Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-02-22
A CAMPAIGN LIE.

II w" =" 'Ho uiic Wucu tuc CdlHp0lE Y
liar does land-ollice business. and us,
'he columns of the "Only Newspaper
as the means of putting the lies in circ'
lation. How long ago did the allege
editor of that libellous sheet advertit
himself as the publisher Of any old can
paign lies that might be given him?
The editor of this paper is willing t
wager an amount of money equal to tn
sum a certain estate in neighborin
state is known to have settled for, an
which another estate in another stat
will never pay if it r. mains much long
or in the hands of receiver, that th
man with warts Oh his intellect VIII
made up that lie that appeared yester
day, never heard the statements he ha
attributed to the editor of this paper.
The editor of the TELEGRAM will vot
for whom he pleases without any at
tempt on the part of any company, fac
ton, or clique to coerce him. If th'
supporters of either candidate think thi
paper is tied up to them they are labor
ing under great mistake, We shal
endeavor to support ourselves, and shal
let the different candidates do the same
Both are friends of ours, and we have
the highest regard for them. Mayor
Gordon is a graduate OF the same Alma
Mater. City attorney Swasey has made
a record here that commands respect
and admiration, and has many good
ideas. as expressed in his platform, nev-
ertheless we do not propose to insult the
good judgment of the votars of Barre
by telling them they must, for the city's
good, support either ofthese men. We,
unlike certain magnificent, narrow
minded sheet, have tried, we think with
reasonable success, to be the peoples
paper from the start. We are tied to
no interests. No spring water man, OF
city water advocate owns any
portion of our press, type or other ma.
lerial. We are allied to none. We
shall try to do justice to all. We are
aware that it is an ancien! custom for
certain class of newspapers to boom"
some man or other for every Office, re.
gardless Of what they believe to be
right, We do not consider that we are
obliged to boom anybody if we do mol
see fit. The people of Barre are ill.,
telligent, and after both sides Of all tn.
questions have been fairly presented t.
them, will have no difficulty in dccid-
ing whom TO vote for.
What the people want arc the facts,
and what each candidate has to say on
the questions to be decided, and these
are what the TELEGRAM proposes t.
give. When we vote we shall vote for
the man, who in our Judgment, is best
fitted for the position. Our insignif
cant contemporary must think that our
vote, at least, is worth something, judg-
ing by his published statement. Bu'
our vote is not for sale. Speaking OF
being "tircd up" well, we will simply
say that authentic circumstances would
tend to prove that there are certain per-
sons, not over thousand miles away.
who are decidedly in that fix. Does he
know them?
This antiquated, mossgrown cam
paign lie that was sprung upon the pub
lie yesterday is in direct line with the
malicious reports about our solvencJ
which emanated from the same source
some time ago. The whole trouble
with the "only one' rests in nutshell.
He weeps because we are still an OBJ
stacle in his formerly unobstructed path.
lie has tried to get rid of us by fair
means and foul, but when he speaks of
honesty and rhetorical ability, we laugh
and the world laughs, too.