St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-09-30
PRESS COMMENT

PRESS COMMENT
DiIIingham's Position In Senate.
Vermont has long maintained a
commanding position in the United
States Senate because it has sent its
best men to that body and has kept
them there so long as they wished to
remain. Believing this is the best
policy for the state, the Republican
party at it's state convention unani-
mously renominated Senator William
P. Dillingham;, who by hard and in
teIligent work and also by reason of
his long service, has won a place of
distinction for himself and the state
he represents in the national Senate.
His return means more to Vermont
at this time than the election of any
new man can. Mr.. PIouty's friends
recognized this policy when they re-
! Trained from making any contest for
the nomination in the Republican
] convention. In all his term of ser
vice, Senator Dillingham; has been
/ honest with himself and true to his
convictions. By so doing he has not
always been able to please every one.
/ 4NGlluGI COulu MI 1OuIsB Ut any
other honest man in his place. 1t is
| true Senator Dillingham; is conserva-
tive. but this is a time when conser-
vative men are needed, rather more
than the more radical Mr.. Prouty.
The state should and will return Mr..
Dillingham; for another term
| Barre Times.
Dillingham; and PrOuty.
I
should be defeated for reelection,
gressive candidate, would be entitled
to say, 81 did it. "-Springfeld Re
publican.
Senator Dillingham; will not be de-
feated, for the reason that Vermont
ers are not accustomed to reward
faithful and distinguished service
that way. Neither are they given to
| indorsing a campaign of criticism
and innuendo such as Mr.. Prouty has
seen fit to inaugurate.-New York
Herald.
The Free Press BugabOO
The Burlington Free Press is un-
necessarily alarmed about the sue
cess of the republican state ticket
this fall There never was a state
convention where the people express
ed themselves as freely for all of the
nominees as was that of last week
at Montpelier. Five aspirants for
the gubernatorial nomination show
ed clearly that the delegates went
there unpledged. To try to make it
appear that the defeated aspirants
were thrown over by Senator DiIling-
hams friends is not true Mr.. Dill
bingham had nothing to do with the
nomination of Governor. He and
his friends kept out of it, as all of
the aspirants were friends of the
Senator and whatever the conven-
ton did would be acceptable to him.
To at this time try to make it APP
pear that the result was brought
about by Mr.. Dillingham; or his
friends is not only untrue, but de-
cidedly unjust. Senator Dillingham;
is not a political trickster and the
Free Press we'll knows that he would
not give countenance to any such
maneuvers.-News and Citizen.
Public Should Help.
The somewhat battling nature of
the disease infantile paralysis Ga
misnomer, if ever there was for a
disease) which has made it's appear
ance IN several places in Vermont
should, and undoubtedly does, stir
the state board of health to greater
efforts to cope with the outbreak.
At the same time the public itself
has a duty to perform in co-opera-
ton with the state board of health
to the extent of following the in
st.uctions which that organization
sees fit, in it's greater acquaintance
with the disease to impose upon the
people. No false standards should be
set up, no reservations of secrecy
established, if the progress of the
disease is to be stayed within rea-
sonable limits. One thing is certain,
too, that in whatever town the dis
ease may have made it's appearance
there should be the most strict
quarantine on houses and the local
authorities should see to it that the
rules of isolation should be observ-
ed to the letter and the spirit. That
is the only way the state may hope
to cope successfully against the dis
ease. the nature of which is so little
observation-disclosures Times.
Campaign of InsinuatiOn.
1t is becoming apparent that GER
tain opponents of Senator billing
ham.-notably the Free Press-in-
tend to conduct a campaign of insin-
uation and abuse. The reputable pa
pers of the State, edited by men who
have known Senator Dillingham; for
years, even though opposed to his
election, do not make the mistake of
questioning his motives or attacking
his character. The following editor
ial from the Morrisville Messenger
la Progressive sheets a fair exam
pie of clean Journalism: "The re-
nomination of Senator ". P. billing
ham was a foregone conclusion. That
it was unanimous shows the hold he
has upon the Republican party. He
is a typical Republican and there is
no gainsaying that, during the years
he has represented Vermont in the
Senate, he has rendered valuable
service Those who do not think he
is the best man for the great wo.k
that is to come, during the next four
years, concede his ability and un-
blemished character and are proud
of his record and the work that he
has accomplished. Waterbury Rec
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