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THE BURLINGTON FREE PRESS : THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 100 i. TUB WKHKLY F1!EU PllUSS, 3 cenU Mr copy, 80 cents for six months, $1.00 a fwir, postage free. .Advertisements and subscriptions re eelved nt tho office, 1K College street. Pull advertising rates sunt in application. Account cannot bo opened for subscrip tions, flubscrlbrrn will plcnue remit with order, names r-ro not entered until pay ment Is received, nnd nil papers are stop Tod nt the end of the tlmo paid for. Remittance at the risk of the subscriber until mndo by registered letter, or by check or postal order payable to t" 1,ub" Ushers. The date when tho subscription expires Is on tho address-label of each paper, tho change of which to n subsequent date be comes a receipt for remittance. No other receipt Is sent 'Jntess requested. The ie celpt of tho piper Is n sulllclont receipt for the first subscription. . , When n chntige of nddress Is desired, both tho old and new addresses Bhould bo Kiven. Term 91.00 a Year, Always In Advnnee. BURLINGTON, THURSDAY, PEP.. S5. WAXTUI). When you want anything, ndverttso in lhe new special column of this paper. Somo bargains are offered thero this week which it will pay you to rend nbout. See pngo (even. This paper tins more than 25,(00 feaderi every week, and ono cnt a word kill reach them nil. Tho Boston Herald prints with por traits a list of "congressmen with both brains and beauty"; and anions them In lho Hon. David J. Foster of Vermont. There are two gubernatorial candidates' Jn the field In Vermont with planks prac tically formulated, nnd the harvest is by to means ended, not Including democratic, socialist and third party possibilities. .The people of Wlnooskl are to bo con gratulated on tho fact that tho woolen bills are obliged to run nights to en able tho management to (111 orders. This condition of affairs means the distribu tion of a considerable sum In extra wages nd the Increased prosperity of all classes Burlington's flourishing suburb. The report that ex-Gov. w. Murray Crane of Massachusetts will be chairman f the republican national committee, has iieen revived. It Is significant, hovAver, that tho republicans have more than two members who could discharge the duties W this important position well and creel - 8taMy. Until this whole question is sot-1 Vfid, it will bo well to remember that New Vork Is likely to be the blir brittle frmntil f tho next national campaign, and also kct'P an eyo on Gov. Odell. JTT THE POST CIIKCIC 1'I,.IX. The average business man of Hurling-i on would he ln- v, . .,.,.. , ".. . '" ""i""-" Xt the banking facilities which the. com- munlty enjoys; but there are a host of seems to be excellent ,i at hi. rlty. or some places, particularly in rural sections. ' lias. ho;lT! """"" 01- '"r ,;,-v s"m v,,.. , , . , . i thing about H. 'I here is never anything nlch have no banking accommodations authoritative, never u.u,y thing delimte. Whatever. The post cheek would afford Humor are not fair material for :t (irn . safe and cheap method of sending money i rrlcn- epeeinllv when used continuously, through the mails, and one that would j .f'J opr!;0",, S "" ' etlTm511'' aP1rCcIatcd 1,1 1111 ru,i"l The esteemed Argus Is undoubtedly communities. i... r , . . , satisfied that votes heve Wn bought 111 ino necessity for tho passage ot a Mot Olier. If lhe rnnlnmlififnn. Iif.llnvna tem Is all tho greater in view of the rapid extension of the rural free delivery sys tem, and It was on this ground chiefly that Postmaster General Pnyno based the recommendations of this plan em bodied In his annual report. Tlin Kill I. n- .... i . . - . 1 .... U. iwu.ok iu, ina issue oi post the production of campaign subscription check currency would obviate all the m- books In court, though we i,t.,.Vo citi noyances and the difficulties attendant zens Tm-o nrcasio:,.-,!-.- caught llec.ti11(T on the present system of transmitting glimpses of such volum. a intended for money through tho malls. The dweller i privato circulation. in the rural district, equally with the, Circumstantial evidence Is sometimes dweller In the ;elty, would have a cheap practically conclusive. An Instance of and convenient means ot .sending money j this kind came to light. A republican through tho malls absolutely Mlf and candidate for loal oflho in a certain Vcr avoldlng all question of torn or mutilated mont city had been asso.iated In a club Dins or stamps stuck to the letter In which they wero placed for transmission as the equivalent of money. ,.-w ..,.v,v i,ui,i ,,usstss an ino circulating and value qualities of the present system of bank notes, and by Its j rourrmnni on presentation at any post office for payment nnd the Issue of an other In its stead would maintain a con- etant supply of clean money, and would ! mono every man his own money order office, with no outlay of time required on his part. The bill Is one of tho greatest poeslble merit nnd It ought to pass. "SWEKTAESS AND LIGHT." The Boston Herald Indulges in this Jaccharino pleasantry: "Vermont promiKcs a record-breaking trop of maple sugar, but the glucose trust Heed not despair. The Jersey bees have Rll been fiozen to death, and a honey Shortage Is assured." It requires a tremendous stretch of the Imagination to picture the glucose trust, llas tho American Sugar rtefiiiing rnm Jiany, as disturbed by either a shortage or surplus In the Vermont maple sugar harvest. Tho negrpgnto output of this Croon Mountain sweetnesi is so lininltes Imal as compared with the entire sugar product, cane and beet, as to be bo far ltss than the traditional drop in the bucket. Moreover a shortage In the crop of gen uine Vermont maple never appears lo make any appreciable difference in the quantity of alleged Vermont maple sugar In the markets or the larger titles. Sen ator Itedneld Proctor In his recent addresn before the maple, sugar mak'irs of Ver mont at their miatln? In Hurllngton, drew n interesting word picture of his liylng ixperlenco in seeking to secure bottled maple sjrup In Washington, which wniil.l have been laughable In the extreme had the subject been less serious for tho farmers of Vermont. However, It is believed that Congress Is nbout to pass the pure food bill, in which event residents of some of