Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-05-10

ing smaller in proportion to the Great
whole of the United States. and the in.
tlnence of New England in Congress is
on the wane. The West is ont>trippjno
it in commercial and political develop.
ment, and is sending to Congress its
strongest and most aggressive men.
who are fast wrestling from the East il,
former leadership.
! believe we should send Il, the sue.
cessor of Senator Morrill, a mlu who
will be a positive and dominant factor
in Congress. What man will do in
the future can only be determined by
what he has done in the past, and
what qualities he exhibited in the do.
ing it. Tested by this rule the
friends of Mr.. Prouty claim tor him
that he will fully meet the require
ments in question.
In 1882, after graduating from Dart.
mouth college ut the head of his class.
he began in earnest the practice Of law
and devoted all his time to that pro-
tession until the fall of ls9G. At the
end of this fifteen years he WAS general
counsel of the Rutland railroad. the
active trial attorney of the Central
Vermont railroad, had an extensive
general practice. and was know
throughout New England rs one Of its
leading lawyers. He began the prac-
tice OF law like all Vermont lawyers,
ut the bottom. His first clients were
mostly from the ranks OF the poor and
humble, and he was always If bis best
with poor client, against lormil-
able corporation. His methods in the
management of cases were original
and often times unique. He was very
successful before ,juries, and his ability
was very soon recognized by all who
came in contact with him. In ISIS he
was member of the Vermont House.
1t is generally admitted that no Dnem-
Der OF that body ever came to wieId in
single term greater influence thanhe
did, OF acquire greater distinction IN
the same length of service.
Three years ago he was appointed to
his present position upon the Inter
state Commerce Commission The
duties of that place were entirely new
to him. The subjects there discussed
are intricate and of the highest im-
portance to the interests atlcctcd Ill"
position had been filled by some Of the
most distinguished men. Mr.. lrouly
had not been upon the Commission
year before he was esteemed, by those
familiar with his work, as an equal OF
any man who had ever acted upon that
board.
When he went onto the Commission
the act under which that body worked
was practically imperative for the rca-
son that under the decisions OF the
courts its provisions could not be en-
forced. Everybody familiar with the
subject knew and said this. MI
Prouty presented and drafted 4 scheme
to correct the evil. He drafted Il blIl
which his associates unanimously al-
proved and recommended to Congress
= AUe VIII pIONONSu IL SUI III W ''
from railroad interests and many nm
fair and bitter attacks. MIR. FrollN
has defended its principles in the pun
lie press and elsewhere. Last Novcl'l'
Der q meeting Of the business men
from all parts Of the country was held
in Chicago to consider amendments 10
The Interstate Commerce act ne
Chicago papers announced that the
money interests represented there az,
gregated more than the value of all
he railroads in the United states
Commissioner Prouty appeared for ms
associates upon that occasion, and the
meeting approved, and its members
ire now actively pressing upon con,
gress, the adoption of the amendments
which he originally suggested,
Probably no one man has done more
n creating and directing public opIn-
on in the last three years upon ihl'
most important subject, than Mt,
'routy. The articles written by HIM III
he Forum Of December, 1897, upon
railway Pooling; the North American
review of November, 1898; the Annals
# the American Academy of Polllltai