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Unsatisfactory Explanation.
From the ludlow Tribune.

Does the Free FreSS mean to assert
that it has made so much ado about
nothing ," Does it not know, that by
some means or other, rumOrS reflect
ing on Mr.. Pages courage and which
accused him of becoming a voluntary
exile in Canada to escape the draft,
were being waited on every breeze
throughout the State, at this particu-
larly opportune time? Does it not
know that the average reader of that
paragraph, and of kindred ones, for
which the Free EreSS has a seemingly
keen scent, would associate it with
that rumor and naturally assume that
there was something in Mr.. Pages
young manhood, of which he ought to
be ashamed, and which if told, would
wreck his gubernatOrial aspirations
Of course it knows this, and because
it knew it, it published without com
ment these sneers and innuendoes,
and now attempts to stand from under
because of the descending avalanche
of public indignation. The Tribune
doesn't accuse Mr.. Woodbury. of hav-
ing any. part in this underhanded
business. 1t thinks too well of him
for that. He is evidently suffering
through the championship of his less
high-minded friends, but it has no
hesitancy in saying that it believes
that the Free Press, that now seems
SO unwilling to 'father" the babe of
some other persons begetting, was
ready, and would still be ready if it
dared, to act as a wet nurse and
bring it to vigorous and healthy
maturity. Let us have no more ex-
plantations from the Free Press. They
are too unsatisfactory
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Some Further Facts.

1t is a fact that whereas ten years
ago there were single tanners in Yer
mont whose output of rough-tanned
calf was $4,000 to 100000 skins, to-
day the entire aggregate output OF
every tanner of this class of stock in
the State will not reach that number
of skins.
1t is fact that whereas in 1879 the
farmer could get for a sixty pound
beef hide between 81 and S., he can
now realize but little, if any, more
than $3.50, and this it must be remem-
bered, is a commodity kindred to
calf skins and one in which Mr.. Pages
dealings are comparatively insigpifi-
cant.
1t is a fact that the only use to
which calf skins are now put for foot
wear, to any extent worth mentioning,
is for making the small Vamp, as it is
called, which forms the lower part OF
a mans shoe, the top of the shoe be,
ing made chiefly of what is termed
Dongola, leather made chiefly from
goat and kangaroo skin.
1t is fact that had not other ave
nues for the consumption of light cali
skins been opened the light dairy
skins, of which Vermont farmers pro
duce so many, would not pay for skin
ming.
tits a fact that both foreign and do
.nestic hides, show a depreciation in
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-04-24
Use Manly Weapons.
From the Bradford Opinion

Elsewhere in this paper will be
found articles which completely refute
the charges privately made and insin-
uations publicly thrown out by some
of the State papers relating to Mr.
Pages war record, which have re-
fected on his patriotism during the
crisis of 1905.
We call upon all who have in any
way been instrumental in giving cur
renCy to such false impressions, to
hasten to do Justice to our candidate,
publicly acknowledging the falsity of
the charges and from now forward
using only manly weapons towards an
opponent who is worthy of honest
and fair treatment at the hands of his
party associates in this State.
We believe such outrageous treat
ment will inure to the benefit of the
person attacked, following the right
eous Indignation of the old soldiers
of Vermont wbo have been educated
to the belief that honorable warfare
is the only kind that merits success,
and they will not thank anyone who
tries to influence or prejudice their
actions by deception and fraud.
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The Man Thew Want.

