Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-03-29

tucnts. Looking at this merely in the
spirit OF equity, ought he not TO stand
| aside? Is there any decency in saying
that this place belongs" to him?lf the
| rule for which he contends is To obtain,
what prospect or encouragement have the
young men of Vermont?
| But the question here is not what is fair;
| II Is not what Gen. Gtout wants, nor what
want, nor what amy other candidate
| wants. 1t is, or ought to be, what Is for
the pest interest OF the state OF vermont.
II Gen. Grout, as result of his long Con-
greSslonai service, mas acquired such ma
tlohal dlstlnctIoh ana such htness Tor the
pace thHJ II IS Tor the interest oil ermont
| TO put nm tnorc then, ana for mat r"a-
son ana no other reason, ne should be put
! there undertake 10 say mat ms service
! in the House not only fails to demon
Strate that II" IS suitable man. Dut on
/ inc contrary conclusive demohS'raleS
/ mat b" Is not IN" man whom Vermont
should select at this junclure.
GRoET'S AGE AGAINST HIM
|
| lor more thah NY years 4 wei INFORM
ed person, standing IN the senate gallery
/ ana pointing oui thv distinguished mem
Ders oil thal body upon the moor WouIu
! nave lhdicated az Ieast one otteh poth
Senators from Vermont FOR more thdn
half a century at every great national Cfl-
SIS III lhe disposition OF every Important
national measure the voice oi \ermoht
s,roc ,hine Is tru. to-,l,,. hut tb. so,,a or
who snstains our reputation is nearly 90
years oil age IL II prCposcd 10 plt'c l"cIe
as ms coHeasuc lor INC hrst tlme nan
utmost US olN' WIN no hdllonal I'putdllO'l
ana nPabiIijy tomakc one. Vernon may not
ne "pI"' q" VIVA, shc VIII 10 hold 'Hc
prou" poHl'ol' III that pody "hlCn sue mas
Iocculled. Dut by putting Gen frout i"'re
at ms time Shc dennera'e'y throws ava!
IN. ch"ncG oi "nlhb so
II erected ny tno next beneral AsSehiplH
tch ',rou' VIII ne NJ NE ua'e oi ms ere
tloi SlN'N-lour years OF age I'VE VIII :"
10 tn' ochat@ WIN 'ne oNpect"'Io" u! Ne
ing Conuh"ed lhdeInltely III 'n"l posl'i"H'
IN an her history hitherto thiS state mas
never cloc'cu lor Ihe llrSl 'lm' man 10
the Cnlied states senate VINO was ~ Ncal S
oId win lhe expectation 'hat ne Wou'd p'.
ir-eIecIoo; IN only one case mas man OF
tnat aSe n'en erected samuel = CraI's'
WHO "i'IoN'd u'e PROUD plSUl'uon OF nay
ih@ nel1 every oItlce wlthin me Eltt OF IN"
FpP" pi Vermont OF having oeen Among
oth"r 'hlISS. ior thlrty-scNeh years town
tItIk oI inc Town OF CfaltSnurE' was al'r
pointed ty the governor III the place OF
S"'lVcl ilch'iSS ana erected ny 'le ieG IS-
!d'"'e lor SInEIC year 10 serve out ti'"l
'c'Hi' senator r'unuhuS entered 'he sen
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HAS NO NATIONAL STANDING.
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character of his service there has not
been in every way crciitablc to him
think 1t has been. The character of that
service Is best expressed IN the words OF
one of his fellow members who, in reply
to my inquiry as to his standing in the
Iious" said: Gen. Grout Is considered
AN Industrious member But the eXtrava-
CANT claims which are put forth by his
oigans a. to the position which he occu-
pies in the House, as to the services which
H. rendered the State of Vermont there
ana To the great ability which those ser
vices show ar" such as 10 render 1t proper
TO inquire Just what the char
acter of his service and his present stand
inG is
sI,. lit.