News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-01-26

News and CitiZcl
MoRRlSvILLe AND HYDE PARK
L. n. LEWIS, Editor and Manag,
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An enlarged West Point and Annapol
would at least improve the preparedness
of the cadets on the football field.
IfPresident Wilson is weighing" car
didates for the Supreme Court bench, e,
President Taft ought to outweigh a
competition.
The building of aeroplanes is no longe
an infant industry in this country. Amer
lean factories have capacity of twent
machines day.
A bank book makes good reading, say
Harry Lauder The canny and thrift.
Scot is reported to be fond of reading
Also he has large library.
The war continues to go against OLE
Barleycorn. Prohibition has been writ
ten in the new self-government Philip
pine bill and Canada now talks prohibi
ton.
Don't compare your enemy to Judas
Iscariot, at least not through the medi
um of the press. The Wisconsin supreme
court has ruled that such comparison
is grossly libelous.
The Burlington Daily News says that
the U. V. Ms new base ball team is
made up entirely of new material, anC
hopes they won't strike out. Correct
and may they make many home runs be-
fore they run home!
The death of John Senter, the we'll
known lawyer and Democratic poll
tician. removes one who will be greatly
missed by men of all parties. He was a
bright lawyer, a staunch politician and
man of many good qualities.
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, declares
that organized labor in this country fav-
ors adequate national preparedness S.
The workingmen of this republic are
Americans first, last and all the time.
His close association with the late
Joseph A. Deboer makes Fred A. How
land fitting successor to him as presi-
dent of the National Lille. The years of
experience gained thereby will prove
good to Mr. Rowland. This, with his
personal fitness and ability, eminently
qualities him for the position.
Down in Georgia they keep right on
lynching negroes. Last week five "sus-
pected" of connection with murder were
taken from Jail "by clever ruse" and
hanged on one limb of a nearby tree. The
coroner's jury will state the deed "was
done by unknown parties" and that will
be the end Of that affair.
President Wilson is going to swing
around the circle" and tell the people
why he believes in preparedness and in
directly give other reasons why he should
be given a second term. Wouldn't it be
better for Woodrow to remain at Wash
ington and keep an eye on that body of
politicians he now has on his hands.
Down in New Jersey the court has ruled
that when a husband turns his entire
weekly savings over to his wife he is en-
titled to half of it on an accounting.
That is fair enough; probably he would
not have had the fifty if his wife hadn't
acted as treasurer of the household. This
is good example for Vermont families
to make try at.
President Wilson will swing around
the circle preaching preparedness. Bryan
may swing around on his heels to null
lily his utterances, and the Colonel is be-
ing urged to take the trail and pitc h
into both of them. This would max e
about the biggest circus ever shown I'M
der one tent. Sad it is that the war 20 ne
is to be so far from these parts.
The city of Burlington has just opened
to the public one of the finest railroad
stations in New England. This has been
"a long time coming" but it is certainly
a model building, both as to convenience
and beauty and will be greatly appreci-
ated by the travelling public. But tn
folks in the rural vicinity would like to
know why did they move into it on Sun
dayf
The Burlington Clipper suggests Guy
Bailey for delegate to the Republica
National Convention. The suggestion is
a good one and we hope it will prevail
All the same, we do not understand VIII at
the Clipper is driving at when it refers to