The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-29
moosALAMoo POLITICAL ORACLE
Editor OF MiddIebury Register Con
suits That Worthy.

suits That Worthy.
The increasing offensVeness OF the I
political stencil which is deyeloping
over the Goyernorship situation sent
the editor of The Register fleeing to
the summit OF Mt. Moosalamoo this
week. there 10 get a breath OF some
thing besides hot air and there to
view the situation from more com
manding elevation than the gutter in
which some of our candidates and
contemporaries are rolling.
mountain-top is wonderful place
to view politics; less satisfactory per
haps. but more trustworthy, as a van
tage point for candidate than IS
standing in front OF the iookinggIass
We stood on the summit for an hour
or more. on one OF the clearest days
that nature affords. sweeping the hori
a0n with both he naked eye and spy
glass. and for the life of us we could
not detect in all that extensive pan
Drama OF village ana farm and Of hill
and dale. the slightest natural sign
/ that Vermont was yearning for a Gov
clnor Darling or n Governor &c.
mcnt. or a Governor Howe. What she
I did yearn for, at the moment, vas
rain. She yearned for bumper crops
that would help win the war. She
yearned politically. for leader OF
such inspirations initiative. honesty
and command as would assure the
state OF prominence III good gov
eminent, IN bic government, in war
Winning government, and in recon
s.mcti0n government, during the en-
suing bicnnum She yearned for a
man of the stamp Of Charles T.
llughes-she yearned, and felt the
lack Of such a potential leader in any
one OF the three men from among
whom she must choose.
Lacking what we want We must
take what we can get whispered the
oracle of M0Osaamoo in the midst of
our vain piuing So then and there.
on the mountaintop, inhaling deeply
the high breeze, FREQ from contagion
of any inspiration that was lower
that Nermonts greatest need, we
sought to pick" our candidate.
1t was Just as difficult to us at if
I win be TO the average voter at the
primarles-which are now only a few
weeks off-but the oracle came to our
aid
The latest complication TO the situa-
ton is the entrance of p. W. Clement.
former president OF the Rutland Rail.
road into the race, on a platform for:
(D Nothing but war measures
GU Business administration.
CD The liquor interests.
No one qeustlons Mr.. Clements
through Americansm, but it is re.
markahle that he has not been at all
IN the public eye during the past
many months of war as patriotic
leader in view Of his now rising to
demand attention
No one questions Mr.. Clements
business ability. but It Is remarkable
that in the many years during which
he was president Of the Rutland Rail
road and had hue opportunity to ex-
hibit this ability in the interest of the
people he failed TO win applause from
amy quarter for his public service
NJ Quo denies Mr.. Clement his in
diNdnal view as 10 the liquor prob
lem or constitutional rights. but IL Is
remarkable that he Will, il elected
governor, have no more TO say than
Won or we on the matter of ratllca.
ton of the constitutional amendment
for national prohibition. Neither vote
nor veto power will be exercised in the
matter u is entirely up to the legis-
lature and. further. regardless of
what Vermont votes the necessary
number of states OF the union are GO
ing TO put over" the desirable liquor
reform
Though no one questions The public
duty which should have lei The Rut.
land Herald TO expose the IRREGULAR.
tiles alleged 20 have been found in
Governor Graham's fourteen years
service aa auditor, u is remarkable
chat rhis exposure was made appar.
emily not in the interests of public
newspaper service but in behalf of
the llerald's owner. r. W. Clement.
who desired to mako use OF this OK
uosure for his own elevation to Office.
"All IN all whispered the oracle.
"it looks Ike very Indictment political
weather for Clement
Tho first candidate under consdera-
lion when the campaign opened was
Charles II Darling. corporation law.
yer OF Burlington, who some time ago
purchased an interest in the lnrling
ton Daily News apparently TO further