News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-11-06
Prsss Comments on the Governors
Staff

Staff.
The action of Gov. Page of Yer
mont in inviting two OF his chief
political adversaries to places on his
staff is a little bit of courtesy which
will help take some of the edge off of
the old partisan feeling in the Green
Mountain state.-[ Boston Journal.
Is the dawn of a political millennium
breaking? Here is Governor Page
up in Vermont appointing his demo-
cratic rival for governor chief-ot-
staff, and also making another lead
ing democrat a member of the staff.
Surely such an exhibition of brother
ly love is like an oasis in the sandy
desert, to which the weary pilgrim
gladly turns from the burning waste
of mutual recrimination. Fancy
William E. Russell appointing John
O. A. Brackett on his staff-[ Spring
field Republican.
In making his appointments the
governor ignored party entirely,
and in this carries out the statement
in the inaugural message that he
"shOuld be governor of the whole
people," His action in placing the
democratic candidate for governor,
who ran against him, as chief of his
staff, and that of another democrat,
Mr. Folsom, as another member, is
| favOrably commented upon by men
| of both parties. That Governor
Page is making himself solid With
the whole people is no longer a ques-
/ IIo hnC
ognized, and not a better selection
could be made than that of our re-
spected townsman, NJ j Horton
Poultney Journal.
In every instance the governor did
exactly what he was not expected to,
| and violated all unwrltten law and
precedent. This unexpected result
gives us an opportunity to say that
this staff is the best. collectives.---a1ld-
| individually, i'll every respect, that
any governor has chosen in our re-
membrance. Gov. Page'has done a
mighty good thing Hardwick Ga
Zette.
The sore heads who wanted staff
positions and hepartizans who can
see nothing except through party
spectacles are growing over Govern
or Pages staff. All others are pleased.
1t was q graceful act on the part Of
the governor and politely suggests
that he proposes to be governor Of
the state and not of any clique or
faction Ludlow Tribune.
During a recent flying visit to the
capital we had thepleasure ola hand
shake with the governor, and during
our brief conversation, speaking of
the fact that some republicans had
criticized his appointment of two
| democrats on his staff, he said:
"They are all good men; and there
isn't one on my staff that | would
not be willing to have settle my es-
tate in the event of death. They are
all my personal friends, irrespective
ofpolitics. = Burlington Earth.
The Governor of Vermont's selec-
ton of the defeated Democratic can
didate for Governor as his chief-Of-
staff is a rather generous tribute to
the representative of a hopeless
minority. We suggest that both
Candidate Bracket and Candidate
Russell consider the expediency of
treating Candidate Blackmar in the
same generous way Boston Her
aid
Gov Page has made a new depart
ure in the selection of two democrats
for staff positions. H. F. Brigham,
chief of staff, was Mr.. Pages oppo-
nent for Governor on the Democratic
ticket. The two are warm personal
friends and the recognition is a fit
ting one. Col. Folsom of Lyndon
vile, who is the superintendent of
the Passumpsic railroad, is also a
Democrat, and is a man of great per-
sonal popularity in his section
Brattleboro Phoenix.
Governor Page compliments this
town in appointing our esteemed cit
! izen, Henry r. Cutler, to n place on
! his staff We understand the Gov
ernor, in view of the friendship of the
commercial men of the state, offered
| to appoint one of the number to the
place The matter was talked over
and the name of Mr. Cutler was sug-
gested Gov. Page will have no oc-
casion to regret the choice he has
made. Mr.. Cutler is in every sense
worthy of the position, and the es-
TEEN he bears in the minds of his fell
low "drummers. "Col. Cutler of
Barton" That sounds all right
Barton Monitor.
Gov. Page has cut wholly loose
from precedent in the makeup of his
official staff, and the result is some
thing unique DR.. Rutherford is
ranking surgeon of the state militia
and is one of the brightest, most
capable and most popular physicians
in Vermont; Mr.. Brigham was the
democratic candidate for governor
in the late canvass. Mr.. Slack is a
prominent Grand Army man and
represented Springfield in the legisla-
ture of 'SS; Mr.. Horton is also a
prominent Grand Army man and one
of the leading merchants of this part
of the state; Mr.. Abbott is senator
from Bennington county; Mr.. Fol
som is, all the world knows, superin-
tendent of the Passumpsic division
of the Boston and Maine railroad,
and Mr.. Cutler is travelling salesman
| for the firm of Cushing, Olmstead &
Snow of Boston. 1t may be added
that Mr.. Folsom was nota candidate
for position on the Governors staff
and had not even thought of such a
thing; and he was very much sur
prised, one fine day, when Governor
Page asked him to accept the place.
The appointment will be received
with great satisfaction in Caledonia
county. Congratulations, Colonel
Folsom list. Johnsbury Republi-
| can.