the cities In the West nnd South may enjoy the prlvllego of tasting their ilrt gmulnc Vermont maple In place of the fearful romblnatlori of sorghum and axlo grease, to whl'h they havo so long been ac eustomed, Kven classic Ueuniown may ynt beoomo eplcureun In its ability lo dis tinguish Vermont maplo from the lalter's foreign namesake. THE ItEPIIIIMCAN CONVENTION, The State republican convention which elected delegates to tho national conven tion In ik'M was rendered memorable by the manner in which the "solid Ne,v Kug land," claimed by t)lfl filunds of Thomas! H. Ileed was broken by tho swinging of Vrmont lo McKlnley; hut the republl pan convention to be hold In IJurlliiKtim April U to elect delegates to tho Chicago convention will bo noteworthy on ne. i:ount of the brilliancy of Its oratoiy, t (or nothing more. The State committee are to bo congrat- ulatcd on the selection of tho Hon. II. II. Towers for tho chairmanship of tho con vention. Judge 1'owcrH will not only make mi efficient and dignified presid ing officer but he tuny also bo depended upon to deliver an address which will stir the delegates. Tho Vermont icpuh lloans nre also forlunalo In being ublo to secure the assurance of tfio presence of so brilliant a public speaker und so well known n republican leader as United States Senator l-'ornker of Ohio. Senator 1'oraKer, who Is well known to stand close to tho Roosevelt administration, will bo in a position to speak with somo show of authority on tho national Issues to bo made piomlnent by tho party, and ho will also Insplro his tiudltois by h!s eloquence An unusual degree of Interest In the na tional campaign Is nliendy manifest In Vermont, ltcpublican leaders nro saying that Vermont wants for Governor lho man who, while able to glvo the Statu tho most elhclent nnd most satisfac tory administration, can roll up tho largest majority nt tlin polls In Scptembi r. If any render can pick out the man who best fills that bill, 11 will bo prolty s.ifo to say that man will bu tho next governor of Vermont. iiitiswnnins AMI MCIINSIS CAM- l'AKIXS, In discussing the preparations for tho coming annual contest whether the sain of Intoxicating liquor as a hcvornge shall be licensed In the respecllvo towns In Vermont, the Rutland News saldi It Is stated on what seems to be excel lent authority that ono browing company will put a thousand dollars Into the elec tion in this city to continue the license policy. 'WI.ether or not this pn'-tlciilnr amount Is overstated., Is it certain that tho liquor Interests who have found this rlty such a profitable field of operations will expend for "educational purposes" n largo amount In the aggregate to keep It In the license list. Prom present ap pearances It bids fair lo be n harvest time for the "two-dollar volets." We be lieve that tho number of citizens who hold their franchise at a price to be very limited In rtutlnnd. A corruption fund ought not to have an appreciable effect on the voting. This statement is so diametrically op posed to the Idea assiduously propagated luring the referendum campaign In the effect that tho liquor dealers were ill i rc;,,"' engaged In a temperance crusade in Vermont as Indicated by the cheer ing of tho paid agents when the loinl option movement was thus characterized ' ',5' campaign speakers as to evoke prn- tc'st from license advocates. For example 1 tho Montpeller Argus says: 1 'I If "mo this stoiy w is either moved Z """ZTn. U ""': (''"'p H"n,"., '"" jie.H the prohibitory law, it was wi.il;. .1 in lhe State campaign of two vent- ago. during the referendum campaign ami in tl,p "CPnw campaign in the various towns. -Vn"' " Pops up au.iin In Hutland and we snail probably be.ir of It chew-lure. Tf is h I ways rumored, Pt,.,tc,l i,nt to the contrary, the State eapltnl Is to be congratulated on not being as some other cities are. Yet, if called upon for proof, it might bother the Argus, from the very way In which vote. Inlying, is con ducted, to put its lingers on a. guilty man. It might likiwl.ia bo difficult to seeuro in the local-option license- referendum contest with a man who was then treas urer of a campaign fund, but who be- came a candidate for a certain local position on the democratic ticket. In the heat of tho local cnminlgn excitement the republican candidato said to tw n other republicans; "I'll bet . kent Hint f:m ,.,.. tributed by the brewery to tho local opt, on club to use in his own campaign. We will leave It to tho estevmed Argus itself to say whether or nol in all human probability a brewciy contribution to tin; local-option license campaign fund, as In dicated, was made. We will also leave It to the esteemed Argus to say whether or not with the brewii Interests of other States contributing money with which to "Influence" voters any Vermont city thu "assisted" can be truly inld to enjoy local option as regards the sale ot Intoxl eating liquor as a beverage. OH. AM) WATHIt DO NOT MIX. To say that Clcvelar...! and Ilryan can not get together, has become allium ns much of an axiom as to say that oil and water will not mix. This condition of af fairs U lendered ominous for the demo cialic organization for a variety of rea-M)n-. In the tlrst place, neither Mr. Cb ve. land ncr Mr. Ilryan will withdraw from his s If-uppolnleii position of leader of his piitlcular wing of lhe patty. Cleveland i vidi ntly has. mi overwe cnlnit desire to continue lo posL. as the nr.iclc of his party,' if Indeed he is nol nihputd by an actual desire to again become the htandard heur- r "f tho democracy. It Is recognized Rem rally thai powerful Influences are striving to force his nomination, and be Is evidently rot disinclined to listen to alien voices that would hue him fiom the ex piesiiirncy. ir.van on the other hand would clearly rather nut be right lhau lo get entirely out ot reach or the presidential lightning. If he ean not senile the noniltmlloii for himsflf, then he desires to become his party's Warwick, and he u u position to I'J'iy the prestige and the emoluments of the power behind the executive chair. There is little danger to tho republicans, therefore. Hint Ilryan will subside, Now somo of our democratic friends ree ognlze the fact that so long ns Cleveland ainl Ilrynn continue to rule their respec tive wings of the parly, the democracy may ns