The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-04-16
ANOTHER FAILURE.

| The Herald ana news OF RanuOlpn
is kept as lively as a pea on a hot
skillet dodging-but never answering
the inquiries fired at it since it was
taken in by the advance agent of the
Waldorf Astoria Touraine combine.
The spectacle of newspaper editor
shouting until his face is as sanguin-
airy as his top knot for 60 real Yer
monter," ga Vermonter to the man
ner born, " IAN every day -the-year
Vermonter," for the governorship,
when all the State knows he is the
victim, willingly or unwillingly, of a
foreign combine to corner Vermont
politics, has amused some but aston
ished and disguised more. The con-
temporary has shifted his ground so
often as it became untenable-about
once a week-and when it disclaimed
the Vermont born idea-which was a
| fizzle-also the anarchistical million
aire and railroad magnate cause for
opposition to Mccullough, since the
editor was up against both these
types of anarchism i'll the New York
combine, he pumped himself down
on to a bed rock qualification, "The
man best fitted to be Governor "
| Thereupon the Journal inquired which
of these two candidates, Gen. Nc
Cullough or Proctor the younger, he
deemed the best fitted for the office,
and, if the latter, how did he make
the fact appear? The contemporary
first effort to answer is here repeated:
eff Gen. McCullough's candidacy
survives the support it is receiving
from Brer. Ropes Montpelier Journal
we shall have to admit that it had
more vitality than we ever supposed. "
Only this and nothing more. Press
ed again for an answer less suggestive
of puerility-not to say imbecility-af
ter rummaging his cerebral garrett for
fortnight he produced the subjoin-
ed:
1.-The Montpelier journal will have
to excuse us if we decline to get
down into the gutter with it. We
can employ our time and energies
more profitably."
But this second try at anwsering
the Journals query, which was a
reasonable and respectful one, does
not make it entirely clear to the Jour
nal that Proctor the younger is better
qualified than Mccullough to be Gov
ernor. The contemporary seems to
have failed wofully to establish the
fact which he seems to have assumed
would be fully conceded. 1t is appar-
ent, however, that his second try is
conclusive-as to trying-for the Jour
nal of Lyndonville has assured the
public that the contemporary last
ground for supporting Proctor is be-
cause he is in "close touch" with
Vermonters-those at the February
conference in New York, for example.
In the matter of getting down into
the gutter and 81 the profitable employ
ment of our time and energies, " here
is an apt illustration in the follow
ing, clipped from the Herald and
News of last week, of the con-
temporary's high standard Of jour
nalistic cleanliness and what he re-
CARDS as a profitable employment of
his time and energies. :" 1t is from
the "Squashville Gazoot,' creation
of that Bayard of Vermont newspaper
dom, the editor of the Messenger of
| st. Adams, and his Herald and News
compeer regards it as extremely funny
"Gen. John G. Mccullough passed
through our village today, riding in
common railway coach hitched to
| common locomotive on common
track. The general is a very human
being. He is a millionaire and has
plenty of money besides, but he car
ried frugal lunch in shoe box and
during the brief stop of the train won
several votes from the ardent Yer
monters who gathered about the car
window by eating his homely meal in
their presence. A murmur of admira-
ton ran through the crowd when it
was observed that the General ate by
opening gap in his complexion and
stuffing it full of food. The gener-
al S lunch consisted of angel cake and
tripe. He is now making a tour of
| the State eating broken victuals out
| VI Oiu phPOi bdSo iiOlA oiiS AOebi paw
form of an Erie directors car with
the idea of demonstrating that he is
Vermonter The Gazoot is request
ed to say that at the various stops
made by the train the general will eat
anything that is brought to him just
to show that he is friendly to the
people of the State. There is rumor
that the envious Proctor crowd, cha
grined at this adroit movement ON the
part of Mccullough, is rigging up
special train and will send out goat
to do the same thing
In the gutter" indeed, both the
Don Quixote of the Messenger and
his squire Sancho Panza! Spur ON
your Rosinante, noble knight, and
caper along behind on your ass, Dap
pie" bloomin' Panza of the Herald
and News
A NEW STANDARD.