St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-08
Senatorial Comment.

Inc Rutland news is JuStlueu III
making strong, pertinent arguments in
behalf of its candidate for United States
senator, but, when it says of Mr.. billing
ham that he has no practical sympathy
whatever with the sons OF toll, The
Messenger believes it overshoots the
mark little bit. That is pretty strong
language to use about any man, and few
men will be found to merit it. And, so
far as that goes, those vague references
to "toiers," "workingmen," etc, that
one hears i'll days of political stress are
rather indefinite. A lawyer tolls. All
industrious professional men are just as
much Untitled to be called "workerS" as
TIE man who stands at the forge or who
holds the plow handles. Ask the weary
brain if it has labored.- St. Adams
Messenger.
The offensive conduct of the Dilling-
ham crowd at Newiane will act as a
boomerang. General Grout has always
been friendly toward Windham county
and the influence of his friends has been
the means of bringing victory within the
grasp of more than one Windham
county man in the state republican con-
ventions of the past few years. Mr., Dill
lingham will not carry Windham county
by storm when the final contest comes
the choice OF town representatives.
General Grout will atleast divide the hon
ors with the Waterbury candidate. Brat
tleporo may go for Dillingham; but the
Brattleboro representative will only be
one Of many, even in this county, Will
mington Times.
With General Grout in the Senate we
should have man whose time would be
entirely devoted to his constituents. In
his career as congressman no appeal
from a Vermonter failed to receive i'm
mediate consideration. General Grout
has proceeded upon the idea that he was
sent to Washington to work for his con-
stituents and not to secure tame for him
self or personal ggrandizement. So he
has always considered it his duty to get
what the people he represented wanted
if it was reasonable and within his
power. 1t is no more than right to
suppose that General Grout would pro.
coed along the same lines in the Senate
he has in the House Swanton Courier
In conversation with a gentleman
once prominent in Vermont affairs and
now even more prominent in political
circles in another state, the late Nelson
| A. Dingley madc the remark that there
were but two or three members of the
house OF representatives who had more
influence upon their fellow congressman
than did Gen. Grout. Coming as this
statement did from such a source, it was
a most substantial bit of testimony as
to Congressman CIRCUITS usefulness If
the position to which he had been chosen
for several successive terms. Mr.. Ding
| ley commented on the Generals effective
ness in committee work and his energy
in attending to the details of whatever
important congressional business was at
hand. The people ofVermont appreciate
those compliments paid to their repres
entatives at Washington, and it is just
because Gen. Grout has been so infuen
tial and useful in the House that they
want him elected Senator. 1t is pretty
poor argument which some of his OPP
ponents are advancing-namely, tina
efficient service in the House does no
necessarily guarantee the best sort o
service in the Senate. Just the opposite
is true. The success with which one ha
fulfilled the duties of responsible posi-
ton is indisputably a basis for publi
confidence as to his ability to meet tn
requirements of a still higher and NOR
responsible place. Gen. Grout has don
his work finely in the House. He can b
relied upon to honor the state and him
self in the Senate,