The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-10-20
Mr.. DeBoer.
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Bennington Banner
The Barre Times makes one more, at
tempt to get Hon. Joseph A. DeBoer o
Montpelier to run for the governorshiI
next year and the Times comes n it'll,
nearer success than heretofore Mr.. De
Boer says in effect that he would like t.
he governor but cannot spare the tim,
from his business to make a canvass o.
eight or nine months such as seems to be
required in Vermont.
| While Mr.. DeBoer is ethically right il
his attitude, it is not likely that he will
be governor under the condition as it is
Mr.. DeBoer may be, and probably is, intel
Ilectually, the superior of any other man in
| the state of Vermont, but Vermont has
many men splendidly qualified to be gov.
ernor. Were the other aspirant or aspir-
ants for the place unfit men-men whose
elevation would lower the high standards
of the state of Vermont. then an aroused
public sentiment would force Mr.. DeBoer
in to the executive chair, but the issue in
this case is not of that kind
Mr. Fletcher. the leading candidate, is a
man who in his legislative service for the
past 10 years has done much for the state.
Vermont has made real progress during
that time and from a glance back over the
issues of the decade and their outcome it
would appear to be UNREASONABLE that
Mr. Fletcher has fought usually on the
right and progressive side and that he has
had weight and influence equalled by few
Mr.. Stacks service has been shorter but
there can be no question that he is a safe
and competent man.
Under these circumstances, it is hardly
likely that the rank and file of the voters
will take the time and trouble to give the
governorship to Mr.. DeBoer, highly as they
may and do esteem him. The Banner is a
sincere admirer of Mr., DeBoer. He is one
and we hope some day to see him occupy
a seat in the United States senate. We
should like to see him governor of Yer
mont, but we do not think that the need is
so acute that the voters will arise in their
might and force him to accept the office.
Great crises require revolutionary meth
DDS but this campaign is not a great crisis
in Vermont history. Vermont is making
as fast as some of us would
like, but at a rate not greatly exceeded by
any eastern state You can pick out one
thing here and there in which other east
ern states are ahead of Vermont, but when
. general average is struck, Vermont is
pretty well forward In striving for further
progress and for actual specific things, we
ire apt to lose sight of the splendid prog
'ess tnaC vermont mas Deen nldklIlg during |
'eeent years and that without direct tax
without running into debt, and without
wen taxing corporations, banks, etc, as
much as they are taxed in most states.
Campaign year is coming on and we shall
lear a great deal on the stump. through
he newspapers, and in behalf of various
and especially great deal that
sn't true Vermont has been making
progress, but there is room for more. The
ssues are more important than the men.
'hea future does not depend on any one
action. any one party, or any one man.
The chief thing is to distinguish the honest
rom the dishonest, the patriot from the
the real advance from the
umbuggery and sophistry and buncombe
With which campaigns are rife.