Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1895-11-14
GOV. WOODBURY. SPEAKS.
HE DOES NOT DESIRE A SECOND
TERM AS GOVERNOR.
Favors tho Retention Of Experienced Leg
islntors Business and Industrial Con-
ditions in the west The Pres-
dency and silver.

a representative of the Free Press called
Friday upon Gov Woodbury. who has
just returned from an extended trip
through the West, and asked him If he had
seem GOV. Stewards letter relative to the
| reelection of governors, State senators
and representatives, and the comments of
the Free Press thereon. He replied: Yes,
upon my arrival home the matter was
! brought to my attention. | heartily en-
dorse all that both said relative to the re-
election of senators and representatives
who have proved themselves to be able
| legislators There is no sensible argument
/ that can he advanced against such posi-
/ ton. There is also considerable force in
! the proposition that the unwritten law
which forhids the denomination of any
governor. however worthy, should be re-
pealed In my mind, however it is not so
important as the retention of experienced
/ Legislators.
What Gov Stewart said relative to the
governorshp was almost wholly imper-
sonal. He is a patriotic and able man. and
his long experience and mature mind EN-
/ title his views to earnest consideration.
a to myself / have neither desire for nor
expectation of another term of office. As
the press and people OF Vermont know,
the office came to me practically unsollct-
ed, and without price, which is to me n
cause of great satisfaction, and for which
of the State.
IF I can perform the duties which de-
Volve upon the executive of this state in
satisfactory manner to its people. shall
retire from the Office in October next with
, out regret"
CONDITIONS IN THE WEST.
"In relation to what | saw and learned
West. | don't know that ! can tell you
anything that will be of interest to the
readers OF the Free Press. Col. Allen and
travelled about eight thousand miles in
twenty-thrce days without meeting with
the slightest accident or detention. We
saw a great deal of good country and
great deal of poor country. All of Iowa
that we saw, eastern SO. Dakota, eastern
Nebraska eastern Kansas, Il small por-
ton of Utah and some of Southern Cali
fornia were line farming sections and the
crops enormous. Western Nebraska,
large share of Wyoming and Utah, cali
fornia. Arizona and New Mexico were arid
wastes. In eastern Kansas We saw one
field of sixteen hundred acres OF corn.
Gov. Morrill, of Kansas said that one man
with three horses would plant and care Tor
100 acres of corn. Tho actual cost of labor
for raising corn Is between six ana seven
cents per bushel. Price OF corn in Kan
-as is about fifteen cents. Potatoes ten
cents, oats ten and eleven cents. The
sentiment for free silver I'm the States
west Of the Mississippi is very strong, but
lis not confined to either of the great po-
ltical parties. | don't think that any new
party will be formed before the next prcsi-
dental election, but that the free silver
men will affiliate with the party to which
they naturally belong unless there should
be "a radical difference in the platforms OF
the parties relative to silver
SILVER MD POLITICS.