Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-04-08
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY
A Genuine Vermonter.

bear in honored memory the genial
colonel of the empty sleeve.-St.
Johnsbury Republican.
Col. Mansur.
Ex-Lieut-Go z. M. Mansur died at
Burlington Saturday. where he had
been since September receiving treat
ment for hardening of the arteries.
Gov. Mansur was we'll known through
out the state and had many friends in
Lamoille county. He was a veteran of
the Civil war in which he lost an arm
strong partisan. yet holding friend
and worthy citizen whose death is
lamented by many.-Hyde Park News
and Citizen.
The Spells System.
The appointment of, a Democrat who
could muster but two votes at caucus
duly called, as postmaster at Plainfeld
and another in Bennington county,
where practically every Democrat
signed a petition favoring the appoint
ment of another party, in both cases
solely on the ground of merit, proves
that "the spoils system" in all it's
vicious. demoralizing power, is the pol
icy of the Democratic administration.
| "None but Democrats need apply
-Morrisville Messenger.
/ Pretty Thin.
The portion of the public which is
interested in the telephone controversy
will not be disposed to consider seri-
ously the claim of the New England
company's counsel that the Vermont
public service commission went beyond
it's rights in employing help in the prep
aration of it's report on the telephone
rate cases. Whatever may be the
effect of such charge on the eventual
outcome of the controversy it will
not be likely to prejudice public
opinion against the commission. If
anything the effect will be in the
opposite direction. -Brattleboro Re-
former.
! "People Make the Town."
Hardwick is experiencing a little
season of business depression just al
present which is giving some of oul
people a temporary fit of blues. W.
consider there is no occasion to worry
about business conditions here in the
coming months. The depression is
doubtless but temporary and soon the
/ sheds will be running at full capacity
again, local trade will be good ane
everybody prosperous and happy. The
past year has been year of marked
progress in the town; our recent
5 review proves that. There is NJ
reason why the coming year should mo-
:. prove still better. We believe il
Hardwick, in her future. her bushes.
t projects and above all her people anG
r "It's not the town that makes the
I people
But the people that make the town."
: -Hardwick Gazette.
Trouble Comes in Bunches.
The state organization of the Pro
gressive party has quarrelled with tn
y national committeeman of the party AM
y charges Of irregular financial manipu
f lation are whispered around. At tn
+ same time there is considerable diver
gence of opinion among the Progress
sive leaders on question Of part.
policy. All of which goes to SHOW
that human nature is pretty much tn,
a same after all. The Democrats ar,
now torn into three factors eacl
watching and waiting" to get at tn.
throat of the other two. The Republi
can party reminds one of a'plate glas
: window after an explosion. 1t has
a number of bright and shining pieces
I but not much cohesion. and each piece
! has a sharp edge turned toward ever,
other piece. The Progressives ar,
trying to put up brave front. bu
have found that when two or three o.
several are gathered together in any
t body's name there is sure to be differ
q ence of opinion. The situation in Yer
mont is about the same as in othe
5 states. Party ties bind but lightly il
D this day and generation.-B to-
r Banner.
t Mail Order Houses.
The large mail order houses ar
! taking every possible advantage of tn
d new parcel post rates and are pushin,
the sale of their goods to the limit
: The Vermont merchants should becom
v alive to the conditions and arous
:, themselves to renewed activity if the
wish to successfully compete with thj
> menace to rural trade.
f The country merchant can advertis
d his wares in the local papers eac
week and give prices which will be a
attractive as those given in the larg
f mail order catalogues. appear to be
The mail order houses are flooding tn
country districts at this time wit
y their literature and some of thei
e offers seem very attractive. But i
f is fallacy and people should not b
taken in by the wonderful bargain
: offered The home merchant ca
g supply your needs much better tina
It these big concerns hundreds of mile
. away.-Northfield News.
" James Hardness for Governor.
In this talk about applying tn
"acid test" for candidates for publ
n offices you will find at least one othe
n big man besides Theodore Vail VIII
~ would fill the governorship wit
e conspicuous ability, in fact the stat
I'd would honor itself in electing him il
a executive head, and would be maxim
,s use of talents of high order in secu
10 ing business administration. Jane
g Hartness of Springfield is at the hea
as of one of the largest and most prOspe