News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-04-24

point we refer Vermonter to Capt.
Geo. IL. Blake of the Barton Monitor,
a u. A. Il. cOmrade, and gentleman
VINO Tor truth and veracity stands
second to no man. Furthermore we
say that it is an impossibility for
man holding the office of Lieutenant
Governor, knowing that position to
De a mortgage upon the Governor
snip Tor the succeeding term, not to
use all proper means during the leg
lslatlVe session to bring about a
foreclosure of the mortgage. 1t may
not formulate itself into a Ring,
but IN fact is just as impossible as 1t
is Tor Collector Benedict to manage
his customs office and his newspaper
so strategically that the one does not
know the operations of the other, as
the st. Adams Messenger would have
us believe.
We do not say that Col. Woodbury.
is IN any ring, but we do say that II
there is anypolitical ring in the State
1t Is certainly supporting Woodbury..
matter, paid.
We believe in reward for faithful
service" We recOgognizd that Col.
I. A. Woodbury. has been faithful
III public service, and claim that
in his city as well as his State,
such reward has been melted out to
him. We believe now in rewarding
another faithful public servant. For
many years Mr.. Page as member and
chairman of the State Republican
Committee has done most valiant
service for his fellow citizens. And
we must not forget that the battles
in times of peace may be just as nee
essary and bravely to be fought as
the battles in times of war;. Having
received of the fruits of his labOrs, let
us tender reward in grateful acllnowl-
edgement. Further. we believe that
at this time, in view of the questions
which will arise during the coming
term-questiGsls.frreeSSg of finance
Mr.. Page haSss.s . ter degree than
Col. Woodbury. the necessary quail
ficatiOns.,
We are not unfriendly to Col. Z. A.
Woodbury.; unless our first prefer
ence being given to another, who is
certainly equally as worthy, be called
such, which we think no sane man
would claim. The papers supporting
Mr.. Page do not attack Col. Wood
bury with bitterness. We know that
idle rumor has spoken of him as pro-
prietor of the Van Ness House, but
we sincerely believe him to be a con-
sistent temperance man, strongly
supporting our prOhibitOry laws,
Notwithstanding the Rutland Herald
the leading high license paper in the
State, rallies all it's forces around his
banner
We have alluded to the fact that no
paper favoring Mr. Pages candidacy
has cast any slurs, or made any I'M
just attacks upon the private charac-
ter and private career of Col. Wood
bury. This honorable course is
entirely in keeping with the cause
they espOuse. And we would, for the
good name of the State, that as much
could be said for the papers on the
other side. We will not charge to
Col. Woodbury. some of the malig-
nant designs and cowardly insinua-
tiOns against the character Of Mr.
aye WHICH, nave COllle before us III
the columns of his leading support
ing paper, for we have far too much
respect for him. But when an at
tempt is made to mislead and pre-
Judge the minds of old soldiers and
patriotic citizens against Mr.. Page
by insinuating that he was a coward
in the dark days of the Rebellion,
we repel the false and unsoldierly
attack with scorn and Indignation.
1t is unbecOming the editorial chair
of a leading journal, as well as I'M
worthy to come from the mind of
one occupying the most lucrative
official position in the State. Hon.
Henry Ballard, of Burlington, a
warm friend of Col. L. A. Woodbury.,
Capt. Blake, of Barton, a brother
comrade, as well as Col. E. b. Saw
yer, man standing high in G. A. R.
circles, repudiate.with decided empha-
sis and deny the<haE2e tits suseep-
tible of prU1r- t11;s.s - 1861 it was the
desire Of Mr.. Page TO enlist under the
Old Flag, but the earnest entreaties
of an invalid father deferred him from
50 doing Did Mr.. Page absent him
self during the war because he was
a patriot? Ask the old soldiers of
Hyde Park who very soon after the
war heartily endorsed him for con-
tinued service in both branches Of
our Legislature.