News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-05-22
THE GOVERNOR QUESTION.
The Real Point at Issue.
From the St. Johnsbury CALIFORNIAN.

From the 81. JOnilSDuly SdlCupiildh'
When this paper declared for Mr..
PAGE several weeks ago it took the
Ground that Col. Woodbury. was the
favored candidate of the Central Yer
mont railroad. This was boldly de-
MED at the time by the Woodbury.
organs, but subsequent developments
have shown that we were correct.
Mr.. Woodbury. himself practically
admitted the fact in his recent open
letter to the Burlington Free Press,
claiming at the same time that the
Central Vermont's favor was volun-
tarilv bestowed, while Mr.. Page was
in the humilating position of an I'M
successful suppliant for that which
came to his rival unsought. How
much there is to this story OF Mr..
Pages effort to secure the railroad
influence is clearly shown in an able
article in the BTattIebOro Phoenix
which is reprinted on the second page
of this paper, and is commended to
the careful attention of all our read
ers. 1t was the voluntary interces-
sion of a friend, not asked fornOr yet
discouraged by Mr.. Page.
The Woodbury. organs are trying
to blind the people to the real point
at issue. To have the support of the
Central Vermont railroad is no dis
credit to Mr. Woodbury. personally.
To have preferred the friendship to
the enmity of that powerful corpora
ton, if he could have that friendship
without any sacrifice of his own hon
or or independence, was no discredit
to Mr. Page. There is no question
of dishonor or corruption here, The
real question that the people of Yer
mont are interested in is as to which
man the Central Vermont managers
prefer to havei in the governors chair;
which man that corporation thinks
would be most amenable to its infiu
ence. This railroad has a way of
taking care of itself first, in politics
or business, and that is why the
people want to know where it stands
in this canvass. We are not left in
doubt on this point. Candidate Wood
bury informs us that he is the favor
ed one. The St. Adams Messenger,
which is controlled by men high in in
fuence with the Central Vermont, has
Enthusiastically declared hostility to
Mr.. Page, pursuing him with savage
malevOlence A close connection may
be found between these facts and the
following bit of political history of
the last state campaign, which was
first published in last weeks Mont
pelier Waterman:
1.-THE CaIedOnian here gives the arti
Gle from the Waterman, which we
published last week, relating to the
position Mr. Page took regarding
the appointment of a chairman of
the State Committee in 1SSS.-EDI
These revelations show how and
when Carroll S. Page made enemies
of men who seldom forget opposition.
He did it by standing up for the peo-
pie and the republican party as
against the wishes of the Central
Vermont magnates. A contempor-
ary has we'll said that the Central
Vermont has no use for man of
such unnecessary independence of
character.
The people have use for just such a
man. They do not blame him for
not counting hostility from so pow
erful and determined an enemy but
they honor him for his independence
in refusing to sacrifice a particle of
his manhood to secure so strong
supporter. 1t is just that kind of
man who can be cajoled or bullied by
no special interest that Vermont
wants in the governors chair.