from Ine 81. JOnnSDury Republican.
The Burlington Free Press and the
st. Adams Messenger find it impossi-
BILE to disabuse themselves of the
belief that the war is still raging and
that it is absolutely necessary that
we have Il military man for Gov
ernOr.
But the mass of the people of Yer
mont, we are persuaded, realize the
! fact that tWenty-nine years have
rolled away since the first gun was
fired at Fort Sumpter and that %
years have elapsed since Lees surren-
der. The babe who was born at the
moment when the smoke from that
cannon rolled into the sky is now a
man of %; the babe who was born
on the day Of AppOmattOX is %
years old this very month.
A man for Governor who appre-
ciates Imposition and the burdens of
the mass of the people; and Mr. Page
fulfills this demand to the letter, for
he is himself a man of the people and
his sympathies are with them
A man who may be depended upon
to stand between the overburdened
people and their legislative robbers;
and Mr. Page may be depended upon
to do this.
A man who is a first-class, careful
business man, who will carry business
principles into the State government;
Mr.. Page is such a man.
A man who possesses a thorough
knowledge of the State, its people and
its capabilities; it would be folly to
claim that Mr.. Pages opponent is his
equal in this respect.
A man who has experience in legis-
latiOn and in our State government;
here again Mr. Page has qualifica-
lions superior to those of his oppo-
nent.
These are the qualifications the
PEOPLE require in a Governor, and
these Mr.. Page possesses in no COM
mon measure. If man had served
through all the wars from the Revo-
luton to the Vershire war and did
not possess these qualifications he
would not be the man for Governor.
As our readers may have gathered
from some hints that we have
dropped, we are for Hon. Carroll S.
Page, of Hyde Park, for Governor.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-04-24
Points of the Case.

As to the alleged fact that a ma.
jority of the people OF Vermont are
opposed to the promotion rule, we
maintain that a very. large majority
of the Republicans of the State are
in opposition to the promotion. As
an instance we point to the reception
given i'll the convention four wears
ago to the declaration that if Col
Fuller was nominated and elected
he would not in two years be a can
didate for Governor. Col. Fuller
was nominated with a rush, and
simply because the convention was
anxious to break down the promo
ton rule. This we know from per
sOnal observation, being a delegate
from the town of Brighton at that
convention, We also refer to the
consensus Of opinion from leading
Republicans from all sections of the
State, published in the Vermont
Waterman last autumn, before it
was kHgWn who or how many guber-
material candidates there would be.
At the very outset of this campaign
nearly three-f0urths Of the papers OF
the State, without expressing any pre-
ference for Page declared themselves
opposed to this rule.
- II is unavoidable that Col. Wood
bury is not only in favor of rings, SO
called, but that he is member there
of in good standing" etc. Upon this
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Clean, Strong, Upright.
From the Brattleboro Phoenix


We give place on our first page to-
day to a letter from a Windham
county veteran" who replies to our
editorial of last week on the Govern
orship and warmly advocates the
promotion of Lieut.-Gov. Woodbury.
to the Governors chair. We printed
from the same writer letter on this
subject four weeks ago. With his
estimate of Col. Woodbury. as man
and as a citizen we make no quarrel.
We simply think that neither he nor
any of the Woodbury. advocates sue
coed in establishing the fact that our
present Lieut.-Governor's personal
attainments or qualifications are so
predominating as would have caused
him to be brought forward at this
time were it not for the official posi-
ton which he holds. However often
it may be said that there is no rule
for or against promotion, and that no
convention can make such rule, the
fact remains that a custom long or
often followed makes a rule which it
is hard to break, and if the practice
is returned to this year we may safely
expect it to be a long time before it
is again broken away from.
1t is not time when there is oCCa-
sion to use detraction of either can
didate as a weapon, and for this rea-
son we think our correspondent made
a mistake in suggesting any belittle-
ment of Mr. Pages character or
record. Equally with Col. Woodbury.
he has made a remarkable business
success. Equally with him he is
clean, strong, upright citizen who
deserves we'll of his fellows.
We did not agree with Mr.. Page,
during his incumbenCy of the office of
State Inspector of Finance, in the
extent to which he carried his criti-
cism of savings bank investments in
western loans, but it is true, neverthe-
less, that these criticisms had a good
and lasting effect, and we believe no
one will dispute the fact that both
savings banks and individual investors
have since gone much more slowly
and carefully because of the voice of
warning which Mr.. Page lifted up.
In his examination of savings banks
and trust companies he established
more careful and searching methods
than had ever been followed, and
those officials who at the time were
most inclined to protest against his
Jealous scrutiny are to-day most ready
to acknowledge his shrewdness and
sagacity in financial affairs. His in
sight in this direction and his indie
pendenCe of conviction would make
him valuable man Of affairs in the
Governors chair at this time when
there is a great and increasing ten
denCy to extravaganza in State ex=
penditures.
There is nothing in Mr.. Pages
record as a member of the Legisla-
ture of which he or his friends have
occasion to be ashamed. He has
been twice a member of the House
and once a member of the Senate,
and it is Within the present. week that
a prominent Vermonter of high stand
ing and ability now resident outside
the State, who was fellow Senator
with Mr.. Page, has said to us that,
although then the youngest man in
that body, he showed an ability and a
grasp of affairs which gave him rank
with the older members,
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THE GOVERNOR QUESTION.
Not a Spontaneous Outburst

