Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-04-22
FRIDAY, Arm -, 1904.
Stanton or Bell ?

Mr.. Martin seems TO think that TO ac-
cept the almost offered gift of the gov
ernorship would interfere diSastrously
with his rents aud profits. The sacri-
fee is too great for him to make. just
think Of it,-dollars aud cents against
the great honor Of being his Excellency.
in Vermont, Mr.. DeBoer follows suit.
saving he does not aspire to the high
office at this time. We trust these two
genial gentlemen are not looking ahead
to the same time when their conditions
will be such AS to warrant the outspoken
ambition to be governor. The North
field News comes out for Lieut.. Cover
nor Stanton, which is evidence that Bro.
Plumley is not seeking the nomination.
Mr.. Clements well, no human being
knows what he is really contemplating,
and it matters but little anyway, for no
majority of the coming republican, con-
vention will vote for the man who bolted
two years ago: and who when i'll the
legislature, did nothing but ride Clement
hobbies, which were of such little value
as to attract but small following among
legislators: who did vote in the interests
of corporations and wealth every time
he had an opportunity; who could not
have his abiding place at hotel and
mingle with the farmers and business
men of the state congregated for the
public good, but who was to be found, j.
need be, in his luxuriously appointed
private car, to whom none but invited
guests were expected to come. So the
present situation seems to narrow down
to Lieut.. Governor Stanton and Mr.
Bell. Both are good, honest, clean men,
all will admit. Many will differ as tc
the comparative ability of the two men
vet neither is inferior in this respect
And since they are both men of limited
means, they will answer our bill of par
ticulars-an cable, honest, poor man." III
legislative experience and public life the
odds would seem to be in favor of Mr.
Stanton. Touching a capacity to analyzt
public needs and adjust Legislation
thereto he is still in the lead. His abil
ity to take the stump in support of the
party platform in state and nation i:
recognized by all, and this gift is also Of
value upon all occasions when, at home
and abroad, the governor is expected t.
voice the dignity aud strength of Yer
mont citizenship. 1t therefore seems t.
us that in the balancing of merits ant
avaiabilities Mr.. Stanton is the stronger
man. He is a selfmade man at nearly
every step in his upward and maturing
career, strongly conservative and su
premely level headed, faithful and stu
diously upright, judgment we'll bal
anced and convictions we'll defined ant
based upon broad principles of truth ant
justice. In his legislative experience h
has been as much the friend of tn
farmer as any man in the state. Il
fact he has ever been found supporting
any legislation which he believed wa
for the good of the masses of our people
In all his public career his course ha
been so marked with justice as to occs
sion no antagonism founded on unselfs
common sense. 1t seems to us that Mr.
Stanton is the coming man. We hea
much in this section of the state CON
mandatory of him, and if he should b
chosen as the standard bearer of the re
publican party this year, this count
will do her share in maintaining tn
supremacy of the well founded prime
pies of the Republican party,