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Title: The New England magazine
Year: 1887 (1880s)
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Publisher: Boston : (New England Magazine Co.)
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il in her earlydays, but it was recognized to be a fifthwheel, and was soon removed. The geniusof Vermont, like the genius of Japan, is thegenius of common sense, and the shortestpath to the desired result most commendsitself to the Vermont mind. There is an in-equality in the fact of the city of Burlington,with twenty thousand inhabitants, havingno more voting strength in the State As-sembly than the smallest township; but suchis the degree of intelligent general interestin public affairs in the State that this in-equality has not worked out evil results, asin Rhode Island. There is no political bossin Vermont. The Green Mountain Statemay have the semblance of political ringrule,—I was told it had,—but it restslightly upon her people; and their habit oftossing it aside in case of need proves thatthey still enjoy what they fought for in theStates infancy,— the substance of politicalfreedom. That is one of the ways in which Ver-mont differs from its neighbor. NEW ENGLAND MAGAZINE
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Statue of General Lafayette in the State University yard at Burlington The Very Light Ruleof the Proctors In New Hampshire I was told that theProctors rule Vermont just as firmly as theBoston & Maine rules New Hampshire.Not so. The Proctors would be the last menon earth, even in their most secret thoughts,to make any such affirmation. Senator Red-field Proctor and Governor Fletcher Proc- tor, his son, are aware that their leadershiprests upon an intelligent interpretation ofwhat the State wants, and an active effort tosatisfy that desire. They know that if theytried for a minute to jam distasteful legisla-tion down the throats of Vermont voterstheir own shrift would be short and theirfinish most unhappy. Senator Proctor didtry to deliver Vermonts delegates to the WHATS THE MATTER WITH VERMONT?

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