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stated that he thinks prohibition prefera-
bic to any scheme of license vet when
asked If elected governor and the next
Legislature passed a local option law he
should veto it. he made no direct answer
but referred to his first published letter
If Mr.. Proctor is honest in his position, if
he is not playing to the grand stand. what
possible objection can he have to saying
Yes, / would veto any license, local option
or referendum law which the Legislature
might pass. The only reason that seems
probable is fear that by taking too de-
cided ground he would ALLEVIATE some of
his local option supporters and lose a few
votes In the convention.
As long as it is uncertain whether Mr..
Proctor would veto a local option law or
not, he takes exactly the same position
that Gen. Mccullough does. Gen. McCul-
Tough says in substance that if elected he
shall take no active part either for or
against any liquor law which the Legis-
lature may pass. If 1t passes a law
Vt. If it passes local option law he will
sign it. When pushed for an answer as
10 whether he will veto local option law
Mr.. Proctor is silent. There are some who
profess to know that he would not veto
such law. Who then is lodging issues
Gen. Mccullough says he shall abide by
the decision of the majority of the people
as expressed in the Legislature. Mr.. Proc
tor does not say what he would do.
&c eli
ent Is the only candidate who stands
suuarely on an issue. an issue sure to go
down to defeat. Mr.. Proctor says I am
a prohibitionist but refuses to go into
details. Gen. Mccullough does not state
what his personal ideas are but is willing
to abide by what decision seems best to
the majority of the Legislature. and ex.
presses the belief that prohibition will
continue to be the policy of the State.
Gen. Mccullough is a good enough prohi-
bition!st for the State Anti-Saloon League
and certainly the high license friends of
Mr.. Proctor ought to be satisfied
AN ORGANS DILEMMA
(From the Montpelier Journal)
1t is a somewhat singular thing that
Gen. Mccullough should make two at
tempts to reach the governorshp, has
ing his canvass to great extent upon
has not had a governor in many years
and Yet in all the % years he has been
citizen of Bennington he has never
been chosen to even represent the town
in the Legislature. est Adams Mes
senger.
Six months ago 1t would have been "a
singular thing to read in the Messenger
such fool statement as the foregoing
1t had then something of name for
cd tn
course of this canvass. OF entirely minol
consideration is the argument" cited by
the Messenger, and it has been given q
place of entirely secondary rank in this
canvass, but it has Its claim to considera.
ton, especially when the county presents
a candidate of the merit and eminence OF
Mccullough, and when 1t appears further
that Rutland county has furnished three
governors, Page, Proctor, and Ormshce
since in 1850 IIiland Hall was governor
Before another Proctor is added to tho ls
OF Rutland county governors, give the bat
tie county a chance, in the person of Johr
-. Mccullough. the peer Of the foremos,
OF the States chief executives. This stu,
comes with mighty poor grace from the
Messenger In any event. and particularly
when the leading event of the canvass OF
1898 is remembered.
In all the 2S years of Justin g NorrIl's
life from the time he became of age up tC
his election to Congress he had never rep
resented his town in the Legislature haC
never held any public office, save only thai
of justice of the peace. Yet Mr.. Morrll
made fairly useful public servant ever
the scorched up soul of the Messenger
must have decency enough left to admit
1t Is what God puts into a mans upper
story that counts in the long rum not the
petty offices he may have held.
MIXING MIR. MORROW AND LIQUoF
INTER ESTS.
(F'rom the Swanton Courier)
The Standard says: 1.-The liquor traffic
wants Clement and will be satisfied Will
Mccullough when but a moment befor,
1t admitted that Morrow had declared Nc
Cullough safe" Great heavens. neigh
Dor but you must be more careful. Here
you are putting the liquor traffic and Nor
row to bed together. You should know
that your candidate is depending on tn,
support of the Anti-Saloon League, the or
ganization that produced the famous blacl
list and that is responsible for othel
things equally as good and 1t will never
do to offend the Rev. Morrow by sayin.
that his interests and the liquor traffic,
are identical. Your candidate has not go
so much strength that he can afford Il
lose any.
Irr' WAN roIt Wv EhNOR.
(From the Hardwick Gazette.)
Back in the quiet. away from the
confusion Of the politicians, in the
towns and hamlets of Vermont where
the Vermont people live and the Yer
mont idea is still the idea of citizen
ship, somebody Is doing a tremendous
amount OF thinking, and those thinking
somebodies come pretty near having
their own way when the actual test
comes, politicians or no politicians
st. Adams Messenger.
Thus speaketh the dear old Messenger
n few weeks ago regarded as almost n,
ideal newspaper, but now, alas, by a ser
les of editorial contortions, come to b,
looked on with plying amusement or sad
ness. But the statement that "somebod,
| is doing tremendous amount of think
Ing" Is true. The hard-headed men O
Vermont see more clearly each day tina
| Fletcher ID. Proctor Is the ring" cardi
date, pushed into the field to defeat a maj
who absolutely refuses to enter into an,
trade or combine. who is willing to stan,
or fall on his own record, and who be
| lieves that he has no right to pledge thi
Office or that office in order to push him
self into a coveted position. And as the,
come to realize this fact they grow strong
err in the opinion that Gen. Mccullough 4
the man for governor.
STILL CALLING FOR ANswER.
From the Montpelier Journal)
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