Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-03-21
POLITICAL DISCUSSION.
OF VERMONT MATTERS BY VARIOUS
STATE NEWSPAPERS.
What Editors Throughout the State Are Say
ing in Regard to Current Political Events
Interesting Points From Many Pens.

What Editors Throughout the State Are Say
ing in Regard to Current Political Events
Interesting Points From Many Pens.
ManySare the finely poised politca
plans that have "gang aft a-gley'
since the announcement that Fletche
ID. Proctor will be candidate TO-
the gubernatorial nomination. Barre
Times.
Congressman Foster has very prope-.
ly earned the title of the Friend of thu
Rulal Delivery. His most recent eff
forts were successful in saying the ser
vice from the competitive system,
where mails would be carried by the
lowest bidder regardless of response
bility. r. f. ID. carriers and patrons
should appreciate the result Yer
gennes Enterprise,
Shall we place in the highest execu-
tive office of the grand old Green
Mountain state a man who, although
he may have qualifications, would be.
come the states magistrate by the lib
eral use of money? No honor to be
placed at the head of our government
or any other through the free and I'M
limited use of wealth. But rather a
discredit to the state or country, in ac-
cepting such conditions. -Poultney
journal.
Congressman Foster has also declared
himself heartily in support of the pres
ent policy of the administration not to
replace any Republican postmasters eX
cept for cause. Presidential postmas-
tiers are re-commissioned as matter
of course without petitions, except
where charges are filed. The postoftice
department has gone still farther in
the matter of fourth class postmasters
and has issued positive order that no
Republican postmasters of this class
will be replaced except where charges
are filed. st. Adams Messenger.
Hardwick, after several years exis-
tence without town agency, has de
cided to set up business again for it
self. No doubt just as much liquor
has been used there for medicinal"
purposes as if there had been an
agency within its borders, and the
town concludes it might Just as well
have the profits as to have the money
go outside. Very interesting "rules
and regulations have been adopted
and if carried out to the letter will no
doubt find imitation in other towns.
But will they? "Aye, there's the
rub % Morrisville News and Citizen.
The Connecticut constitutional con
vention called to consider the subject
Of a change in the method CT legisla-
tive representation, last week adopted
4 resolution preserving the present sys-
.em of representation by towns in the .
House, but making the Senate the .
popular body, that is, apportoning its .
70 members according TO population.
This is the Vermont system exactly
The small towns held the whip-hand''
is they do in Vermont. and would not
consent to any change that would de-
rive even the smallest among them of
Individual representation. The same
esult would follow any attempt to re-
luce the disproportionate power of the
mall towns in Vermont, Randolph 4
Herald and News.
That great minds run in the same
hannel was fully exemplitied last
eek by portion of the Vermont
ress. The Brattleboro Phoenix, the
Windsor journal and the Randolph
Ierald had each an editorial on the
overnor question in spirit identical
III three deplore the candidacy of Nc
and Webb, because they are
Jew Workers, and express a desire for
full blooded Nermonter, preferably
fletcher d. Proctor, whom they would 4
orce into the canvass, How did all
his happen: Was it coincidence or
conspiracy or is some one running "a
orce Proctor intolt-literary bureau ?
{ the latter, are these journals its only
lbscrbers? Seriously, brethren. it
ont go, Londonderry Sitter
Recalling the circumstances under
hich General Mccullough became
Speaker Proctor's conclu- l
on and notification to his friends
Dme months ago that he would not be
candidate for the governorship at
lie coming election, and the conse
uent action of many of his strongest
ld sincerest friends, it would be now :
proper and graceful thing for the
ounger man TO follow the example of
+. Webb--defer to his senior, with
raw entirely from the pending con
st, and open the way for Gen. Me
unopposed nomination to
lie office of the chief executive of the
ate to which he has contributed SO
uch of honor and material benefits.
his course would save wounds which
light become suppurating sores whose
Ealing would be postponed far into
e future Montpelier Waterman.
Is Mccullough to remain in the field
if he does not, is Fletcher Proctor
cultivate the whole state unmoiest-
as his private garden? Is the sole
of a successful state poll
,ian an ability to guess or discover
e secret aspirations of the ruling
'use? Will the heir apparent insist
ION clear field, so that he will not
put to the annoyance of fighting his
ny to Montpelier: Such are some of
e questions that are being asked this
eek All we can say in the premises
to quote from that odd production,
The Chronicles of the Honorable
Peterborough -
e heir apparent said unto the parent of the
y thirsty soul is eager for another million
e parent of the heir unto the heir apparent
said: .
lie low or you may flush real Nermonter, boy
instead"
Rutland Herald. p