming
n" It win be impossible for the
Sceutiye committee to formulate
platform that win be agreeable TO
ion OF such wide range OF princi-
lee the different candidates en-
oay.
There Is always lots OF harping
bout the unsettled conditions Of
be country before q presidential cl-
ailon. II such Ia to be the case
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