News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-06

but no one but Mr.. Page has seen tC
what a profitable use they could b,
put. The scientific assortment q
skins is not the only interesting fea
ture of the establishment. The svs
tenn of bookkeeping, which, it cal
be seen, is peaessarially complicated, is
as close to perfection as can well be
imagined. Mr.. Page has a facul
ty for putting into writing the most
insignificant details and of making
them tell something.
So much for Mr.. Pages business.
He is an active politician, having
been Secretary of the State Commit
tee and now being it's chairman.
From 1884 to 1888, he was State In
spector of Finance, and in this posi-
ton he distinguished himself by keep
ing a watchful eve open for banks
that show a disposition to step out
of the field of legal investment. Mr..
Page is a VermOnter in every fibre
and every instinct. He invests his
money in the State, and has faith ir
the future of it. 1t can readily be in
ferred that the State will not suffer if
either of these two men is nominal
ted. There will be no hard feelings
aroused, unless some new element en-
terinto the fight. The head of the tick
ct will be satisfactory to the party,
But there are a number of interest
ing side-lights in the picture of State
politics. The offices of Secretary of
State, Treasurer and Auditor are be-
ing scrutinized with longing, hopeful
eyes by politicians who believe they
could do the work of these offices as
well as the in~cumbents, and r sure
they need the pecuniary compensa-
ton quite as much. There is a great
deal of talk on these points, and
there may be something more than
talk at the convention. Truth to
tell, it is hard to see what ground
there is for this clicking" Secretary
Porter, Treasurer Dubois and Audi
tor Powell ire filing their offices as
well as they were ever filed, appar-
emily, and there is no evidence that
any of the men who are talked of as
their successors would be improve
ments. But the offices are few and
the patriots are many. This is the
inspiration of the desire for ga
change"
Within a few weeks a successor to
Congressman Stewart in the LIST dis
trict has been named by Republican
papers in and out of the district.
Gov. Stewart has served four terms.
and there seems to be a disposition
to regard that as enough. Judge II.
ii. Powers is the new light that
flames down from the Green mount
ain ridge on both sides of the State.
Acutepoliticians think they e some
thing significant in this movement in
Judge Powers behalf. The Judge is
now on the Supreme bench, and has
been there since 1874. He is an able
and an excellent speaker, whose
commanding presence and sOnorous
voice make what he says impressive.
Had he turned his face toward Wash
when a younger man, it is fair
TO suppose that he would have made
himself known to the country. Pos
Slbly he sees his mistake, and pro-
poses to retrieve himself. Is he roll
over in his mind the fact that
Senator Morrill, will be 80 years old
next spring, and that at the most
5he STAFFORD Senator can not expect
10 be fit for public service for more
han five or six years? Does the Judge
consider, too, the fact that Senator Ed
nunds is not the strong man that he
vas? Judge Powers lives at Morris
own, which is close to the line that
Vermont into an eastern and
Western political division. 1t has
'een the custom from time immemo-
ial to
POLITICAL HoNoRs
qually as far as practicable, giving
Senator to each side and allow