Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-05-12

people could recognize his services,
and good citizenship generally, in a
way he could ct expect from his old
party, it being in such minority.
THE ATTACK ON MY CITIZENSHIP.
1t Is the law and the practice every
where, so far as know, that where
one has two residences, he may select
which one shall be his legal one, the
place of his citizenship. Having com
piled with the technicalities OF the
law for that purpose, resumed my
citizenship In 1886, and assumed all
the responsibilities of a citizen, as
well as it's privileges.
lam aware that during the last
year ! have been watched, that my
going and my coming have been noted,
that the days of my absence are
compared with my presence, and !
am held up to scorn and ridicule as
though accepting the honors of my
fellow citizens, in the past, was a
fraud, that to be a candidate at this
time was an outrage, and that my
home here was unreal and only pre-.
tence.
IS MY VERMONT HOME A REAL ONE?
May l tell you briefly the story?
For more than a hundred years con-
tinuously my family has had home
in this town. In 1896 my grandfath-
or bought farm, and there he lived
until 1928. There my father was
born, and in the same house also
was born. My father dying in 1865,
it devolved upon me to assume the
home. For more than 20 years my
mother lived in loneliness but in hap.
py anticipation of the coming home
of the "boys." Arriving here at two
O'Clock in the morning, as ! usually
did, when | entered the street to-
wards the cottage at the other end,
there was sure to be "a light in the
window for me-" In 1887, the light
of that home and the light of that
cottage went out.
My new house at Montague place, by
a coincidence, was just finished, so
| entered 1t with my wife and child
rem, for the first time, on that very
day, and here my home continues to
be. A portion of nearly every year
in the lives of my children they have
spent here in their Vermont home,
until now they look back with delight
on this as the home of their childhood
and regard it, as their father does, as
the dearest spot on earth. My bust
ness continues in New York, like that
of thousands of others, whose homes
and citizenships remain in other
states. Am less loyal or less inter-
ested in Vermont's welfare for this?
AS TO TIE SENATORSHIP.
The senatorship of Orange county
is one of the highest and most honor
able offices in the gift of the common
wealth, and it is worthy of any man s
ambition. l should consider it very
great honor to attain it, if ] could do
so in respectable and honorable
way.
l believe that Republican principles
mean something: that past political
service and record should be consider
ed: and the pride we take IN the
achievements of our Republican party,
in spite of the universal and persistent
opposition of the Democratic party,
is we'll founded.
1t is of very little consequence
whether it is l, who shall bear the
highest honor in the gift of the re-
publicans of Orange county, or some
other: but it is important that the
political record of that senator shall
be in harmony with the republicans,
and that he be able to maintain the
high position and influence as re-
publican, which our county now en-
joys.
have had many evidences that the
most cordial regard and affection
have for the people of my native town
are rcciprocated, and it is this prize
more than anything else. If to attain
even SO high and honorable an office as
the Senatorship, will forfeit not only
my self respect, but that also of these
my neighbors and friends, it is some.
thing | cannot approve of and should
decline to receive it, at SO great a
cost, and therefore | have this to say
in conclusion:
! shall not make personal, active
canvass or solicit votes from any one.
shall not in any way undertake to
build myself up by pulling another
down, or try to make my friends think
less of another for any cause what.
ever. But if it should prove true
that the majority of the Republican
voters in the town and county prefer
that the honor should come to me,
] should serve them to the best of my
ability.
Very respectfully yours,
RORERT j. KMBALL.
III trOlIhInd with rnpImatysn rivo