Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-07-05
WHAT OUR NEIGHBORS SAY
Proctor VIII Now Need Only n Pi0r-
nIity rs the Result OF
Fusion.
(From the st. Adams Messenger)

1t Is hardly to be expected that what
q newspaper that is supporting the regu-
lar republican State ticket says about
the fusion ticket placed in the field at
Burlington recently will be accepted by
the fusionists themselves as entirely dis
interested. no matter how sincere the at
tempt to make 1T so. 1t is still the more
or less prevalent popular notion that
newspapers are stubborn political parti-
sans and that their editorial utteranCos
arc constantly subject to the dstorting
influence of the party bias. The idea OF
the professionalism of the academic dis
cussion of public affairs that is hecom-
ing more and more the characteristic
editorial policy of modern journalism has
not vet become fixed in the public mind
and is Is to he admitted with regret that
not all newspapers are trying hard TO
fix it there. However. The Messenger fells
that under the circumstances it is itself
in a position peculiarly fitting it for con-
sistent comment on this fusion movement
and testimony to that fact was even
borne by leading Democrats on the floor
of the State convention
Some time ago whom The Messenger
was gently reprovcd by some contem-
porary for counselinR the Democrats not
TO fuse. it was told that such advice was
manifestly IN the interest of the Ropub-
lean party and the democrats were not
To he fooled by 1t. Tho Messenger then
replied that is was discussing the matter
from a non-partisau viewpoint and with
an eye single to the future of the DEM
orat party in Vermont and that as an
abstract proposition She party would
make the mistake Of its career in this
generation TO sell its name ana indc-
pendence for a mess If Clement pottagc.
Then The Messenger said. that. SO far
as fusion being something for the Republic
can party to dread, it was IN reality a
move in its interest, because. with only
one fusion candidate in the field against
him, Mr Proctor would require only a
plurality of tho votes cast to gain his
election; whereas. with two candidates
against him, only narrow margin of
votes might deprive him OF the consttu-
tional majority necessary for his election
and throw the choice of governor into
the Legislature. Tho Messenger pointed
out at that time that fusion favored the
prospects of proctor.
This explanation was remembered and
referred to in his remarks by one of
1.-THE leading Vermont democrats that OPP
posed fusion on the floor Of the State
convention. OF course the democratic
party could not be expected to hccd any
suggestion, and. from a partisan view
point simply. This paper confidently cx-
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