The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-12
NEVER TOO Early
eovernorshlp Candidates Should Take
Long Course OF Training.

Someone has written that this is
no time for a consideration Of the gu
bernatorial candidates for the canvass
Of 19lO-that is too early, says the
Burlington Clipper.
Whoever this person is and why
he should set himself up an oracle,
with hand on the string and a deter
mination to pull it whsn he, and per
haps only he. is ready really does not
matter
There are today and have been for
many years more wise Een in Yer
mont who have known when political
contests should begin than ever walk
ed the streets of Rome
On what authority they assume &c
know has never been explained.
probably inexplamaLie. Just why
there should be a certain minute es
tablished when it is proper for a can
dida;e for the governorship to come b.
fore the people is not set down in the
books. And it is the opinion of the
editcr of this paper mat there exists
no barrier in the minds Of the major
lily against a man announcing himself
candidate for the Office Of governor
either in July. October or January
Politics is the meat and the drink
Cthe aqua or the aquafortis) of the
voters of Vermont It constitutes
their one great amusement-their sin
gle great diversion Then, why limit
it to the seasons? Why say too
early" even II the declaration is made
before breakfast? Really, a man who
aspires to the goyernorship has the
right to so state himself when the
mood is upon him, no matter if it is
in the heat of August or in the chill
Of December; and the occupant Of an
editorial chair should thrust no quill
in his way To so limit the aspira-
tions Of men Is to forget the spirit
of the New Vermont" which by this
time should have share, for it GER
tainly has had time to attain the pu-
berty OF life.
Hon. c. p. Smith, banker quiet and
unobtrusiye citizen-a resident of
the Queen City-with a knowedge OF
legislation. was none too early in an
nouncjng that he could be induced to
accept the nomination for the Cover.
norship. Had his declaration been
made earlier it should have been re-
ceived in a spirit Of timeliness and not
with the objection shat Mr. Smith was
ahead Of his day or generation No
Mr. Smith, you We're not TOO early and
it is TO your credit that YOU were the
first Your action will result in revis
ing the schedule Of declaration ON the
part OF other worthy citizens but to
you belongs The laurel of the first en-
try. the first man mp and his speech
delivered.
It is proper that we look for au an
nouncement from Hon. Olin Merrill
the mayor OF Enosburg the manufac
turer OF spawn cure. which avenue Of
publicity has made for him a name
from east TO west, from north TO south
the man whose adyice was accepted
In the Proctor administration anC
which never resulted in doing m,
state harm No date OF his announce
ment has been decided upon bu
were Il to come tomorrow e would
not be too early.
The political arena despite the
spikes driven on the top rail by thos,
editors who would stave on early II
fort IN a campaign TO be waged almos
two years hence. will no doubt bee oc
cupied by a no less worthy gentleman
and Office holder than the Hon lohr
A Mead. Lieutenant governor presi
dent Of the senate aud president OF IN,
Howe Scale Works az Rutland Tn,
doctor has had taste az the politca
mock turtle aud his palate reioices
Come ON. doctor YOU need not fea
the cricr whose yell OF TOO early 81
already hoarsc
Tom Cheney-our own Tom
spare as the bones OF the turkey IN,
second day after Thanksgiving whei
it no longer serves as q salad or Z
soup should not Boz frightened from
making his modest desires known al
early as he likes You need moi wait
Tom dear. until the legislature nd
iourns. for present indications poin
TO perpetual session You have ser
we'd ms we'll as speaker You had IN.
nerve 20 tell the slow acting member
that they were az Montpelier for worl
and not for play and you drove then
To- their work. 80. Tom. don't De-
the fellow with the too earl, hell
score YOU out OF your intention mo-
for a minute
10 would bc q shame NOT to STATE
that Fred Fleetwood wouldn't acccp
tho roycnurship % would bc mab