Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-03-04
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY
Same Story Everywhere.

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in California of newspaper clippingr
giving the result of registration in
that part Of the state showing ire
mendous move back to the Republican
fold. Here are the figures for the end
Of January: Republicans, $685.;
Progressives. 61.040: Democrats, ST.
PAP; Socialists, 14,214; Prohibitionists,
8, 400; declined to state. 1886; Pro-
gressive Republicans, Ill; independ-
ent, 354: miscellaneous, SO. Total.
254, PA. This certainly is a significant
result and seems to be in accord with
the general sentiment of the country.
All the Republicans need to do is to
stand for the best in their own party
and it will show its old time vigor and
influence. st. Johnsbury Caledonian.
Selling Unborn Black Foxes.
Last September we had occasion to
warn investors against advertisements
and alleged news articles in Hearsts
Boston newspaper calculated to fill the
Golfers Of mushroom silver fox COM
panies in Prince Edward Island, and
incidentally to add to the golden
stream of Hearst's tainted income
| One paragraph of that warning reads
eve respectfully suggest to any
person who may be tempted by the
Americans bait to take fier in the
fox business in Prince Edward Island
u. to remember that most of the
companies advertising in the Ameri-
CAM have nothing back of them more
than to raise money and an option on
some pairs of young foxes that may
never BREED
AS matter Of fact the only young
foxes these newly organized companies
! had options on were young foxes yet
unborn, and the trouble we predicted
+ has already started. as the latter
consular report from Charlottetown,
the capital of the Island, clearly shows.
The promoters of black fox COM
panies," says this report, ''had
difficult time last year in adjusting
their financial positions on account of
the inability or unwillingness of option
dealers to fulfil their engagements of
the black foxes which had been
optioned by the share promoters prior
to the birth Of the foxes
We believe we are correct in stating
that Matt Hale's ''pure news" Boston
Journal was the only other Boston
newspaper to carry these get-rlch-quick
unborn black fox advertisements, the
other papers refusing them as probable
violations of the Honest Advertising
law. A word to the wise ought to be
sufficient.-Boston Truth.
Outlook in the Second Congressional
District.
Well defined reports are current to
the effect that Congressman Frank
Plumley will retire, and leave his
present position open for a successor
He is expected to issue a statement in
the near future. making plain his
intentions SO that all aspirants for the
positions may take due notice and
govern themselves accordingly.
1t is no secret that different republi-
cans on the east side have for some
time been nursing an ambition to
represent the second congressional
district in Congress and various names
have already been canvassed in this
connection.
State Auditor Horace F. Graham
was one Of the first to be mentioned
and since the development of his
possible candidacy, Ex-Governor George
H. Prouty, former Senator Porter H.
Dale of Island Pond ana former sena-
tor John W. Gordon Of Barre have
been mentioned as possible republican
candidates, while ex-senator E. W.
Gibson of Brattleboro and Judge Frank
D. Thompson of Barton, both of whom
were Roosevelt delegates to the
Republican national convention in
Chicago in 1912, are understood to be
standing where the congressional
lightning may strike.
In view of the fact that the non
partisan senatorial movement in favor
Of Charles Prouty has it's storm center
in Orleans county. it is very easy to
see how the idea of placing the next
congressman from the second district
in that county might suggest itself for
the purpose of blocking the senatorial
movement in question, although the
fact that Senator Dillingham; and Con-
gresham Plumley have both hailed
from Washington county for a number
of years without clipping up'' the
State or district might have it's bearing
on the situation.
1t is no secret that the Roosevelt
strength was much stronger on the
east side of the State than in the frst
congressional district, and that the
hold of the Progressive party on the
second district is more pronounced
than on the first district. Just VIVA
n effect this condition may have hat
4 recently Or may have in the future il
t problematical, but it is easy to SET
e that this congressional development
d may project troublesome factor int
!. the coming November elections.
l. With senatorial and congressional
e contests on the east side raging il
n addition to State, county and legisla
= tive elections. there will be an almos
n unlimited opportunity for ''permuta
# tons and combinations" and we re
publicans will do we'll if we proven
President Wilson from inserting hi
- .'fine Italian hand' in our Vernon
= politics to the marked advantage o
{. the administration party, or at leas.
1T our republican comfture-Burline
D ton Free Press.