Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-04-25

The Barton Monitor published last week
what may be taken to be Mr.. Pages
version of his war record, or want
OF record, as stated 10y by Law
yer Ballard of this city, and 10y the editor
Of the Monitor. As it contradicts in
no particular the version previously printed
by the FREE Press and adds to it nothing
OF material importance it is hardly neccs-
sary to say that we take no exception to it.,
and should have no desire to contradict it
if we could. The record of the two candi-
dates are as we supposed them to he-one a
record of busy money making activity at
home and in Canada, during the war:
the other a record of gallant, UNI
selfish persistent effective devotion to
his country's cause; OF suffering, wounds,
mutilation, well-nigh death, endured with
cheerful courage, in order that MIR. Lin
coin 5 words, government of the people,
10y the people and for the people should not
perish from the earth Some of the poll
ticians care very little for such patriotic
records as the iattar; but the peop'e care
for them. and honor the men who made
them: and the people of Vermont are not
going to take very kindly to the suggestion
that Col Woodburys noble war record is
of no account when the question of the al
lotment OF State honorS is under discussion.
The Governor Question on the Eastg>ide.
EAST SIDE OF VERMONT, April p, 1890,
To the Edl-or of the Free Press:
As a veteran | was greatly interested in
"Orleans's'' letter of April Il. l fully
agree with his friend who says that it was
not ali 'cut and dried at the session of
the Legislature of 1883 that Col. Wood
bury was to be the governor in 1890
well recollect that it was limited that Hon.
c. 5. Page of Hyde Park would be gov
| ernor of the State in the near future. But
| cannot believe that there was any ring
formed for the purpose of electing Col.
Woodbury.. | have not the least objection
to Mir. Pages name being presented for
governor when the proper time comes. But
rs the boy Urban \. Woodbury. stepped t.
the front in 1861, so let the republicans OF
Vermont place him in the front rank il
1890. Let Vermont be houored by placing
in the governors chair the man who wa
the first one from their State to lose liml
in the late var; and when his term expire
then elect Mr.. Page ii they choose
| well recollect the many promises that
were made to the volunteers, that if the
bows came back they should be re
membcred in the distribution Of offices
| ! have nothing TO say us to Mr. Pages wal
record. 1t was necessary for him to re
main at home and assist his father: it wa
all right for him to do so. But what woulC
/ have been the result if we har all Remained
/ at home: / earnestly urge the republican
OF Vermont to join hands in eecting th'
| Hon. Urban \. Woodbury. as governor il
| 1890. And when his turn comes let us b.
united, and place the Hon {. 5, Page il
| The governors chair. And to my cor
leans friend, let me as comrade sugges
that we ought to be glad to have the Argu
| and Patriot keep up Its abuse, Hiram i
the happiest when he is opposing Il soldier
| He has no love for Mr.. Page, his only oil
ject is to defeat u veteran, and he would b
no more at home in company with the pat
riot Woodbury. that Jef Davis would fee
at home in the bosom of Abraham Lincoln
EAST SIDE.