Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-03-25
ORLEANS COUNTY MONITOR WEDNESDAY MARCH U.s. 1914

Certainly the advent of the Commu-
nifty Church makes another stride in
the slow but sure advance of practical
religion and civilization. May the
example thus set by the brilliant young
Rev. Douglass, it's founder, be installed
throughout the broad expanse of the
universe which stands before the rusty
sickle of Reform, an uncultivated field
OF struggling unconquered humanity.
Prisoner AZ in The Prison Monitor.
Prouty and the Prosressives.
Progressive leaders in Vermont are
disgruntled and dismayed at the
announcement of the Hon. G.. A.
Prouty that he will accept nom
partisan nomination for United States
senator, and are still further disturbed
at the progress of movement to this
end. It not only interferes with their
plans. but Injuries their prestige.
Ii Mr.. PrOuty had consented to. be
their candidate for Senator it would
have added strength and prestige to the
Progressive cause. His refusal to do
so followed soon after by the non
partisan movement in his behalf is the
most serious blow they have suffered.
1t will apparently be useless for them
to nominate candidate for the senate
in opposition to Mr.. Prouty. The
Progressive newspaper organ and
other papers of Progressive leanings
are supporting Prouty. In Orleans
county, strongly Progressive section,
Is per cent Of the voters are enrolled
in the non-partisan Prouty club.
Wallace Batchelder. the Rough Rider,
who originated the Roosevelt move
ment in Vermont, is actively at work
for Prouty, and Progressives in al
parts of the state are eagerly joining
the cause. Having urged him tt
become their candidate the Progressive
leaders cannot we'll refuse Mr.. Prout,
their support when his candidacy bears
another label, but they can gain NJ
credit by such support. The whole
matter has been taken out of thei,
hands and their leadership destroyed
or the lack of it revealed
This doubtless means the beginning
Of the end of Progressivism in Yer
mont. PrOuty was the leaders truml
card. They played and lost. Thei
forces are scattering and their author
ity is ignored. These forces having
thus gone astray in the matter Of tn
senatorship cannot we'll be held in Jim
for the support Of other candidates.
1t is possible that, baked in thei
plan regarding Mr. Prouty. the Pro
gressive leaders may turn to Gov
Fletcher to save their face. He ha
had frequent conferences with Chair
man Thompson, and it is quite com
monty understood that he would not b
averse to accepting Progressiv
nomination if it promised success. FL
appears to be the last hope of tn
Progressives in the senatorial matter
for they have not in their own ranks
man who could be nominated with an
prospect of winning.
The Progressives had become
political bogy in Vermont. They dc
veloped enough strength in the electo
Of 1912 that Republican leaders an
officials were afraid of them an
sought to secure their favor. But nov
it becomes plain that the bogy wa
stuffed and what it was stuffed with
An amusing feature of the case
that while the Progressive leader
look with disfavor on the Prouty move
ment, which discredits them an
,, prevents any of them from assumin
the role of Warwick, the Republica
leaders denounce it as a Progressiv
trick to defeat Senator Dillingham;
Boston Herald.