Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-04-18


Plea Tor col. Woodbury.,
Eitot or The ihonir In your last is
sue you throw down the gauntlet to some
Of Col Woodbury's friends, aud while do
not consider my self focman worthy of
your steel, aud would not ordinarily cross
pens with you, in this instance, with odds
decidedly in my favor. as look at it. /
cheerfully accept the challenge. You say :
They iCol. Woodbury. frirndsl have said a
kreat many times over, that ~ lille the uttire of
lieutenant governor ought not to give It's holder n
I mortgage on the goyernnrship. It ought NOT ON
| the other hand. 70 br bar tl the higher onice
/ The man himself should be- the only factor This
sounds we'll but ill they tell u. II Il h not trti.
that their candidate is beng pushed for the gov.
rrnoTslip simply 10y the temporary prominence.
Mhich the lower ulilce has given himr DO they
! mean To say he would have bru chosen among
all the other uiru IN tn" state simply l.uns,. Of
superior fitness This is the question we want
answered and We t7k II IN all SERIOUSNESS holding
COL Woodbury. In high esteem ms a man and rti
H'n Il is n serious question and can't h. coughrd
down
1t is a fair and honest question. hut nev-
er should have been follow ed by the insin
uation that Col. Woodbury's friends would
attempt to cough it down 1t gives an op-
portunity to show what he has been. what
he has made himself, and what he is. We
court such an opportunity for tn. more ia
milar the people become with his life and
history, the stronger will he his support
II is said that when Napoleon was but
lieutenant one Of his superiors, in rec.
ommending him for command, said if he
was not promoted he woulI promote him
self. Tie did promote himself. and what
ever may be our views in regard 10 his mil.
itary and political COURSE We recognize the
fact that all he accomplished and achieved
was by his own personal efforts Col
Woodbury. has made himself what he is
and earned every military and civic pro
motion he has had. In 1861 he shouldered
musket and went to the front he lost An
arm at Bull Run was taken prisoner and
confined IN rebel prisons for a time was
paroled and as soon as exchanged enlisted
again Between his parole and exchange
he devoted his time ~ drilling the compan-
les then being formed in the state. For
this service and fitness he was made cap.
tain. Will any one say this was not earned .
have made his military history ard pro
motion as brief a. possible, for / know
that when war record is spoken of il
causes a cold shiver to creep along the SPIN
al column Of his opponents friends it is
sufficient to say that at the close of the war
he was an ex captain for Il short time he
held subordinate position IN the customs
service which he turned 10 good account
10y studying the lumber interests between
the u nlted states and Canada, and instead
nt being satisfied as SO many men are,
WITH position that will simply afford
livelihood. he formed business engage
"A
Queen city 10 compete with long established
and reliable business firms ut that point.
practically standing at the head in all the
eastern section Of our country as a lumber
mart II required pluck business capacity
and executive ability 10 start under ,nch
circumstance, butt r. Booth had the cap.
ltal and b. was willing to place it in the
hands OF Capt. Woodbury. The result has
demonstrated the wisdom of his course
In few years their business came to stand
alpngside Of their competitors. aud il one
may Judge from the number Of buildings
and men employed, and the quantity Of
lumber uf every description that he sees in
the extensive yards at Burlington. 1t has
developed to one II the largest lumber in
terests there
tine would naturally think that. with the
management Of this extensive business up
on his hands, Mr. Woodbury. would have
little time for other business cares. but
when the Van Ness House property was
for sale after the failure of its old manage
mem A1" 'he people ot burlington we're
,""Klhs Tor some one To take the elephant,
ne ""i Tue courage 70 step TO the front, put
us i''""eH lu'" IT, ana by placing II under
good management and giving his personal
"''V' ''''" !" a. has demonstrated the TACT
- ""s PueS''"ueu Oy good temperance
n'.'.' ' e''r' '""' nor "nIy can hotel be
s'P' "I"Tut seiiihs liquor hut that the
"es' nrs'eii III Ner,h"nt can he run sue
cess'u"y ""huut violating the law OF the
S'A'e' HVeS 'h,s mean anything To temper
an'e Pe"pie IL strlkes me that tins fact
a,ohe' IroNiulhs ne mas the ability to dis
'naIse inc "uteS' entities hlm to the sup
pr VI every Ia" loNlhg ana la" abiding
'"l~eu' cannot ask Tor space to show the
eA'enl VI MS business interests IN Burling-
U'' "u' Is wei known TACT that IN that
'9 Sue'S Il" great corporations have en-
te'eu anu more thHh IN any other place
III the state men stand and rise upon merit,
"''n s''ong ana rising men around, here
ne nas srauunIiy anu steadily marched 70
Tue front ror years he occupied the re
slons'pie Po'ltioh oi mayor when board
oi uane was formed he was made its pres
lueht' IN moral social and educational
ula''e'S "r "as peeh an earnest lahorer and
co worker, hoerally contributing toward
every worthy object. In Grand Army cir
cles ana p"iltlcal conventions he has been
prominent hgure. ana ms counsels have
Always beeh wise and his following strong.
FROM what ! have said OF the man is it
singular that his ability and prominence
snouin nave been recognized, and that when
ms name was suggested as candidate for
lieutenant governor two wears ago, It should
nave oeen taken up without dissenting
voice. ana that MS nomination should have
oeeh unanimous had he never held the
Positloh OF lieutenant governor, his friends
on both sides OF the mountain, knowing his
worth ana ablllty, would have shown their
recognition by presenting his name for the
same position which they now ask the Re
publlcans OF the state TO give him.
but Mr hditor almost feel that what
have written Is waste of ammunition,
Tor nearly every paper that supports Mr.
rage, preiaces or concludes its articles with
the statement that Col Woodbury. is fitted
Tor the position of governor IN this your
paper has not been an exception, for in your
issue OF March u, in an editorial answer
ing my hrst letter you say, in substance,
Vnat IL ne Is the cholce OF the convention
you VIII cheertully give him your support
In direct answer, then to your question as
one OF Col. Woodbury's friends what |
mean TO say Is TINS IL is not true that our
candidate is being pushed Tor the governor
snip simply because OF the temporary prom
lnence which the lower office has given
MN, hut because OF his patriotism, his
business push and energy his consistent
temperance course, his interest in the