Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-04-21


ship and the settlement of estates he
was also in demand-perhaps as good
"a test as any of the confidence which
a mans neighbors have IN him.
In political lines, Mr.. Emery's ac-
Invites in behalf of the Republican
party were unceasing. ndeScribingthe
standard of Repubhcanism in an adj
Joining state, Winston Churchill, we
believe it was, said in substance that
it must include an Unborn and unalter-
able belief in a high tariff, the gold
standard, and infant damnation. We
presume that Mr.. Emery's views on
at least two of these propositions
would stamp him as being fairly reg
ular. On the town and county COM
mittees he was tireless worker, and
during his service on the state COM
mittee, in the campaign of 1904, he
was on the executive committee, and
had a large share in directing the
campaign from the headquarters In
Burlington. Nils partisanship was
never rank or offensive, and when
ever he was candidate here he al
ways had good degree of support
from the opposition party. He
thoroughly believed in clean politics,
and has left public evidence of that
fact in sections $50 to 159, inclusive,
of the General Laws, the Corrupt
Practices Act of 1902, of which he
was the author.
So much for the public career of
our friend while he was here, but
this falls far short of stating the
traits which endeared him to all who
knew him-and that class would in
clude about everybody in Orange
county. Of his influence and example
as a man, of his eminent worth as
public spirited citizen, of his con-
slant efforts to make his community
cleaner and better, of his fidelity to
the people who had honored him with
their confidence, of his steadfast 10y
atty as a friend, much might be writ
ten; and it is for these traits, rather
than for his political and official sue
cess. that we prize him most. And
the writer, speaking for a wide circle
of friends and supporters, IS glad 10
have chance to put this estimate OF
! Mr.. Emery on record while he Is Inv
| ing. and so he can know how they fee
toward him.
When in January, 1906, Mr.. Emery
was obliged to leave US to take up his
duties as collector of customs, We a
irejoiced at the honor that had come
to him and to his town, yet deeply re
GREETED the departure Of himself ano
/ his family from our midst. His ca
reer since leaving Chelsea has beer
watched with interest and pride b3
1 his former townsmen, and by Orange
county people generally, and the an
lnouncement of his candidacy for gov
er-nor and its favorable reception are
welcomed as giving US another
chance to show what we think CT him
1t is no surprise to US that the
traits which showed his peculiar fit
mess for pub cilservice here have been
recognized in the new environment
that he has served as village trustee,
was chosen as the first mayor of our
Youngest city, and that in that cap
acity he displayed marked executive
ability.
The number of Mr.. Emery's friends
is limited only by the circle of his &C
Iouaintances. His nature is klndl.
i and genial, his manner is modest anC
: unassuming, and success has nevel
necessitated his ordering larger hat
If elected governor, we mistrust h
would continue to be the same frank
accessible and courteous gentleman
we have always found him TO be. We
believe that his varied experiences
ispIendidly equip him for dealing with
all the problems likely to confront
the executive for the next biennial
term He understands the needs and
the rights of the so-called "back
towns and is familiar with the de
tails of larger municipal government.
He knows the ms and outs of legisla-
tive procedure, is familiar withour jul
dicial system, and his fiduciary ex-
Iperience has given him an insight in
to problems of financial management.
He can readily sympathiZe with the
lunderpaid school teacher, and the
folks who have to work for living
generally. Being a good judge of
men, he can be depended on to use the
appointing power for the best inter-
ests of the state, and, in that respect,
he twill have no friends to reward,
nor enemies to punish" If nominal
ed, we believe he will poll one of the
biggest votes ever given a Republican
icandidate-and if defeated for nomin-
alton he will turn in with loyal good
will for the successful man. And
there you are.
We do not care to say of Mr.. Emery
that he has never made any mistakes,
never encountered defeat, or never
failed in any project he undertook
for, In the first place it wouldn't be
true, and even if it possibly could be
true of any man, it would be the
worst sort of judgment to advertise
it. We want human being for this
governor job; and the Lord deliver US
from any man who has been uniformly
successful, has always had his own
way, and who doesn't know what the
sting of disappointment is nor how
it feels to be trounced. We have met
one or two alleged specimens of this
sort, and have invariably found them
to be conceited, dictatorial and gen.
orally cantankerous-utter unable
to see the other side of any PROPOSE
ton, or to appreciate the situation Of
the under dog. And if their notions
as to any subject were crossed, they
would be up in arms, and either fool
ishly frantic or childishly sulky
about it.
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