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

er the governor has any future aspi-
rations, politically. Some of these
journals have suggested him as a
member of congress, while others
have mentioned him as a fit successor
to Senator Morrill,. The latter sug-
/ gestion shows the most just apprecia-
ton Of the ability of our present gov
ernor.-Burlington Clipper.
Another point which should debar
a Burlington candidate is the fact
that she already has the collectorship
of customs and United States sena-
tor ship. If all the best political
fruit is to fall on the Burlington side
of the fence then there should, and
will, be q revolt. The established
precedent of refusing promotion to
acknowledgements should be main
tanned, even though it works badly
in an individual instance. The avil
which it remedied is tenfold greater
than any good that might arise if the
old practice is again resorted to-
Richtord Gazette.
License and the governorship are
the topics to which the state press is
just now giving a large share of its
attention. A Rutland special which
appeared recently in the Boston Her.
aid, reviewing Lieutenant-governor
Woodbury. and Mr.. Page, made the
text for several papers to print little
discourses last week. 1t looked as
though the genial head of the repub-
lican state committee rather had the
preference. Windsor county has
quite tendency in that direction
and two of its papers, the LudlOa0
Tribune and Springfield Reporter,
hoisted Page flags to the masthead
and then nailed them on.-BelIoacs
Falls Times.
We are satisfied that we give ex-
preston to the prevailing republican
sentiment when we say that our pref
erence is for Hon. Carroll S. Page.
He is a thorough business man, close
" identified with the interests of the
republican party in the state, and
probably has done more to strengthen
it and add to its large majorities than
any other one man; and we are sat
isfed that there Is no high license
nonsense about him. He has done
excellently we'll in every position he
has been called to fill; and, if placed
at the head of the affairs of the state,
we feel confident that in receiving
honors from the party he will honor
it and the state in return. -NoYthfeId
Nelcs.
Without any attempt to disparage
the claims of other candidates for the
republican nomination for governor,
we know of no one so well qualified
as Mr.. Page to fill the chair of chief
executive of our state.
What money has been made by close
attention to business is invested at
home and his energies have been de-
voted to building up an industry that
would be benefit to his homeland
the community-and add to Yer
mOnt's prosperity as we'll as his own.
Had the state more men of his energy
and capability in business matters,
how much it would add to our home
growth and development in material
resources. -Landmarb, White Rirer
Junction.
The political pot in Vermont is
boiling, and state officers and con-
gressmen are being made, and un-
made, almost daily by the state press.
1t is generally conceded that Lieuten-
ant governor Woodbury. and Hon.
Carroll S. Page are candidates for
the governorship. Their friends are
not entirely happy over the uncertain
ty of the attitude of ex-Speaker
Batchelder. If he decides to enter
the field a hot triangular fight will
follow, with a strong candidate for
governor, whatever may be the out
come of the contest. \
Unless there is a grand clearing up,
it will be seen that Vermont is prom
ised more politics to the square inch,
in the next three months, than she
has had in many years. Windsor
Journal.
Our correspondent of last week, a
/ gentleman of extensive experience
and wide acquaintance in the state,
names important issues, and a candi-
date for the governorship who, in his
| judgment, meets the requirements of
| the occasion. Hon. Carroll S. Page
of Hyde Park is worthy all the COM
mendation bestowed upon him.
/ Woodstock Standard.
The Banner was originally in favor
of the abrogation of the rule which
promoted the acknowledgement to
governor, and has never had any rea-
son to change it's mind. AS we have
stated before, there could arise an
instance where the people might con-
slider it right to promote an official
from the second to the first place,
but we consider that this eXigency
would be an exception, proving the
rule of non-promotion rather than q
return to it. While we endorse all
the good words, well spoken that the
Boston Herald prints about the pres
ent acknowledgement and the gen
ial chairman of the republican state