Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-03-02
Frederick Holbrook for Governor.


The State Of Vermont has for years
pursued the suicidal policy Of denying its
young men any share in the honors Of
Office. We say the State Of Vermont,
for practically the dominant party is the
State, and while the democratic party has
always recognised lis young men, and
done what il could for them, the whig
party has always kept them in the back
ground. When the democrats triumphed
a few years ago, il was Robinson and
Kidder, two Of It's young men, who we've
elected Governor and Lieutenant. But
the wing party always went upon the
principle that a man was not fit 10 be-
Governor I'LL he was so old as TO be fit
for nothing else. The consequence has
been that scores and hundreds Of youAg
men OF generous ambition and Of talents
adequate 10 any station to which they
aspired, have left Vermont 10 seek else
where the promotion denied TO them at
home. They are scattered all through
the west and we continually hear OF them
ms Governors, Judges, and Members Of
Congress.
1t is time that different policy was
adopted. We are prepared 10 maintain
the proposition that what man is not fit
jr at forly-Gve, he will never be fit for.
Our neighboring state, Massachusetts,
elects lis governors from among It's young
men, and what splendid governors it has.
Who supposes that ~ p. Banks is less
competent as governor than he would
be at seventy five years Of age? But il
he had lived in Vermont il would have
been an almost impossible thing for him
10 be talked Of, even, with reference 10
the governorship till he was at least sixty
years old. We believe the interests of
the republican party in Vermont, require !
reformation in that respect. Ii has al
ready elected three governors, Royce,
Fletcher, and Hall. all on the shady side |
OF sixty, and one Of them almost seventy
years Of age. There is not a word to be |
said in depreciation Of either of them
They all were and are most excellent
men. But we want TO see one governor
OF Vermont, in the prime Of life, in the
maturity of his talents, on the sunny side
Of fifty, and we present TO the young re-
publcans Of Vermont the name of Fred
erick lIolbrook OF Brattleboro, as the
man above all others entitled to their sup
port.
MIR. Holbrook is in lhe prime of life,
Gust forty six and a man of emnently
practical talent. lie is a farmer, and no
mar in Vermont has done so much to adj
vance the interests of farmers as he. He
was the founder and first President OF
the Vermont Agricultural Society, add
by his sound judgment ard good man
asement il has been carried forward in
career of uninterrupted prosperity and
usefulness. His writings on agriculture
are read and admired all over the coun-
try, and have gained him a place in the
front rank Of authors in that department |
He is am.n Of the purest morality, sound
and decided republican principles, and
would confer as much honor on the office |
as he would derive from it. Give us
Frederick Holbrook MS n candidate, and
we can go into the campaign not as
mere matter of form, but with hearty
enthusiasm, and I'VE believe his nomina-
ton would excite more enthusiasm among
the voters in general than can be raised ,
in any other way.