Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-09-01
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.

WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.
Praise for Orleaus County Roads.
There are good roeis in Vermont.
work in improving them. However,
we are inclined to believe that Orleans
county is in the lead in that in almost
every direction in that county the
roads are excellent. There are we'll
built and substantial guard rails put
up. In many localities these rails are
painted, which gives a neat appearance
to the highway. This is especially
true of Lowell and Craftsbury. Hyde
Park News and Citizen.
No Good Word for Rum
No good wo, j can be said for rum.
1t never bought dinner for the hum
cry, it never bought fuel for the cold,
it never clothed the naked, it never
built schoolhouse or church, it
never built hospital, it never provid-
ed playground for children, it never
never added happiness and love to the
freside 1t has left it's victims hun
CRY, cold and naked. Mui der. ROBBIE
and every crime known to man has
been committed under its withel ing
| influence. Homes wrecked, children
made helpless, orphans, virtue and
honor have oeen it's victims. Why
argue. hit it hard every time you get
| the chance. There is no good word
for the stuff. And it is not a personal
liberty to have around. No man has a
moral right to so deadly an Enemy of
| society.-VeI mont Junior.
Greater Vermont Association
Frederick H Rabbit. president OF
the Greater Vermont association has
sent the following letter to various
parts of the state. At the annual
meeting of the Greater Vermont asso-
citation held at Brattleboro May 1914.
1915, Hon. Theodore N. Vail. first
vice-president of the association, said b:
eff we make Greater Vermont it
must be through industrial develop
ment, and the mag nitude of this
development depends on that kind of
initiative and enterprise which has
made the Vermonter so prominent in
the development of other sections OF
this country" The Greater Vermont
association stands for and is striving
for this industrial development" of
our state We firmly believe that the
"Vermonter" of this day and genera
ton is not lacking either in the quality
or the quantity of those important
essentials mentioned by Mr.. Vail, In
this spirit, with no other object IN
view than the betterment of Cur grand
old Commonwealth and with confidence
in your loyalty and "pride of state, y
knowing that this association is abso
lutely worthy of your support and CO.
operation, we earnestly ask you to jOlr
.. US in the unselfish and patriotic work
which we are doing. and to become {
co-worker with US for a "Greatel
Vermont. If you are already mem
Der. we ask you to renew your mem
bership and pay your quota toward the
common good" If you have not
been with US and of US in the past
"do it now" UNITED we stand. .
This association is trying to do granc
work under circumstances that are
often discouraging. A representative
membership among those who wish the
. treasury and good deal to the courage
of those who are trying to carry on the
good work. The annual dues are ST.
. There are also contributing members
who pay $40 per year and sustaining
members who pay S25.-Bellows Fall!
Times. ...-.
Governorship Seeking the Man.
The absence of an avowed candidate
for the Republican nomination for the
governorship of Vermont only yea
previous to the time for nominating
party candidates is in marked contras
to conditions existing in other states
as we'll as to previous conditions il
this commonwealth. It will be re
freshing for the Office to have free anc
, full opportunity to seek the mar
unhampered by aspirants on the side
lines. In this connection the St
Johnsbury Caledonian says: "There
is but one name that we hear seriously
mentioned for the governorship for the
next term being discussed, and that i;
Horace F. Graham, the present state
auditor. We do not know what Mr.
Graham thinks about it but it i.
evident the folks have him in mind anC
he may be heard from later" The
fact that nobody knows whether State
AuditorGr aham would prefer promotion
or to remain in his present responsible
position is evidence that he is no
building fences or laying pipe Oh
engaged in any of the other variee
occupations in the name of which
candidates. are often pushed. In man,
ways it would be difficult to find a mar
who would fill Graham's place as audi
r tor, but we felt the same way abou
state highway commissioner. The
fact that Graham, as the states exc
cutive, would be in touch with a new
: auditor, would assure the state tn.
benefit of his restraining influence. ,
If there is any one man in the stat,
l entitled to be called the "watchman O.
the treasury" that man is Horace F
2 Graham. Every member of the legis
! lature for years can testify to this O.
his personal experience, and especial!
\ those men whose bills appropriatinf
t money from the state treasury RAJ
e against quiet out effective WA rins