The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-22
IDE A vERMoNTER,
Writes Burlington Free Press, and De-
elares His Allegiance.

to Spain, declares his allegiance TO ver-
mont and also proolaims that he Is q,
resident Of the state In the following
letter TO the Burlington Free Press;
l have noticed ia newspapers Of my
state some discussion as to whether my
appointment as minister to Spain ought
to be credited or charged, as the case
may be, to Vermont. / think / know
where / now live and where | have al
ways lived. Some New York papers
published my name as "of New York."
probably because by three last predeces.
sors In that mission were from New
York and they assumed that that state
would claim and receive this appoint
ment / know Of no other reason for
the statement / have no more claims
upon New York than have upon Russia,
and New York has no more claims upon
me than has Russia. / was nominated
by President Taft as "of Vermont" and
was confirmed by the Senate as "of
Vermont"
was born in our state, fitted for
college there, worked on farm and
taught school there to aid in getting my
college education, studied law there, and
from 1871 to 1891 had the rough and
tumble Of an active practice Of my pro-
fession. winning and losing my fair share
Of cases in our state and federal courts,
taking part IN all political campaigns,
local, state and National, serving as
states attorney, state senator, president
Of the state convention and delegate
to the national convention. In 1891,
through the watchfuI aid Of Senator
Proctor, / was sent to Samoa as United
States commissioner, leaving my family
at home and my slaw business in the
hands Of my partner. At the end Of
the year ! resigned and was succeeded
by Vermonter / Immediately resumed
the active practice Of my profession and
SO continued until the end Of 1898, when
Germany indicated that / would be an
acceptable chief Justice of samoa, ard |
England and the United States con.
CURED, Grover Cleveland being president, |
as be was during my whole term Of office |
there. In 1897, / resigned that Office
and Immediately resumed the active
practice Of the law &C st. Johnsbury, |
and 50 continued until the spring Of
1900, when President Mckinley appoint |
ed me member Of the Philippine com
mission, an appointment due directly |
TO the zeal Of Senators Ross and Proctor
and Representatives Powers aud Grout, 1
and agreed upon without application /
from me, and without my knowledge, |
while I was attending to the business
of Vermont clients in closing out bank /
in New Mexico which they owned. III
left my house and furniture in Vermont /
70 be occupied BY relatives without rent,
50 that / could have my home to return \
to. When / came hack on leave in 1908 /
occupied my own hosise, had the best
time Of NY life among my old and dear
friends and familiar scenes At the end
Of 1905, resigned by reason Of III health
and was given six months leave Of alb
seDce, which passed at Washington try.
ing to recupefate from the prostration
caused by years Of tropical life, and aid
Ing so far as / could In Securing from
Congress decent treatment Of our Fiji
pine wards As soon az my leave ex-
pired, returned to my hore In Vermont
and there remained until October, when
the KnickerboolEer Trust company failed
and was made one Of the receivers. /
continued in the performance d that
trust until the summer Of 1908 when / i
At once returned 70 my home in Vermont
and remained there until cold weather
came on when I was sick in bed and
was ordered By nv physician 10 seek q
warmer climate. which l did. / was to
return 70 my home this spring, had not
this appointment TO Sprin interviewed
During all these years have been =
legal voter in st. Johnsbury. my name
has been kept On the check list Of that
town, / have kept my house with no
rent for the sole purpose Of having 4
home to which I was greatly attached
All the real estate base owned Is there.
never was entitled to a vote anywhere
| never did. / have voted there at every
state or national election since I was Of
age when I have been Ia the country
the state and national cleo
tions 81 September and November 1905
might remark that when the last No.
vember election occurred ! was visited
my daughter on Long Island but went
back to Vermont expressly TO vote for
President Taft. What ysrmonter did !
moreg did all Of them take the pains
even to cross the street to voter When
ii Samoa or the Philippine Islands. man
testify ! could not be IN Vermont. / am
! Vermonter IN precisely the same sense
that William H Taft is an Ohioan, no
more and no less / have no other home,
ind never had and never expect to have. !
Ind decline to be read out of the state
~ anyone.
ii any vermonter feels that his !
'hanees for useful public service have
been diminished by reason Of positions /
having come to me, am very sorry. Z
But the way in which my appointments I
rave come about, and the character Of 7
hem, have ben such that it is improbable !
hat anyone has been the loser by reason i
hereof. On the other hand, many Yer I
nonters have attained very important u
positions BY reason of my opportunities /
% aid them, and this fact has been
yreat satisfaction to nue.. Judges Of the Il
upreme court OF the Philippine island i
eoeive Q salary Of $4,000 4 year and {
Judges 81 the courts Of first instance re- /
Give from $4,000 to $4,000. OF four /
american judges Of the supreme court, i
wo were born within seyenty-five miles {
# Montpelier. VT, and Of fifteen Ameri- t
an judges Of the first instance four c
we're born within the same circle Two 81
anne from Lancaster, n. H., but prac S
iced law largely in Vermont, and the #
thers were all Vermonters Everyone o
vas appointed by me or upon my recon-,
One OF the four members f
+ this board governing the city Of Ma. I
lila is a vermonter appointed BY me and I
eceives salary Of $500. All were s
xeellent men and were appointed upon G
heir merits. II 7 had remained All the b
ime in ST Johnsbury, VI, possibly none Il
{ them would have come 20 the atten a
ion of the authorities or been brought n
4 touch with the large careers now open Il
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