Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-05-31
THE SENATORIAL CONTEST.
A Strong Statement Of the Reasons for
Dillingham's Selection as Nor
rillss Successor.
CFrom the Brattleboro PhoenlxO

! the substance of the personal statement
issued hy Hon. Charles A. prouty of New
port on the senatorial question. This
statement made the direct charge that
Gen. CIRCUITS record and achievements
during his sixteen years in Congress have
not been such as to warrant him in the
claim that he is tho logical successor to
Senator Morrill, Mr. Proutys charges
were broad ana sweeping, and they were
a challenge to Gen. Grout and his support
crs to prove them untrue. a month later
Mr.. prOuly's statement was supplement ed
by Il similar one published in circular
/ form by John Young of Newport. The
answer to these declarations against Gen.
Circuit is contained in the articles copied
from the St. Johnsbury Republican, and III
| the Washington letters from l.. A. Cool
| idge, which were printed in the Newport
| Express and Standard. The article from
| the Burlington Free Press in answer to
| this presentation of Gen .Grouts record
| appeared cditorially in that paper last
| Friday 1t is clear in its terms and un
qualified in it's declarations. The st.
Johnshuiy Republican article and the
Coolidge letters were prepared and print
/ cd, as a matter of course, with the en-
dorscmcnt of Gen. GrOut and his friends,
and therefore are to be accepted as a fun
statement and defence on his side of the
case.
In our own view of this question of the
! senatorial succession there j, no occasion
! for attacking or belittling Gen. CIRCUITS
record in the House III any respect ne
Phoenix gives nm iuIl cfedlt lor boo'
work performed there as we nave always
done. lie mas pech a dlhgenl an" IaIt"-
full worker. lie mas served ms us'rlcu
and his country well and has been unur-
ing in looking after the interests OF his
constituents. rms much Is 10 ue cHtPt-
| fully conceded. BUT we hoIu lha' lI's
iact does not OF llscll make Gen DI"ut
the helr presumptlNe 10 senator MOI Ii' >
place, or give MN any priority Oh ci'iih 70
/ H. ON the contrary Gen brout mas p'yH
abundantiy well used py ms ulstllcl ana i!,
mas peeh given every Possloic OPPo' .ul'itS
/ TO prove ms superior aplllty ioi PuO'lI
service. AS the RECORD Is iidue up ""u
~ 'ile ''Se SldHuS 'o-udg 1t 10 go ~
fair teld Tor any man VINO sees III 10 en-
ter the senatorial race
we believe 1t to be unfortunate lor zen
Grouts cahVass-"e peIieNe II ~ W a..
most piece Oh phehoiheiai lo,oCS ~, ~
ms itlehus 10 nave a'te'hpteu " uI9o ' 10
ciains on the HuIiloer vi Dii's "i'iot a., Ia
mas lntrcduceo IN oongresS' VI suIreeu ~
III hdNllS e"ao'eu' anu 'lcii ~ ,"nT ~ M
as q pdsI9 W 'pi"Paio oiouN w" -.
ana foniuhus-say iothliB VI SoiiS ~
Minnesota OF any otHel ou'siue PiaIc ~
enuoI ScH!ch'9' - ''''ilViii'''i, o. - -
| uoh OF ttiis kuu mas Ho"H,s VIA w
| 90 Will man dctu''i "piii,y Gnu 20 H.,
- 49,,
| NelHioht WIZ Cou'u 'ei "a AN ~.
many or "h't DIS senator MOI TN il1 tJ-
uuceu or C"IIleu tii'ousn CIS -,
rum ms 'diIii pliI vi ~ ~ p''i ~
ols'rIpuuori OF the puptlc iaHuS iol ~ i
pehelt OF me asricu'tuIul CoIiesvS, d''u iilS
quiet' s'eauldst ana PelslS 'ei ~, WI ~ -,
h"'l oI 'He CohertSslohdl llDl"I' w"
iesuI'eu III INC cItc'loil VI tH'O ma Ia
~ pe"uIlui ai'u colliiIIe'c o''li'.,s ~ 49,
N"Silt!S'ol "lilNIl - d nun uiil9ii. ~ ~ ~
Htoie man any CVHel oiie iii''ii VI -,
ator huilIuiluS inns Is equ"lIy lue' me- me-.
VINO ADMIRE mos ms collS ulilili''te -!
HlSnl hot ne "ole " ma iiie on! siS4o "
OIL ms cred'ioli oAceP' tiiG one "HiOn oo I'm
peneu tHe Nlornlolls ol 'ail " 'N dii',
'he open anu aVo"cu pi"CrOS % pOi' So
my mas zen Iioue a. editeu " sIiS W
gree OF mat puphc us tilc.ioh " mn W >
so iotap'S conliiialueu Wy 1il Nioi ~ anu
MI rum ulus Does ne nolu any So
place III tile thousiI VI me PeoEie, heie 1t.
nome vi III uie coantis a. ,1i - 40 q ''''. 81.
vi ms ''iiie DIS uiu ''ieS ~" P"i,i' 90
asalnst lhIs crucial Test Is 'li' queas'o'l
"hether ne mas iitrouuceu anu c%useu W
ne ehdcteu one piH VI commonplace M
poItanVe Vi tlousa.u! c.,- -
w lar " eaOei cllooI III oIei', va p tt
Hall - MI Nooiiuse seVoiiu 80 uii -. .
rouse recolu as " Heilp,l III mar - VI
liPOl t''''' h'ct'9'iVS " d'ioi'' t''0Ne'i
,i'7 uoS9 Nv ii'Oic ''i'ii Ooi'i'' ID, '''O
kilo"leusihGH'' dI'e"uy lhaue' .'at IN
'iou' mas peeii d oOiHPe'ehl anu "'NlN'
HeHlpel " 'Ic iiOuSe up " lIc l"lI NV
ule 81 MS caP"'Hs' II u NO. tIic HuiiI"Vl
OF pliIS " iIciH''ei VI Nollsi e9S IHtiou IL %
OF 'he hulAoel VI Speecies "ihoH ~
MAKES IL ID tHe HlueHilapIo PupHC sclSe
Oh we cHS i%c'ei anu ,"Hple duu 'llei' ol
Qudh'y Vi the man "l4lch ltlaNes up M
real record "hat the people care ABOUT
t Is "hethef ne mas SHOWN hllilseh 10 pos
Scs9 t"is INV" u qu"li'9 Vi coliIh"iiu anu
: loauei SNIP "Hethel ne mas proved iltin-
ser man Oh suehst IN ana stahuihg
among ms ieHoWs' "hether MS couhSel Is
, sought Wheh matters OF grave import are
up Whcther ne IS recognized as Il control
= mig mana When these matters are III
course OF leslSlatloh'
we conceive tle real opJectlon 10 cen
Trout 10 De lial' viewed by TINS Test, nc
is not IN the Hlle OF senatorial succession
2 CLAIMED loi ms record IN the house ana
f the iact remains that the genera al impress
SION OF inc man IS not or one to make
Eopu the pace oIMorflll or OF Edmuhu>
IN the United states senate, or to keeI
. Soou our proud tradllons-in snort tnal
: ne mas not proved himself TO be putt OF
senatorial timber. And this he believe tc
be the general pubic feellng when his
name is under discussion
ever since the death of Sena or Morril
ii mas ,ba neeM our 9eler prvateiy entertain
- ''lrlr pWn iree ci'oiou IN me mat