Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-03-27
The G0YERNtRSHIP,
Vermonters" to Be an Unworthy Is
sue-An Eloquent Plea.
To the Editor of The Free Fress:

and DIR. Webb. was American born, though
not within the limits of Vermont, the Is
sue that has been forced into the present
canvass for the sovernorship is as painful
as It Is belittling to the hitherto fair his
tory of Vermont.
| The state in which the writer was born
had golden past. She was the proud
mother of six American presidents. includ-
ing the loved Washington and the illus
trious Jefferson Among her immortal
sons were some of the most luminous
stars in the American armament Her long
line of gifted statesmen and brilliant ora
tors challenged the admiration of two con-
tinents. Her patriotic motto. as voiced by
her eloquent Patrick Henry. give me
Liberty or give me Death yet echoes TO
the nations remotest bounds and adds gal
lantry to the tread of every American
army.
| But. alas that once great and proud old
state brought weakness and contempt unon
herself by the adoption of a narrow and
un-American policy which limited the cit-
2cnship and loyalty of her sons to the
State of Virginia alone. Everywhere with
In her borders up to the mountain slopes
which divides her from, what is now West
Virginia the dangerous doctrine OF state
rights" or State supreme was inculcated
until II became the prevailing sentiment.
Accordingly it was regarded as more glor-
ious to he a citizen of Virginia than Of Am
and becoma ovcaed;nvIv narrow and nm
American until her devoteos were huynhled
and crushed hv the fate thew had nersis-
tently courted.
And yet they were not quite so narrow as
are the advocates of Vermont for YER
monters.' inasmuch as they did not dis
within tbetr State nc dos This new marty
ttat hoe roro.> 10 ,Lo rror. In Vermont
Eror, tho ,ro,t hosta u,i,b which rho adj
vocatoe ~ mi. narrou, and discriminating
nolicv b.va "tro,tad out,, their dark
borsor a ,,,o,,,d soo,, ,bot The = fyonded son.
.ihilit;os NJ I,r xvahh,. friands would le1d
,hnrn ~, a. iss,,a raisod "a trauefor tbeir
allooiancc to Tho ahle and distinguished
| ,n,orir,n and Varr,ortor Johp q McCuI-
Iouph
Iv,i,o ,ho x,r,.or h,s on,y resnect for tho
three .ontIaroon whose names have bcan
tn,,orah," n,nnt;omcd for Tho ',over,orship
bo would havo nraferad 70 last HE vote
fnr Cen McC,u,,nugh for several REASONS.
vot would hove s,,nnorted tho RenubIiran
nominoe oxcent or tho nov, Issue of Yer
wont for Varnontars,,. for he believes
thnt IL Vermont can elect anv candidate
IN mat iesrn ~ would he , hlot unon nor
pa,un and n hlov 70 her ft,ture nrosnects
II would sneak moro MAINLY than print d
resn,utiops RI tho effect that tho verdict
of Vermont is opaipst her old-time nolicv
or extending a welcome and equal RIGHTS
and privileges tn all who seek a home and
citizenshin within nor borders from other
states of the American union. 1t would
virtually saw 70 Cen McCullo,Ch and the
writer. You NAV come within the hor-
ders OF Vermont You may admire her
mast history the glory of her mountains
and the beauty of her charming valleys.
And since We esteem YOU us worthy YOU
NAV marry our daughters. We even think
more of you for not taking them away
from their homes and kindred. but are will
ing for their sake and for ours to serve
the ties of kinship and association, and The
better oportunities offered you in your
native states You may devote your
means your energies and loyalty to the
highest welfare of our state but but, we
nrotest against your holding any Off !;
they are reserved for native, not adopted
sons
This now policy of Vermont for Yer
monters" reminds the writer of an Incl
dent which occurred within the experien q
of his father. who, being a physician, was
so long detained in a home of sickness
and poverty that he was rather forced
(by hunger) TO accept the invitation of
the housewife to dine at her =cantily fur
nished table. Obedient to the scrptural
Injunction to eat what was set before
him and ask no questions for conscien g
ea}re ;. tbe LADY eon,bt 10 console him lv
saving; Doctor. YOU are very good and
kind in STAYING by my children in order
TO save their lives and | wish that | could
give Won something better to eat We
nave some butter but we are saving it
for our minister"
If The writer may he hardened for a
sclf-infictod Joke. at the risk of being slis-
nectod Of unworthy motives he would
saw that four of that nhvsicians sons in
Guiding the writer arc minister's.
The old "know-nothiug" policy which
only denied equal rights to men of foreign
birth, but which could not succeed in a
republic or freedom, was not so narrow
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