Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-03-11
WHAT Is SAID ABOUT PROUTY

Mr.. Prouty has been solving for the
last 20 years in another branch of the
government. There is no man living
today who knows more about the con-
ditions of our railroads and public
utilities and no man understands better
how these problems must be solved
Vermont has the great opportunity to
furnish the Senate with the man of
the hour, and we have confidence
enough in the good sense of the people
to believe that this will be done.-The
Advance.
We doubt very much if Mr.. Prouty
with all his honorable and able service
on the Interstate commission can give
to Congress and the interests of good
govern nent better service than can
Senator Dillingham; Is it wise at this
time to draft Mr.. Prouty into the
senatorial campaign?-Groton Times.
Whatever may be the merits Of Mr..
PrOuty'S candidacy and however gen.
uine the enthusiasm of those who are
behind it we believe grave mistake
| is being made by utilizing public meet
ings for political log rolling. The
people of the state are not yet quite
ready to be swept off their feet on the
question of the United States senator
ship.-Brattleboro Phoenix.
What's worth having is worth max
ing an effort for and If Prouty wants
to. be United States Senator it be-
hooves him to get busy
Gazette.
| Charles A. Prouty is not real can
didate for the United States senator
ship. as the dispatches sent out from
/ Burlington Wednesday would seem to
indicate. Like Barkis. he is willing,
but he goes little farther than Barkis
in prescribing conditions. y
The senatorship will not be presented
to Mr.. Prouty on a silver salver. It
enthusiasm on the part of Mr.. Prouty
as we'll as his sponsors before the
boom launched in Orleans makes much
headway. -Brattleboro Phoenix.
The persistent attempts on the part
of the Progressives and a so-called
non partisan combination in Orleans
county to draw Hon. Charles A. Prouty
into the race as an avowed candidate
for the senatorship have been given a
quietus by Mr.. Prouty himself, who.
in correspondence with Chairman
Thompson of the Progressives and J. G.
Turnbull. the spokesman of the non
partisan delegation above referred to,
announces that he will not be any
party's candidate, but will devote him
self to the special work to which he
has recently been assigned as director
of physical valuation of railways for
the federal government. Mr. Prouty
evidently regards this decision as
putting him out of the race for the
senatorship, for he says, after declar-
ing that he cannot be. either directly
or indirectly. candidate:
s'It is inconceivable to me that any
man can be elected to that place who
is not prepared to make fight him
self.'
In the event, however, of so miracu,
lous a development, Mr.. Prouty init
mates to his Orleans county friends
that it would strike him as command
which he would feel bound to obey.
Charles A. Prouty is a Vermonter
who has achieved signal fame. and
reflected Unreasonable credit upon
his state by his services to the country
as interstate commerce commissioner
the new duties to which he has beer
called appeal to him and are directly
in line with his experience and ability
and it is not strange that, under all the
circumstances. he prefers not to throw
; his hat into the senatorial ring, roll ur
his sleeves and get right into warn
contest.-Ludlow Tribune.
There are many voters of all parties
who undoubtedly would like to see
Charles A. Prouty in the senate, bu
Mr.. Prouty is undoubtedly correct
when he says that cit is inconceivable
that any man can be elected to tina
place who is not prepared to make {
fight for himself" 1t may be unfort
innate, but it is doubtless a fact tina
| VermOnters are not handing out thei1
high political offices to men who ar,
simply in receptive mood. This wa!
amply shown in 1912, when Joseph A
DeBoer, one of Vermont's most able
and distinguished citizens. announced
that he would accept the gubernatoria
: nomination Ifs it were rendered hin
without any effort upon his part t.
t obtain it. Mr.. Prouty's position will
regard to the senatorship is practically
the same as that of Mr. DeBoer il
1913: He will accept a draft if it i
made upon him, but he will not max
any effort to secure an election. i =
The offices are going to those VIII
make an active canvass for them -
] Rutland News.
Orleans leads the way by the forma
ton of non-partisan Prouty club. Tn
. call is signed by Republicans, Progress
sives. Democrats. men of all parties
We felt certain that something of tn
S sort would happen from the drift O
S opinion all over Vermont. The peopl
: want Prouty and they usually find
d way to get what they want.-Morrs
O vile Messenger.
u The Brattleboro Reformer says tn
y position of Charles A. Prouty toward
= the senatorship is very much like tina
II of Hon. Joseph A. DeBoer regarding
d a the governorship in the last campaign
Is It is true. The time is coming rapid
e when the people are going to nominal
=. II the best men for office and the old
u fashioned scandalous campaigns b
:. candidates for candidates will be