From the Express and Standard.
The Free Press seeks to convey the
idea that the call for the promotion
OF Col. Woodbury. has come direct
from the people, that it is spontan-
eOus Outburst of public sentiment,
and per contra, that Mr.. Page has
been making a persistent personal
canvass; and with an air of superior
wisdom remarks: Perhaps the old
principle, once high in favor in our
Green Mountain commonwealth, that
the office should seek the man, has
become obsolete" That's all bosh
so far as this canvass is concerned.
The Free Press knows that Mr.. U. A.
Woodbury. wants to be Ex-Governor and
that he has friends who have done
and will do what they can to give
him the position. Misleading edi-
tOrials and unjust suspicious dc
not make strong arguments for any
candidate. Mr.. Page is presented as
u candidate free from all entangline
alliances, having the support OF indie
pendent, thinking men, without re-
gard to class interests. If selected
the State will be guaranteed an ad.
minlstratiOn conducted on business
principles, with an eye to the abate
ment OF all unnecessary eXpediture.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-04-24

Referring to the point against pro
motion made last week by the Brattle-
boro Ph@nir the St. JohnsburY Re
publican says: "These questions are
timely and pertinent, and they de-
mand an answer, We do not expect
satisfactory reply from the friends
of the Burlington candidate, but we
await with confidence an answer from
the Republican State convention"
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show


1t may aid the reader in drawing
conclusions to state that an average
Vermont dairy skin will make two
pounds of hemlock tanned rough
calf.
The explanation of the reduction
shown in the above table can be found
at any shoe store. Between 1870 and
1880 almost every farmers wife wore
a calf skin shoe. To-day they will
probably seek in vain for pair at any
shoe store in Vermont. Goat, kanga-
roo, and porpoise, which receive a
finer polish, have superseded the more
durable calf skin. Ten years ago
almost every farmer wore a calf or kip
skin boot. To-day he either wears a
sheep skin or felt leggin. covered with
rubber, a rubber boot or a shoe. When
it is considered that it takes more
than three times as much leather to
make a boot as a shoe, the reason for
the low price of calf skins is easily
understood. In brief, calf skins for
foot wear have largely gone out of
fashion and the farmers dairy skin
from which the leather was produced
has suffered the natural decline.
In spite of this Mr.. Page is paying
to-day for nicely taken off dairy skins
40, so, and even 90 cents, prices con-
siderably in advance of the ruling
rates at other hide centres. Why?
simply because by his peculiar system
of grading, making more than 200
distinct classifications, he has built up
a trade in specialties, like drumheads,
pocket-books, bookbinders' leather,
gloves, mittens, and so forth, which
has for some time past enabled him to
utilize advantageously the farmers
dairy skins. He has thus done more
than any man in the trade to find an
outlet for a large surplus of skins,
which would otherwise have been so
valueless that they would probably
have found their way with the car
cases to the manure heap.
What is thought of the prices Mr..
Page pays may be seen from the fact
that from one end of the continent to
the other consignments are made to
him. The far-off city of Denver has,
during the last few months, sent him
car load after car load. Hardly a
week passes that he does not receive
a regular consignment from the
Mormons of Utah. From the Pacific
State of Washington and the Gulf
State of Texas, to the northeastern
borders of civilization in Prince Ed
ward Island, Nova Scotia, and New
Brunswick, skins are shipped to the
little village of Hyde Park. The
largest hide and skin dealers of Chi
cago find the Hyde Park market such
as to warrant them in shipping their
dairy skins to Mr.. Page in large guam
titles
How can these things be unless Mr..
Page pays more for this class of skins
than can be obtained in any other
market? 1t is not usual for goods to
be sent from the extreme of the con-
tinent to a small town like Hyde Park
to find a market unless that market is
a remarkably good one.
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News and Citizen.
Thursday, April "a, 1890.
Low-Priced Calf Skins.


