Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-03-13

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mand for his services on their own ac-
count? The west side Of the state may
have some other man equally available.
If so. let the choice be named. The
principle at stake is more than the
man. Any other equally good man
would be as cheerfully and as heartily
supported as would Nr. Proctor. The
main thing is to speak out.
"Once more we raise the main ques-
ton: Is there any good reason why
we should keep quietly silent and sub
missive and let the office of governor
of Vermont be cheapened and turned
to ridicule by being treated as a
bauble by men who happen TO have
money enough TO engage in the diver
sion OF its attempted capture? VIII
there ever be better year than this
for Vermonters to make new decla-
ration Of Independence
And the Windsor journal discusses
the question in the following clear and
concise way
"The political situation in Vermont
is atiording fine sport for the papers in
other states. They find the common
wealth toy for New York railroad
magnates and millionaires. They
contrast the difference between aaces-
tors and descendants in the applica-
tion of the beech seal. The ancestors
applied it TO the backs of New York
ers, while some of the descendants are
tumbling over each other in a mad
struggle to have the seal impressed
upon their own backs by New York
ers. Were the apparent political sit
uation the real situation, well might
every true Vermonter cry: God save
the Commonwealth
"But in noting the apparent situa-
ton, have the metropolitan papers
actually gone below the surface? Is
the hue and cry of the early political
workers the correct measure OF the
sense and feeling OF the people of the
stateg Is it "a fact that the people OF
Vermont are seriously contemplating
the placing OF New Yorker in the
governors chairP The Journal be-
lieves that the people of Vermont do
not contemplate any such action, and
furthermore will not consent or assent
to it.
The undercurrent of the true feel
ing is beginning TO come to the sur
face, and manifest itself. 1t is
beginning to appear that no candidacy
yet announced for the governorship of
the state is really acceptable to the
great mass of the Republicans of the
state A straight-out, thorough-going,
every-day-in-the-year vermonter is
wanted. As the Journal has said
before. if Fletcher Proctor or some
other live, wide-awake Vermonter
from the west side OF the state is not |
to voluntarily ansW er such a
call, let his services be drafted
These utterances are but the natural
feeling coming to the surface. Yer
monters may be provincial people,
but they have never been easily hood
They have sometimes had |
candidates. forced upon
them, but never, we believe, were
they placed in the humiliating condi-
ton OF having to choose between two,
neither OF which appealed to them in
any way. Nor will we yet believe
hat there is no escape from the di-
emma. The people are masters, and /
he would be a craven and unworthy |
'itizen who, being called by his fell
ows to the head OF the state, should |
ieny them and decline the tender. If
he people of Vermont want Fletcher
Proctor-and he seems to be the
ogicdl leader at this juncture-let
hem manifest their desire now and
hereafter. 1t will not be in vain.
Fletcher ID. Proctor needs no high
ounding words of praise from our
eeble pen. He is known to Vermont
" reason of his own accomplishments.
lie is the 'son of his father, but if he
las a single detractor in the state
hat person viii never claim that
fletcher Proctor has profted political
Y by reason of the accident of birth.
indeed, he has rather suffered by the
Tell-earned prominence of his father;
as remained in the background to
orestall criticism of "too much Proc
Dr." Every person who has come in
ontact with this man has been charm
d by his simple grace of manner,
peaking the kindly heart and even
Always unassuming,
ever forcing his views Extensively, he i!
rows from the moment of first ac-
uaintaDce, and those who are closest
, him are his warmest friends. Born
nd reared in Vermont, he has no
Their associations than those in which
-e all take an interest. He knows the
ate and its people, their needs and I
heir capacities He is a safe man. As
lie head of the largest industrial en- ,.
,rprise in the state and the largest of /
5 kind in the world, he has met and !