Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-02-20
GEN. CIRCUIT HEARD FROM.

St. Johnsbury East, VT, FeD. 10, l9OZ'
J Mr.. EDITOR IL am just home from
a two weeks absence and find your
repeated requests TO stand up and tell
why support DIR. Webb for governor,
A st. Alhans correspondent OF the Free
Press, who is not willing to stand up
himself, in his own proper person, but
hides behind the signature, "a Repub-
lican," whose letter you copy, says in
loud voice, in substance, "by all
means let Grout stand up and be in
| terr0gated.n
1t might well be asked who appoint
ed you my keeper, and gave you the
right to arraign me on suspicion OF a
straightforward dealn with DR.. Webb;
| win not, however, stand on cere-
mony, but will ask you if you do not
think it little inquisitive to call on
me for my motives, not my position,
but my motives in supporting DIR.
Webb, while you have not gone so far
yourself as to decide between the can
didates. You know, Friend johnson,
we both have a certain responsibility
in this matter as citizens. Assuming,
however, that You are seeking all the
light possible for a correct decision
yourself, | will waive what might
seem an unwarrantable surveillance
by one man over the motives OF anoth
er, and will tell you why | support
Dr. Webb
But, first OF all, let me ask, why at |
tempt to inject into the governor ques- |
ton matter wholly aside from it and
wholly the product of the imagination,
namely, supposed senatorial contest
in which am paraded as conspiring 4
against the divine right OF our junior .
senator to the seat he now occupies
Have the Mccullough men no better
argument for their candidate, than
that | am tor DR.. Webb?
But TO the point; you are evidently
troubled TO know ii | am a candidate
for the Senate, and | answer, | am not.
| say this to you as | have said it 10
every one who has written or spoken
20 me on the subject, because | have
no present purpose or expectation OF
being a candidate. But want you to
understand that do not say
| will not be candidate. | shall
make no promises for the future, but
shall hold myself free to take whatever
course may seem best and il should
become a candidate, the people shall
have fair notice. There will be no
business about ii, as yop
seem TO be looking for. If your insin-
nation of trade with Dr. Webb is en-
titled to any reply whatever, | viii
say that it exists only in your imagi-
nation. Not a word has passed be-
ween DIR. Webb and myself directly )
n indirectly on the subject, and this
whole question can be best disposed of
~ the old Morse maxim, EVIL to him
who evil thinks
No, | am not a candidate for the
senate or any other office. But | am a
.itizen of the state, with the
anne rights as other citizens: the right l
o be treated as WELL if | behave as I
veil and the right to support for gov Q
rnor the man who | think. on my q
as a citizen, is the best '
nan for the place, and the man who
Will best serve the interests of Vermont. Z
At this time, think Dr. w. Seward !
Webb Is that man. 1t could hardly be
otherwise, as he is so largely connect :
d with the material interests of the l
tate, more largely probably than any .
ther man living in Vermont today, !
nd is thus in position to so much I
clip the people. j
But, some one asks, will he do this, I
Ill he help the people? | say, yes.
Why do lanswer with such confidence? C
because his character justifies it. He y
whole-souled, public spirited man, a
enerous to fault, always contribut- .
~ literally to every worthy enter \
rise, material, moral and spirit b
al not since he has been named for u
overnor, but all the way through life, L
nd because he is built that way. He
withal a man OF fine ability and large y
nsiness experience, and would give n
lie state an able, business-like admin s.
tration.
Now, Friend johnson, these are the
'asons in brief why am for DR.. Webb
r governor. They are sufficient to v
lln my support, and | believe they "
i'll prove sufficient to command the Of
pport of large majority OF the peo- l.
e of the state. 81
Very truly yours, tc
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