The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1912-10-18


The Progressive is party which
bears upon its banners the message
of reform with a few command
ments mixed in. Among these
commandments is the one which
reads "Thou shalt not steal" Reg
ular Republicans are wondering
what name would be given to the
transaction in California whereby
the Progressives stole the Republi-
can name and machinery because
the Progressive element was in con-
troll when the break came in Chicago.
The Taft followers cannot even get
Taft electoral candidates on the
ticket by petition thanks to the fore
sight of those responsible for the
acts which today practically dis
franchises the regular Republicans.
Regular Republicans will have to
vote for Wilson or Roosevelt candi-
dates and it would not be surprising
If Wilson got most of these votes
in California. But what of all the
high sounding morals preached by
the Progressive party? Is this the
reform they would bring about?
The country was shocked at the
attempted assassination of Col.
Roosevelt Monday night. No mat
ter how we may differ with him
and his followers on politics, we are
all one in deploring resort to cow
ardly assassination. The blot on
this country of three Presidents
sacrificed in this way is black
enough without adding to it 'anoth-
er victim. Fortunately it wasvthe
act of a mad man and did not
wound seriously.
President Taft in all his stay in
Vermont maintained the dignity
which becomes his high office. He
3teadfastly refused to make capital
Of his ovation and attributed tito
the office rather than to the partic-
liar man in that office for the time
being. AS far as he was concerned
,he campaign was over and he was
simply the President of the United
States paying his respect to the
memory of his father and to the
tate of Vermont.
A Calgary, Alberta, investor gives ;
his advice about buying land in {
hat city, which applies almost any
where. He says, "Buy inside-it {
S safe. Buy suburban as close as ,
-ou can-if you can wait. But r
Ion't buy with another mans I
money!" Many an investor wouldn't t
re caught in the squeeze if there r
we're no borrowed money involved. I
General Sickles has been most I'M
0rtunate in his matrimonial affairs, ID
ut he was a great soldier. 1t is a C
elief that all three concerned, him II
elf, his wife and his son, have de- "
lded not to air their domestic i
roubles in public. The public pre- h
RS to remember Gen. Sickles only g
5 a fine soldier and to let his private
fairs alone. .
Friends of formergovernor Prouty Il
{ Newport, will be glad to learn Q,
nat his trip to England and the Z
ointment has greatly improved his ST
ealth. He is now at home again a.
nd we wish him the good fortune !
, be able to stay here and enjoy .,
lie good health he has earned by in
is enforced absence from business. Il
III
We are hearing of occasional NJ
footing accidents, but we must say =
lat the Winooski man who did not \
now any better than to wear Z
ray cap and sit down beside &
Jump to mediate in the woods.
as lucky that the bird shot which =
isturbed his cogitations inflicted
My scalp wounds
The Becker trial in New York is
he trial of a system instead of
srson. The principals in the case
re not so interesting or so import 4