Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-07-04
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II Vermont were not a state In which such al
act as boiling a Republican nomination for d
state office would he futile Ut any other effect
than that Of protest, an opposition Republican
candidate for governor 10 the regular nominee
there might well be expected. The leading Re
publican journals Of the state ARE intensely dis
satisfied with the candidate selected. Mr.. Carroll
$. Page, who, they claim. compares poorly 10
qualifications for the 'situn with other men VIII,
have filled u. aud with his leading competitor IN
tins canvass He Is charged on their part with
being au offensive politician. who obtained thu
nomination through the free Use Of money and
other objectionable acts Ut management Taking
Mr. Page at this valuation, there should b. ~
tus4il to vote for him. actuated by proper sense
oi self-respect in the voters who know what kind
vt man he is His defeat Is an impossibility
Vermont used to be called in old Wing days the
star that never sets and she is fixed star still r
the Republican armament Boston Herald.
The above unjust and misleading para
graph, which appeared editorially in the
Boston Herald last week, was answered ef
fectively by Col. Albert Clarke in a letter
sent to the Saturday issue of the Herald
After stating that It was not true that ''the
leading Republican journals Of the state
are dissatisfied with Mr. Page, and charge
him with obtaining his nomination through
a free use Of money Col Clarke says
"The truth of the situation is the very
opposite Of what YOU have been led 10 sup
pose. Mr.. Page made canvass against
what, for the want of an equally compre.
hensive and less offensive term. will call
ring politics. Against him were the various
combinations that cluster about corpora.
tons and societies The veteran soldiers.
while not hostile to him were largely for
his competitor. who wears 'Nermonts first
empty sleeve. Some of the dealers in west
ern farm mortgages had grievance against
Mr.. Page, because. as state inspector of fl.
nance, he had thrown out cautionary signals
as TO that class of investments by savings
banks. Then. too, people who have schemes
TO promote at the expense of the state op
posed him, because he favored closer econ
omy IN state expenditure The lobby, what
there Is left Of 1t in Vermont, was al
against him. Would this have been so il
his campaign had been mercenary
THE statement that he compares poorly
IN qualifications for the position with other
men who have filled 1t, and with his leading
competitor, is another misconception. Nc
one would, of course, think of rating hin
with few distinguished lawyers who have
been governors of Nermont-John Mat
tocks stephen Royce, Hiland Hall. Charlie,
X Williams, Paul Dillingham;. Ashael Peck
compares favorably with the average Law
men who have successfully discharged the
duties of office during one half the history
of the state. In ability, learning and bust
ness success he fairly rivals his competitor
and IN legislative experience and familiarit,
he excels him Nobody would more cor
daily agree to this than would Col Wood
bury himself, and doubt if, after the hea
Of the contest subsidies, there can be foun,
dozen well informed men in Vermont VIII,
will not agree that Mr.. Page is well equippe,
for the office, is worthy of it by his honora
bic public aud private life, and is especial,
deserving of the admiration and confidence
of those who like to see a candidate espous
the cause of the people and make pluck
and winning fight against tremendous polit
zeal odds
Not having been partisan of eithe
candidate, but being a personal friend o
both, and so loyal TO my native state that
cannot silently see her misrepresented o
misunderstood, | thought it my duty to Civ
/ you these facts. ALBERT CLARKE
Boston, June PC. 1890