Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-03-04
Candidate SWaSov
SPOKE BEFORE ALARGF
CROWD AT ARMORY
HALL LAST NIGHT
Defended Himself Against
Charge of Laziness-Ex-
planned His Position on
Several Questions.

Armory hall was well filled last nighl
by the voters of Barre who wanted to
hear what George I. Swasey. citizens
nominee for mayor, had to say upon
matters pertaining to the campaign.
Mr.. SwaSey was introduced by S. ID.
Allen, who made Il brief speech Of intro
,uoion. MIR. Swascl said that since
this city campaign was started crr;,,in
charges and accusations had been INSIDE
against him. Among other things il
has been reported about the streets HAT
| have not paid my washing bin"
The speaker then proceeded to give Il
brief history of his life, telling how PC
was born and reared on farm and
worked there during his early manhood,
teaching school winters. His people
were poor and he inherited no fortune
In 1880 he started for the west with SO
and through ticket in his pocket.
Out there he had experienced all the
hardships of frontier life. seen thousands
of dollars of eastern capital drawn into
The whirlpool and lost. Never had he
refused to pay 100 cents on the dollar
of all his debts although at some times
he had not money chough tc do. He
had never been through insolvency to
get rid of paying honest debts.
lit is charged against me that have
been delinquent in attending to the city's
business. During ,he time that | have
held the office of City Attorney have
never received an reprmand from the
Mayor or Council till thi, campaign
opened. was surprised at the charges
made against nle by John W. Mcdonald
in the letter he had published.
Now that all the communications
have been written and published the
way is opened for comment on them
Mr.. Swasey went Oh TO speak about the
matter of the Becklcy aud Hill street
land damage business. where lncomple-
ton was charged against him. He
claimed that everything pertaining to
these two cases that had been referred
to him had been attended 10.
These cases not being settled should
be charged to the other officials having
TO do with them. "ln the Fork shop
case have been charged with being at
tornev for the Stafford 4 Holden Manu-
featuring Co. The facts are that | have
repeatedly tried to force this matter to Il
settlement. have been to MIR. BoNce
repeatedly to arrange for the hearing
but he was not ready. | have tried to
force the hearing but without success.
"Ano,her matter they say am deIin-
uuent in is in reference to the Barre
Water Company's plant. As city attor-
new was not called upon until the
papers were in the hands of the alder
men. The matter was all fixed mp be-
fore | was consulted. The matlar OF
the condemnation of this plant was not
turned over TO the city attorney ut all .
The mayor attended to it. lie dld All
the corresponding and showed the wit
nessps over the grounds, but never m
tro,iucrd them to the city attorney.
was simply ignored in tnis matter. am
not crilirzing the mayors ability, pn'
he has faults, although he may not sec
them himself.
1.-The MAYOR was continually cores
pondiur with the parties and kept uf9
inu the appointment of commission
mention this as II defence 10 'h'
charge of being lazy man, II Is
notorious fact that cer.ain things have
heen kent from tive city attorney. Wa
called in at the llh hour to give my
approval to the city hall matter
.You want to know what my policy
will be if am elected mayor. mann
tain that when the people refer matter
to the city council it is their du'y t'
carry out the peoples wish. (applause.
Why did the council 90 ahead and bull'
: a $50, 900 city hall when the people
voted TO have it erected at cost o
$50 900? Mayor Gordon told us ina
? we could not create debt except in an
: ticipation Of taxes. by act OF the ,ouh ,e'!
l Gil not the orlSlilal ou' '"o .,
t Adams plan was used, at cost to Tn Tn
people of over S5o,ooo as the mayo
states in his message. The mayor AM
council should f. How the Wish Oh III
people.
"They have reported all over tow
that Swasey is spring water man. wht
- he doesn't get drunk. The fact Is al
in favor of the municipal ownership
water, lights and street railways whe
practicable. The question is now oe'
10 secure the best water at lhe 10" O.
price. | will hint AT the policy IN.
should have been followed. We dl
not expect to cheat the Barre "att
Company, nor did we expect to- pa
them more for their plant than 1t WA
worth.