Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-02-14

The Boston Herald is devoting itself to
Vermont affairs with unusual diligence
these days Two weeks ago it printed
review of the political situation in the
state which may have been designed to set
the pot a-boiling for this years gubernato-
rial canvass, but if so the attempt was not
a great success. The conclusion was, in
short, that the choice for governor lies be
tween Lieut. Gov. Woodbury. of Burling
ton and Hon, Carroll S. Page of Hyde
Park. While conceding Mr.. Woodbury's
good record as a soldier, and his popularity
as an active and public spirited citizen, the
Herald writer says that the state is in no
mood to return to the promotion rule, and
that this fact will of itself settle the case
against the lieutenant-gov chances.
We think he is right 10 this. He certainly
is so far as the opinion of Windham county
is concerned; but it might have been
added, we imagine, for local consumption
in the northwest part of the state, that
with Col. Woodbury. as lieutenant governor,
Mr. Benedict as collector, and Mr.. Ed
munds in the Senate, to say nothing of nu-
already "well taken care Of, and some of
the surrounding country, "Spunky' La
noble, for instance, may very properly
ask to be given a show. The claims set
up for Mr.. Page, that he has achieved a re-
markable business success by his own eff
forts, that he has good executive ability, is
independent in his convictions, and is al
ready well experienced in public affairs are
such as seem likely to have weight with
the state convention when it meets
Another stroke of enterprise on the Her
AIDS part was the publication last Satur
day of symposium on the liquor ques
ton, offering an answer to the query
shall the prohibitory law be repealed"
The Herald gathered for the occasion the
opinions of 90 men of prominence from all
parts of the state and says that in each in
stance the expression was asked without
previous knowledge as to the individuals
views on license or prohibition. On the
high license side appear Percy w Glenn.
emit of Rutland, who is booming the anti
prohibition movement through the Rutland
Herald, L, g. Kingsley of Rutland, Rev.
II, G, Pillsbury, a Congregational min.
lister of Vergennes, who thinks high license
might correct the failures of prohibition;
Cow Bingham OF Stowe who frankly ad-
mits that the high license experiment
might be dangerous one, aud Hiram At
kins of the Argus Major Valentine be-
lieves in prohibition when it prohibits, but
welcomes any agitation that promises TO
help forward the cause Of true temperance.
The other contributors to the Heralds
concensus all hold fast to the principle Of
prohibition, In this list are President
Buckham and Collector Benedict of Bur
hngton, ex-Gov. Barstow of Shelburne,
Hon. Frank Plumey, o. S, attorney, Rev
j, Edward Wright of Montpelier Reys.
Phillips and Shinn Of Rutland and Rulison
of Vergennes, DR.. Mcintyre of West Ran
dolph, Hon Crosby Miller of Pomfret, Hon.
II, q Root of Bennington and Coils Estey,
Fuller and Hooker of Brattleboro.
EN Gov Barstow says with force and
distinctness TO be expected from him, that
those who are willing TO try some new
scheme are not old enough to know by per
sonal observation, as older men do, that the
present law has greatly diminished drunk
enness. The trouble today, the ex gov
ernor adds, is that temperance people have
for years depended on the law aud neg
lected moral suasion President Buckham
of the Vermont university, feels sure that