Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-04-25
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.
Doing a Great Work.

Doing a Great Work.
If the boys and girls OF every town
In Vermont could be brought up 10
the standard Of those N Lyndon n
raising maple sugar, garden and field
crops. and live stock and poultry,
there would be no question about
Vermont having anahundance OF food
for home consumption and big sur
plus TO help out less fortunate states
The work which Mrs John 3. Chase
has done and is still doing there Is
really notable. and It Is not surprls-
ing 10 see % entrants from the town
in the state contest for prizes N max
ing maple sugar this season Prae-
tically everyone OF the school children
of Lyndon earns something by farm
work.-Brattleboro Daily Reformer.
BrattIeboro Patriotism
The Monitor doubts whether there
IS another place N Vermont the size
Of Orleans which has done as much
for the cause of preparedness. Or
leans has furnished eight prIvateS, 2
second lieutenant, quarter master
and 2 corporal 10 Co. L and the Or
leans branch Of the Red Cross has
shipped S17499 worth Of articles 10
the base hospitals ct Boston Let
other communities come forward with
their cIaims.-Barton Monitor
1t isn't much OF 2 time 70 brag
about what has been done N war
emergency crisis None Of Us have
begun to fight yet The record of
Orleans Is creditable but not eXcep-
tfonaI. BrattIeb0rO sent 10 Fort Ethan
Allen q company OF three officers and
II men, and 3 major Of 2 battalion;
2 second companyiS partially formed;
the banks Of the town subscribed
S155.000 toward the states bonds for
81 COG, 900. and the local Red Cross
has raised by popular canvass 1910
and aas an additional 1925 pledged
Individuals have also sent money II
large quantities 70 various worthy
causes OF -BrattlebOro Re
former
Equal ID Suffrage.
At last women have equal suf-
frage with men N town affairs
Manchester Journal
Is that sol Let's see To be
voter IN town meeting, 2 male be-
tween the ages Of q and 20 years
must have been listed N the town the
preceding year and paid his taxes
male taxpayer Is his poll, equivalent
70 $500. The poll tax in Vermont
varies among the towns according 10
their several local tax rates, but
averages about four dollars At pres
ent To vote n town meeting, there
fore, the male. however poor or even
destitute. must have paid approx
mately four dollars
Under the new law extending SUI
frage 70 women n town meeting
there Is no such taxable polls or z
poll tax for them To vote Il Is only
necessary that they be listed for any
amount, however small, and TO have
paid the tax. however Infnitesiual-
We are seeing sO-called Equal Suf-
frage Leagues" making public ap-
peaIs 70 women 70 return q dollar or
five dollars OF taxable property, thus
gaining q ~list" The plea i made
that the tax would only be about two
cents on dollar thus returned, and
for this tax women gain the right,
under the new statute, 10 vote along
side Of men who are compelled 70 pay
minimum OF several dollars.
This may be equal suffrage" but
we can't see II Though the ladies
are not directly responsible for this
ton under Il II. as they 50 often
claimed. all they want Is the same
chance with the ballot as men, let
! them return z minimum OF $500 OF
taxable prOperty-moSt OF them could
( do this without straIning the truth
and pay an equal tax with the man
Z who has only poll, before they step
up 70 the box
A tax OF tHo or FIVE cents ]. worse
I than 10 tax At al from 2 revenue
( standpoint II would cost the towns
F many times the tax 70 90 through the
E0rUslztzes OF listing. enrolling. col
2 Letting, etc II largely followed, It
would be z perfect nuisance In
4 stead Of InauIrzng What Is the least
ne can pay and vote IS some are
f doing, let the suFragists show z
+. sense of becoming dignity and, for
& equal rights with men a. the polls.
+ pay an equal tax-Randolph Herald
+ and News
Congressman Dale's Reply.
( An editorial from the ST Johns
+ bury Caledo1ian GuerFing Congress
man Dale OF the second district has
been going the rounds O. the state
press The News = II his district
E and wishing % know first hand about
( I. offered the columns q the News 70
I Congressman Dale for anything he
might care 20 say regarding the edi-
t0-iaI IN question In his reply Lr
Dale refers 20 the editor. not g the
rarer Below Z given his answer As
se-E . ire News
He states shat during the two
Years / have been q CONGRESSMAN ]
rzTe been quite regular II attend
z1ce. have been assigned % unzmpor-
tart COMMITTEES, ard h fails . find
anv S2eclal activity CT ~ part
For the first nine months congress
was not 5n session From eonwenSne
DeeeEber- 1915, &C Adjournment, SEP
TENDER. 1916. ! was O the Hc0r q
the house the greater pzx< q ever
daily session. excepting the shortest