Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-03-02
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.
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thus testifying with great proprie-
ty how mucn higher he values his
pen than his pocket-book. Some of
US not so fortunate as to be owners,
however, have to fawn upon the pub
Usher and "crook the pregnant hin
ges of the knee that thrift may fol-
low" etc. and write the publishers
name first and our own not at all.
We have to publicly recant and re-
nounce such vanities as the superiori-
ty of the sanctum over the counting
house. E pur 81 muove !-St Adams
Messenger.
More Mentioning.
Since Charles w. Gates has an.
nounced he will not become candidate
for governor some people who were
anxious for a man of his stamp have
been mentioning names of others for
the position. T. D. Goodall of Whit.
ingham, one of the strong men in sew
eral legislatures in a letter to the
Phoenix says draft Frank L. Greene.
If he will not serve draft John M.
Thomas of Middlebury or Frank G.
Partridge of Proctor or, if necessary,
break the mountain rule and take 10
seph A. DeBoer of Montpelier.
This indicates that the time for men,
tioning has not expired so we would
suggest for lieutenant governor Lu-
Their B. Johnson of Randolph. editor
of the Herald and News. Mr.. John
son is in the prime of life. a success
full man in business, correct In his
judgments, Independent in his ideas
and thoroughly acquainted with senti-
ment of Vermonters and legislative
methods. Probably he has had no as
pirations for the place but we can
draft him and he will add much
strength to a state ticket chosen for
it's merits rather than its personal de-
sires. What say you brethren?-St.
Johnsbury Caledonian.
Our CHEEKY Governor.
Governor Prouty had it seems a try
ing experience in getting from New
port to Brooklyn, to address Brook
Ign Vermonters. Indeed, he made
to Springfield in a milk car. But he
got there all right and gave the Yer
monters a message Vermont is i'm
proving every day." said the Cover
nor. while" he went on. 81 was
travelling on the Mississippi with
number of other governors heard
lot of Dragging about this State and
that. l waited until all of them got
through and then l said Gentlemen,
listen to me. We are a mighty little
state, but we raise more corn to the
acre than any state in the union. The
only trouble is we don't raise enough
acres. Oaughter.) / told them
that the sweetest music of old Yer
mont was the FLASHING of the dasher
in the churn, a domestic symphony
that delights the ear from south. to
north. Cow for COW, we beat 'em all
at butter raising"
The Boston Journal devotes half
column editorial article to the praise
of Governor Prouty. Certainly, it
says, it is encouraging to find so en-
ergetic and optimistic chief execu-
tivelin a NewEngland state and to wit
ness him doing and saying things to
prove that there's no lack of ginger
in the good old green hills not so far
away"
As to the milk train episode the
Journal fears that "Too many public
officials would have bundled them
selves up in their listers and their
dignity and waited for special train
or else sent their regrets, and
turned back to the genial fireside.
But in Governor Prouty's dictionary
there appears to be no such word as
regret" The governor gets there,
little the worse for wear, maybe,
but full of the satisfaction that comes
from taking difficulties by the neck
and pitching them out of the way.
We commend his invincible vigor to
officialdom in general. 1t was enough
to make the Brooklyn exiles home
sick and ashamed. A conservation
commission would only have bored
them with statistics. Governor
Prouty must have made them feel like
following him home, even if they had
to go all the way by milk train. -
Burlington News