St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-04-04
Political Press Comment.


Mr.. Prouty is conceded to be an
able lawyer and poor business
man. For some years previous 10
his appointment on the Interstate
Commerce commission his services
had been devoted largely to the IN
terests of the railroads. His reputa-
ton was we'll earned as an able rail-
road attorney. While ex-Gov. Dllling-
ham and Congressman Grout were
serving their state and thus comlngin
contact with the people, Mr.. Prouty
was serving the railroads, az ne had
an undoubted right to do. He has
never evinced any desire to get IN
touch with the people and theservlce
he has given the public and his party
has been extremely limited. What is
there in such a record to warrant the
farmers or people of other classes, in
looking to Mr.. Prouty for aid, were
he in the senate r Mortified News.
Very lew members of the pres
ent house of representatives are
more widely or favorably known
than Gen. Grout of Vermont. Every
body knows Gen. Grout and what's
better still he knows everybody and
has not grown too aristocratic or
sanctimonious to recognize common
folks. He has been the only repre-
sentative of the people of Vermont 10
the national house Of representatives
for ten years. When the people
wanted favors they appealed to Gen.
Grout and we have never yet heard
of an instance in which Gen. Grout
was too busy to give hearing to
one of his most humble constituents.
The people CT Vermont appreciate
the services OF Gen. Grout and they
are going to send him to the Senate.
= Wilmington Times.
In selecting a senator the treemen
of Vermont should look well to the
position the state will take in our
National Congress as result of the
experience and ability of her represen-
tatives in that body. The good work
of General Grout in the past is being
freely sustained by his energy and
ability to further all good legislation
in the present Congress. Now then
the question arises should man cap
able OF doing the work General Grout
has done, and is doing, belaid on the
shelf purely for personal reasons !?
Are not we Vermonters patriotic
enough to look to the honor of our
state. rather than personal prefer
ences? Gov. Dillingham; is an able
man, an honor to the state, but
counting their ability equal, exper-
fence and knowledge of men and
matters coming from large associa-
ton with legislati tive matters, would
make the preponderence of good, eff,
fective work rest with General Grout.
Weigh we'll this question, Vermont
ers, and make a choice that will keep
the state in the front rank of
our national legislature Groton
Times.
Frank L. Fish may as well prepare
himself to preside over the republican
state convention at Burlington, re-
CARELESS of the plants of few news
papers that have been INDUCING in
Mysteries ever since the state COM
mittee chose him for the honor.
Then if he comes out alive, Alexander
Dunnett may feel encouraged to be-
lieve in the surety of his calling and
election for a similar task at the
Montpelier meeting. Our good
friends who object on general prin-
ciples to such high-handed proceed
ings certainly have rot become in
fected with the anti-imperialistic idea
of the consent of the governed"
bpt they have marked symptoms OF
a kind of varioloid, list. Adams
Messenger,