Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-04-10
Middiebury Correspondence Rutland Herald.
State Politics.
Tie GOVERNOR QUESTION

candidates are being trotted out on the
course for the critical eye of the public 10
look over, and find, if possible, that they
are free from political lameness, spayIns,
wind gals, etc. You are aware that politi-
cal soundness. so very necessary. should DC
unquestioned, or the candidate may be run
down in the race. 1t is not impossible that
all the political nays so prominently named
and placed or the race course may yet De
beaten by some new racer, who Is in hitting
order for the contest, but not Ter prudential
reasons placed on the course. Or, IN other
words, some new man not publicly named,
may come forward and with strong hackers
secure the prize of nomination, with the
strong probability Of an election The
great difficulty with US Is that We have 50
many men qualified for the position that It
makes trouble to select. We wish to DO Tall
Justice to all aspirants but each one
feels he alone is entitled 10 the nomination,
and accordingly feels sighted II his claims
are ignored, and declares that "Repub-
lies are unrrateiul" There Is only one
way that | can see to get along with the
difficulties arising from multiplicity such
as row presents itself to the ireemen oil
Vermont, and that Is 10 take immediate
steps 10 procure change of our state con
stitutlon as soon as possible 50 that We can
have an election every SIX months, and no
man shall hold Office but for one term And
then, again. provide that each department
OF human labor shall have It's representative
in the gubernatOriai chair, VIZ The law
yers SIX months, farmers SIX months, mer-
chants SIX months, cotton manufacturers
SIX months, Insurance agents SIX months,
bankers SIX months, lumber merchants
SIX months, printers SIX months, edi-
q rnrsaa lHN
months. Ia this way all could be made
satisfied that they were remembered and
their craft duly hOnOred. There Is nothing
like harmony in the body polite. Under
the pressure AZ present prevailing the
farmers claim that they have been ignored
Too long. and that the time has fully come
i'm which Justice must be awarded them as a
class. bv giving them from their ranks tie
Governor of the State. Well, have no
objection TO this if he Is the best man that
can be found Tor the position. l do not
care what the mans occupation L. On II Is
an honorable Onel il he l. possessed OF the
ability and knowledge 50 highly necessary
% make an intelligent and efficient execu-
tive. NJ doctrine Is, get the best man ior
the position. When say thi-, !
mean. get O man who has some
>tate-maulikc qualities IN his compost
ton. who has some knowledge ot law,
and has made the constitution OF our
own State. and that Of the United States.
his study more or les, ami can give an IN
teiiigent reason Tor the faith that Is IN him
VINO understands the wants and necessItie-
OF the people, and can correctly Judge upon
the pr0per adaptation of statute law %
those wants. With all these. let his moral
character lie above reproach. that the fair
name of the STATE may not be dlshOnored-
Let u Get together the names OF the honor
able men who have been suggested Tor the
candidacy OF Governor thus far Messrs.
Il Garfield and 7 W Park. of Bennington
county y i >praCuc. Jr-. and Co..
Yeazey. OF Rutland county. Calvin Hill,
l. d. Douglas. X. j. Jones and Henry
Lane. Of Addison county Z. :. Taft, John
Mason. of Cnlttenden comfy l.. Bar
low. of Franklin county, /. =. Walton, OF
Washington county. All these are, !
suppose. % be considered As 10 tie
le.d. and backed d. by special friends,
excep. Hon John L. Mason, who,
having been appointed Collector % In
tcrua Revenue. cannot hold tie ONCE
90 Governor " lthuut him the list l~ truly
d formidable one, and If each man is repre-
scented .u the state convention. the trouble
WILL be On select one u the exclusion OF the
see chem al dropped. anu new. strong,
able fresh man taken ny, and made tine
standard bearer ID the Republican party I
the State election this year There i- one
man who aa-uot been named that I wish o.
F add O. tat list OF candidate liz l-, i Is
true. an thc cast side ot the mu-ltalu- but
rHa- makes no difference with my mind
should rut care j. be lived on tile northeast
. tlvr .u E--cx county. 10 is NOT the town
where g., resides that l- u govern me
.n DDS cl.i-e. IL is -hc man anu his quail
frarlaH~ that determine me d. my actlou-
THE man present is lion. Charlie Dewey
1f ManrpeiIcr ana NOT. ] an thankful,
connected g. Tell who be- D. lle
is a. we. known throughout OAR
>tatc a~ any man within Us hor1er-.
+ lie aa- non lrably and very acccptahly rep
resented ~ a-lnciln county iu tie o-1te
senate II Is DO the prime %. life. true
i Republican. With sound head and warm
heart and Wlull make q noble Chief Magi-
trarr lie may NOT be better man than
ANS oi chose named. hut be b. the peer ci
che be~, one au the l.-t In very many Pc
-pect~ " hen You come O. the con>iiera-
+ non 0f the question. Who is the best repre-
sentative oi truc auI profound statesman
ship on ths list ot candidates. 10 one Will
denv tuat Hon. J.. T. Walton D. the man.
4 And It is an uudcuiable fact that - U0veru-
a- be- wou.i honor the State anI the State
wou.i ac nonorcl ny him. But | wi. c.o-c
tne train ot though, So prolific 90 thought
AVID suggestion. hy saying ] hope AID trust
the as-t man ior all the Interests 90 crm 1ut
may receive the nomination AMI election a-
IFS Chief Magistrate ile coming fall e.c"-
tl.r. tANp1E.
Prom Che Lul..u -ta-. cl PIPER.
1890 suALL EE GOVERNOR
From orr standpoint. We can sec no rea-
SOIL WHY Nj Iai- vii not be- the next
Governor Of Nerm0ut lie Is nan prac-
tira.y fitted iar the dates of the otlce, lav-
inc >crl cd wv terms IN the state senate as
+ Senator. and one term as its presiding oihcer
Probably no more capable. practical. and
nir-mindci man las ever been called 10 per
form these dutic-. and II is sale % say tlai
be has So discharged them g. O. win the aq-
r-1val ot thc Senators Who were associated
WIZ hlm Oi the people. and every
interest Throughout tlc state. That
hc has been successful $50 far 10 LIE
J.. an indication that ne vi. De large
lvsY hereafter One thing I- certain. De
commands the respect and receives the con-
! hdencc Ut all rs % iairminde1. upright,
/ honest man. Of correct personal ami business
Aalii- ne -- A'i. ''.. u ,i'-- a. ~
ana ring anu i- vu d ---.'- Wy
STATE ne mas never nll9i'7 ,'.. 'tlo
/ "hicA nave oeeH '".-lI .. il'L' .e we
Of tae people % oegol' i'eH i''i'ir'-.'
through his instruu entalI;y and TO-DAY
ne D. h'i '-N' NtH-'-lo. i-' la '-T
reN''- D, - -,r -.
+ hard cl-uuctitor .lr the more ambitions can
-. .t-,,.i.l,,- -Ie S-o.e ,, moot IN fbe
- 80 If I--t
81. ,,..,.., ,..,.,-..s..-
STILL THEY CONE
The Middehury correspondent oi the Aut-
land IhraH adds the name OF the Hon.
+ Charles Dewey of Montpelier, 10 ;he list OF
candidates for hovcrnor. ana then gives
the Hon. T. 4 Walton the follow ing deli
cate ana modest lift Nv hen You come To