St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-10-28

T. Fairbanks, seconding the nomination
of Carroll S. Page tor SENATOR
Mr.. PRESIDENT
In behalf of my constituents OF Gale
dona county | take pleasure in second
ing the nomination Of Carroll S. Page
for u. S. Senator. We have high esteem
for him as a man of sound sense and
forceful character; of wholesome, robust
manliness; of conspicuous business
abilities and sagacity and versatility IN
affairs; vt wide awake and public spirit
ed citizenship. We are accustomed to
think that in the main calling OF his lie
he has won the prlmacy and this is the
more significant in view OF its modest
beginning. 1t is no small accomplish
ment to take up some very ordinary
common thing and bring it to distnc-
ton. Here's man who picks
up so uninteresting a thing as green
calfskin. and before he is done with
it he has invested it with dignity, won
from it a competence, made it fit to
be embossed as a shield on his station
erv; he has made more out OF pile OF
raw hides than some men would out OF
a pocket full of diamonds Indeed I'm
not sure but that IN this industry he has
done more, and unwittingly has added a
touch of novel significance 10 the coat OF
arms OF our state. We are ali well
acquainted with the venerable COW that
has been standing so long on our state
seal, as it were complaceutly chewing
her eud during all these 1870 years OF the
mutations of our human affairs. That
red COW, take it, has been standing for
the important dairy interests of Yer
mont,-our incompatible butter and
cheese, famous everywhere, of which as
the Arabic legend says OF the water of
the Nile, he that has once tasted is ever
restless till he taste again. But now it
would seem that the product not only of
the live COW but of the dead one hasco
to world wide fame and demand from
Hyde Park. and something new may be
read into the armorial bearings of our
state.
Among his various accomplishment
Mr.. Page does not appear as yet to have
taken up the practice of law, whereas,
according to precedent, we would
regularly be making our senator out OF a
lawyer. But as To that he might reply
like Caius Marius to the Romans. True,
Fellow Citizens, | am not versed in the
language of the Greeks, (never practiced
law, perhaps) but do have ability in
things OF Importance to the state, and
can stand firm at my post of duty fear
ing naught but dishonor." 1t is such
man, Senators, that we are nominating
today, with whom duty is the para
mount thing, and the interest Of the
stateis above all ersonalconsiderations.
| knew OF man in my early life by the
name OF Bassett. a man of few words, a
tanner by trade. Being Intercepted as
to what he considered his qualifications
for being taken into the church. he gave
this laConic and conclusive reply, for
merly tanning was upperinost, now
religion is uppermost.
Mr.. President, to the same degree that
tanning has hitherto been uppermost in
HYDE Park to that degree believe we
may assure ourselves the public welfare
will be uppermost in Washington when
Nermont's new senator takes his seat.
He will be the man from Vermont
without doubt wherever he is; true
blue Nermunter to the manner born
wed to her soil and to her best tradi-
tons, at home equally with her business
or professional men and with her farmer
folk and flocks and herds aud cattle on
a thousand hills
Coming up Lexington Avenue awhile
ago man asked two boys it they were
twins? mo sir, we are MethodistS, ~
Nn,y NJ prao;dant - Dana a t,,,in Ur
something or other whatever No sir,
he's Vermonter He knows Vermont,
he believes in Vermont ne works Tor
Vermont he makes bank loans only in
Vermont, he takes Vermont with him To
Washington, he serves the broad inter
ests of the nation there with little Yer
mont in his heart. In this particular
he is in the true senatorial succession.
with the spirit of his illustrious predeces-
sor Redheld Proctor, and in the line OF
those distinguished men whose presence
in the national Senate has given such
prestige and honor to our state.
For some while now all signs have
been pointing to the man of Hyde Park.
1t has become entirely natural to speak
of him as the coming man for the vacant
seat.
Out on the Scottish heath, you remem-
Der, significant voices began to be heard
Hail to thee, Thane of Glamis Hail to thee
Thaue of Cawdor i"
"All hail, Macbeth. Thou shalt be King"
give the sentiment of the men Of
Caledonia saluting the man of their
choice:
Hail to thee, Thane of Hyde Park!
H ail to thee, Thane of Lamoillel