well hang up lis piesldentlnl fiddle. At presftit, however, no tangible means of dispensing with the services of either dic tator Iiiih presented Itself, and tho repub. llcans are Just perverse enough not to suggest any remedy fur the situation. t'Xf'I.H SIM AND SAN DOMINGO. Pome of tho ultra mugwump pipers are alreadv asking In view of develop ment! on the Island of Ilavtl whether "Sun Domingo Is to be next?" This question, being Interpreted, would rcqulm an answer whether San Domingo Is to bo the next territory Absorbed m- ac- nulred or nnncexd by tho United States. Strictly speaking, this question can bo answered In lho negative. It Is not prob nblo that wo shall nnnex San Domingo any more than wo nnnexi-d Cuba. At tho samo tlmo thero Is no evident reason why one should disguise the fact that In the near future tho United Stales will undoubtedly ncqulro an Influence In connection with the government of San Domingo not wholly ullko that wo have exercised In relation to tho government of Cuba, devolution has succeeded revol ution with such startling rapidity In that so-called republic that existence there has become something- of a burden for citizens of foreljn countries. Tho de struction of tho properly of such resi dents Is constantly threatening to In volve this country In controversy with various Kuropenn powers over tho Mon roe doctrine; and Inasmuch as the people of San Domingo are relying upon tho United States to savo them from tho penalty of their International offences, there Is no good reason why our gov ernment fhould not have the right to In sist tint they shall at least keep tho peace. To get a step further If the peo plo ami tho government of that republic fall or refuse to proscrvo the peace after rcpc'itcd warnings, there Is no good ar gument why wo should not nssumo tho full responsibility which devolves on us through tho operations of tho Monroe doctrine and compel them to bohau them selves , I tut wo have addltloml color of excuse for shaping the lnternntlonnl relations ot San Domingo. Kcptescntntlvcs of the Morales government which was In au thority at last accounts, have come to this country and urged President Itoose vclt and Secretary Hay to help establish a government, which will have some stability. Inasmuch as there are said lo be no less than five contesting parties on that part of the Island ot Haytl at tho present tlmo It Is evident that it is no small task for any Influence to bring about a restoration of peace. Unlike Hntl the republic of San Domingo Is ruled by the white class who speak Spanish and some of them ara naturally ;not In full sympathy wllh American ideas of nnvcrnmc-iit. The time will surely come when tlv UnlUd States government will at least Insist that It bo given a voice In i-haping the International re lations of San Domlngn; nnd If at any lime a majority of the voters of that republic petition the United Stales j for annexation to this country, does any one Know any gr.od rea cn why the prllllun sl.ould not hi' granted? Und . then i Ir ciimstance.! why should we i.ot annex .San Domingo just as ieadlly ns wc an nexed Alaska? GOVIlltXJlENT AID 'Oil GOOD KOAD.S. Inasmuch as two candidates for the governorship of Vermont have announced rtw.,,. ...i,,. ... .iuiiiiil; n liiey would make conspicuous In the coming campaign. It is limely ns we,, as re, t.nent muou loaus 10 nn among uio Ismiis thev for tho people of Vci mont to Inquire whether It is for their intniest to continue I ,v"" ""vfr interrupied. lb, system of permanent highway oon-L sanction which hoi been begun so aus- las a pubi c speaker. If ho had known how plelously in different parts of tho State, j rapidly ".Mark" would develop after hl at their own expense, or whether their "nm" llporl r"lW'c 1"V In the Senate ! interests-would be piomotcd, all IhlnJ u o? th'eTe, ,',? considered, hy the passage of tho bill nowlury or any other otliee in' his gift which pending m CiMiirres-s providing fur nalioiml aid for good roads 111 tho icspeuivu States. At fiist sight, the arguments in relation to our State's acceptance of tills proposi tion to match whatever sum Uncle Sam might appropriate for permanent high way construction with an equal sum. would seem to be like tho traditional jug handle, all on ono side. A study of the provisions of tho lirownlow- bill and of our comparative Interests may disclose conflicting considerations. The lirownlow measuro contemplates the establishment In tho department of agri culture of a bureau to be known as tho but e nit of public highways and the pro vision of national aid in the improvement of the public roads. The bureau Is to In clude three commissioners of highways, to be chosen by the President by and witli the advice and consent of tho Sen ate; one from the political party In on trol of the executive branch or tho gov ernment, who shall be chairman; ono from the largest minority political party, and one from the engineer corps of the United Slates army, on the active or re tired list. One of the important features of the measure is the provision that no Stale or Territory shall receive the benefits o thc act in question until It shall have i stabllshcd to the satisfaction of the na tional commissioners that tho hlglrway sought lo bo improve! or constructed is of sufllclent public Iniiortanco to come within tho purview of the acl, taking Into account the use, location nnd value of such highway for purposes of common tr.iflic and for the, delivery of the United States mall; until tlie national commis sioners uro satisfied that the right of way has been secured; until lho national com missioners are satisfied that the highway or rection thereof, when constructed or improved, will be maintained and kept in repair without recourse upon the Uniteet States; and not until the Stnlo or Ter ritory has provided for lho payment of Us portion of the total cost of the im provement or construction in question, It is also piovlded that tho State or Ter ritory must pay one-hair or the cost of finch highway construction or Improve ment, and that the United States will not p.,y Its share except as the work pto gt esses, Another provision Is that any of the appropriation mado that Is not ex pended In any year will become available the succeeding year; but no Stuto shall receive In unv ono year a larger