News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-04-01

| have to grapple with greater commercial
| problems than ever before, and no man
even outside our own borders is recog-
! nized as more expert in these matters
than Mr.. Prouty. This election will be
| the first in which we cast our vote direct
for Senator and it behoOves us to cast it
! for the best man. Mr. Prouty is that man.
"Rev. Fraser Metzger representing the
| Progressives considered this uniqe time.
! We have indeed, he said, very unique
| situation in Vermont which permits us to
| take an advanced position without cen.
surfing our own party. Politics, he be-
| ieved, is not merely being Republican,
Democrat or Progressive. 1t is some
thing bigger than that. 1t is the very
science of happiness of the human race.
! When there comes such movement as
! this it deserves our support. Here we
have a man who has fought to the front
| for the very things we have asked for
again and again. He has championed the
causes upon which depend the future well
fare of this country. That being so we
should stand behind him. This country
is sick of the office seeker. Now we have
an opportu lty TO get rid of this parasite
cal condIuap which has made us the vic
| TINS OF an unfair system. | know some
thing of what it is to be a candidate. L
know why good men like Mr.. Prouty
hate to throw tarir hat into the political
ring, and because | can understand and
appreciate his attitude | am mighty glad
to get behind him and help push him TO
the front, that he may not be dlsgrdced
by the miserable melons of his political
campaigns.
1.-THE last speaker was M. l., Taplin of
Orleans who explained how the first Non
partisan Club was organized in his own
town and then waxed fairly eloquent over
Mr., PrOuty as Senatorial candidate.
We hear much. he said, about greater
Vermont, but it is not big hotels and
liquor licenses that will make Vermont
greater. That can best be done by put
ting our best men 10 the most RESPONSE
bic positions. In the past Vermont mas
had in the Senate George +. Edmunus,
Justin Morrill,. Redfieid Proctor and Jon
afhan II Dss, to whose stature Mr.. ProutS
certainly attains. He is man OF coui-
age. not the fighting type good for moth
ing but to fight, but the strong forcetul
defender of that in which he believed and
for which he can make an effectual strug-
GLE"
The Prouty Club of Orleans is glad to
give wide publicity to the attitude taken
by the above prominent non-partlsans'
We are glad that the high political stand
ard held out by them is possible OF at
tainment in Vermont. Their argument
has no logical and consistent answer. 1t
is right, 1t is just. 1t is indeed ideal.
No one has yet sought to onswer it ex-
cept to say in faint hearted way that
their ideal cannot be attained. Such an
answer is libel upon Vermont aud her
people, for already that ideal is being at
tanned. We know that the rank and file
of the people of Vermont wish to see
Vermont once more occupy her righttul
place of honor in the councils of the Ma
ton, aud to that end they desire to see
c. A. PrOuty elected United States SeDa-
tor. We do not have to cultivate that
sentiment. It already exists. In order to
make his election unanimous we need
only to overcome that scattered but well
organized "lisarchy composed of those
who Worship at the shrine Of the profess
sional politician. There are some OF
course who by reason of long personal
Friendship will still adhere to one who
has long served his state faithfully, even
if not with marked ability. We are not