St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-1920, 1920-10-06

One year 10 any Auuiea9
EDITORIAL
Speaking of woman Suffrage ABE
Martin says: "SomehodV must be
wearin' petticoats yet, Tor the de-
nartment stores keep advertiser
'em."
Vermont Republicans adjusted
themselves to the new conditions by
naming two women and two men as
presidential electors at the state con-
vention in Bu:!!:n"ton. They are Il.
w. McGrath of l'oultncy, MIS-
Maude T.. Bailey of st. JohnSburE. W.
B. McKillip of Burlington and MIS-.
Lillian f. Olscndam of Burlington.
This is certainly giving the better
halves their half.
. Senator Harding is one OF his
Kentucky speeches won a good re-
sponsc when in referring to his IDEAS
as to cabinet making, when he SAID
81 believe in more than one line to the
sounding board of deliberate public
opiniop. believe in the great ship
Of state sailing with Il skilled crew
as we'll as Il captain, and am IN
favor of having the sailing orders
originating in the United States.
1t isn't spoken of any longer as
family jar. 1t is home brew now that
make, the trouble.
Mr.. Hardness, the republican cam
didate for governor, uggestS "fltne'S
for Service" as an appropriate slogan
for the republican party.
St. Johnsburv has just had the
Sunday School convention. Now all
together for the next big state meet
ing. the State Grange. st. Johns
bury should be second to none as the
fayorite convention CITY. Our latch
string is not out, it is off altogether
The door is wide open and everybody
is cordially welcome.
1t makes the barber nervous when
a customer threatens no more hair
cuts until Cox is elected.
BACK TALK
j The Randolph Herald thinks Pres
ident Wilson is doing all he can TO
helm Cox--by keeping still.
The Rutland News thinks it i,
strange that the state of Maryland
should vote against Woman's suffrage.
The Burlington News potces that
prices are dropping rapidly on things
we do not want.
The Waterbury Record recon-
mends that we fill the cellar with veg
etables. Heaven knows we ought to
fill the vacancy with coal-or some
thing!
1t would be disco,uaging to note
that New Mexico and the District of
Columbia now outrank Vermont in
population, if we did not remembey
that Mr.. HARNESS promises Il state
program to keep Vcrmonters at home
When you bet hat on the election,
be sure your wife understands that it
must be a 1920 model.
The platform adopted bv Vermont
republicans has fourteen articles,
just like President Wilson's peace
treaty code, butt here the similarity
ends.
There are liable to be five doctors,
but only two lawyers in the next state
senate. This ought to make appen-
dicits popular but puts drag on di-
vorce proceedings.
The Christmas tree men have be-
gun to do their Christmas chopping
early.
The Mortified News favors Col.
Billings of Woodstock for Speaker,
but advises prospective legislators to
go slow about pledging themselves to
anv candidate until they ct~ to Mont
pelier and look the ground over.
The burlington Free Press calls
State Secretary Blacks automobile
registry the "Stop, Look and Listen"
department.
POLITICAL PARAGRAPHS
trtt
Now that former President Taft
has decided to come into Vermont to
speak for Harding the chances for
!, the state going republican in Novem-
Der look exceedingly bright.
If st. Johnsbury cannot have Cox
or Harding as campaign speaker
they will have the privilege of hear
ing presidential candidate in DR..
candidate for president. This is in
teresting as a scientist has figured
that the demand for water will in
crease so rapidly in the coming years,
owing to the passage of the 18th am
endment, that after 1000 years it