St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-04-22
Vermont and the Nation

Vermont and the Nation
Vermont has always been proud
of the men it gave to the nation.
Small in territory, in population and
in commerce IL has furnished a large
proportion OF influential men in ma
tional affairs. This has been ac-
complished by the selection of men
of ability and integrity to represent
the state in the national capitol, Civ
ing them years of continuous service
there and their experience added to
their natural qualifications has won
for them places of responsibility
and leadership. This is so well
known that it's seems superfiuous to
have repeated it. But Vermont is
soon to meet the question of repres-
entation in the United States Senate
and one of the vital questions in con-
nection with the choice is whether
Vermont will continue the policy
that has brought such satisfactory
results or try new methods with I'M
certain results. Vermont has in
Washington today two men of un-
questioned integrity and each one of
them has won for himself a position
of great honor, established a nation
al reputation and thus become an in
fluential leader, Charles A. Prouty
and William p. Dillingham;. A pro-
position before the voters of the
state is to retire one of these leaders
and give his place to the other. We
wish to briefly consider this proposal.
Charles A. PrOuty-Charles A.
Prouty of Newport is a man of whom
Vermont is justly proud. Endowed
with ability, integrity and ambition
he won such high recognition at
home that in December, 1895 he was
appointed a member of the interstate
commerce commission and has been
identified with that body until last
summer when he resigned to become
chairman of the board to make a
physical valuation of the railroads of
this country. From the first he has
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important commission and by close
study, correct judgment and a fear
less character has probably done
more than any other man. in America
in outlining a plan of regulation and
restriction of public service cor
porations. Certain it is there is no
better authority on proper railroad
regulation in the country today and
as chairman of the board to make
a physical valuation of railroads he
occupies as important a position as
any American, barring the president.
No man in America can be found to
fill his place in this work. Especial
fitness has been acquired by the
more than seventeen years experience
he has had in this particular branch |
of work. During these years he
was under salary of the federal
and acquiring ability |
that made his service to the govern
ment more and more valuable. He
has voluntarily assumed a position |
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the benefit of his training, some
thing to which it seems entitled, and |
the whole nation is confident he can
serve the government to it's great
ask to be estopped from performing
this service to the government and
the government does not desire that
he be removed from this field of
His is one of the rare
cases where ability is given preced-
ence over politics and the govern
ment should be sustained in this act.
William p. Dillingham; of a
former governor of the state, tried
by actual experience in public office,
including a term as governor of his
state, with ability well proven and
integrity unquestioned, William p.
was elected United States
Senator on October is, 1900, after
one of the historical political bat
les of the state, over the late W.
". Grout and Charles A. Prouty and
has served in that body ever since.
From the first Senator Dillingham;
has been true to the ideals and tradi-
ions of Vermont and the senate.
Practically unknown in the national
sense at the opening of his senator
al career, he has steadily grown in
influence and recognition until he
las become not only q national but
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