The low price of calf skins and the
resulting loss to the farmers is being
made an issue in the gubernatorial
canvass and c. S. Page is charged
with responsibility therefor. We wish
to bring out a few easily substantiated
facts, which will show concluSively
the absurdity of this charge. There
are two considerations which may
well preface more detailed argument &;
First-AH untanned calf skins are
admitted free of duty and the average
importations amount to hundreds of
thousands of dollars annually. The
market price in this country must
therefore be that of the world, and
the man who can corner the hide
market must control a worldwide
trade amounting to over a hundred
million dollars annually.
Second-Calf skins have fallen
largely into disuse for the making of
shoes and are therefore not the great
staple now that they formerly were.
This is sufficient cause for a large
falling off in prices.
Now let us consider this second
point more at length. The reduction
in the market price of tanned calf
skins in the last ten years, and par
ticularly within the last five, has been
steady and rapid. This fact the sub
joined table giving the market quota
tons per pound on the first day of
March in each of the following years
of rough tanned calf, as they are
termed in commercial parlance, will
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lingham? Why, quarter of a CEN
turV after peace was declared, is a man
who was IL minOr-a youth of Is when
the war broke out-taunted with the
fact that he did not enlist and charged
with self-eXile to avoid CONSUMPTION
Are the eXigencies of anOther's candi-
dature so desperate as to require re
course to the Infamous eXpedients en-
plOyed against Mr. Page? Was it an
objectionable sin for the youth, under
the circumstances that envirOned him
as detailed byCOl. Sawyer and Cap
tain Blake-tO yield filial obedience
to the wishes and entreaties of an in
valid parent? Was it acrime that he
"was diligent in business Was it
to his discredit that at Is he was his
fathers factotum? How many bows
of his age could be implicitly entrust-
ed with affairs so varied and impor-
tant? The boy was clearly father of
the man, and we greatly mistake if
the people do not discover in this
glimpse of young Pages early life the
strongest possible reasons for MAX
inc him governor in this crisis of the
states affairs. Here are seen precise
ly the qualities that are needed in the
chief executive at this time. Except
ING W. =. Dillingham;, he is the young
est candidate for the governor5hip
since the war, and he al.d air. Diiiing-
ham were born in the same year.
Whatever ObjectiOns-if any at all
may be made to Mr. Pages candi-
dacy, no unjust discrimination on the
score of ''War records" as between
him and the other civilian candidates
for the last twenty years, will be toll
Grated by the men of Vermont. Mr..
Page has deserved well of the people
of Vermont, and they will see to it
that he has fair play.
1t seems to us, as Captain Blake in
Inmates, that Lieutenant Governor
Woodbury. should now promptly aid
in repairing the wrong done to Mr..
Page. Both Captain Blake and Judge
Austin ''sOme months since received
letters from "a friend of the Lieuten-
ant-GOvcrnor," making the injurious
imputatiOns upon Mr. Pages honor
and patriotism. "TO make such
charges" writes Mr. Austin, ''unless
there is known to be a substantial
foundation therefor, | deem most
cowardly and unworthy" 1t is fair
to assume that the Lieutenant-GOv-
ernOr knew what his "friend" was
doing. That friend" has been very
active in this campaign against Mr.,
Page. Both principal and agent may
have been honestly mistaken. If they
were, the chief will haste to make
the amende honorable which true
man delights to do when he has
wronged a felIow-man." SO soon as
the real facts come to his attention,
we look for honorable reparation
from the Lieutenant-GOvern
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-04-24

Speaking of the circulation of the
Canadian SANDER against c. S. Page,
the Bennington Banner last week
very justly said: Both gentlemen
are honorable men and no man is a
friend to either, nor is any newspaper
of the State which retails such scan
dial as an established fact a credit to
Vermont journalism. Such a paper
is altogether too free a PRESS"
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A Pref erence Declared.

