Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-10-15
THE OCTOBER vERMONTER
SOME LOCAL INTEREST.


Eek Gov Boibrook's Tribute TO Mckinley
Finely Illustrated Account of HI,
Trips to vermont-A Leading Article Mex
Month from Local Pen on the States
Political History.
The October Nermonter just re
ceived, is Mckinley Memorial number
with dozen illustrations, including
portraits, a view of the Vermont Re.
publicans at Canton in '9G, the Vermont
Reviewing Stand at the Inauguration
scenes from McKipley's visit at BurliDg.
ton, and at the Vermont Fish and Game
League and several OF the presidential
party at Chester in '97 and when be was
II guest of Gen Osborne at the Shales
farm on the Putney road all events that
Editor Forbes describes graphically
| with Mrs DORIS verse to "A Dead
Douglas" as an introduction, and clos.
ing with tributes to the dead pres
from Senator Proctor, Elk Gov Holbrook,
Congressman Foster and Foss of Illinois.
John Barrett. Co.'s Olin Merrill, B b
Smalley and Geo p Childs and Mrs G II
Jones, National President Womsn's
Gelief Corps. The Venerable War
Rovernor Holbrook says in his tribute:
Some people in the past have criticised the
late presidents administration Of public af-
fairs, alleging that he lacked courage and in
dependence of action, placing his ear too near
the ground in order 10 catch the voice of the
people, not daring to act on individual re.
sponsiblity. The criticism has been i'll found
ell and quite unjust. True. he was disposed
courteouslv and graciously to hear and
weigh well what others had to suggest about
executive action in the mOmentOus events
following each other in rapid succession dur
ing his administration. But while calmly
and courteously hearing and weighing all,
his own clear, strong mind and patriotic i'm
pulses always formulated his course of ac-
ton; and once determined upon, he ever
pursued it with unwayering courage and de-
Cision.
The critics seem to have forgotten that
the great and good President Lincoln had the
distinguishing trait of hearkening for the
voice Of the people in the. conduct of affairs
during the civil war of his time. He more
than once said to me. in the personal inter-
views had occasion to have him with him
during that time, that he most particularly
wished to learn the views and sober judg-
ment of the ''plain people Of the country. rs
he used to style them, and to carry them out
so far AS he possibly could, that being his
safest guide: that he wished TO follow rather
than lead them in such momentous and try
ingtimes for their country.
How well we may say OF our late PRESIDENT:
His life was gentle; and the elements
SO mixed in him, that Nature might stand up
And say to all the world, This was man. -
The Magazines departments of Yer
mont Fair Women and Vermont Men of
Today are kept up with portraits, and
an account of Col Robert } kimball and
his career and attractive personality.
Under the former head is a photograph
of:Miss Edith q Temple of Rutland we'll
known here because Of her visits at the
home Of the late Rev " II Collins.
The November number will have for
its leading features President Roosevelt
and his recent visit to Vermont and
Political History of Vermont which the
announcement describes as "Nery Com
prehensive and Instructive" from the
pen of c II Davenport and illustrated
by portraits of the leading characters OF
the past century.