Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-01-28
Judge Read and the Senatorshlp.

The following is f'om recent issue OF
the esteemed Londonderry S fter:
The assistarce that Read is lending to
tsrout now in the Expectation of succesdir q
him in the house is not gratifying to those
who voted for Read last summer. not that
they loved him more, but Grout less.
Some other M han R. ad will get their
votes when it comes to namirg Grout's
uccessor-Randolph Herald.
This whole matter hirges upon lilly
utterance OF the Bellows Falls Times few
days after the death of Sera+or Mo rl
We cannot tor a moment believe that
Judge r. al advised it or is in sympathy
with it. Evidently it was written in his in
terest as the writer saw it but, neverthe-
less, it was an outrageous mistake and in
this case the Judge would be justified in
praying to be delivered from his friends.
Not long since the ed tor OF the Wood
stock Standard indted and published the
following presumably without assistance:
A few irreverent ones are poking fun at
the Bellows Falls Times on account of a
unique bit of rubber necking which that
journal recently exhibited to an admiring
audience. When Congressman Grout last
asked for a denomination to congress the
Times was one OF his most strenuous
opposers. When the recent vacancy
occurred in the senate, the Times lmmedi-
ately took off its coat and went to work for
the appointment OF Gen. Grout to fill the
vacancy. Three possible explanations pre-
sent themselves Either the Time, con.
siders Gen. Grout bigger man than he
was eight months ago, or considers that
less ability is required in the senate than in
the house or is willing to make a sacrifice
for the sake of getting Gen. Grout out OF
the way SO that Judge L. M Read can be
sent to the house of representatives. The
last excuse appears most likely.
At this particular season of the year the
editorial utterances of Vermont newspapers
should not be considered seriously, espe-
cially when matters political are touched
upon. Fishing and hunting are poor; even
robust contribution tires of cards and
smoking; there is a larger surplus of time
than of cash in the sanctum, and editors
who are rarely guilty OF such indiscretion.
occasionally surprise their readers with an
original expression in the edi orial column.
In its issue of Dece ember 81 the TINES
said "a seat in the senate has been Gen.
CIRCUITS ambition for years and to crafty
this ambition he has directed every energy.
Such an ambition is a noble one and the
general has host of irit nds in Vermont,
both political al personal, who firmly be-
lleve that be will make C, editable senator
who will serve his constituents faithfully
and do honor to the state" This innocent
little sentence has served as text for
newspaper political agitation both in and
out OF Vermont. This is simple state
ment OF facts. Gen Grout's ambition is a
noble ambitiCn; he has a host of friends,
especially in bis own district where for 16
years it has been demonstrated that he is
the choice of the people for representative
In congress; these friends do believe be
would make creditable senator, not the
greatest that ever went from Vermont, but
man who would average fairly well. Gen.
Grout is long ways from being a fool OF
even knave and 16 years of congressional
service would count nightly in his favor.
The text referred to above does not in any
sense commit the TINES to the support o.
Gen. Grout, much less does it involve
Judge Read.
We wish to inform the quill driver il
Lord onderry that Judge Read has never
advised the edit.r oil this paper either II