propor tion of the sum approprlntoj tlan Its population bears to-thc total population of the United States, In other wotds, the authorities of Ver mont must sedoct highways for Improve. mcnt which nre trunk lines or mall routes, or otheiwlse of .sufllclent Importance to justify Improvement at government ex pense, and the people of tho State must pay tnxes cither direct or otherwiso for one half of the expense of Improvement of theso particular highways. Moreover the general government will pay only for work actually accomplish!!, nnd then only provided thu Stnto has made pro- v'- on for tho payment of Its half of tho ci t; and tho repair of such roads must I" provided for permanently outsldo of f. ilcrul appropriation. Whllo Vermont ban made a fairly good beginning In tho inn tier of good roads as a result of a century and more of work on highways. It Is u slgnllicant fact that In tho South and ninny portions ()r tiln Went, theru aro few highways worthy of tho name outsldo of tho cities nnd villages, while In some sections nothing hut trails are to bo followed by the trav dor. An appropriation by Uncle Sam moans that we ot Vermont must help pay for theso roads In some way or another; nnd lho question arises will we gain or loso In tho end as a result of this national aid. These nro questions which tho members of our Vermont delegation In Congress would unquestionably llko to have consid ered, and It Is to bo hoped that tho sub ject mny bo thoroughly discussed from every standpoint. Our columns nru open to communications on this topic and wo trust there may be prompt response, cs peelally from highway commissioners. 1IANXA IIISTOnY. It not Infrequently happens that somo of tho most Interesting historical Incl dents In tho career of men can not bo published for Various reasons so long as lho dramatis personne aro alive. An Instance of this character has Just been brought to light by tho Chicago Tribune In connection with the lives of McKlnley and Hanna, which Incidentally may servo to disabuse tho minds of those who as sumed that the martyred President was as but putty In tho hands of his rugged nnd strenuous campaign manager. It transpires Hint during a visit of Mr. McKlnley, whllo President-elect, to tho residence of Mr, Hanna tho former took occasion to speak to tho editor of tho Tribune concerning his relations to tho manager of his campaign. Mr. McKln ley said ho felt under the deepest obliga tions to Mark, ns ho called Mr. Hanna familiarly, and ho was consequently sorely perplexed In relation to tho selec tion of the members of hi cabinet. Mr. Hanna had expressed his desire to bo secretary of the treasury but In the opinion of the President-elect that office called for an order of ability different from that possessed by Hanna. Whllo that contleman had had a long business experience and a knowledge of financial affairs, he lacked practice nnd readiness In publlo speaking. A secretary of the treasury, said Mr. McKlnley, was con tinually being calleel on to address pub lic bodies, such as chambers of com merce, boards of trado and Industrial and other organizations, and he thought Mr. Manna would be at great disadvant age on such occasions because he was not a public speaker. file further information of Interest was rural-hod by Mr, McKlnley lhat lie h'ld I.oposed to take Mr. I,'""'u Into h's riiulnci aj postinaster-t,eiieral. but tin oftrr was declined. Tho understanding was that Hanna would rather look for promotion in another direction than nc e'ept any position except that ot secretary of the treasury. The Tribune proceeds to comment on this situation as follows: The difference of opinion between tic two men w:is tint f,auin-...i i.- o..,. 1.1,... ' mcnt of good feelinir on either slib . n... le narmotiy or their illations ev "" -' "'"lllinij l, ll.'ir Ill.lllOIIS CVI'l lnr m""f-nt disturbed. Kach had pet. l 1 111, Irt 1 lit. ,1'IV ,,t ' McKlnley's death their warm frientishln "" Hanna would n llkolv to accept fl, fllltni' IfAnnn r, 1 l.f t .1 i. i u.f L, lll.ll.l.l VlOllltl have male an ndmlrnhle secretary ot the treasury, either ut the time he suggested it -,t at any lime In his eare-er as a public m-ui after the Inauguration of McKlnley. It is almost i pity that ho wis not .-hii'i'ii for lhat piece In McKinlcy's llrst cabinet. On the other hand, his career In the Sen ate has been almost illustrious, and it w;ould have been a misfortune If he had not been giver, an opportunity to show in that great f'.rum tho quality of man he -was. Tho Interestlttg disclosure of the Chi cago Tribune sheds -. ,v light on ono of the Important Incidents which nulled the surface of the early part of Mr. Me Klnley's administration. It will be re called that the -Hon, John Sherman, who wn a United States senator from Ohio oi . . i Action of McKlnley to the Prosl-elciu-y of the United States, was invited by the President-elect to beenmo his secretary of Elate. It was held in some quarters that Sher man was practically dragged Into what was termed the sacrifice of the senator ship at a porlod of life when the arduous (duties of the head of the Slnte depart ment must cut short his days in order to make a place for the successful man ager of McKinlcy's campaign. It is only seven years since these events took place, yet McKlnley, Sherman and Hanna nro all dead. It will be strange under tho circumstances If somo writer thoroughly acquainted with tho Inside history of Ohio politics of that period does not give to the public this full story In connection with a discussion of the life and services nf the lamented Hanna. DIVOHCK IN CANADA AND AMKUIC.V If divorces In the United States during the three decades from l.r07 to 1!1 had been the same per capita as In Canada, theie would havo been less than two thou sand in the entlro country. In other words, the divorces granted in the United States would have, been reduced by CCb.tMl. This criminous difference, appalling in Its suggestion of national laxity, Indeed, to some, r.f national depravity, has, per haps, never bcn seriously consldeied by the people of the United States. If thu Ilguns were reversed, If Canadians dur ing a generation had secured ten thou, sand times as many divorces, relatively, as had been secured In the United Slates, would not Canada be looked upon with something perilously