Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-10-13
What's the matter with Proctor?


might result to The country--iI not to
the personal comfort and good fame Of
the Admiral. Vermont is brought into
this discussion in another way. senator
Proctor is credited with a purpose to
make Dewey the Republican candidate
for the presidency in the next canvass.
No fear is felt that he viii ever become
the Democratic candidate. rs to all this
talk about Drwry'S candidacy the New
York Worlds Washington correspond
ent SAYS:
Senator Redhcld Proctor of Vermont /
is at the bottom OF it, lie assumes a
sort OF political protcctorate over Dewey, /
and he is suspected Of lying low and /
PLAYING sinister game to put Dewey in /
McKmlcy> place IN 1900.
The Worlds correspondent says that /
proctor aud Mckinley are ont. that .
they have been out since March j.. lN9N. 4,
when Proctor made his famous speech .
in the Senate on the state OF Cuba and
the woes Of the reconcentradoS. he
correspondent says further, that Proctor
took his speech to the Whit" liuuS" and
showed it to Mckinley. who begged the
Senator not to deliver II, as it was al
most sure to prccipitatc the war the
President was trying to avoid. The
next day." says the World, proctor de-
liycrcd it and the cry OF war became
irresistible. From that time to this
Mckinley and Proctor have been out. -
Montpelier Daily Journal.
Proctor playing a "sinstrr' game I.
3. Reed playing the part Of a sycophant;
President Mckinley losing his Suavity;
Page his vim, or the candidates for sen
ator in Vermont their interest in the
coming campaign. is just as probable as
that Senator Proctor is playing "siniS-
ter game The above extract would be
grim Joke if it had not hocom" SO COM
mon for certain element in journalism
to rail al the results Of the efficient work
of public men and impugn their motives.
As ii is such Joking is stale. 1t only
calls to mind the history OF man who
in the strength and vigor of early life
went into the army with remarkably
stron. elements of strength. Cool, brave,
candid, persistent and effective he won a
correct reputation not only for army en-
ulovmentS but also for executive ability.
lie became deliberate in Judgment,
wcighty in influence, firm to determina-
ton il damoliShing opposition, ana etii-
ciont and sIiillful in adopting and main
tanning sound theories of state govern
mcnt. lie became so solid that every
mind recognized the propriety OF early
entruSting him with the office OF chief
magistrate of the State. During his adj
ministraton other high positions We're
awaiting him. He gave strength to and
inspired discipline in the war depart
nout. During his administration Of that
d ,partmcnt its secretary was in fact the
prominent figure in it. In the Senate
he did not have to climb into position
Of character were position. When our
strain1d relations with Spain were reach.
ing a crisis his individuality stood out
so prominent as to be distinguished from
all others. And when the fatctul hom
had como and the issue hung in even
scales all eyes We're turned to him anG
he spokc,--not by appointment, nor by
chance, nor yet by intrusive assumption
but because of his Judgment, his keer
inspection and knowledge of the sltua
ton. He spoke in moderate tones sUcI
as becomes judicial announcements o
the law, or statements bearing their owl
conclusions. He uttered thoughts clothed
with simple language, such as give terri
bic force to truths and conditions, whicl
are stronger in themselves than in de
scriptions. With one hand he movcC
away the heavy boundaries OF enclosures
brushed ont the death line and filled tn,
deep trenches that surrounded anc
hcmmcd in misery that was internal
aud brought to light and within thu
reach of humanity grooming, starvin!
and dying victims guilty of no offence
and with the other waved on storm o
wrath and Just indignation which sweep
naughty, cruel and cXacting peopl
from tropical islands, pleasant in sun
light and vcrdurc, but made horrid b,
human deeds. His voice was rich ant
deep, but so calm and passionlcss tina
in twenty-four hours after they were III
tered the truths he spoke sounded a
loud and stirred hearts to as much pas
sion in the remotest hamlet in Vernon
as in the Senate of the United States
He stirred the American people to act
which all mankind approve up to Ger
tain point. All statesmen have to avail
themselves of means and men to accom-
plish their designs; and no man is
statesman or Of any account who canno
make means available. But here is
man than whose accomplishment IL,
Vcrmontcr's has been greater and tn
criticism Of whose methods have beer
less. He has actually changed the posi-
ton of Vermont in the government o
the country from that of a comparative
silent partner to that of one of the mos
active. Vermont, for Years before Senate
proctors day, if not always, had men il