News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-20
From the Landmark.

Speculations as to the next Govern
or of Vermont are growing frequent.
Every voter likes to know what is
going on in State politics. As con-
tribution to the political news of the
day we reprint in another column an
article from the Rutland correspond
emit of the Boston Herald of a late
to the Qualifications of two gentle
men whose names are prominently
| mentioned in connection with the Re
| publican nomination for the Govern
Orship. Of course as the campaign
progresses other candidates may ap-
pear in the field as hardly anything
is more uncertain than politics. The
article will doubtless attract the at
tentiOn of our readers.
1t is a source of pleasure and salts
faction to the Landmark-while Incl
dentally referring to this topic-to
heartily endorse the brief commenda-
ton given in the HeraId'S letter, of
the high character and eminent quail
ificatiOns for the Governorship of
Hon. Carroll S. Page, of Hyde Park
When a gentleman of Mr.. Pages
standing and abilities and peculiar
fitness for such a position, is publicly
named as a probable successor to
Gov, Dillingham;, it is a mark of APP
probation worthily given. Withou4
any attempt to disparage the claims
of other candidates for the Repub-
lican nomination for Governor, we
know of no one so we'll qualified as
Mr.. Page to fill the chair of Chief Ex-
ecutive of our State. As chairman of
the Republican State Committee dur
ing the last Presidential campaign
his organization of the party was
faultless and led to a grand victory
Friends and foes alike cOncede one
point-that he is an honest, upright,
thorough business man. As Inspect
or of Finance, he was safe and con-
sentative. As to executive ability, it
is seen as a political opponent has
openly said, ''by an inspection of his |
almost Incompatible system of con- |
Quoting his own business" Who |
doubts but that he, if elected Govern
or, will watch over the interests of |
the taxpayers as carefully and in the
same spirit of iudicious economy, as
he now looks after his own? His ad- |
ministration of public affairs, so far
as they came within his Jurisdiction,
would be honest, clean, patriotic. |
What money he has 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 well 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
1t is understood that the next an
nual report of the State Treasurer
will show a large deficit-oWing to
the liberal appropriations to different
objects by the last Legislature. The
people of the State-especially the
farmers, on whom the weight of taxa
ton ultimately falls the heaviest
are not either in the mood or the con-
1ition to bear additional taxation
or State purposes. In view of what
we know of Mr.. Pages conservatism,
and excellent business management,
would he not be just the right man in
-he right place, if occupying the Gov
,rnor's chair when vacated by Gov
We would be glad, then, to have
Mr.. Page chosen as the Republican
lOminee for Governor at the next 4
State convention-which would be
quiValent to his attaining that po-
ition. We believe that he would
make an exceptionally good execu-
i've, and that the interests of the '
'eople of the State, irrespective of
arty affiliations, would be perfectly |
afe-carefully guarded and honor t
bly, maintained by him. For these e
easons, the support of the Land b
mark will be eheerfully given him as e
candidate for the nomination of G.
Governor of Vermont by the coming e
epublican State convention. q