St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-02-11

ing on-so quietly that most people
know of ii now for the frst time?
Where is the popular uprising that
has only by strenuous effort on the
part, inferentially, of the command
er-in-chief of the states army ana
navy, been kept thus far within con-
stitutional bounds-where is IT, we
ask? At what spot have the embat-
tied farmers met in serr1ed array
prepared to fire the shot heard round
the world? Where have been the
spontaneous gatherings of the popu-
lace goaded to desperation by their
bonds and held within constitutional
limits thus far only by the calm,
majestic presence at the head?
1--WE" have determined certain
things concerning appointments, the
declaration says--and facts bear it
out. Yet can it be that the wrongs
endured under the ministrations of
unit appointees-such as encumb-
cred Vermont until the present de-
liverance began-can it be that these
tended to provoke of the silent,
but nevertheless existent, revolution
that is going on in Vermont, so
Threatening in it's sullen aspect! What
popular representation, we inquire,
demanded the retirement OF }. Il.
Cushman as tax commissioner? What
surging mob sought to cruelty ID. L.
Morgan, head of the house or cor
rection? How did the tremendous
ground swell against the governor 8
first public service commission nap
pen to escape general notice? Where
assembled the frenZied hosts deter
mined that not custom and preced-
emit, but merit and character, should
rule out one Justice of the supreme
court and rule in another as its
chief? From what quarters now
come the S. o. S. signals indicating
that the states prison needs a new
head because the present one is too
lenient in his treatment of prisoners?
OF course all this has been and is
| happening-buts so quietly! 1t would
seem that only the governors ear is
properly attuned to catch the waves
that convey intelligence of the
smouldering revolution. To most
people the truth is impreceptible as
they go about their daily tasks. What
prescience must be vouchsafed-and
how thankful the state ought to be
for ito him who guards while the
people sleep, all unsuspecting of
their danger.-Herald and News.
Care For Drinkers.
The dominant sentiment of the re-
port of a special commission created
at the 1913 session of the Massacnu-
sets legislature, is that there should
be no more jail sentences for drunk
enness The commissions report de-
clares that the existing penal pro-
cedure for persons arrested for
drunkenness is an inappropriate
treatment for such misdemeanants.
| Except in the case of such persons
as do not respond to release, pro-
baton, fine and suspended sentence,
the commission says further, should
the Jail sentence be employed. Yet
still further does the report urge
that no person be sent to Jail on q
charge of drunkenness until after
a medical examination and demon
stration to the entire satisfaction
that the victim cannot be benefited
by a hospital treatment.
This report by commission of ex-
perts is attracting country wide at
tention, and the conclusions reached
are likely to have a great and far
reaching influence in the matter of
the victims of intemperance. Sure it
is that if the appetite for strong drink
i is a ulSGdS0 LuOA Lu6 NACIll1S IAOA COA
should be given medical treatment
and not a Jail sentence. Prevention
of drunkenness it seems should be
the first effort of society. Social and
dietary teaching will accomplish
much in this field. Throttle the
Saloon" is one recommendation of
the commission. The teaching, or at
least the outlining, of the evils of in
temperance in the public schools is
urged especially by the commission.
The Landmark.
Cooperation In Oranges
Forty thousand cars will be re-
quired to ship CALIFORNIA; orange
crop this year. 1t is twice as heavy
as a year ago, when there we're crop
failures, and larger than ever in the
life of the business. The growers
have not only bumper crops, but
bumper quality.
How many people in the East ever
stop to inquire what made this
magnificent industry of southern
California possible? How many of
them know there could and would