Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-01-25
the KIND OF GOVERNOR VERMONT NEEDS

The qualifications 81 the governor of Vermont will
range hemseve. under two classes positive and negative
lions be helpful before summarizing them to nres
ent conditions with those which formerly prevailed
ton with the election Of governor
There time in what may be called vermonts middle
decades when the governorshp small degree
and 1t was held by estimabe and able much
puts dress suit
When the Legislature met the executive delivered
and generally busnessike he signed bills be-
veto usually nothing when the majority that
passed the measure originally could pass he ap
pearcd on various public occasions during the two follow
ing the short session OF the Legislature he casually looked after
the comparatively few and public institutions Of the
State he issued valedctory whose chief features
rasts with the inaugural message successor he
gathered to his gubernatoral fathers.
During the past of century Vermont has been
passing through process Of evolution slowly but the less
marked The change has taken place with such comparative
queud' and so gradually that people have not yet fully
compared with those which prevailed dozen years
Vermont is small State but has taken
OF governmental development which neghbos
Just adopns for themselves has recently been demonstrated
Our state has developed institutions
he considered different departments great
s'tnon demanding ability similar that which requires to
run modern department store industrial concern.
Our State has developed monetary and taxation system
which requires an expert nance appreciate and handle to
the best advantage.
Our State has taken in hand problems economic
Geological and educational nature which "al for broad and
commonwealth
Our people every hand calling for the
ing we'll the development natural resources
hills and valleys and forests
and our mountain heights all of which progress
s'"e handling of our material interests with
scrvatism.
Various other lines of duty not forgetting the calls for his
appearance at public functions both of it,
might he enumerated but have said the
Of the demand govcrnosp
Tor man possessing initiative. good Judgment spirit
OF progessvencss breadth Of view we'll rsghncss
broad sympahies good and experience in deal
ing with and that will enable him handle the f
fairs Of the commonwealth with credit himself and the
State.
We do realize existing interests
The problems
directions have taken such that need
who will devote Of his time the governorship
duties.
We commonwealth progress should
less insist that from This time shall
the business of the State their the exclusion Of
other matters
Now the republicans have hitherto adopted splendid
platform platudes calling for departures lines
OF progress but OF them have remained simply panks in
the rough They been handled enough
off the outside svers.
We governor to take the leadership of the State in
matters Of tax reform without ubrtugc the
way of the relief the people demand
We governor to take hold of the prob
lem how great agricultural and how
develop commonwealth industrial state.
We want who has demons rated life enough
things other directions that he
will need experiment with III" big affairs Of Vermont
W. want who will stand for the people
posed to other Interest whatsoever.
With all this in mind il the negative
qualities which governor this time should have Our
should be who hes done LITTLE FOR him
self who shown the
affairs, who is weak lazy. vacsng double faced
inc experienced. o raactionary.
In short Vermont needs just big for in
every and fail make selection Of this character
the Of we'll in point Of industrial de-
yelOr and