The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-08-29
WILLIAM TRAvERs JEROME.
The Truth About Him as Seen BY
'Bench and Bar"

The Truth About Him as Seen BY
Bench and Bar"
There are two standards BY which a
public official must be judged the stand
ard Of intent and the standard Of ac-
complishment, the standard Of honesty
and the standard Of efficiency.
Jreome is honest. He is frank, fear
lessly, genuinely, naturally honest.
With him there is no compromise Of
principle or ideal No trimming, no
quibbling, no evasion.
He has won the implicit confidence of
a community and Of a people, who, be-
cause Of having been often tricked, do
not trust readily without reason.
Jerome's personality stands out clean,
firm and distinct from jumbled and
uncertain background, in which appear.
none too clearly, the figures and faces
OF many men in public life Of New York
state today.
On the intent and honesty branch Of
the case the evidence is conclusive. It
is 50 clear and convincing that upon this
issue the minds Of reasonable men may
not differ.
Has Jerome been an efficient public
servant and does he measure well up to
the standard of accomplishment
He has made mistakes, more mistakes,
probably, than would have been made BY
an inert, timid, Indifferent or negative
District Attorney
He has once in while tilted at wind
tll- nd \
sation lovers by permitting particular
prosecution or line of investigation
which at first appeared pregnant with
thrilling possibilities to fall fat
But in the main, in the overwhelming
majority of instances, jerome has got
result visible, tangible, material, right
results.
He moves promptly, vigorously, intel
ligently, persistently. There is no quit
ting or let up with Jerome. He shoots
as long as the enemy are in sight, and
when the foe flies he pursues. His war
upon crime, graft and crookedness has
been literally, one of determination.
In it he has neither given nor asked
quarter.
The statistics Of actual prosecutions
and convictions, creditable though they
may be, do not disclose the whole benefit
of the jerome administration. The full
record viii never be written-the record
LOT crimes prevented, graft aborted, of
criminal instincts overawed BY fear OF
punishment swift and sure.
On the efficiency branch Of his case
Mr.. Jerome is we'll entitled to 90 to the
jury, and in our opinion he need not
fear the verdict.
1t should not be said, however, that
Jerome deserves reelection. He has on
~ done his duty, fairly and squarely,
and for this he deserves nothing but the
fullest recognition Of the fact.
But as Mr.. Jerome desires to serve
a second term as District Attorney, and
as that body OF citizens, who, irrespec-
tive OF party organization, constitute
the real head, heart and strength of
this community will probably feel salts
fed with his record after the applica-
ton Of both tests. above referred to, the
result, SO far as the coming election is
concerned, ought not to be difficult Of
prediction
The purity OF public morals and the
Just and impartial administration of
the laws are scarcely less concerned with
the divorce Of politics from the office Of
the public prosecutor than from the
bench itself Both Of the great politi-
cal parties have long since yielded to an
enlightened public sentiment in the lat
ter respect, 20 that the endorsement by
Democrats and Republicans alike Of the
candidacy Of a Judge who has served the
people well and faithfully is the rule
rather than the exception.
Il is but short step from this posi-
ton to that Of a united people upon
William Travers Jerome to succeed him
self as District Attorney Of New York
county.-Bench and Bar.