Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-05-10
WILLIAM P. DILLINGHAM;.
Ex.G0v. 3. E. Pingree OF Hartford Tells
Why the Montpelier Man Should


The important and most responsible
privilege and duty now prominent be-
fore the freemen of Vermont is the
choice, through their Legislature, OF a
United States senator.
This privilege and duty can and
should be exercised and settled by them
at the September election in the choice
of such town representatives and
county senators as will voice the will
Of the majority of the people of the
state at the Legislative election.
That will is and always hath been to
assure to Vermont in the Senate of the
United States senator of well-known
and unquestioned personal and public
honor, integrity and trustworthiness
in all the affairs of life; personal, that
we may take pride In him as a typical
Vermonter; in official lite, that we may
confide in, and anchor to his word and
action in all matters that concern the
state and nation. 1t seeks a senator
sound on the great public questions of
the times, and of strength and force and
talent to originate, advocate and make
his convictions and opinions felt in the
body to which he is accredited. Flo
quence and sincerity 60 hand in hand
with sound judgment, clear reasoning
and logical argument.
He should be man whose public
life and acts shall promise, with no
uncertainty, career OF progressive
value in the public confidence, influence
and service both to the state and coun-
try, like the Collamer and the Foote of
former, and the Edmunds and Morrill,
Of recent, times. The force of charac-
ter and broadening influence of these
men have placed and kept Vermont Il
power in the national councils for
nearly half a century, thereby confer
ring infinite benefit and distinction up
ON the state, and we now look for,
(and can we not find p) another who
will keep the standard up; who, abound
ing in their qualities, is well worthy of
our confidence and support, to the end
that the reputation and influence OF our
state, in moulding the destiny and shap-
ing the future of the general policy Of
the government, shall continue fixed
factor in our history as state.
Can such man be found in eastern
Vermontp If so, casting aside all per-
sonal ambitions, all pretensions of
claim to the place, whether sham or
commercial, all patriotic, honorable,
business men want that man.
Three of our fellow citizens have in
dicated to the public directly or through
their friends that they are subject to
the public call for the United States
senatorship Hon. Jonathan Ross Of
st. Johnsbury, VIM. 2. Dillingham; of
Waterbury and Charles A. Prouty Of
Newport. A fourth has likewise an
nounced his desire to be elected to that
Office and has also set forth, through
his supporters, his claim that he is the
logical candidate, Hon. VIM. w. Grout
of Kirby. From these four well-known
public men it is now reasonably certain
the next senator will be chosen by the
Legislature.
It is not the purpose of this article
to deal in criticism adverse or to UNDER
value the eminent abilities of any of
these gentlemen, but to review briefly
the life and qualities Of one of them,
Mr.. Dillingham;, that they may be re-
called to the minds of the voters, If
correctly stated, Indicating how well
he, in the prime of middle lite, fills the
measure for the starting point of such
O senatorial career as above outlined.
To the older men of Vermont need not
dwell upon the stock from which Mr..
Dillingham; came. The moral and re-
ligious inheritance and training which
blessed his youth and early manhood
from his father Paul Dillinn ham ia a |