Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-02-27
POOR TIMBER.
Swascy Had an Imperfect Design
Built A Weak Platform. Anti
Kicker Inspects the Tim
Der Used by the eau.
Gus Candidate.
(Concuded from Saturdays Daily0

| ScHt mayor we llHu ho i'uS''lp ''"'V
in it on the financial policy of the city
and at this discovery some of the lead
ing supporters of Swasey in his former
campaign leave his unsafe platform
just in time to avoid being washed away
by the city water.
We are also enabled to read on The
side of the little wooden building cree
ted by Swasey and called "My Plat.
form" the announcement that money
which should have been expended on
the school house and city hall building
and that our debt has uol been reduced
Did The decorator Of that platform eX-
| pect this would be taken rs startling
news by any level headed citizen OF
Barre9 Who voted 10 use it IN that
waye Did the voters of Barre not vote
in city meeting for Il special tax and were
they not also told that instead OF paying
money on our streets and debt it could
be applied on the city hall and school
housep Did Gordon or the voters take
this action Will the Trainer of crunb-
ling rickety platforms insult the think
ing people of Barre with any such ar
yument af that Gordon was able to in
tluence them into voting for something
they did not sanction? Was our eau
Gus nominee not present al these meet
ings? He was our City Attorney and
should have pointed out the fact that
the action was wrong if he then held
that opinion, for he was taxpayer and
city official. Why did he not suggest
a more satisfactory method and not
wait until he had contracted to erect II
spring water, plaster, taNdodyer, de-
feated contractor. office seekes platform.
Again is ii vote catching. wool pull
ing argument or NOT? Did not Mayor
Gordon at one of these meetings inform
the voters that in his opinion unless The
taxpayers wished to wait until the scs-
sion of the Legislature and secure per-
mission to issue bonds for Il public
building such debt would have to be
paid for out Of current receipts and by
a special tax. Was this wrong Won
der what our platform builder thinks
about it Was he then SO busy max
lns spring water platforms that he
could not correct the error of Mayor
Gordon? Was he not the paid City
Attorney of Barre holding appointment
from the man he is now trying to BELT
lie and ridicule before the taxpayers of
he city Gordon has served so well for
hrec years with only reward of kicks.
les, and insults? Much space has been
wasted in that platform about a clean |
'ut financial policy. The same kind as
hat While the recent nominee was May
" of a little mushroom city out west for
period OF eight months Was he ma
ling the taxes of Barre lower while
presenting large bills for services as city |.
Attorney When he. charged so high
Or drawing resolutions and one which
he Council would not pay? Does he
retend to say that he was seeking to
educe City Expenses when he was
rawing from the City treasury the sum
nearly $500 for services as City At
orney' Or was he trying then to roll
p huge lot of expenditures to be u.s.
4 in this campai On against the man
no has befriended him in so remarkable
manner? Mr.. lloar while CITY At
rney for Il and 1-2 months drew from
le city for services and stenoyrapher
e sum of S353.79 while Mr.. Martin
'ceived as q salary for one year $50
5alnst your total of $500 for salary and
enographer for term of Is and -
onths, and yet Swasey is trying to
hitewash his financial policy with the {
lxture called "Reduc'ion of expenses.
DID either of the other City Attorn- =
receive as much assistance from the .
ayor as have you. Mr.. Swasey, who
n evidently build sound platforms
tn about us much success us YOU can
ace all the blame on your unreward-
friend. Mayor Gordon. Lave Won
gotten these words over your own
'natuie in the City Report for 1897. |
=; ellis Honor the Mayor has render
valuable assistance in the trial of the
Uses above mentioned, and being the
lei Executive tlicer of the city. |
We given his opinion and wishes due
lsideralion in the most important mat. {
to which my attention has been cal. =.
- Before the taxpayers of Barre i"
nae to DRAFT you and use your plat 81
IN they will look over your record a,
Attorney and see who did most of
work, you or Mayor Gordon. The
n who has come gladly to your res -
III every important matter in order
ave the city from defeat. They will n
nj those IN which you met disaster !
"a Gordon was not with you such as
Phelps and Whitcomb cases. Il is
afe to build on the uncertain sands =
kaliediscopic platform as YOU
covered with spring proof paper,
Il with Fork shop blinds and Mad
er windows. 1t is safer to erect vour
Sc on the solid rock of sound cleur
cy OF Barre granite which all the
rs OF non taxed spring water com.
les nor the winds of plaster compa-
VIII ever. be able to DESTROY. rr
hei ped to build that western cy- L.
e platform Were they rot sore
Is, kickeas, political enemies of
or Gordon Was there one leader cl(
interested in the defeat
NJ ~" .u .', see mem ming in
le' each with quantity IF various ma
les used in construction. A lumber h,
~ d plaster agent. a boxing lover, =.
sapointed contractor or two and . Shj
army of spring water owners
I combination Here the lion
lamo have assembled together SCI
extremes of our citizens have met
o' tnem saying they no not care for
ny Out must support him to keen -
= ana nave the "goods deiyered' L
many cooks Snoil tbo L.;n