near contempt; would it, Indeed, be unreasonable, would It bo illogical, to conclude that there was something radically wronty with tho mor als of the people, something fundamental ly at fault with their laws? The divorcee of Canada have been se cured upon the one fundamental ground of Infidelity. Those secured In the United States havo been granted upon grounds so many and so diverse, ono hesitates from which stnndpolnt to approach them ridicule, pity, scorn or contempt. Kven though It be somewhat of a pnraitox, thrro Is yet considerable national comfort to bo derived from the fact that so largo a numlier of this wretched list of divorce merits were granted upon trivial grounds; so few, compared with tho wholo num ber, upon the ground of sin. W. S, Hur wood in Tho World To-day. THfO PKRPLKXITV OF POCAHONTAS. Pocahontas has Just rescued John Smith. "1 can't understand It at all," she said. "Accordlnu to the novels his name should be more like Mnrm.uluke Cholmondcley do Montmorency." Hereupon she wopt In think lhe episode had been robbed nf rnmanco. Now York Sun. riEASON port it. Naggsby Pvo been out over- Ihn Slate, nnd I loll you I wasn't stuck on the public roads of Maryland. Waggsby That's becnuso they were frozen up, Otherwise) you would havo got stuck every few miles, Baltimore Amcrlunn, WHAT OUR NEIGHBORS SAY A Striking- AiihIvhU of Mr. Clemen fx Charier of Ilxtrnriignaca b Slnte I'.xpenies, (From tho Knosburgh Standard.) Mr. Clement, in his speech at Windsor, again brings Into ptomlnenco lho alleged extravagance of State administration, by relleratlng tho charges of two years ago, that the State government, ns conducted for the past :: years, has been prodigal and that expenditures entirely unneces sary and imwnrranteil havo been made. However, be makes somn exceptions, In stances the cxccutlvo department, also the legislative, and tho government of the penal Institutions of tho State, as show ing no substantial Increase In 1301 ilver lhat of 1.STI. Ho might have said that in the case of the State's prison nnd House of Correction they are at the present tlmo selr-supporting, which was not the ensu In 1.S71. He seems satisfied with tho In creased outlay for educational purposes; the twelve thousand additional for Stnte mllllla nnd nine thousand Increase for thft Solldera' Home does not exclto his Ire. Of the three hundred and fifty thou sand dollars annual Incrense of outgo, he find" ono hundred nnd forty-five thou sand Is In the cave of tho Slate Insane, which ho claims Is excesslvo; one hundred thousand In the. administration of law under "Court Uxpenses" and approxi mately slTly-tlve thousand Increase! in newly created and needless State com missions; practically accounting for the disposition of the threo hundred nnd fifty thousand dollars, showlnu over ono hun dred per cent, additional nnnual disburse ments compared with thirty years ago. Probably Mr. Cloment does not oxpoct to convince anybody conversant with tho trend of modern Ideas thnt dominate the management of Insane asylums at tho pre sent day, that there will be any mntorlaJ decreaso in the expenditurea for the State insane, whether ho Is eleetod governor or not. lie muit also admit that tho re duction of "Court Kxponses" will not b radical. In looking" over th auditor's re port for the years lOOl-ft! wn are unable to find where Mr. Clement gets the ixty five thousand dollars Increase in ex penses for Stnte commissions. For tho year ending Juno 30, 1WJ, ws find the following; Commissioner State taxes J l.flVUO Supervisor of Insane 1.4RS.1G Trustees Vt Stato hospital for Insauo Prison commissioners Directors State's prison and House) of Correction Hoaiel of vKltors. State's nrlson.. 3.3f) 110.30 3.'vS! S3. 23 301 3S 3.0-3.77 2.12(.'il 1. W7.S7 2, ''S1.B1 7.".r,.c; Trustee Vt Industrial school.... Slnte hoard nf agriculture Cattle r eimmIloners Public health Hallroad commissioners State highway commissioners.... Special highway commissioners.. Flh and game cominl1"sioners.... Commls'ion to Investigate dnublo ti.at!'in Library commissioners Insurance commissioners un.ffl l.iilfi.Sl Mf. 214.S7 SHI : Total R-,l 3S The Slate instieetor of finance and Slate hoird of phamnov are not included, as tley aro not an' eNpensn charge on the Stall- treasury, their expenses being pro vided for otherwise. Quite a numb, r nf thcf commissions were In existence in 171, consequently the Increased exp, n. lit , ires cannot exceed fifteen or eighteen thnnsnnd dollars per annum at the piesent time as compared with the former period. Quito a dlffer- eilPO C'ltm CIVI ,..fl,.rt , hmtu -..1 n.. nlnl.n...t !by Mr. Clement. It looks to us as If he 1 UTC t.,l,'l.i.- 1',-nim,, 1.1- 1. " ..... ...... ......,,tM .,,..t,,t ii.,,, tuill 11 , people, ne i nNo said to havo slated, that there could bo saved two hundred and flr'y thnurmd dollars a yai- In Ptite expense, which at five thousand idolla!" -i mile would build fifty miles of permanent higlnviy. MlirhH-ood thing jit It can h" done, but lmw I to ht done Is I he question. Snnpn-e Mr. Clement, hi'tead of re-sting i your case upon such an assertion, which a srnnd many believe is lhrolut'dy nboird. 'that you give an Itemized statement lmw I inn .Inst wh"re this saving is coming In 'This will remove the dicuwion from the abstract te ihe concrete. nvo a great 'den I ef theorizing and mif-xtntomentt m, 1 hn'h side, and open the way for nn in telligent discussion is to whether expendi tures under the pient republican ad ministration are extravagant or not. Wh it the people want, Mr. Clemen', is a busi ness statement giving facts, tint bun combe. Such l showing on jour part, if conclusive, will go a good ways towards making ymir "calling ejection ure." and will be a knock-nut blow to the n. call nnn pnsumu statesmen. whe are not In sympathy with your gubernatorial aspiration. Why not do It? Tl.V.U FOR ACTION. (From lhe St. Johnsbury Caledonian.) Knr le-w than one year Vermont has been e.sperimeiting with license, but there h is been .1 remarkable change in sentiment on the part of man voters who one year ago lonkid upon the ope.n s-ilonn us otlcriug the best solution of the liquor problem. St. Johnsbury said "No" to tho saloon last March by a somewhat emphatic margin, and tho year's experience, In contrast with that of certain towns