Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-06-06
FRIDAl, June 9, 1902.
A Last Word.

state campaign shall have practically
closed. In our humble position We do
not assume to direct or control the
choice of delegates to the state conven-
ton. In the very beginning we sought
to ascertain the feelings and sentiments
of the people of the county, and having
ascertained the unmistakable preferen-
ces of our people the HERALD joined
hands with them in an endeavor to
Mace the characteristics of those candl-
dates preferred here before the people
of the state by truthful descriptions ana
such commentator only as was war
ranted by the truth. We have presented
the character of Mr.. Bartlett, candidate
for lieutenant governor, in terms OF the
highest commentator. We have been
fortunate in having in him character
that it will be difficult to overdraw or eX-
aggerate. Not word has been adm
his favor but what has come to be uni
versally conceded. We congratulate
ourselves that he has passed through the
long and heated campaign with char
acter that is absolutely anassailable.
Our people were several years since
brought in contact with the Hon. Hor-
ace w. Bailey, who became largely con.
nected with interests here in various ca
pacities and under numerous court ap-
pointments, and came to have great re-
spect for his efficiency, skill, thorough
ness, enterprise and judicial poise in the
management of the various interests he
had in hand, and to regard him as vigl-
liant and just in public matters, and so
they naturally turn towards him, clearly
preferring him to any other man, for
state auditor. They believe him to be
not only efficient, attentive and thorough
in his work, but also just and economl,
cal. We have said nothing in his be-
half which we do not regard as just and
true, and feel that whatever the result
NAV be the state will never find man
that will give more character or eti
cheney to the office of state auditor Than
would the Hon. Horace w. Bailey.
In reference to the candidate for gov
ernor, Mr.. Proctor, it required no inves
tigation to ascertain how our people fell
towards him. As man their confidence
in him was absolute. 1t is true the EN-
thusiasm of the people here in his be
half was heightened by the fact tina
there were many men, especially veter
ans, in the county, who fairly worshipe(
the elder Proctor, and with whom the.
had shared a soldiers fare in the time
that tried and tested men. There ar
many such in the county who never tir
of telling of the brave and generous
qualities exhibited by the old soldier
who will find warm place in Esse:
county as long as the memory of thos
times shall last. But our people did no
turn to the younger Proctor DIS matte
of impulse or sentiment; they becam
early convinced that he was the repre-
sentative of their real sentiments. The
felt that he was born and reared wher
saloons were not fashionable, that h
was bound the closest to the peculia
legislation of Vermont. He openly de
clared his convictions. He lived an
acted the principles of the stern virtue
ideas which the majority of the peopl
of Vermont have long regarded as e
sential to the safety and prosperity {
the state. And it has been with no Ii
tie surprise that they have seen me
protesting loyalty to those principle
declaring that it is as we'll to have
man represent them who does not b
lieve in them as one who does. The
have been not little surprised to st
men who regard those great principle
as paramount to all other political col
siderations throwing mud at a represe
tative of them, whose sincerity they hay
neither the courage nor ability to cha
lenge. Of course the campaign has d
veloped many remarkable features, b'
among the greatest surprises is that Il
managers of prohibition have so m
neuvered as to give the common enem
an opportunity to attack them in g
open, divided front Our people loo
calmly but with sorrowful indignatic
on the charges that are made, absolute
false, and entirely immaterial, many
them against the true representative
prohibition, but look with intoleran
upon the apparent enjoyment of it
pretended temperance men. But NJ
withstanding all this not word h
been said in this county which has II
been in accordance with tempera
discussion of the men who have be-
considered as candidates. And our pc
pie still feel that their preference W
early for the true representative of the
principles and that they will mainta
them to the last.
So that in advocating the three om
preferred by this county we see no oco
sion to regret anything that we ha