Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-08-20
EDITORIAL EXCHANGES
Campaign Expenses

Campaign Expenses
Many years ago a distinguished Yer
mont millionaire started to run for
governor but most Unexpectedly with
draw from the race. 1t was not known
until some time after that the reason
for his withdrawal was his sudden dis
covery that his political managers were
spending his money so fast that he
would never have had enough left
after election to pay his board bill
at the hotel during the session of the
Legislature Mr.. Hartness may have
already discovered this as he is a very
discerning gentleman, but if he has
not it will be known later that thous-
ands of dollars have been spent in the
interests of the Springfield inventor.
We believe this is all wrong and that
Mr.. Hartness has been unwisely led
into a campaign that will make Nc
Cullough's S250,000 campaign of 1902
look small in comparison. This is not
the kind of welfare work that Vermont
voters will approve at the primaries
September l4.-St. Johnsbury Gale
DOMAIN Record.
Worth Watching
There may be a real fight in the
second Congressional district after all
RAYMOND Trainor of White River
Junction, who early entered the race
for Congressman Dales seat, and did
so on a "wet" plank, thereby taking
the exactly opposite position from the
present representative, has withdrawn
so that there are now in the field, Capt.
Gibson of Brattleboro, John Gordon of
Barre and Congressman Dale. The
multiplicity of candidates was an asset
in Dale's favor, and he faces more of
a fight as the field diminishes. 1t is
said that Capt. Gibson intends to take
the stump in an active invasion of both
Dale and Gordon territory. If So,
some fun will be stirred up, for Dale
will fight as a campaigner and Gibson
is no SLOUGH 1t will be worth watch
ing-St Adams Messenger.
And Only the First Anniversary
News reports from Rutland are to
the effect that the number of arrests
for intoxicaton in that city for July
was the greatest since the present pro-
hibitory law became operative This
indicates non-enforcement of the law,
and the enforcement of any law which
is not backed by. put" sentiment is
extremely difficult Montpelier Ar
gus,
Playing the Grandstand
Harding has just been pictured
making up the first page of his news
paper, the Marion Star Coolidge has
MIXED the COWS, moved the lawn and
fried doughnuts, Cox cooked lamb
chops behind the barn What is
Franklin Roosevelt going to do to
qualify in this workaday quartet?
-Brattleboro Reformer
All Agree
We are not surprised that President
John NJ. Thomas of Middlebury is too
busily engaged in making plans for a
million dollar endowment, that he has
no time to give attention to political
rumors. If DR.. Thomas is the man we
think he is, he will keep his mind oc-
cupied along endowment lines Our
guess is that he will keep out of poll
tics. Waterbury Record
Rare Days
Life asks the question, what is so
fair as a day in June?" and furnishes
this reply, or series OF replies: A day
in the country without any poison ivy.
A dav before a holiday when you are
able to get seat in the train. A day
during which the telephone operator
gives you every number correctly. A
dav at the beach minus sunburn. The
same day without any lunch parties
or small bows throwing hollis. A
Fourth of July without accidents. The
first of the month without a bill A
wedding day ON which no one remarks
that the bride might have done better.
A dav on which the boss calls you into
his Office and saws, Young man, we
have decided that you are worth more
to Us" A day on which you take the
first ride in your new car. Pay day.
President Wilson has on occasion
protested to be guided by voices III
the air, but Colonel Bryan now enter
tains the fear that Governor Cox may
be controlled by voices in the cellar
National Republican
Abe Foote was the first candidate to
file his nomination papers for any
state office. He is a hustler, always was
and always will be. That is what makes
him a winner in whatever field of en-
deavor that he enters In passing,
we wish to 60 on record as saying,
"Abe Foote will make one of the best
lieutenant governors Vermont ever
had" -Morrisville Messenger
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