which voted "Yes." has proved that her decision was not a wlso one. In Itutlnnd, which may be properly called the fountain head of the license ugitntlon, the tide has been setting strongly the other way, and many of those who voted "Yes" and now realize the folly of It all. aro joining In a "No" campaign. .Montpeller has found llcenso unsatis factory, from a moral, business and social standpoint, and there- uro en couraging Indications that the city will vote "No" I his year. l'rom different parts nf the State comes tin- same slory of the iniquitous results of a legalized liquor tralllc. St. .lohnsbury's vote of last year w 111 not sulllcii for this year. If she, in to be kept flee from the taint of the open saloon for another twelvemonth, she must wake up to the situation nnd lm ut the polls next month In the fulness of her strength. If she does this, the town Is safe. If she falls In her duty, through indifference, the peril Is groat. The advocate's of the open saloon havo been bus) for some time past, In the hope of overturning tlio "No" vote of last Match. Keeent occurrences verv plainly Indicate their methods Hut it should be beiri In mind thnt there may be considerable difference bntwe.cn tho performance of a rush caucus and tho result of a deliberate appearance of tho great mass of voters at tho polls on olec tlon day. It is the latter that the town will depend on for Its safoty or its Injury In the direction of political and socat integrity. Outsile Influences are being- brought to bear on St. Johnsbury in was the case last year with many other towns. It Is autliorllatlvely stated that a wholesale liquor house which would naturally reap a harvest from a "Yos" vote has promised to put five hundred dollars into tho St. Johnsbury campaign this spring, If wo arc anxious for Increased drunk-cnues.-i em our streets and In our homes, for an Increase of crime, for an Increase In our poor expense, for an Increusn in tnxes, for an increase In tho num ber of bad debts on tho books of our business men, let us havo tho open sa. loon. If we are- not anxious for these things If wn want to keep our town clean, then make tho "No" vote this spring even innro emphatlo than tlio last one, There should not be tho sllghtejt doubt of St. .lohnsbury's utiludo on this Im portant question. UOlt KACU COMMUNITY TO DUCIDU. (Plum lho- llano Tlmos.) Tho two newspapers of St.- Johnsbury nro urging tho citiicnn of that town to vote against licensing saloons at the com. Ing March meeting. When the peoplo of St. Ji hnsbury consider tho successful local option prohibition which they have experi enced Uurlns the past year they will tin- Inrr In u-oi-'r mnn "ihn nr.,,! 'i it,. c .A!ft"' tllc' boiling save the personal ambl donbledly vote, tho same this year. From all lepr.rts that havo comn from that place, be tho origin of tho Information ol license or prohibition nfflllation, conditions havo been satisfactory. St. Johnsbtiry voters If they llnd that the no-llccnse fea ture of the law Is better for their needs, should not hesitate to volo that way again. It Is one of the strong points of the law, that It nllows each town lo decide for It self which side of lhe law Is better suited fur Its peculiar needs, and to voto accord ingly. THIS AOHICUIVrUHAIi APPItOPHIA TION. (Prom the Ilrattleboro Phoenix.) Senator Procdor, as chairman of the agrl cultural committee In tho Senate, has re ported tho agricultural appropriation bill, which calls lor a total of f6,":0,:0. STIIAK1HT OOODS DI3MANDICD. (From the Barro Times.) H pays to deal In straight, unadulterat ed goe.Js as the Washington county sugar maker, who has just heen found out, curt probably bear testimony. "Puro Ver mont" syrup does not mean a little boiled sap with a quantity nf wdilte sugar inkieci to give It a whlto color anil a sweetet flavor. If theie are other sugar-makers In Vermont who- have been resorting to the same method let them lake warning, THINK IT OVUP,. (From the Cambridge Transcript.) Inasmuch as the nnnual March meeting Is but a few days away It is timely to ask If every voter has carefully considered thc new feature to enmo before the town meetings this year, the question of license or 1111 liccnxe. if every voter has observed thc working of the new law In licensed towns and compared the conditions exist ing with thoe of the no license towns he should be able to vote intelligently. Tho town the past year, under the pro hlbltlve feature of the local option law, has enjoyed a period comparatively free from drunkenness. To license the town and grant the sale of liquors under third nnd fourth class licenses would tin to re turn to the same conditions as existed un der the pernicious town agency system, triAflA fm.e-frja ,... I... n.Mlnw I V. a .Tin. live of personal gain. Such licenses would,. Ve "'c"ll1 Ilk" ( see a man come beforn be of ospeclal benellt only to the holders; tlln People asking for their suffrages be. nnd a menace' to the town, touching every '"l,,so tl! represented principles which department of (.; life social, material 1 v"ra v""' the well Imlng or the Slate, and moral. And every license local option ,lnJ llot because he had tho means to man. If he Is consistent with his expressed . '"bsldlze the press or amusa and attract convictions that local option Is the best . wlth n brass band and quartette of sing method of controlling lhe liquor traffic and , '1'f, transported In palace cars. Let tu ellmlnailng tlig objectionable features , Bl(,P hunting in Vermont for a man for arising from its sale, will voto "no" when frovornor who can own newspapers and he places his ballot. P'"1" thS votef' r corrupt men, and show euf well in N'ew Vork or Ilostnn or Wnci, SOMi: PLAIN TALK IN PKLATION TO Ington; let us mihVr wkTmw ih? CLBMUNT'S CANIDACV FOIt TUB I the farmers and shopmen nT"ab rc? CIOVKKNOKSIIIP. (Prom the Uarrc Telegram.) lhe Morrisvlllo News and Citizen, com- inentlng upon the statement of tho .Mid- dlehnry liegister that the republican con- volition would not nominate! Mr. Clem - cut, lor the reason that ho bolted the 1 ticket two j o.ii-s ago, says, "The llcgls- It.'i Is about right (why nut quite right) Hi.n till!!. A lew years pieh.itlcm on lliu 1 11'" 1 '-" t lenient is ncccs.