The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-04-06
Frank l. oreene

Oar readers can not have failed 70
note that while there IS a scramble
OF all parties in the second district
where no single candidate thus far
has loomed large over all other aspi-
rants for Congress to succeed Con-
gresham Plumley. who has resigned
after a splendid career in the House.
nobody representing any political
party whatsoever has ventured TO en-
ter the congressional lists in the first
dirtrict in opposition to Congressman
Greene.
This gratifying situation IS easily
understood. II is to be noted in the
first place that Mr.. Greene was q
real. live insurrectionist agains; the
old order OF things in the Republican
party and genuine progressive long
before anybody dreamed Of a sepa-
rate party trying to appropriate this
name lie was fighting inside the
party lines for the very things many
went out OF the party to try to secure
Under these circumstances it IS easy
10 understand why the progressive
Morrisyille Messenger should utter
these sentiments regarding Congress
man Greene:
The people OF this district have
good reasons to be proud of the stand
ing that our congressman. Frank l..
Greene. is gaining. Il is very rare
that any new member attains the
popularity with the speaker and his
fellow members that our congress.
man has thus early won. He is q
very diiligent worker and puts in
from twelve 20 fifteen hours a day. as
he personally looks after much OF his
correspondence that other members
leave TO their secretaries. lie has nc
conceited idea OF his place but frank
ly says he Is the servant of the peo
pie Of his district and desires to SO
labor as to merit their APPRECIATION
These things and many other good
things about Congressman Greene be
ing So he would be a bold progress
sive who would enter the lists
against him expecting TO make much
Roadway except possibly on mere
partisan cry. and this one cry would
| co more at this particular time o.
non-partisanship in Vermont to de
feat the man making it than almost
any other step that could be taken.
Congressman Greene has made
splendid progress in the short tins
he has been in the House, His mill
tary studies and experiences ana
tastes at once gave him standing OF
the House committee on military af
fairs as well as in army circles. n
his presence at various prominen
military gatherings has abnndantl.
attested. Our people have alread,
seen the extent OF his service in TAX
ing the initiative to secure the Stud
ents' Military instruction camp TO
Burlington. He has been thoroughly
ment OF the Narrows at the head O
Lake Champlain in order that Ver
mont might profit from the develop
ment Of the Champlain waterway
He has been a deep student of tn
vast problems involved in the strug
gle over the sovereignty Of the Pan
ana canal incident to the mere CUES
ton of toll exemption and histor,
will unquestionably show that h
had international law as we'll as tn
great question OF American rights o.
his side leaving out of consideration
altogether the mere point of tell ex
emption as an economic problem.
J In these and other ways Congress
man Greene is showing that sam
gtudiousness, thoroughness and versi
tility which characterized his worl
as newspaper man. FIe is eve
ready TO serve his constituents il
every legitimate way as well as L
promote Vermont's interest and pres
tige.
Congressman Manr, the republican
| leader. recognizes in Congressman
Greene one of the most promising
and able OF the new members of th'
House, and since our Representative,