Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-10-15

month there is to be a Progressive
banquet at Barton and two others in
the first congressional district. Dis
tinguished speakers will be present.
Evidence of additional Progressive
strength in Vermont comes from about
every quarter of the state. Unless
we are mistaken there will be hurry
on the part of some office seekers to
"get on the band wagon.-Burlingto
Clipper.
John L. Lewis.
Many men throughout Vermont will
be saddened to learn that John L. Lew
is of North Troy is critically i'll in a
sanitorum in Melrose, Mass, and that
his recovery is not expected. Mr..
Lewis has been a picturesque figure in
the politics of the state the past ten
years. He represented his town in
the legislature in 1904, was senator
four years later, and delegate-at-
large to the last Republican conven-
ton. AS manager of the gubernatorial
campaigns of George H. Prouty and
John A. Mead he made thousands of
acquaintance throughout the state.-
Brattleboro Reformer. 49,.
A Problem of Agriculture.
A committee from the Boston Cham
Der of Commerce, headed by Hon. T.
| N. Vail of Lyndonville, is preparing
! to make thorough investigation and
| decide upon the best methods to be
| employed to rehabilitate the abandoned
farms throughout New England. The
| fact that much land is begging for a
customer at what the buildings situat-
| ed on the land would cost, has caused
| the big men of the country to think
that action is needed.
The result of the committe re-
search will be interesting and we
believe helpful Waterbury Record.
Don't Like Slack.
If Governor Fletcher is such a
Progressive as recent remarks of
Manager Thompson of the Vermont
Progressives would lead one to infer,
why did he appoint a reactionary in
the person of Ex-Lieut. Gov. Slack to
the vacant position on the superior
court bench. 1t may be urged that,
like his appointment of Charles D.
Watson to the public service commits
sion, he was ignorant Of Mr.. Slack S
predictions and trend of mind. But
it was his business to know this, for,
should disillusion come, he cannot, as
in the case of his recalcitrant commits
sioners, get rid of reactionary judge
by the simple process Of taking him
by the nape of the neck and tossing him
out The governors hindsight seems
to be much better than his foresight.
-Enobsurg Standard.
Not Cure-all.
| 1Lo,o who oonc;dor n ,or;yoor,, low, ,
panacea for political ills in Vermont
are invited to study the outcome il
New York city where primary elections
were held IN five boroughs recently
New York is trying to elect mayor
and there are several candidates. Who
selected these candidates, the deal
"peeDuI?" Oh, no. Self appointed
committees selected them and haC
their names placed on the ballots for
primary election. There was a pre-
primary and the primary did no
change the program arranged by thu
pre-, primary in any particular, an(
yet the cost to the taxpayers Of tht
city iss said to have been more thar
one dollar for every vote cast. Thu
advantages Of primary over a caucu
for a state like Vermont are not i'm
pressive, judging from the way suc]
laws work in other states. BELOW
Falls Times.
, No Compromise.
Two or three Progressive rallie
} have been held in Vermont at whic
] Chairman Thompson of the Progress
t sive state conittee has spoken q
estate Issues" What he says, n
5 doubt, bears the stamp of authority
: At rally held in South RoyaIton Oct
/ 1, he closed his remarks with thes
S sentences: "There is no middl
r ground. Either you are for or agains
US in this fight. which,"
Before leaving for South Americ
t the great Theodore himself was equa
d ly emphatic. He gave throngin
0 admirers to understand that report
S that he was flirting with Republica
e leaders with the idea of landing tn
: Republican nomination for the pres
: dency in 1916 We're pure moonshine,
d No compromise! If this is the dc
t cree of fate. the battle must continu
to rage, and the democrats continu
e to rule-Bellows Falls Times.
:. Cock VS.. Redmond.
a On what grounds had E A Cool
0 original complainer and present stat
: counsel in the telephone investigation
n | RI tobo IaI,5o NJ Pod 4