FROM the uICuIOlu JOuIHdl.
The interest manifested in the Gov
ernor question continues to wax hotter
and hotter. Hon. Carroll S. Page is
leading finely in the race and is m ak
ing rapid strides in this direct on.
The fact is the people of this St ate
knO70 Mr.. Page to be clean, sound
man, one who possesses superior
judgment in business matters, and a
gentleman who can be trusted in so
high and honorable a position as
Governor of Vermont. MIR. Page
bears a character above reproach and
no mean thing can be brought up
against him. We are therefore pleased
to place before our readers as our
choice for Governor, the Hon. Carroll
S. Page of Hyde Park, VT. Our
readers will make no mistake in sup
porting Mr.. Page for Governor, and
they can rest assured that if he is
elected to this position, our State
affairs will be well managed in every
particular.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-04-24
Esta e of Luther CriswoId.

The undersigned, having been appointed by
the Honorable Probate Court for the District Of
Lamollle. Commissioners, to receive, examine,
and adjust all claims and demands of all persons
against the estate of Luther Griswold. late of
hyde Park in said Dist, deceased. and all claims
exhibited in offset thereto, hereby give notice
that we Will meet for the purposes aforesaid
at the dwelling house of the late
Luther GriSwold, on the 10th day of May aud
18th day of November next, from ten O'clock
a. m until four O'Clock p m. each of SAID days
ana that SIX months from the First
day of April, 4. ID. 1890. is the time limited
by said Court for said creditors to present their
claims to us for examination and allowance.
Dated at Hyde Park. this Sth day of April
AID 1890 l.. +. ALLEN. lC-.,,-,-
p II. d. W. DOTY. commissioners
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An Honorable Cd Retraction.


The Barton Monitor of this week builds {
political stack of straw of about three
columns length in order to set fire to it anC
to enjoy a dance all by itself in the display
1t revives a current newspaper report of some
six years ago that Mr.. Carroll S. Page fled to
Canada during the to avoid the draft
Mind, this old story had not been revived in
this campaign, and, probably, fearing that
it would not be- the Monitor revives it in or.
der to disprove it, under the pretense that ii
is "a campaign Islander. st. Adams Mes
Senger.
We know and the people of Yer
mont know that this assumption of
the Messenger is false Mr.. Page has
received within the past ninety days
scores of letters, probably over one
hundred in all, covering every county
in the State, informing him that this
despicable SANDER has been industri-
ously, methodically and persistently
circulated, in order to create a senti-
ment against him. They further
know that this charge has been relied
upon as the chief ammunition by
which Mr.. Pages political destruction
was to be wrought. They know that
there is not a town in the State where
there is Grand Army post in which
this charge has not been made for the
purpose of poisoning the minds OF the
members thereof against Mr.. Page.
What follows? The charge is eth
er true or false. If true it should be
proved and Mr.. Page should step
down and out If false, it should be
fully and promptly retracted by all
who have given it currency. We sub
NIT that the above comment of the
Messenger is not such a retraction as
an injured man has right to expect
from gentlemen.
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The Congressional Outlook

The congressional canvass in the
first district is progressing quietly
with Judge Powers apparently lead
ing in the five northern counties Of
this district. Mr.. Batchelder's friends
claim for him his own county solid
together with the larger part of Rut
land county. The fitness of Judge
Powers for the position is everywhere
recognized and the general support
accorded him by the press of the dis
trict would seem to point to his nom
nation by decided majority.
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Worthy of United Support.

Carroll S. Page stands before the
State as a candidate for the highest
office within the gift of the people of
this commonwealth and in so stand
ing he is, of course, a target for
all the shafts of jealousy, dislike, and
enmity that may be hurled against
him. The first and only shaft was
an envenomed one, but encrusted as
he is with the armor of right it failed
of its purpose and he comes forth
from the conflict with the unseen and
dangerous adversary, unscathed. All
honor to such a man, to such a can
didate. He has proven himself well
worthy of the united support of the
people and he will secure it.