-ary. DolS . liny one suppose that Mr. Clement Is go ing about tlie State deliyering speeches a. d paying Ills own expenses simply be muse in- has an all absorbing love for Vermont? if so, ho is probably much mistaken. Mr. Clement wants to be governor; lluit is whv be is mailing- this ado. l'wo years ago he and hi" followers shouted ono shibboleth, now they vociferate uliothir, but each time ihe real .-.ninuis of the stil ls to place Percival Clement in the gub ernatorial chair. The convention nt which Mr. Cle.-r.jr tit's followers bolted with jeers and threats ha.l nr.'Vi jiislv adopted the ! '" i',c '.' r'11' he was coiitcudlng Old theie was not a shre.l ol a reason ' . , , 7"1"""" "l l" rallio.ul to be the gin crnor of Vermont. Do the people of Vermont wish as their standard bearer a man who?.- pa ttioilsm lons-ists In an attempt lo disrupt the ii.u ty who suffrnsris It; sought, and whose devotion to tlie State- Interests en isists in an attempt to ride into power upon a platform long sine-i advocated bj the llM.,01 ity uf the Si, no press? Mr. Clmcnl has a perfect light to wish to be tho governor of Vermont. That i. ui honorable ambitum for any citi..' ,, It m entirely prupi r for him, if lie wishes, to go about making spi cchei .n his m.p nit' rest, rilling as his theme some points ..f grow 1.1 ir.ti iest amont, the pco. pl lint do nut let any one be mistaken s to his purpose; the road wlmh most p.ntUulaily loiKctus him is Un path whli h leadsc to a chair In the gover nor's chamber at Montpeller. HI-PI IND TUB TIM US. ri'iom the Unosburgh Standard.) Mr. Clement's speech at Windsor, it is l.i it- to iMsum.'. is thu Urine ot Un- mml gun in th. fe-ubi.'tiiatorl ii contest for linM. 1 We apprehend that it will reasonably be I eouslcleivd Mr. Clement's pronunciatneto upon thu subiects of dominant Stat- intei. e-ts relating lo I'npotuuit questions of tllc day. It must b,- admitted, however, that ills arguments auvanced in the advocacy of good roads ,w rather archaic, corisld ring tho dramatic instinct and origin ality of purpose that generally manifests itself in Mr. Clement's political methods. It goes without saing that as to his position upon the necessity of good roads there has not bei n, nor will then- be. any contention, as all parties without distinction republicans, democrats, pro hibitionists, high license enthusiasts aro agreed, and have been for the past ten ycats. upon the vital importance to the best inte-iests of Vermont of promoting the imitation for better roads. In thu I-glsiatuie or KJ'l, Dr. Janes, a repri.'.-eiitallvi. ftom the town of Water bury, introduced the llrst bill for the per manent improvement of roads, which em bodied all tin.' salient and permanent fea tures suggested by Mr. Clement's proo sition for imiiioved highways, but it mea. Miro so revolutionary In Its contemplated chaugiM failed to carry at that tlmo. From lsrcj to inm Governor Puller made a determined and successful effort to i.itercs.1 the people ot the State In hotter Highways, visiting n large number of . .. ,i ,1 iiiusiraii.i map .,it ,tn riiiiliilki n It'll l.l lllt-l! Ill .111. Clements speech at Windsor, rd.itive to the great saving to bo mado by per manently Improving tin highways throughout the State. At the session uf 1M1'.'. tho Hinds law was enacted, which was considered merel. a tentative meas ure but an advance sti over tho old method, and Is substantially tho luw at tho present time. In the largo centers where wealth Is concentrated, thus permitting- a greater expenditure of money, such as Hurllng ton, St. Albans, Itutland, Montpeller, Harre, St. Johnsbury, Randolph, Hrat tlfboro mil Ilcnnlngton, more permanent roads havo been built, iiome of them bulnjr ef tho very best macadam, which in Indicative, of the character of road building which will gradually and sure ly extend throughout the Slate. Since the tliM agitation the demand for bettor hlshwa.vK has been greatly Inten sified throughout tho country by thu In troductlou of blcycle.s, automobiles and tho rural fi"o delivery system, so much so that several bills am before the na tional Congress supplementing State aid at the ptesunt tluui. also several States, including Maskacluinetts, Connecticut, New York. New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Indiana and Ohio, havo made good be glunings, and in some, marked Improve ments hi building permanent highways have been made. Jiibt how Mr. Clement Is to gt any dis tinct aid In his canvass by btilug merely an echo, or camp follower, In this great reform movement, is a question. We opine that tt will cut no Ice In the com ing campaign. If Mr. Clement should dlo to-morrow It would not affect tho fu ture! highway system of the St'itn. if any of thu other applrarils for the governor ship aro uliK'ted, they will bo as strenti. ous In their advocacy for Improved hlgh 1111)1 ns Mr Clement puss b;v can be I instead of tho people of this state cm Ploying their lltiio "In throwing banquets, at each other nbout the beaut Inn nf Ver mont," ns stated by Mr. Clement at AVInd sor, tlmy have bei n quietly, but none the leas elYectunlly, winking out the pioblcm how best to give! Vermont pcrnvmeni road cnii3Hteiit with lho wealth of the Stnle, and as usual nro ono of the first ten Stales of tho Union to construct Im proved highways. The trouble is not with tho people, but with Mr. Clement. AN ADUJ, IIONIWT, 1'OOK MAN FOIl OGVHllNon. (From the Kssox County Hcrnld.) Ji' .'i n lr,UP' ,noreR thc nlty. and wo nsl. those who may suffer from tho same disease, to sympathize with tho yeomanry of Vermont. Has it Indcd erne to p sa hat no matter how worthy a man be, ho cannot aspire to the governorship of lm Slate unlei,s p. reliance fotuno has favored him .with riches? n Is "'i d that on the paltry stun allowed him ns n salary thousands which ho Is w.ll ,g ZPi to spend, he- cannot meet ,1,1,11 of either States on ti,n,.n- I ( the State will suffer Ignommlously there- i.nil'len!?Le..trlm 10 a rPrt!ln extent; but wo thin the sctimct of our goo, P-op e is still free from that demented condition which woiship K.M jaco unil bnis.