Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-02-24

anu 0llC 4 COUCC ohhCoL-
tatingly hoists its flag to the top of
the mast, and will keep it there,
through thick and thin, until the bat
tie is over. We know Mr.. Page
through and through. He is a sue
cess because he possesses the ele-
ments of all success-honesty, abil-
ity, cleanliness, and the power to in
defatigably work.-LndIoo0 Tribune.
While conceding Mr.. Woodbury's
good record as a soldier, and his pop
ularity as an active and public-spirit-
ed 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 acknowledgements
chances. We think he is right in
this. He certainly is, so far as the
opinion of Windham county is con-
/ cerned; but it might have been add
! ed, we imagine, for local cOnsump-
! ton in the northwest part Of the state,
! that with Colonel Woodbury. as lieu
tenant-governor, Mr.. Benedict as col
lector and Mr.. Edmunds in the SEN
ate, to say nothing of numerous mi
nor offices, Chittenden county is al
ready 'Ewell taken care of ;" and some
of the surrounding country-"spunky
Lamoille," for instance-may very
properly ask to be given a show. The
claims set up for Mr.. Page-that he
has achieved q remarkable business
success by his own efforts, that he
has good executive ability, is indie
/ pendent in his convictions, and is al
ready we'll experienced in public affairs
are such as seem likely to have
weight with the state convention
when it meets -Brdttleb0ro PhBniG.
The record of his life is the best
eulogy that can be pronounced on
our townsman, L. A. Woodbury.. In
the pluck and courage that led him,
poor boy, to come to Burlington,
that he might acquire an education
by his own unaided efforts, we see
evidence of sterling worth and char
acter; in his prompt response to the
call of his country for men is evil
denced his courage and patriotism !;
in again taking up the responsibilities
of life at the close of the war, manned
though he was, and in his successful
management of large and varied bus
mess enterprises since then, we see
evidence of more than ordinary busi-
ness and executive ability; in the
lively interest he has always taken in
local and state affairs is found ample
evidence of a broad and public spirit !;
in his experience in official life and
his familiarity with public measures
likely to command the attention of
of the next Legislature are found evi-
| dences of his eminent fitness for the
! position of chief executive of this
state. We believe the citizens of
this state would honor a deserving
son by electing q. A. Woodbury. the
next governor of Vermont, and we
believe they will do Burlington
| Free Press.
We publish this week an article on
the governor question taken from
! the Boston Herald. The author sue
cessfully dispOses of Lieutenant-gov-
ernOr WOodbury's claim to the nOmi-
nation, doing so in a fair manner.
The people Of Vermont demand a
man for governor that possesses plen-
ty of backbone, an able financier,
and one who knows what is necessary
for the states welfare. What man
comes so near answering these re-
| quirements as Hon. Carroll S. Page
of Hyde Park? A successful business
man, an able fnancier, and a hard
working, progressive citizen, he could
fill the position of governor with cred
it and honor, both to the state and
himself. He is one of those men
and the state has few of them-who
believes in investing his capital at
home. Such a man ought to, and
will, receive the support of all true
Vermonters. With Carroll S. Page
as governor, the interests Of the state
would be carefully guarded and ad-
vanced at every opportunity. He is
resident of county that has not
received much recognition from the
republican party. This year would
be good one to honor "spunky La
moille'' by elevating Mr.. Page to the
governorship.- Bristol Herald.
We publish to-day large number
of extracts from the state press,
showing the trend of public opinion,
as represented by the newspapers, on
the matter Of a candidate for the Of
fee of governor. On two points there
is a remarkable unanimity of opinion.
In the first place, our contemporaries
are quite generally in favor of main
tanning the non-promotion precedent
established by the convention of 1886,
and, being against promotion, are,
on that ground, if not on any other,
opposed to the election of the present
lieutenant-governor to the governor
ship. In the second place, these rep
resentatives of local public opinion,
50 far as they express a preference,
are in favor of Hon. Carroll S. Page
Of Hyde Park for governor, and when
a preference is not expressed, the
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