Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-04-10

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candidacy las not yet come, ought never
to have been projected into this canvass.
and Is without reason or justification. AMI
thus 1t happens that him with whom they
have had pleasant personal relations,
whom they have esteemed, and whom in
the fulness of time they would have glad
l1y made governor Of Vermont, they arc
now compelled to oppose and do their ut
most to assign him TO his proper place in
the procession CT chief executives. They
love not Proctor less but fair play and the
eternal fitness of things better
A NARROW CRY.
(F'rom the Barre Times)
One of the rcgretablc features Of the
preliminary governo rship contest is the
effort to intensity II feeling alre ady too
prevalent that man must be born and
bred in Vermont before he Is entitled to
ali the privileges of citizenship. 1t is not
n new cry-"Vermont for Vcrmonters" 49,
and the endeavor has tcen In the more
progressive communities to create a more
literal sentiment. one that would welcome
new blood ard the development of Yer
morts natural resources. But the Yer.
mont for Werner tiers idea still prevails 20
n far too great extent and even in Barre
where the population is the most cosr,J-
pClitan of any opmunitr in the Stl-".
there was occasionally heard in the recent
municipal contest the expression that II
sid, th. S,ata,, eor ,,a,o ,,hor ,,,o ~
ending candidate had beer a resident and
tho less nrorr,seiva cnn,,nI,ni,, lac tbis SON
timent has gone so far rev business cn-
terprses are objected to for fear that they
may bring in Foreigners" Washington
county as a whole sometime ago learned
the error of such narroNrcss and 1t Is to
fet 81 Of n1 hc
ties in the State. It's growth In 10 years
represents the growth OF the State
II Is noticeable that those towns and
20 nnunities where the preset cutlery of
Vermont for Nermonters" is the lchdest
are towns that show no progress or
Git With. Rutlnnl comfy, tho home of
Fletcher Proctor. and ir v hich the princi-
pal Industry Is managed by him. has not
held its own In the rast 10 years. Ran
doirh and Brattleboro, where Tie frs, cr;'
was heard are steadily decreasing in pop
ulat'on. And yet. the Only argument they
advance why Proctor shCu'd he governor
in preference to Mccullough, is that the,
1,iie tbe iattop n.ho ' has 1ono AZ ,,,o
w., ~ So on .aa LIZ oe4H Il I'SIu''t
cther obioct;on raised oosiret ~. ponS
ninrton candidate
! Where would many or tba WORTHY cong
Of Vermont lie in nuhlic nc r.. day if tho
States of their adontion had ,uire,ied ouch
n rolicv in relation 10 thew
| HE PROCTOR POINT OF VIEW.
O-ror, t,o porto, ,,ori,or>
r"tcner tr".'or ADVENT Hto the poHu-
s a rent mas nceh inc onuse OF c"nSlderl l.
pie 'iineh.' Inc Irih'ifai argument au
Nahceo ny ms opponents Is mat ne mas
90, ~ N.llpus inu.N,Euais that ne uIe'
noe eHoect 10 pe eahu'oate AT 'his thne
i.r me "iCc OIL governor. According 10
l"iS iued u man mas on amhit'on 10 mn
d. &c, lanI pcIit'cai ollice ne must announce
us intentions DeiCte 'Eere is any otner
.a',uiuate III tne neiu ana 1a,ilg 10 90 this
ne must rvHiail out Oh tiie htid reSardie 81
~ .'it VIII OF me WeFle' IL Is possible
tnat ,he voters OF the state can be induced
I u, 'ahe .nis view put VIC oeneVe tnat Mr..
PROCTOR Is candldate at inns time IN com
P!iahce Win the wishes CT friends from
every sectich OIL vermont and the fact that
ne qua not attempt 10 rcrce himself upon
,he people OF the state VIII not IN any
way detract from MS popularity.
THAI PROCTOR DRAFT AGAIN.
fFrom the 81. A1hans Nassepeer,
--ho ..s. 80. .,<. a., H..
,,is CO. ,", a. err. t.ie 's'.nonS ol
e e,n q. ~. nist .Ie,.ioi, OIL inc ','N
,,,;,hir' ~ w.. ~ i'io.t '' :
los
r., 49, ~ ~. .i. up"NiIuli,s W
ar arar,od 49, az, go ''. WI W.,
~ 10. .',ie - pusSess an 'ne
,h. ,,;,, 80 u ",'",' III
antor obi,,., -, ta,n ~ N,a'
Iii ,,,,',,,. CIV v Sh1 SUM
no,r,sha,I 80, L. 'lo ",n,S' an'pit'o'is
ar'n, ~ h,-.h,, ne, y" so.l anu ua'.e er
tha r,'tto ' 20 ,,., VI "ei WI Sohs LOT
~, .rn.. ,,,, p., sNl' ,ienvF' Inc
,,o. s 80 i"utiit u"t py 'He cur
, ,' - ri"c'ol loi .he tePup-
-. ~, no''.i't"' .ui ,or governor Is Sto't
n n Vi .he Ner"onters love LOT the
, o.a,e' II rs the No;Chs OF those
,."pes ','u "'noi',onS that nave p"en
'"''cneo ny" me GUN century ny peo-
ple WHO nave tGiioo Ior generations that
NV comm 'hweai'h OF inc fathcrs might
We we slory ana pride OF the sons who are
~ n''lSri, II IL is tht spontaneous expires
Um VI I'll intense 'pfit or ioral'zed
.''','e anu neai, hstchc that lcrpids others
, ~ rap wntre ,le rcsparohlan fas sown,
.'at sdss 10 an the "orid' MS Is the
IH' 'I,",y tnat nave stored UP ior MIN"
w" e"'ioiei"
(F'rom the RutIard ,Jeral6\
rh;s ,o,,,, =. Ga.
,r.rno,,,or a, LIS, ro s."'.e as 'loueh tne
-''''''"h'' h"u WIN ''c hc'loI Oi dfSW'r-