St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-10-28
WHO FOR sHERIFF
The Claims of w. III. Worthen Clear
Iy Set Forth.

The Claims of w. III. Worthen Clear.
Iy Set Forth.
To the Voters of Caledonia County:
Among many of the most import
ant questions to be decided by the
voters of Caledonia county on Nov
3rd will be the question, Whom do
you prefer for the Office of High
Sheriff?''
r. obably more than any other of
ficer the high sheriff is the peace Of
ficer of the county. Upon his vigor
of body, his diligence and untirIng
readiness to perform all the details
of investigation of offences against
the state and society. his uprightDess
in disclosing facts and bringing male
factors to justice, depends that sense
of security with which the people
over whom his jurisdiction extends
draw their shades at night feeling
that when they awake on the NOR
row their property shall not have
suffered harm.
Time was when sheriffs through
out the state garnered their salaries
through a process of fees-the more
they id in criminal matters the more
pay they were able to exact from the
state. Today the sheriff has a stat
ed salary; and such salary was fixed,
if we are to rely on the wisdom of
those who framed the law, at such
al anount as implicitly contemplates
that the incumbent of that Office shaI
devote his entire time to a faithful
y, nance of its duties.
The voters of Caledonia county in
tend to vote for the men and meas
ures which will most conduce to the
good OF the society of which they are
the liVi 1g units. Their untrammel-
led desire is not to eXalt the unwOr-
thy; to vent a grudge arising from
some petty prejudice, o. to touch
match to an infammable object for
the sake of seeing the fireworks; but
rather to safeguard their liberties by
a staunch adherence to the men who
demonstrate their fitness to main
tain law and order. In the coming
oonLesC, as between Mr.. Worthen and
Mr.. Winch, vote for either candi-
date means vote for good citizen:
each is a well-known and respected
man. What then, are the determin-
ing factors to be considered?
First of ALL. the majority of mat
ters which come to the attention of
A.sn sneIIh are made on short notice
They are hurry-up calls. To be
l4OSI SDACACuL III LlCGLAuS LACOC AC-
mands the she. iff must be centrally
located and easily available. Were
this proposition without logical force,
l venture that more physicians would
establish their homes and offices out
side and away from the busy thor
oCghfaIes of cities and large villages.
Most people concede that the logical
place for the sheriff of Caledonia
county is at the county seat, st.
1 believe that the logi-
cal candidate this year is the man
who has held the Office during the
past four years with fidelity and ef
hciency. That man is the D. esent
incumbent, Wilbert H. Worthen.
during his term of office some of the
most notorious criminals that ever
infested the country have been ap-
pretended by him and brought to
justice. His administration has been
one of marked fairness to all classes,
rich and poor. He introduced in this
county the ''trusty' system which
pc m1ts certain deserving prisoners to
work out by the day and keep part
of their wages, turning the rest over
to the state. At the close of the
fiscal year 1913 nearly four hundred
dollars had been turned over to the
state as result of well-timed over
sight and confidence.
Mr.. Worthen is engaged in no other
business. Mr.. Winch, be it said in
all fairness, is engaged in running
large general store and undertaker's
business at McIndoes. Add to this
the fact that he is a director of
bank and it is plain to be seen that
he could not devote his entire time
to the duties of the Office of sheriff.
1t is not fair to assume that he could.
There Is limit to human endurance.
Then why haza- d a change? Mr..
Worthen is considerably younger
than Mr.. Winch; he resides at the
county seat and has record of four
successful years back of him; he is
thoroughly in touch with all the
duties OF the Office of sheriff; he is
inoorruptibIe in his public capacity
and respected in his private life
dey oting his entire time to the well
fare of The county. Does he not de-
serve well not only of his own party,
but of all parties? l think the vot-
els Will answer this in the afirma-
tive and l bespeak for him, large
on Nov. 3rd.
A VOTER.
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