Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-12-16
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.
Municipal Courts Expensive.

Municipal Courts Expensive.
The Vermont Union Journal aues-
tons whether the municipal courts in
this state are really worth what it
costs to maintain them. The coming
legislature is expected to be an ex-
pense cutter; and the contemporary
questioning is respectfully referred to
that august body.-Ludlow Tribune.
Some Want to Kill Primary.
There is rather well-deined rumor
to the effect that the opponents of a
direct primary are preparing to do
their utmost to prevent the enactment
of primary law by the incoming
legislature. It does not seem possible
that there would be serious attempt
to repudiate the expressed wish of the
voters of the state, but there are
always few people who consider their
Judgment to be better than that of
their neighbors. Banner.
No Rubber Stamp Governor
Governor Fletcher is being mildly
criticised for his appointments of
supreme court judges. That is quite
natural. No matter what action he
might have taken it would not meet
with approval from some sources. 1t
can be said. though. that Governor
Fletcher is no rubber stamp" COVER
nor. He is the ''boss" and he has
than any chief executive in many
agreed with the policies of Governor
Fletcher, nor with some of his methods,
but he is a man that cannot be cajoled
and his independence will stand out as
a good feature of his admins tration.
Burlington Clipper.
Towns Are Like Men.
There isn't much difference between
a town and the people who live in it
The man who has no desire to better
himself never gets much better. He
accumulates neither wisdom nor wealth.
But the man who studies how to add
to his knowledge and to his world s
goods ultimately becomes ind apendent
in purse and mind. So does the town
become independent that seeks to add
to it's wealth and its means for living
in comfort. One way to accomplish
these things for the towns good is
through the medium of an aggressive,
forceful and progressive commercial
organization. Everybody ought to be
interested in such body. The work
of building up this town ought not to
be merely delegated to one man or
to any one set of men. 1t ought to be
every body's business.-Bellows Falls
Times.
Grange Membership.
1t is difficult to understand just the
cause for the loss of membership in the
oranges throughout the state the past
year. With the great effort put forth
| by the national and state governments
to aid farmers, and the urgent need OF
association and cooperative work,
there should be an increase in member
ship, for their work goes hand in hanc
with the grange. To one who has
closely observed this work and come il
touch with the lack of interest mani
tested by many grange members the
cause of loss is made plain. Oranges
cannot carry Indifferent members, ane
thus have dropped from their member
ship those whu have failed in theil
attendance at meetings and ceased
eheir interest. 1t is only by keeping
INCREASINGLY at it that the farmer ca,
win out and an active membership il
any grange will prove a great help
!
that an active grange will help then
and to make it so they have to get int
the traces as we'll as hold the pillow
The grange is the farmers organiza
ton for mutual help, and member:
should always remember that it's sphere
of usefulness is wholly within thei
making .-Groton Times.
A Bunco Came
One of the worst bunco games eve
perpetrated upon a commonwealth i:
that under which the sum of 500. 900 il
| given to St. Johnsbury for repairs OF
two graded school buildings, in which
$37. 900 was expended. a matter t.
which the Standard referred brief!
last week and which, as the facts hav'
become known, calls for the stronges
condemnation. Of course, any sucl
expenditure of money as $37, 900 means
practically, reconstruction, and an.
such Interpretation of the law in allow
ing this claim is strained. illogical AM
a fraud. St. Johnsbury is town o
900, and a debt of $50. 600, or only
per cent on it's assessed valuation
which is an extremely low indebted
|
strong as st. Johnsbury $4,000, whe
any number of towns are taxin
themselves to the utmost to bette
school facilities, is nothing more Q
less than an outrage. Burlington
Montpelier, or any of the large an
,, weather. communities, when ne'
school building is needed. would i
order to get the benefit of this inter
probation Of the law, have only t
: leave the foundation, and perhaps tn
, frame of the building. and then procee
to build first-class schoolhouse, an
the state will pay half of the cos
, This matter ought to be investigate
: by the coming legislature. Such mi
!, carriage of justice in the distribute
! of school funds is tremendous blow |
= the educational processes that are bein
! established by those who are intereste
in the extension of school facilities
the smaller towns.-Enosburg STAN
ard.
Hindiey at His Best.