The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-02
VERMONT HAVING
QUIET REVOLUTION
Governor Fletcher Told Vermonters in
Boston at Annual Meeting on
Saturday Evening.


Saturday Evening.
Boston, Feb. 2.--There were two New
England governors at the annual dinner
of the Vermont association in hotel Som
erset Saturday evening-Goy. David l.
Walsh of Massachusetts, and Gov. Allen
M. Fletcher of Vermont-and any num-
Der of possible governors, including Col.
Everett G. Benton, president of the asso-
citation.
Others at the head table, Attorney
General Thomas ]. Boynton, Col. j. III.
Benton, Gen. Charles X. Darling, Hon.
Guy Ham, Hon. David I. Montague |. X.
Clark, Elmer L. Silver, Nelson M. Shell
don and James M. Gleason. OF the two
hundred or more seated at the tables
half were women.
There was good music and Vermont
airs were sung by all present.
President Benton told of the good work
of the association and spoke of the 10y
atty of Vermonters to the government
of the commonwealth of Massachusetts,
and to his friend, Governor Walsh.
Governor Walsh got three cheers. Aft
er extending the greeting of the common
wealth, he spoke warmly of his friend,
Colonel Benton, and welcomed Governor
Fletcher. He said one of the best proofs
of good citizenship was the amount Of
loyalty and remembrance with which
people regarded their native place.
'You come from loyal, prosperous
and God-fearing people, and | con-
graduate you on coming from such
people.
Massachusetts must not stand still
she must 90 forward and transmit her
heritage to the future generation. We
must add our contribution to that heri-
tage The extent to which we add to
the liberties and happiness of our people
will be the measure of our lives. Let US
work together and fight together for this
purpose and see TO it that Massachusetts
holds her place at the front of the pro-
cession of states. Let it be said that
this commonwealth is richer because of
our service and our lives"
"Quiet Revolution in Vermont"
Governor Walsh had to leave at the
conclusion of his speech.
Governor Fletcher was given three
cheers and tiger. He said he came to
the meeting with some misgivings, for it
took him six months to explain re-
mark he had been quoted in the press as
having made year before. He said
that, however, Vermont was at peace
with herself. There is q quiet reyolu
ton going on in Vermont, which has
been kept thus far within constitutional
limits. We have determined that in the
appointment of state officials custom
and precedent shall not control, but that
merit and character shall; that our pub
lie service corporations shall always face
is with clean hands; we have estab-
shed purchasing agent for the state,
Ind we have decided to make complete |
Investigation of our educational insti- |
atoms.
This question of education is one OF |
he most serious problems we have be-
ore us to-day. When you get through |
building up this commonwealth, come /
,ack to Vermont where you belong
where you will get value received.
"We in Vermont are striving to make
Vermont such state that you will want |
% return"
Attorney General Boynton said his re-
ent election was a complete surprise
o his Vermont friends, but he wanted |
hem to know that it was also surprise
o himself. He said yermonters coming
o Massachusetts, did not come to a
TRANCE land, but to state which had
.lways stood side by side with Vermont
n feeling, sympathy and progress-in
var and peace.
In the Civil war the men of Massachu-
etts and Vermont stood shoulder to
boulder on some of the bloodiest bat
lefields known to history.
Hon. Guy Ham wasn't certain but il
vas a misfortune-to himself--that he
ad not been born in Vermont He told
t an effort he had once made to visit
Termont to speak in political cam
align, but IL was discovered that there
we're no Democrats in the state--so he
7asnt sent.
After the exercises in the banquet
all, the entire party adjourned to one
t the ball rooms, where dancing was en-
oyed until near midnight.
At the business meeting, Elmer f.
liver was elected president and George
V. Bishop and David T. Montague vice,
residents; Arthur M. Degoosh, secre-
airy; Roland L. Chafey, treasurer, and