Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-01-19
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.
Opportunity Knocks for Graham.

DOrO Ro1Ormer.
Bert" Prouty for National Convention.
The Herald can see no objection
whatever to former Gov. George H.
Prouty as delegate to the national
convention at Chicago. In fact Mr..
Prouty represents very solid element
of the party which ought to be recog-
niZed and which would undou btediy
streng then the delegates in Chicago =
Rutland Herald.
Yet Some Say, "There's No Chance in
Vermont"
1t is good news to know that the
Windsor Machine company is to do a
more extensive business than ever be.
fore under its new management
Starting with 13 employees 19 years
ago, the business has developed until
today it gives employment to l 200
We have heard that the stock of the
company, originally of par value of
$50. is estimated to ne worth about
81, 100 share at the present time
Brattleboro Reformer
Cen. Butte field.
The death of Gen Franklin c. But
terfield OF Derby marks the passing of
a Vermonter of high character and
genuine worth. Gen. Butterfejd was
born in Rockingham and spent his life
in Vermont He was a soldier of the
Civil war and won medal for dlstIn
guished gallantry on the field Of battle.
After the war he returned to Vermont
and went into manufacturing, In which
he was successful and for many years
the establishment which he founded
has been one of the factors Of prosper
ity in the town of Derby. He served
in both branches of the Legislature,
was supervisor of the federal census
IN Vermont, was presidential eIectOr
in 1903 and took an important part in
town and county affairs Gen Butter
field was one Of the kind of citizens
that every state needs to build up its
business and at the same time TO main
tain a high standard in other respects.
While The two CERT emen were IN the
senate together in 1910 Gen ButterfeId
/ ant Hon Henry T. Cusha OF North
| Bennington we've clio. e personal friends.
| Bennington Banner
A Look Ahead in Vermont.
| The taxpayers Of V-rm0nt should
| take time To consider the IMPORTANT
fact that they nave practically reached
! the limit Of taxation Of corporations.
! Our columns Will hear witness TO the
| fact that we urged an increase in the
| taxes of railroads and Other corpora
tions TO bring their rate nearer that OF
| individuals Having taken this step,
| Vermont cannot wisely incease those
taxes m steliaI!v. This means that the
| limit of int ONE for the state outside of
direct taxsti has been reached in
other wur,.s. Vern0nt taxpayers and
| Legislators must face the necessity OF
choosing between The abandonment of
! further pu0Ijc improvements, and
curtaiImept of expenses, and direct
tax Some people insist that a regular
direct tax on individual taxpayers for
state purposes would tend to promote
economy on the Part of the legislature
in response TO popular demand. Be all
this as it may, it is time for the people
| of Vermont to consider retrenchmen
and economy in state expenditures as
an al ernative for a material direct
State tax. Free Press.
The Real Issue.
| Thu real issue in connection with the
vote in March upon the Perry prohibi-
ton measure is whether Vermont shall
dissolve partnership with the iiquOr
traffic and outlaw the saloon. This
Issue has been ignored and every effort
made to obscure it by the advocates OF
license and Dy their organization the
Loc IA Option League, in its advertise
Enents in the state press, with which
our readers are famioidr. The adoer-
tiS,ng matter Put out by the league
and the uttersnceS Of the license press
have presented no sound arguments
why the state Of VeImont should
! longer continue a partnership in Whic
the liquor dealer gets all the profit an0
the STATE al the harm, in which the
saloon takes the cream and society
gets the swiJ. With the addition OF
seven states to the prohibition column
January l. the number Of American
c)n nor W9s}ths now having ST ate Wide
pronluition is nineteen. The muvemel.
for the elimination of the saloon has
been steadily gaining throughout the
country paIticuiarly during the past
decade Not only is this true for the
Uni'ed States, hut in the Dominion OF
Canada, note worthy temperance gain:
nave taken place in recent years IL
he prov ince Of Quebec, once the i'm
pregnable stronghold of the liquor
forces. prohibition victories continue
to he recorded, and in that province a.
we'll as that OF Ontario, the election
the FIRST of the year still further re
stris ter the wet territory The expert
ence of Vermont with the licensed
liQuhr t. affic curing the past thirteen
years has been sn unfortunate an
unproftahie one The blight of Gle m
eHtIssn with us record of dsunken
ness. crime hrd misery. and with NJ
compepsatn. features has been sari
= l. !
longer BE suffered 10 afflIct the boo,
polite A bus ness that works injuf,
10 every legitimate and worthy stat
Interest. and good to meme. that &
hauches The electorate. incites TO vi
and crime. destroys health. bappine>
anu comfort and promotes acciGen
stoI q be repudiated by every cit zan
ship # Vermont --Enosbu g Standai d