The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-02-03

will rest upon any man who is unfit for
the honor Bellows Falls Times.
IT is the well-considered belief of
the st. Adams Messenger that the can
didate of the republicans for governor
this year should be a man who is " dis
tinctly identified with the agricultural
interests of this state" This opinion
is by no means incendiary; but why
there should be any occasion for the
expression of it at the present time is
not quite plain Middlebury Register.
THE Messengers editorial has made
a good many men mighty curious. 1t
was in double leads, filled column and
had the words representative farmer"
in italic. The question comes upon the
name of that farmer. The general inn
preston is clearly that the MESSENGER
did not fire such formidable gun into
the woods at random. Will it please
take the public into its confidence and
give that representative farmer
name?-Rutldnd Herald.
WE want no man whose interest in
agriculture is purely political or profes.
sional, to represent the farmers. If
Vermont is to have a farmer for gov
ernor, let us have a farmer in fact, a
man who has made, and is making,
practical use of his knowledge in actual
farming and who knows enough to pole
hill of beans without consulting an
encyclopedia There is no lack of good
material, and the Tribune hopes that the
Messengers suggestion may prove to be
prophetic. -LudloU Tribune.
WE regard the cry for farmer-candi-
date by the politicians as a humbug,
both colossal and transparent. 1t won't
deceive even the most credulous agr-
cuturst. The farmers of Vermont are
too old birds to be caught with such
chaff The next republican candidate
for governor won't get a big vote merely
because he is farmer; he must be
strong man, whom the people know
and respect and have confidence in. If
we nominate some second or third-rate
person and the democrats some we'll
known able and aggressive young man
like Mayor Haseltou of Burlington or
Representative Marshall of Brattleboro,
stranger things have happened than
that the democrat should get the most
votes.-St. Johnsbury Republican.
THE 81. Adams Messenger, having
week, taking the ground that the re-
publicans of Vermont should this year
select for the governor of the state ga
representative farmer" the Montpelier
Wdtchmdn of this week answers the
Messenger with the suggestion that it is
beginning at the wrong end of the
problem in its search for candidate.
What the state needs this year, the
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sentative farmer" or a representative
of any other particular class or business
interest. but simply the best man that
can be found to administer the affairs
of the state under the conditions that
now exist. An industrial revival has
Enthusiastically begun in Vermont, which,
under wise executive direction, can be
greatly promoted during the next two
years. Tie fullest advantage must also
be taken of Vermout's opportunity to
show her resources at the worlds fair.
Our chief executive should therefore
be man of proved executive ability
and of wide acquaintance and varied
experience in affairs. He should be
representative man " in the best sense
of that word, and the farmers will be
as solicitous as any other part of the
community can be to have the man
chosen, whatever may be his occupation,
who is best fitted to give the state "a
wise and efficient administration of
its government. The Watchman is
clearly right in its position. We sus-
pect the fact will prove to be that it is
the politicians, and not the farmers,
who are talking about " farmers
candidate. -Brdttleboro PhGniT.