The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-05-16

didate's political record and principles
should be, and should have been, in hsr-
mony with the principles of tne party us q
to eligibility TO the office.
On this ground, present 90 You my own
record, ~ well ~ that Of my opponent.
l have voted for every Governor and
every Republican candidate in Vermon's
elections since 1886.
have had the houur 10 represent the
Republicans OF this town by being sent as
delegate 10 one or more OF The Repub lican
State, congressional OK county conventions,
1 believe, at every election since 1886
was elected by the State convention, as
an alternate delegate, to the Republican ma
tiousl convention at Minneapolis in 1892.
have served rs vice president OF the |
State Republican league, and also OF the |
Repub lcan club of Randolph.
/ have in other ways served the Republic |
can party 10 State, county and town many
years, and above all, an honor which 1 APP
preCiate mote than any other that ever came
To me was my election In 1890 by the Repub-
IiCan party Of Randolph in the General AS
sembly Of the State.
MY oPPoNENT-MR. W. b. WALL
1t is well known all over the State that he
has been a leader and very active in the
Democratic party for many years, accept
ing many honors from it, and serving it
well.
In 1882, he was nominated in the Demo-
high Office of Senator.
Ia 1886, he was appointed by Democrat
ic p esident as postmaster at Randolph and
served four years-the most remunerative
and important appoint ment In the county
in the gift of National Democratic admin
istratiou.
Iu 1892 he was nominated in the Demo
cratic State convention as candidate for
lieu enant-governor.
In 1885, he was again nominated in this
nru mo nnf % q In Nj n Ia
for Senator.
This nomination he declined to accept,
not because he did nosntend to longer con-
slider himself a member OF the party, but
because his party had in the convention
adopted the Chicago free silver platform, as
will be seen by the following letter, pub
lshed in the Herald and Ne1oS in August,
1885,
"a PROMINENT RANDOLPH DEMOCRAT
RANDOLPH, August Sd, 1896.
Chairman Democratic County Convention.
name was used at the Democertc county
ton lately held, a candidate for Senator from
without any consultstcS with WITH me- This same com
yentpn endorsed the Chicago platform That plat.
stand for office on it. therefore absoutel> refuse
from the ticket, Amy name that you and Mr.. Miller
shall put IN place OF mine Will meet win my ap-
| prevail hOuIS Truly, W. ID. lALL,
Remarks by the editor: "Mr. Wall has
been one of the old Democratic war horses
Of Vermont, prominent in council and ac-
| tive in the field. He has been his party s
candidate for lieutenant-governor and
county Senator, nearly attaining the latter
| office. He has been an old-line stalwart
| Atkins Democrat and stills claims to be q
Democrat. He will not, as incorrectly re-
ported, vote for Mckinley but will support
a sound money Democratic ticket, if one is
nominated. He will probably vote for DR..
Jackson for Governor. as he believes him to
be Democrat after his own pattern"
Two years later, in 1898, after the an
nouncement that he was a Republican,
which came as surprise to everyone, he
was elected to represent his town in the
General Assembly.
He was elected, not because he was a
representative Republican, but because he
was in a position so that the people could
recognize his services, and good citizenship
generally in way he could not expect
from his old party, it being In such mi
nority.
THE ATTACK ON MY CITIZENSHIP.
1t ia the law and the practice everywhere
80 far as l know. that where one has two
residences, he may select which one shall
be his legal one, the place Of his citizen,
ship. Having complied with the techni'
calities Of the law for that purpose, l re-
sumed my citizenship in 1886, and assumed
Gil bnb responsibilities Oh q ClLlZbD, as wei
as its privileges.
l am aware that during the last year
have been watched, that my coming anG
my going have been noted, that the days Of
my absence are compared with my pres
ence, and am held up to scorn and rid
Guile as though accepting the honors Of my
fellow citizens, in the past, was a fraud
that to be a candidate at this time was al
outrage, and that my home here was unreal
aud only pretence
is MY VERMONT HOME A REAL ONE?
May l tell you briefly the story2 Fol-
more than a hundred years continuously
my family ha, had a home in this town
In 1896 my grandfather bought farm, and
there he lived until 1923. There my fathel
was born, and in the same house 1 also wal
born. My father dying in 1865, it devolved
upon me to assume the home. For NOR,
than twenty years my mother lived in lone
illness. but in happy anticipation of the com
ing home of the "boys." Arriving here a
two o'clock in the morning as / usually did
when entered the street towards the cot
tage at the other end, there was sure TO ht
"a light III the window for me-" In 1887
the light of that home and the light Of the
cottage went out. My new house at Mon
tague place, by q coincidence, was Just fin
ished so 1 entered it with my wife ant
children, for the fret time, on that very
day, and here my home continues TO be. A
portion of nearly every year in the lives o
my children they have spent here in thei
Vermont home, until now they look bach
with delight on this as the home Of theil
childhood, and regard it, as their fathel
does, as the dearest spot on earth. My
business continues in New York, like tina
of thousands of others, whose home and
citizenship remain In other States. Am
less loyal or less interested in Vermont'i
welfare for this?"
AS TO THE sENAToRsHIP.
The Senatorship of Orange county is one
OF the highest and most honorable offices in
the gift of the commonwealth, and it IL
worthy OF any mans ambition. 1 should
consider it very great honor to attain it, il
| could do so in respectable and honora
BILE way.
believe that Republican principles
mean something; that past political service
and record should be considered and the
pride W. take in the achievements Of oul
Republican party, in sp to of the universe
and persistent opposition OF the Democratic
party, is we'll founded. 1t is OF no very lit
tie consequence whether 1t is l who shall
bear this highest honor in the gift OF the Re
publicans OF Orange county, or some other
but it is important that the political record