The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1912-06-13

every community WHO VIII Flaulg
sacrifice bis own interests 20 rep.
resent The people u there Is a
public demand for him but IN,
trouble has been in the past we
have been so Indifferent about our
political affairs We have neglected
10 call upon such men. We have SAT
supinoly by and permitted self-seek-
ers to take possession Of such off
- as they desired.
II has been we'll said that this
is a government OF the people by q
representative part of the people
For instance the census shows that
Vermont bad a population OF 1885,
800 in 1910 The same year the
total vote cast for governor and
other state officers was 54,92S--oI
about one-sixth Of the total popula-
ton. In other words, the electors,
who constitute about one-slxth OF
all the people, are the real rulers.
And the majority OF these electors
who placed the present Officers In
charge Of our state affairs number
ed slightly over $4,000, or less than
one-tenth Of our total population.
From this appears plain that in
Vermont We have a government OF
the people by majority OF the cleo
tors who constitute about one-tenth
81 our entire citizenship. Hence. h
follows that II is OF the highest i'm.
poriance TO the public welfare that
that majority should act sincerely
and carefully. aud place In offic,
only the very ablest and most patri-
otto and Trustworthy men among
them Has this majority always done
sog Certainly not Have they even
done so IN our local affairs? Again,
the Journal answers by saying whai
everybody knows TO be true-they
have not
II Ia time. then. and vitality i'm.
portani 10 our institutions, that
the voters should bestlr themselye,
IN the public interest. This Ia &
year when they must pass upon the
qualifications for office from the
highest 10 the lowest. Already candi.
dates are in tho field and II is the
absolute duty Of the voters to look
TO the formers qualifications with
critical eye We are TO have a new
legislature this year and the Jour
nal especially desires 10 call atten.
tion 20 the necessity OF selecting
for that body only the very ablest,
most capable and trustworthy mel
we eau procure In Bennington coun-
~, for a number of great questions
are 10 BIO threshed out there AM
10 the constitution OF
the United States, permitting tn,
electors Of each state to choos,
heir United States senators, and
perhaps a further amendment Il
init the tenure OF office OF the
president of the nation TO one
.erm, will be submitted by Congress
Tor the consideration of the states
Besides these a very large number |
u questions OF surprising impor
ance to The people Of the state H. |
reference To taxation. direct primar |
es, regulation and privileges of pub |
c service corporations. etc. are
sure TO be presented for proper ad |
Iustment To properly solve these
problems we need the very highest
ypc OF men we can secure--men
inown ability aud integrity to re
present US.
Now, the question Is, are we max
ng any move toward securing tn, /
eryices OF such mem Let us lool
Il our own county OF Bennington
Ne are all more or less familiar
With those whose names have beer
mentioned for senators from thh
ounty Among them are the fol
owing Among the Republicans ",
ave heard the names OF George
Of Peru, }. X. Batchel
Ter OF Arlington. G. u. sheldon OF
rupert Reuben Bentley OF sandgate
v y Howe OF Readsboro. Norman
!. Madison Of Glastonbury and X
Sanford Of Stamford. Among Tho
democrats mentioned are George NJ
'iall Of Dorset. II, d. Fillmore oil
bennington and r G Brown % Pow
al There may be others whose
ames the Journal has failed 10 not,
ut at any rate only two out OF the
~ are TO be elected by the voters, h
nd In each town we have heard
ames mentioned for town represen.
aiiyeS. No matter who the candi.
aies may be. however. Il Is the
uiy OF the voters 10 apply the yard
tick we have Offered TO each OF
hem and see II they viii measure
% 10 that standard. and II not they
hoald be cas-, aside II some Of
hese candidates possess the proper
qualifications aud others do not,
hat fact Is known TO the voters. and !
Is ap 70 them to pick out the
heat from the tares with a dis
hand n they act Other
sise Il IL nothing short Of criminal
Ipon their part The time for Ger.
ain men 10 claim ths, II is Thea
turn" 70 hold office has long since
assed a man who il unfit for I
ffice aeyer had a turn" coming 10 I
in BY any legitimate right what
YER. and he should be reaegsied
0 the rear Nov is the ,iFne for
he voters 10 begin The RELOCATING.