Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-03-21
WHAT THE PAPERS SAT.
Graham Did His Duty.

Graham Did His Duty.
The fact that he was governor did
not prevent Horace F. Graham from
doing his duty as a citizen at March
meeting. in. his home town, Crafts
bury, and he served as Moderator
for the 'teenth time.-Morrisville
Messenger.
The Right Kind of Woman's Suffrage.
The Vermont legislature is afflicted
with all sorts of woman suffrage blllS-
A really sensible bill, the one per
hitting women to vote on preslden-
tial electors was killed. Another bill
now being considered would allow
women with property to vote under
certain conditions. Yet another bill
would permit women to vote IN town
meeting if a poll tax of 81 Is paid.
After all is said and done there IS
only one condition on which women
should be given the ballot and that Is
on exactly the same terms IL Is given
TO men. Women voters should be Il
years of age, be citizens OF the state
and nation and pay taxes the same as
men, including poll taxes. Enjoying
the full rights of suffrage costs some
ferred which are not worth what they
cost.-Bellows Falls Times.
Canada's New War Loan
Subscription lists are now open for
Canada's third war loan. The pres
ent loan is even more attractive than
others. Both principal and interest
are payable in either Canada or the
United States, a feature which viii
broaden the ultimate market for the
bonds and further their convertiblllty
into cash should the purchaser so de-
sire. The bonds which mature March
31st. 1887, bear interest at 5 per
cent and are sold at 90. At this price
they viii net the holder $40 per cent
The security is unquestioned, and
with normal conditions after the war
the bonds should go above par, giving
the investor who wants to sell,
chance to make a good profit aside
from interest income. Besides beng
a sound investment these bonds give
to those who cannot go to the front a
chance to help IN a very effective way.
1t has many times been said that the
war viii be won by the side that can
put the last man and the last dollar
into it. This conclusion is not far
from Napoleon's theory that ''the
Lord is on the side of the greatest
battalions" You can help win the
war by buying these bonds. Some
people are borrowing money TO buy
them The terms are advantageous
-Stanstead (P. O. Journal
Taylor on Vermont.
The address of James P. Taylor at
the Woman's club, under the auspices
OF the educational committee, on the
general subject OF Teamwork for
Vermont" was an inspiring utterance
of a loyal Vermonter to a group of IN
terested citizens to whom the Green
Mountain state IS first and foremost
IN their thought. What can be done
to further its interests-economic So
cial, scenic, educational and patriotic
is the aim and object of the associ-
alton. In these days when there are
so many pessimistic prophets abroad
it is inspiring to listen to q speaker
who knows what he is talking about,
and whose intelligence is used to in
struct the people along hopeful lines
Mr. Taylor took pains to tell his
audience that Vermont IS changing,
growing, developing. The people are
becoming more and more hospitable
TO constructive criticism. Boards Of
trade are multiplying. Increasing IN
terest is being taken IN advertising
the state as the ideal summer resort.
Good roads are engaging attention.
Mountain climbing IS being made
more universal and easy. During the
Is months following February, 1912,
there were more organizations ike
| boards OF trade formed IN the state
than for ID years preceding and this
movement has rapidly developed dur
ing the last FIVE years.
These are facts of great moment to
the state at large, and every citizen
should rejoice IN the progress that
has been made and get IN line with
his fellow citizens to push Vermont
still further TO the front solar as 1t Is
IN his power-Rutland Herald.
The Farmer and Prices.