Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-02-24
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.
Time Will Show Its Value.

Time Will Show Its Value
The educational commission is going
to cost Vermont about 500, 900. The
value of the great work this body has
done cannot be estimated now and
probably never in dollars and cents,
but ten years hence it's impress on the
states educational system will be we'll
marked. we predict. The commits
sion has reduced numerous ideas to
concrete form. Some will be discard
ed, others will be adopted. 1t will be
strange if ten years hence those in
position to judge do not say that the
states money was we'll spent. -Bellows
Falls Times.
Harlan B. Howe
Hon. Harlan B. Howe of St Johns
bury has been appointed United States
James Martin. This appointment is q
radical one for New England and one
that will not please the ultra. conser-
vative interests which hold that gov.
eminent and courts were made chiefly
in their behalf. Mr.. Howe is not a
great lawyer in technical knowledge
but he has a wide understanding of
human nature, breadth and sense of
fairness that should enable him to
develop into a great judge. He has an
idea that poor man. who has been
wronged. has just as much right to
justice and consideration as those who
claim higher rank in the social scale
The appointment of Mr.. Howe is con-
trary to the expressed desire of the
state Democratic organization and the
Democrats in the legislature voted to
endorse Mr.. Watson, but we have an
idea that the rank and file Of the
Democrats and large proportion of
choice His opponents, T. w. Maloney
of Rutland, and Charles D. Watson of
ST. Adams, are men of high standing
and ability and it is no reflection on
them that President Wilson should
choose the St. Johnsbury man for the
| place. Bennington Banner.
Talking Prouty for Judge.
| The Democrats of Vermont are call
het up" and some of them are writing
letters of protest to Washington. It
| is understood that the men of influence
in national affairs favor the appoint
ment of Charles A. Prouty of Newport
as judge of the United States court to
fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Judge James L. Martin of BrattIeboro
| It would seem to the man on the fence
that if Mr.. Prouty were good enough
Democrat to be supported for United
States senator he might consistently
be doomed for the judgeship. There
are no questions about his qualifica
tons. He stands head and shoulders
above any of the Democratic politi.
clans of the state who are aspirants
for the office. Mr.. Prouty is 81 years
of age, year older than the late
Judge Martin was at the time he was
advanced from the position of United
States district attorney. He would
have nine years of good service to give
to the position before reaching the age
of retirement Mr. Prouty was a
member for years and for a part of
the time chairman of the interstate
commerce commission. and is now at
the head of the commission which is
determining the physical valuation OF
the railroad systems in the country.
His salary has been much in excess OF
the Sc. 900 stipend which goes with the
Ijudgeship, but in the latter position he
might feel that he was rounding out
his career, and that his work would be
more congenial than in tackling the
railroad problems. If the present
administration is looking for efficiency
rather than the distribution of politi-
cal plum Mr.. Prouty is about the
strongest Vermonter available fol-
service on the Observation-Disclosures
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