Show SENATOR PROCTOR Senator Proctor who died in Washington O on l Wednesday was not a great statesman but was a I most shrewd and adept business man and and financier i Ire He Ic had been the biggest half of Vermont Yermont for fifteen I years ears eals lie He was too a wonderfully sagacious poli- poli ician When he lie and Mark Iann I-Iann worked together there here was not much use in trying to oppose them In n the coming presidential campaign the Republican managers will miss his sage counsels But he lie was when it came to real patriotism an American through and through To him there was no 10 land like ours no flag that half the blessings or half the majesty of Old Glory lie Ic lived an an honored life Vermont will grieve exceedingly over his death lie He was a high type of the best that New Eng Eng- laud land can an produce and his name adds dds one more to the shining roll of her great sons |