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March 271016. No. 11 
“In| Vikw oF THE DEVELOPMENTS during the past 
week at thé Staté-Hotse where the hearings on the al- 
leged. gtaft charges against Representative Foster of the 
Manchester-Gloucestér district were held, there can be 
little*doubt that the accused legislator was guilty of using 
tactits ‘which; to say the least, were unbecoming an of- 
‘ficial sustained in office by a confiding constituency. The 
act.'of Representative’ Lyle in backing up his charges, 
thade last wéek* before the House Committee on Roads 
and Bridges, by competent witnesses clears him of any 
coufitét-charge of “playing politics.’ Legislators are 
paid bythe ‘Commonw ealth, and indirectly by their con- 
-Stituerits, to promote legislation in behalf of the latter 
and if iS not flecessary for them to do outside ‘ “collecting” 
‘itt’ ordér t6 Successftlly ‘execute the wishes of the people 
wlio eléct them?” In view of the evidence brought against 
“him, Representative Foster should immediatel y resign; 
ard he“ failing todo that, it is the duty of the House to 
declare his. seat Vacant. 
“At BEveRLY Farms the Improvement Society held a 
public meeting this week that was most successful. Two 
eae were presented who spoke upon problems of 
, public _good,—one of education and the other on public 
‘sanitation. ~ Superintendent Seth Howard Chace in a 
‘friendly and intelligent way outlined the work the schools 
ate trying to do and asked for the co- operation of the 
_ peop nle in the execution of their ideals. Mrs. Robert S. 
Bradley, presented the problem of sanitation in a broad 
and intelligent manner. The work of the Women’s Muni- 
cipal League of the City of Boston has afforded her an 
Opportunity to invest her talents with rich rewards in the 
betterment of the sanitary conditions of that city. While 
the address in Beverly Farms was in the nature of a 
narrative of the work done in Boston it became a most 
valuable educational address. One of the most success- 
“ful ways of: conveying instruction is by the methods of 
“tustration' and indirection. 
“Tire SEASON 1S CERTAIN now to be late. Gardeners 
ate beg delayed in their spring work and contractors 
‘are “embarrassed by the snow which seems to come faster 
than it goes. “Tt is time for bare ground and the beginning 
of spring work. It will be wisdom on the part “of the 
owners: of ‘estates ‘to’ make their plans for their’ spring 
work andif possible open their houses and have the in- 
side work done early. It does not take a prophet to see 
that everyone vill be seeking the services of the business 
menat the'same time: Do your spring planning now and 
save yourself the serious inconveniences due to the rush 
it the busy season. 
~Maren -SkEMS* 70. Have BEEN a month of snow 
storms. The habit has been formed and nature does not 
seem inclined to break it. 
-now would only tend to increase the number of candidates 
Cree 
March 17, 16: | 
AN EpiToriAL WRiTTEN Over Nicu? on an jnter- 
national question of grave importance cannot contribute 
much to the sum of knowledge of men. The reading pub- 
lic should be taught to read with discrimination ayd. to 
formulate their judgments deliberately and without haste. 
There is nothing that contributes more to error in judg- 
ment than haste. It is interesting to note how cockesure 
the editors of papers may be of their opinions and judg- 
ments the morning after a crisis when all the facts cannot. 
be at hand and when the pressure of the circumstance de- 
mands something to be read on the topic. Horace Greeley 
worried the life of Lincoln constantly by immature judg- 
ments. It takes time, wide reading, careful weighing and 
a proper balancing of facts to form opinions concerning 
great public questions. It is a wise man who instead of 
formulating his opinions from the opinions of others care- 
fully reads the journals of the hour for facts. The ac- 
tivities of men are now quite accurately narrated, and 
with an intelligence alert to the swift changes of history 
one may be indifferently successful in sifting the wheat 
from the chaff in editorials, and in publicly written’ and 
printed opinion. In a republic the people must do their 
own thinking, and thinking is an art that must be learned. 
It will be well for all men to carefully weigh opinions, 
avoid the adoption of other men’s opinions without care- 
fully examining their meaning and worth. The justices of 
a court do not gather their evidences abroad, but by an 
examination of the evidence and the facts. Today facts 
come to light with a remarkable certainty, and quickly. 
The public journals excel and the wise reader will not 
only receive the printed news, but will correlate it with 
other facts of public moment and then be able to form an 
opinion. The opinion of others will be respected more than 
before because it will reveal the angle of vision of another 
and in this way a man may place a check upon his own 
views. He will look at the facts through the mind of 
another and in so doing he will be able to broaden his own 
field of thinking and increase his power to make intelli- 
gent conclusions from facts presented. Men must think. 
There is a curse upon a mind that refuses to think and the 
penalty that men pay for refusing to use their minds is 
deterioration and degeneracy. _ Who can afford to sur- 
render the sovereign rights of an active mind? To safe- 
guard the gift, one must use the faculty that is given. 
Read other men’s opinions, but intellectual sovereignty 
can be maintained only as we formulate our own. . 
THEODORE ROOSEVELT is a shrewd man and his de- 
clination to become an avowed candidate for the repub- 
lican nomination reveals that. He has been a careful 
student of political affairs and is astute enough to see 
that his hope of winning the nomination lays in capturing 
the convention. To begin a fight at the primaries would 
only stir up his enemies and prevent the consummation 
which we believe he devoutly desires. Ex-President 
Roosevelt wants to be the next President. He is a candi- 
date, avowed or not. He is available and the convention 
will have to consider him and Roosevelt knows it.» As 
he says, “June is a long way off.” Mr. Roosevelt is hot 
a blunderer, however many mistakes he may have made. 
The present refusal'means that he has made up his mind 
tc have the fight originate in the convention. A contest 
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His fortune rests in an impartial, 
This is his hope and he thas 
pledged against him. 
unpledged jury of delegates. 
staked his interest on it. 
THERE Is A DANGER to the German cause in the-at- 
temped manipulation of American politics. Every such 
effort has failed and has proven to react. . Ta 
