Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-09-15
LEGISLATIVE REUNION
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E. Weeks, speaker of the house, of
Middlebu1y was present, accompanied |
by John M Thomas, president of Mid /
dletu ry college.
Perhaps never before in the history
of the county, have so many represent
tative men of the county's towns, been
assembled at one time and place and
most certainly everyone present enjoy.
ed the occasion to full capacity.
State Auditor Graham. state high
way commissioner Bates, and Judge
Advocate Grout were unable to be
present and sent letters of regret.
Each and every member who. re.
ceived the little card of invitation end
warning, was told to be ready for an
impromptu speech, and they certainly
were ready. The speeches might have
been impromptu, but they certainly
carried with them the real essence of
conviction and showed distinctively
that Orleans county can talk, and talk
straight to the point on the vital SUBJ
ject of legislation as we'll as on other
topics of interest.
AS was fitting, John E. Weeks led off
the speech-making and gave general
resume of state legislation and state
politics, from the election of Josiah
Grout as governor down to the present
legislature, and as was also fitting and
proper, he did not neglect to laud the
present legislature. A most enlighten-
ing and lucid talk, which brought state
laws and politics down through period
of unusual activity. Mr.. Weeks also
extended cordial invitation to the as
sembled members to hold their second
annual meeting, as his guests at Mont.
pelier next year.
Following Mr.. Weeks. John Thomas
of Middlebury eulogized our part of the
state. it's wonderful scenery and fertile
farming country Mr.. Thomas said
that this was his first visit to this part
of the state, and he was impressed
with all he saw. AS was natural, Mr..
Thomas talked Middlebury college. of
which institution he is president. He
told of the advantages to the poor boys
and girls at Middlebury, where the tut.
ton and yearly expenses were very
low and where an excellent course of
a very convincing manner, and you are
bound to believe every word he says.
He ,orgets self in his enthusiasm for
his college, but it is easy to see why
Middlebury ranks so we'll among the
institutions of LEAF ming, when you once
hear Mr.. Thomas talk.
Superior Court Judge w. w. Miles's
talk on the judiciary was excellent.
The judge says that the difference be.
tween the bench and the judges, is the
bench lives on while the judges must
eventually die. He believes what the
judges should be elected by the
representatives and not be the ap-
pointees of any single man or group of
politicians and evidently the represen-
tatives present. as we'll as absent. agree
with the judge, that our courts should
not flavor of politics in any manner
Judge Miles is the sort of impartial
Judge, on whom the entire state looks
with profound respect, as a man free
from any political clique and an excep-
ton as a man honored in his own town
and county.
1t seemed to be a day when men
talked about the things they really
knew about and Frank G. Williams, fol-
lowing the Judge, touched almost
wholly upon banks and banking in our
state. Mr.. Williams says that per cap
ita the state banks show deposits of
over $3.50. inclusive of every man, wo-
man and child and that there has not
been single bank failure in the state
in upward of twenty years. He be-
lieves our banking laws are second to
none and bases his opinion on the study
of many banks in the West as we'll as
in other New England States.
Myron Adams, doorkeeper of the
senate, didn't actually say he would
rather be doorkeeper of the senate
Ethan dwell a thousand years in the
from what he did say, that was what
he meant. He suggests that while
he had nothing to do with making the
laws, he had much to do with the law
makers, and was the hardest worked
man on the job.
Rev. nj. W. Farman, said very little
more than that he felt much privileged
to be present on this occasion and that
recent bereavement in his family
would preclude any other remarks he
might naturally have made
II. A. Black, clerk of the house OF
representatives gave very able talk
, on legislative methods and urged every
representative to try and go back to
that body again Mr. Black says much
time is always lost in the early part of
each session of the legislature, in get
ting the legislative wheels oiled up and
in motion and that it is due to the
changing of members each session.
The present legislature refused to be
hurried and no legislation was sighted
as is usual in the final rush toward adj
journment. He does not believe in a
time limit, for the very reason that a
. time limit to any session would mean
hurried legislation.
w. P. Russell of Kirby, while of
Caledonia county was invited to par
take of the feast and to make few
remarks. Mr. Russell has been en-
gagged on state road work at Willough-
by lake the past two years and finds
!, he is almost an Orleanser instead of a
Caledonian.
County Senator Seaver gave a sort
of free-for-all talk and welcomed the
members TO the hospitality of Pisgah
, odpe and its grounds WI q her the