Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-02-04
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY,
Will Fleetwood Run?

Will Fleetwood Run?
Nothing has been heard from Fred
eric e. Fleetwood of Morrisville, who !
was twin guess along with Charles |
A. Prouty by certain contemporary
for governor and United States sena-
tor, respectively. One of the twins
having removed himself. there natur-
ally is interest about the other. How
ever, Mr.. Fleetwood's case ought not
to be prejudiced one way or the, other
by the contemporaries ''guess;'' he is
man able to make his own judgment.
1t is likely that he Will make his
position known. one way or the other.
In due season. -Barre Times.
Brown or Burke-Local Desires Don't
Count.
The postoffice authorities at Wash
lngton say that the scramble of the
Vermont democrats for the spoils of
'9nce is causing more trouble than all
ne rest of New England. There is
nothing small about Democracy in
Vermont when there is a cent in it.
The question is. though, is it good for
the state to be brought into promi-
hence in this manner But that is
thing of the least concern to all office
seekers and it may be expected the
fight will go merrily on, with the
Burke faction on top one minute and
the Browns in the lead the next The
real test will come when the appoint
ments are made for the Burlington
postofice and collectorship. -Burling.
ton Clipper.
A Significant Move.
The arrangement of the Vermont
publicity department with the Sugar
Makers association by which the
sugar product of a high grade will be
advertised at state expense throughout
the country is of tremendous signifi-
canoe for Vermont. 1t really means
standardization; that is. sugar of
certain high quality will be vouched
for by the state as genuine Vermont
sugar. 1t means also that people the
country over who desire the undoubted
article will have sure means of get.
ting it. There is fortune for YER
mont farmers in capitalizing the
Vermont name and goodwill and at
taching them to superfne products.
This can be done with butter and
cheese as time goes on. and with
poultry, and honey, and any other
things which people like to get with a
SAVIOR of the country about them
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help in this. The Free Press was first
in Vermont to suggest the possibilities
of standardized products and state CO.
operation. But the Free Press knew at
that time that Guy W. Bailey was of
the same opinion and was confident
then that he would manage to give the
idea practical and effective applica-
ton. Free Press.
"Tho mpson's Vermont"
WWhen the Hon. William Barnes
conceived the plan of a pre-primary
to pre-digest and anticipate the work
of the New York Republicans at the
next direct primary followed in the
illustrious footsteps of Progressives in
! other parties of the country. Already
the leading Progressives of Illinois,
at little private conference. had
selected their candidate for United
) States senator. In Ohio the leading
Progressives had decided to "get to-
gether' and determine on full slate
of candidates for state offices. But
the strongest and most ambitious pre-
cedent of all was the Young's Hotel
primary engineered by the Hon.
, Charles H. Thompson for the purpose OF
: determining in advance Of all other
primaries not only who should be the
, candidates for senator from Vermont
but who should be the Republican
| candidate.
/ Hats off to Charles H. Thompson
) There may be a few hard shelled
reactionaries in Vermont who still
, think old Zadock is the greatest OF
Vermont Thompsons; yet can there be
true Vermont Progressive who would
hesitate today to vote the crown tc
the Hon. Charles H., who in this
, twentieth century has made "Thomp.
sons Vermont" the name of state
!: instead of the name of a book?-
Windsor Journal.
, Why Prouty Did not Run.
The esteemed Burlington Clipper
: establishes, to it's own satisfaction
? the unveracity of Hon. Charles A.
t Prouty. Mr.. Prouty in his recent
J announcement declining to run for the
+; senatorship, said he had received {
large number of requests from "many
: persons from all sections of the state
urging him to become candidate
5 and expressed his sincere appreciation
of the kind expressions that came tt
him from all quarters. His decision
: not to run he based solely on the
advice of his physician that his state
: of health would not warrant the strain
: incident to political campaign. Yet
2 the Clipper brushes this statement
aside, says it isn't true and lays Mr..