Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-23
WHAT OUR NEIGHBORS SAY
A Deserved Tribute 10 senator Proctor
and Rebuke Of Ills DetrnctOr.
(From the Montpelier Journal.)

" 1LFnnn thn Mont Ill I0nTnHl-t
During the closing years Of the late Sen
ator MorrilFs remarkable congressman
career a Pacific coast journal spoke
s~lightlngly of the venerable statesman
and expressed surprise that Vermont con-
tlnued hin in the senate. some tme
arter Mr.. Morr,lIs death the eul'or Vi
that paper was introduced to senator
Hoar, nut remembering the unfortunate
aIlus,on to his former colleague the
Massach"setts statesman refused 10 snake
hands with the journalist
"l'hout thoughts or the present cam
l"ign III mind 1t is with feelings akin
10 senator Hoars that one reads or a
e"noiuate ror mgr once IN TINS state
'epe"'eu'S reierrlng 10 vermont senior
senator as va Proctor. Now senator
''oc'or IL ho' u sacred parsonage ana
no one cia'ms that ne Is He Is not per
Wv N"o"' II " N""'u Il"'n every
'""upo'"' from "hlch s'ch conclusions
o.. e"''"S INV" d | i've Is vermont :
""' t'''"eh' ana the ABOVE quoted refer
"""' maui "' the sPirlt every
o"o h"o"s IL IL maze IN, Is best charac-
u. "'"'f''' "''"'r"'u "p'"'
aa.. "'l'" P'"''c""S' III
- ""'r'"t ~ IMAM WHO
0.N ~ II '"c ""c "i "hom II Is ut
NV NV ia" al II Is indecent
- -" ~ man
L' i'oV'or Is not a Strangc to
"' as Nv strong Independent man
~ ~ ~ '".''''"IiS IL ne mas stood ia
' '"'' vi r"ohc ME lor Il quarter OF
o,"'"'S' lie mas fought in many a
""''' WI III" neld' the forum, and IN
P'''''s ana II follows that some enemies
"">e "'eh ""n' ""t irSt ana last, Yer
'' "'" P'''"''u lev" mon VINO nave
''P.''e"'eu hcr III v diversity of ways
WV" 50 much ra''h fEoSS and ability.
Ner'honterS know MIN we'll and it i'll be
comes any or" to go before the people
OF the state with n slur on his lips for
""' ""' o'lN'" 'henl l"ig ana well.
III war ana peace Mr.. Proctor has
w pc'h III" deNoted servant of his ma
wv "ta"' lie inherited a deep love and
"'"" LOT Norinont ana u long life spent
:" "aNIns the state strong In war. great
'"""N.r''HF ana mighty in the highest
'"""'l' chanhcrs OF the nation has wit
"''He" that love become a vcritablo af-
FICTION. Vermont too has been kim n
Mr, PROCTOR. She gave > II a body typical
of her rugged mountains: n mind rs c,oo >
as the waters of nor I,Los ord a,...
and a stur1i,o.s - ~ S'''"!"S'
stood bir, r,o, - wv" mas
riencos az bt. ,,.a >, ''''" cAP'-
mon, bororo, 49,, P'p'' VI YER
mont and he in turn nonorod rho c,,,,
bv foi,bt,i s,., ''''''" '"' o'a''
ca wb.r ',''9 p'S' Oh dutN'
of w,r ''''o II" D" secretary
da,. - '""'''' OF II great Presi-
,,ou,a1a. w. '""t once hot only a
,o..a- '" N'i'e" ny actual eN'
,,or 49,. ""'utS Oh IN" trst or
W 1,.. 'H"'"E Iund OF goot
,,ua -. '''."'" S'hSe' pnt a splcn
~ VI S'''e'rhlt born of ;
,o.. i" IN" nHairS of tina
" v a. po'''l'al hitting schools. the in
"'"'e ItSolt'
'','" management of the wa
the greatest, s.cro,,r, ''r' "
tor. and though some of his .,,ooa.aa.
nave had greater problems than he Ia,
~ Ho'Ne' old army men still affirm thu
SECRETARY Proctor did more to make III,
department ana the army effective tbor
II "!hn VINO mad held the Office since III,
N"n war; Men. too, who served in tn,
''""s III those days have not forogtter
! '"'' 'n'ir W"ifare was always uppermos
!" ms NINA.