The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-01-27
For Governor.

in double leads and italics for " repre-
sentative farmer" for the next GOV
ernor Of the state. 1t discusses its point
in the abstract only if it has concrete
ideas as to the personality of its candi-
date, they do not materialize in the
naming of the representative farmer"
who, in its judgment, should next sum-
mer lead the republican hosts of Yer
mont.
All that the Messenger says of the
the farmers and the farming industry OF
Vermont is true. 1t is true also, as our
contemporary remarks, that this sis in
no sense question of Glass;" and it is to
the credit and honor of the class which
the Messenger eulogizee that it has
never claimed, and will not now claim,
the governorship, or any other office, on
the ground that such Office belongs to
the farmer class. If it should be
shown that farmer would, as well as
a lawyer, or doctor, or business man,
administer the duties of the Office of
governor during the next biennial term,
there would be sense and reason in
nominating a representative farmer"
and his fellow farmers would probably
take this view of the matter. Like
their fellow citizens of other vocations
or professions, the farmers of Yer
mont are chiefly solicitous for wise
and efficient administration of the gov
eminent. That is of greater importance
than the matter of the class from which
the executive shall be taken. So the Mes
Senger, as it seems to us, is beginning
at the wrong end of the problem in its
search for it's candidate for the "guber-
Material honors of the next two years.
Every biennial term brings its Pc
culiar duties and responsibilities. So
far as they are known, or can be antici-
pated, at the time when the nominating
convention assemblies, they should have
a controlling influence on the selection
of candidate. The inquiry should
not be, Shall we this year nominate
ga representative farmer" or business
man, or lawyer, or railroad man, but,
Who will best serve the state under
known conditions, or in emergencies
that are likely to arise? The ensuing
biennial term will demand of the man
who shall sit in the executive chair GER
tain important qualifications. There
will be unusual and highly responsible
tasks for him to perform outside of the
strictly technical duties of the office.
An industrial revival has begun in
Vermont, attributable largely to the la
bors of the late industrial bureau and
the later special work of the board of
agriculture. A governor of the right
stamp can do much during the two years
ending in October, 1894, toquicken this
revival, to guide it into right channels
and insure great and permanent and
increasing benefit to the state in popu-
lation and material wealth.
The state has appropriated Sl5, 00O
for the Worlds Fair at Chicago. The
exposition will be held during the next
executive term. The governor will
have large part to play in the repre-
sentation of the state on that occasion
| He will need to be man of executive
ability, differing widely from the ability
required in the discharge of the Gus
tomary duties of the chief executive
office, man also of wide acquaintance
and varied experience in affairs. Mo-
to enumerate others which will readily
occur to the mind of the rejecting citi
zen, here are two considerations which
must alone have great weight in choos
ing candidate for Vermont's governor
for the ensuing term, and considera
tions like these must be paramount
The man, from whatever class he halls
who best fills the bill for these specia
as well as the routine duties of the of
flee should be nominated. The farm
ers, representative or otherwise
will, we are sure, be best pleased will
this way of looking at the question o
candidate for governor. When it ha
become apparent that Mr.. Edmunds
or Mr.. Morrill,, or Mr.. Proctor, "repre
sentative" men in different depart
? ments of life, can best serve the stat
in the United States senate, the farm
ers of the state have demanded tina
! they be sent to bear Vermont's CON
mission in the councils of the nation
rather than that the honor be conferre
upon some representative member c
their own class, albeit that class con
prises the majority of the people of tn
state, and its representatives. invariabl
fill large majority of the seats in tn
state Legislature. So it has been wit
I the governorship, and so it will be, W
believe, in this year of the fourth Gel
tury after the discovery of America.