The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-31


ular crisis, but il the distinction is to he
kept up between popular government
and one where there is u life tenure of Of
fee, there must be constant change in the
personnel of Congress. In other words,
there must be Il constant rotation in office.
We believe that such course is In accord
ance with the true theory of our govern
ment, and that any continued departure
therefrom would be as fatal to the true
workings of that theory as would the
election of President for third term.
In order, however, to carry out this theory
into practice, there must be a constant sue
cession of men untried in that particular
sphere of duty, superceding those who
have served one or more terms, with more
or less credit.
We have been led to this line of remark
because we are called upon, tomorrow, to
vote for man to represent the first dis
trict OF Vermont in the Congress of the
United States, who is, as yet, an untried
man in that particular branch of the pub
lie service. 1t is not our intention, how
ever, to say anything in reference to him ;
although we might be justified in asking as
we pass along-and in afflrmatively answer
ing the qucry-if he is not as well known
to the people of the district and state, if
he had not as ably and faithfully discharg-
cd each and every trust imposed upon him,
and il he does not stand as high in his pro-
tession, as was the case with the men at
the time named, to whom we shall pre-
sently refer, with possibly one exception.
Vermont has always believed in and prac-
ticed upon the principle of rotation in Of
flee in her congressional delegation and
the state and nation has been greatly bene-
fitted thereby. The political history of the
state and the country will show this and
il will, also, show that with this constant
succession of new men. the same influence
has been cxer cd over the council of the
nation by these as by tho old. Before
abiding to the changes in the lower House
of Congress, let us briefly recall the two OF
three of the names of our Senators who
have left an inelfacable mark on the polti-
first Senator from Vermont was Stephen
II. Bradley, mere country attorney,
who, at first, served a single term but af.
ter an intervening term was again elected
He compelcd-we use the word advsedly
the nomination of James Madison by in
sisting upon and calling congrcssiona
nominating caucus. Then there was lsrae
Smith, another country attorney" Il resi-
dent of Rutland, afterwards chief justice
and governor of Vermont, who was invitet
to a seat in the cabinet of President Jeffer
son Nathaniel Chapman, the friend an,
correspondent of Alexander Hamilton
Samuel Prentss, whose name will Away
be connected with the first successful eff
forts for the suppression of duelling Sam
uel S. Phelps-but we might call the Who'll
roll ending with Solomon Foot and Jacol
Collamer, all of whom are now gathered
to their fathers. Neither have we caus
to be ashamed of our present Senators, boil
of whom have written their names high Oh
the roll of the country's statesmen.
But with all this rotation in Office, Rut
land has furnished but two members o
Congress, but we complain not of this--w
leave out of the count me three month
uneXpired term, Vermont and particular
the district of which Rutland forms part
has always been well represented, and tha
is sufficient. We will now refer to til
last occasion in which Rutland county wa
again given an opportunity to vote for on
of her fellow citizens as the man who wa
| to represent the district in the then neA
Congress. Prior to that, from 1901 t
1903, Israel Smith had been her only so
in the lower House, and he was tran
ferred to the Senate in 1903, where he n
manned until 1907, when he resigned to b.
come governor of Vermont. In thoi
days, and for many years afterwards, Il
l Senate was left for the gubernatori
chair; but in these days of political il
. trigue the rule is reversed and the gubern
, toral chair is mainly sought for al
eagerly used as stepping stone TO Sc
in the Senate. Again, In 1912, was Sc
, of Rutland, Solomon Foot, nominated Fl
!, and elected to Congress. Indeed, an G
tire and sweeping change was made in o.
q whole Congressional delegation. In Il
: next Congress thereafter, the state was l
presented by four new and untried me
: Those men were Solomon Foot, Jac'
u Collamer, George p. Marsh and Paul D
S lingham Does any one suppose that t
y state suffered any detriment at thu
n hands? And yet they were new and Il
S tried men. Not one of them had any c
n perience that would fit him for Co
C gress save what might have been obtain
+ in the legislature of Vermont With t
S exception of Jacob Collamer, who h;
e been judge of our supreme court, n
one of them had reputation which ma
HIM known outside of the State. N
t. Foot, to be sure, had been speaker of o
STAT, house of representatives as Color
Is Joyce has, but that was all. 1t was
each anu all OF llcm inc real COlllncnC
II ment of their political life. In conside
ing their public services since that day,
le we not forget this early beginning? w
IS among their early friends and supporte
lie as they urged their respective nomination
he could have looked forward and have Sc
is the large space these men were to occu
re in the public eye in the future? Was e,
re such delegation sent from single sta
! at the same time, to congress? Yes. I'll
ne displaced just as able a delegaton--Jo
oy Mattccks, Hiland Hall, Horace Everc
W Augustus Young. Think you, that tho
lis was no talk then about dsplacing men
TO experience by untried men? Yet
ey change was made and the state suffered
go detriment. If we believe in life TEN
OF of office, let us say so, and actaccording
II But if we are believers in the old democrf
- rnnnhlicnn doctrine of ''rOtatiOn in o0i(