The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-26

by Yes" or No. If man thought
OF reorganization problems at all he
ought to be able to say whether he APP
proves OF another commission to act on
whether he proposes to take it up di
rect IN the legislature.
The next:
" hat is your solution for the prob
lem OF controlling appropriations by the
legislature with the object OF restricting
them within the limits of reasonably
expected income?'
If this means simply whether a can
dldate Is in favor of the states living
within its means, the question answers
itself. II, however, it leads up to a
governors budget, or pledging a COVER
noF-to veto right and left, then of course
It IS charged with dynamite to the noz-
There is no power on earth but the
legislature itself, veto or no veto, that
can actually stop a legislature from
spending more money than it ought to
spend if it really sets out and two thirds
OF the members stand fast.
Direct or indirect state taxation, APP
preparation for Graduating bovine tuber-
culosIs, reforestation, abolition of di-
rect primary and attitude on single
moral standard are all apswerable
Yes or No" or briefly but what about
this:
nance or Improvement of the general
policies at present in effect in regard
to laD education, tb) highways, tc1
health. I'D charities and probationY"
Here is material enough for an en-
tire evenings address or perhaps for
campaign platform, and here, also,
candidate could only speak in terms OF
hope. 1t IS true, nevertheless. that every
candidate for state or county Office
ought TO have weli-defined ideas about
these topics. He ought to be able to
tell where he stands on each one of
them, but in all probability he won't.
They are four of the hYeiest topics in
Vermont today
The real kick" of the QUESTIONABLE
probably comes ia the following:
1Have YOU IN mind any offices for
which you consider women especially
qualified? Are you in favor of their
representation in determining matters
pertaining to state institutions such as
the industrial school, the state prison,
the school for Predetermined, thu asylum
for the insane? Should there be a state
as well as national children's bureau?"
A candidate might truthfully say
that the laws, so far as public Office
goes. put men and women on even
terms.
lie ought to say that women have as
good a right as men to be represented
on state boards, but no better right
lie ought to have Wel1-deiined ideas
about increasing state bureaus, but if
he goes in for mere equality he viii be
in trouble
What seX-conscious women voters de-
sire is not the same consideration as men
but special consideration because they
are women.
The Herald. on its part, is opposed
TO giving women the ballot and then
exempting them from the operation of
laws, criminal civil or political. IF
they are to take part in public govern
ment. then let them do as men do. Join
mems parties and study public problems
before they rush hotfoot to legislatures
or congress with ready made remedies.
Miss Ormsbee and her league have
done the public a service in opening up
these questions. The conferences at
Brandon and Woodstock next week viii
be interesting-esp if candidates
undertake to answer the QUESTIONABLE
in detail. one hand on the constitution
of Vermont and one on his heart as a
warrant OF good faith