-i buttons und gorgeous i, jy KU(ir,i), an, parlor e'nrn and clumpagn, suppers und Waldorf-Astoria eg,,rs The peoplo of Vermont are sim ,trontr of limb and heallhy l mi, 'n,i hnk the best way In which to h. ,,r t"10 "jlatr of tho chief magistrate ,3 i)V puttl'ng lliereln a man of tiuo and noulc p.rts a man of lofty Ideals, -vho R .11 l7, moved In the path ot his duty t v 1 pra. re fill consideration or the nee is ot tin. masses rather than the s'lli,h w i.es of the few. I."t us put a man In tho cli .lr of the. governor, not because he b , , money but because he Is In overv se r e a man' worthy arid well qualified. Th , ,s,s', s on of money Is In no senso a ., ifiuuc.i. tlon, neither Is 11 a distinct dis iualp t. tlon. When one Is suggested Ijr the. governorship w e ought never m ire tn hear the Inquiry: How much will he i, ublo to contribute, to the campaign f, 1 J" Campaign funds in modern tlm Ui become a dangerous menace to our i . Ilzatlon. It lermlts unworthy men t, buy their way to power and farth r profit. It deprives tho peoplo of t , inn-o wno are most wortln i .in meet on a common level, and never lee forced to a comparison as to tho I ... .. .... KiuiiM-ms or me style or tho j hat. Wo want to show proper respect lf the office in our honest recognition of I'm honorjble man, Instead of bowing t 'oiie because he Is able to cut a figure In swell society al tho Hub or the fnnlini of the nation. Possibly In the past wo have been rortunate in finding men pof- K''! 'it nil the high quail' es at) I 'U e v ion. out n.n 11 r t lrrj ti the seeming neees-?itv of Wea th as a pre-(tulslte- to the satisfying of a laudible ambition? Is it not safo to say to-dav that this seeming neres-ity is orly a luxury, and not to any extent a necess ty, to make honest manhood a slave'' An able, honest, poor man for gover r Which ono of the leading newspapers ,f tlie State has tho courage to s igge-jt such a proposition? Hark close now ' IiUYINt; VOTUS TOR LICKNSU. (I-iom tho Montpeller Argus) St. .lohnsbury puts up a stateme t re. gaming tne tnomy to be spent lj the liquor Interists to carry tho towi, fir he. use th.it Is more eietmite tn in any thing we haw; previously s en. Tlie pa peis profess to knuw a man who has .-me of the money In his pocket, part to use for political puroose and nart 10 , keep. Tills I, altogether dlliYrent from the vagi reports and rumors that ap pe,ir 110m time to time. If this Is tlio j case in St. Johnsbury it is an unwar- wanted intertcicnce with the affairs of . that municipality that the citizens shoulj I res nt. This matter of license is some th'iiir 10 bo regulated by thc voters of the. towns with legard solely to their own interests, and not with any considera tion for possible profits for others. Wo 1 confesx a reeling of pleasure that in ono , ease there is something more substantial I than rumor in this respert. Vermont voters are not generally venal, mil w nave no idea enough can bo purchased In any town to change its decision. The lktrot interest 111:1s p.irt with good mmv y m iehange tor votes they mwht havo had for nothing, but we do not beueve they can buy a town in the State lint let us look at another phase of the matter. If voters can be bought offi cials can be bought. If voters who de pot believe In license, then officials can bo bribed not to enforce laws against tho celling of liquor. The oiilce holder ls n 1 better than the average voter, somo times, In fact, not nearly so good a man. It used to bo believed (wo make no charges now- to that effect) that offl, lals worn "induced" to temper the rlROrs of the cid prohibitory law and theie have been rea sons for that belief. Certainly there was corruption enough under the old law There Is no valid reason, aside from ofli cial negligence or corruption, why the law should nol have beim effective If the officers sworn to enforce it h,i 1 1 1 every cose performed their duty th re would have been little Illicit selling 111 the State. The fact that the ollb luls did not enforce the luw was one of the principal reasons that brcight abjut Its repeal. Vermont is a tr mperniu e State. Tho long reign of prohibition, m .-taken though II was, and the large percentage nt no license towns under the new law sufficiently prove that. It was no desire for free rum that brought a jout the revolution of ltlrtj. Aside from the pure'y political reasons that Influenced the vot ers, It was disgust wllh tho manner II! whi 'i tlie prohibitory law was ex- oouted. We have 110 doubt, no reason for doubting and good reason for be lieving, that liquor houses spent money m Vermont for corrupt purposes during 1 ij(, r,n of prohibition. It is known thai they did so In other States that main tained prohibition. We have no desire lo see 1h.1t repeated under the present law. Wo would hivo every attempt at anything ef the sort unsparingly exposed The new law relies on the individual olt -zen for its strength. It removes the op portunities for official corruption nnd, places In lho hands of tho citizens tho power to secure Its proper enforcement We do not believe tho electorate of Ver mont is purchasable, and we do not bellevn the liquor Interests will make any pro grcss In extending the license area by the expenditure of money In the State. SIGN Ol" NKWSPAPKIt PROUnP.SS (Prom the Encsburgh Standard.) Among tho recent evidences of prosper ity nnd prosress un tho part of the Ver mont press, Is the Installation by tho Hur llngton l-'ree Press or a new double deener perfecting press of the latrst pattern, the third web press to be in stalled in the Pree Press office in a per iod of eight years. That paper's dully Issue Is now Increased to ten pages, I'ha Kite Press holds an enviable rank with lho best dally papers In New Kngland, .1 rosltlon which It plainly si aws every sign of holding and advancing. POH Dlll.KCATU TO CHICAGO. (Prom tho Knndolph Herald,) Kach congressional district in Vermont will havo two delegates to tho republican national convention, making four for both districts. In addition to the four "at large" delegates, the Slate's total representa tion being eight Wo have heard the Hon, Chatles Downer of Sharon suggested ns one of the district delegates. Mr, Downer Is prominent In the public life of his section, a graduate of Harvard mid tin, iraivarl law school, represented fiharnn In the general assembly In 1- and Is one ot Windsor tounty's ptesent so.iators, He Is for Itooseveli from conviction, and can he counted pp to stnnd for everything thnt means trim rcpubllcanUm Daniel J. Sully, tl. "Cotton Mug Is to bdcomu a member 01 the Chicauo board oC trado,.