The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-11-07
VOL. 79.---4O21. NO. 4.

be your governor? The writer has read with |
care all the speeches made by the two candi- |
dates for the governorship, as well as all other |
speeches from prohibtionists and greenback
ers, and how any virtuous and intelligent man
can hesitate moment who Is the man who
should be elected governor of Massachusetts
is strange indeed. Mr.. Robinson has shown
by his speeches that he is an able man, gen.
teman, and every way equal to his opponent
in argument and logic should rather die in
the poor-house a thousand times than to have
such q record as your governor has made in
this campaign, with all Of his wealth, talent
and honored titles. Why any prohibitionist
can refuse to vote for Mr.. Robinson is strange
indeed. / am a prohibitionist of the radical
kind, but could cheerfully vote for Mr.. Rob-
inson with his temperance record. What
could governor do for prohibition unless he
has the legislature to go for it? This matter
is with the people to elect men to the legisla-
ture who are prohibitionists, then your COVER
nors will be sustained in prohibition. Let the
press, the pulpit and the family educate the
people correctly on this subject and there will
be no trouble in making prohibition laws, and
until it is done all laws on this subject will be
like ropes of sand. | remember when your
governor stood before the people of your state
and before the Nation and said in his speeches
he wanted to go to congress to help the COL
ored people which he had promised God he
would do when they fought so bravely to save
the Nation. II he said anything in congress
to aid them, the writer has failed to see 1t, and
we looked eagerly to his record while in con-
gress to see it, but in vain. The writer was
greatly disappointed, because he wrote him q
letter after his election, coDgratulating him on
it, because thought.he would stand up for the
colored race
THE range Of choice for candidates for the
Office Of governor is by no means exhausted
by the few mentions which have thus far
been made. Vermont Is rich in names which
are neither unknown to fame nor untitled tc
shine at the end Of fast day and Thanksgiving
procamations. Artless small boys, rural maid
ems and the visiting yeomanry might be awe
struck by the presence in the chair of state II
the governors room at the capitol by any ont
OF score or more of individuals, the namin.
OF whom in connection with the chief executive
office would bring the blush of modest sur
prise to his unobtrusive cheek. First in war
first in peace and first in the hearts Of impres
sible females, there Is the chivalrous Forbes
Experience in the general affairs of the stat
has been rounded out by his tenure Of tn
office OF executive clerk" An unscrupulou
opposition might accuse him Of using hi
high position to advance the interests G
the journal Bureau" but this Psrthan shat
would be harmless against so old campaigne
as Colonel Forbes The suggestion of Forbe
; inevitably brings up johnson Of the Free Pres
His name is entwned in the history of tn
times with that Of his semi-military compee
! His great fecundity, cool deliberation, unerrin
accuracy and correct judgment as writer, hs
been frequently remarked. His messages an
: proclamatons would lack point, ability, nc
brilliancy, in the event of his selection, unlel
: igyidious statesmen, prompted by q mean an
narrow spirit, should put their productions vi
,, der the strong ward of lock and key The
, there is the astute and versatile Oviatt, who
the dashipg canvass for the office of railroa
:, commissioner year ago, received nearl
. unanimous vote, but, oddly enough lost tt
= sinecure for which he painted. There, too,
Dixon ID. Webster) of the st. Albans MesSei
= ger, whose antiquarian lore and familiarit
with foreign affairs would be invaluable,
the state should have relations such as
sometimes has had, with the Dominion. Ar
these qualifications have lately been suppl
mented-for what else II not for Object
several efforts-exceedingly amateurish it
true-on domestic and local affairs. Ha
ris Of the lnde1 and Thayer Of the Herald az
:. News rival Warwicks, might also be giv'
the recompense due for governor-makiDg
;, pressing to the lips of either the honeyed p
tion of executive honor he has so gracious
administered to others. And so the roll mig
be almost indefinitely heightened. Modest
however, as we'll as vows of celibacy as
Office and the enjoyment of the untrammel
> delight Of carrying free lance, must excu
! us from adding our names to the list and al
forestall any similar suggestion by another.