Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-02-02
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.
Graham the Man.

6raham the wan.
We believe that it is generally agreed
that State Auditor Horace F. Graham
will be Vermont's next governor. No
better man for the position could be
selected. He knows Vermont and her
needs. Waterbury Record.
Where Vermont Leads.
The Government reports just issued
show that Vermont is the chief live
stock raising state of New England
and that it is advancing in this oirec
ton remarkably as compared with
other nearby states. With the rapid
increase in the use of motor cars
one might expect to fine the number Of
horses decreasing, but the government
assures US that the number in New
England at the present time is 800. 900,
a gain of z. 900 in five years. The three
southern states of this section have
5000 less horses than half decade
ago, but Maine shows an increase of
1000, New Hampshire 5000 and Yer
mont 1000 Rather curiousIy the loss
in Massachusetts. Connecticut and
Rhode Island is ascribed to the increa as
ing use of the automobile, but more
automobiles per capita are owned IN
Vermont than in any Of these states.
The total number of mich cows IN
New Eng and is estimated at 825, 600,
or 5000 less than was recorded five
years ago, and the total number of
"other cattle" is 500. 90, agsiast ace :
900 five years before. The value of
mich COWS had advanced from $48 16
TO S62 SO, and the average value Of
"other cattle" is much higher than
before Figuring the value OF the
dairy cattle at nearly S52 900, 900, add
ing the value Of the other cattle, the
capital invested il the mill industry
and 0 her allied industries, one quickly
finds that the Investment in cattle and
other associated businesses is truly
enormous in five years Rhode Island
showed a loss of 1000 in miIcn COWS,
Massachusetts, loss of Is, 600, Connec-
ticut loss of 5000, while Maine
gained 1000. New Hampshire 1000
andVermont $4,000. -Brattleboro Phoe.
nix
The Greatest Good of the Greatest M II
Der
Our government is founded on the
principle Of the greatest good OF the
greatest number. If certain property
is needed for public purposes the
people of this nation and state do not
hesitate to exercise the right OF emln-
ent donain and take it. despite the
rights OF the individual We do not
hesitate to interfere with the right of
the Individual to do as ne Would with
his own property, Whenever the public
welfare Will lie promoted We say
that he shall not build a wooden struc-
I ture in the most thIckl, sett!eO portions
| of the city because he woDlj lhareby
| OH Af fIIr n fxl1
whole city The sale Of intoxicating
ouor as a beverage is acknowledged
to be confrAr. to the pEh!Ic welfare,
and the whole woro is fast coming t0
A point where II Is ar;ing on the night
| to eliminate that just as 1t has Obllter-
a led human slavery ard lotteries ano
a host Of things that were tolerated al
an earlier stage Of our civilization.
Vermont is now facing the problem
wh+ther 1t shalt continue 10 take
money from individuals for the priv
lege of doing what is conceded to Be
against the public welfare. We legis
late against the sale of impure foo6
and thea turn around and legalize The
sale of trink that viii! do mar
much more harm than would impure
food W. have no moral right TO per
petrate this outrage on the weaker
portion Of our community who Canno
res ST the temptation to become intoxl
Gated II we we've TO confine the
matter TO mere business considerations
however. we should vote against thu
continued legalizing Of the sale o
Intoxicating liquor 10 Vermont. !
costs Vermont more TO tske care O
the criminals and paupefs and to bea
the oth4r expenses growing out of tn
sale Of Intoxicating liquor than we ge
out Of it, and tbs taxpayer living i
the no-licea So community helps to ben
the burden. 1t does rot pay the con-
} mnnity TO have money which Woul
/ naturally go to the clothing merchan
and tne coal dealer and the baker an
other legitimate business sent out q
the state to help pay Vermont's bill
] for Intoxicating liquor, thus becomin
] worse than lost TO our own commC I
! wealth. With railroads and all sorI
Of hu mess concerns prohibiting tn
use nf !.gJOr by employees on bushes
r grounds alone. il ought not to b
, necessary 10 argue for the exercise {
similar WisGo Ii by the state as a Whols
If there is any good argument for II
[ use of intoS icatirg liquor as beve.ag
q il has not been ade anced II it
wrong and har mfu!, why then not
men aud stop it?-Burlington Dali
Free Press.
Vermont Notes