The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1900-08-17
Gen. Grout's Democratic Allies.

A large number of republicans IN
Orange County, especially in Bradford
and its immediate vicinity, have felt
that it was questionable whether the
J work rendered Gen. Grout by Henry
A. Winship, a rabid democrat. who has
been travelling about with pair OF
horses in great style. instructing re-
publicans as to what their duty was IN
the way of selecting suitable candi-
date for the great Office of United
States Senator, would bear its intend
ed harvest. Winship has been over
this and adjoining counties fixing
things" for Gen. Grout. 1t would APP
pear that the former had been let into
some of the latter's copper specula-
tions, because indications point to a
big find" somewhere, as there is
plenty of lucre flowing. How do the
yeoman republicans Of Vermont enjoy
this democratic tutoring in the school
of Senatorial politics? But 't5ere are
others" of the Winship variety engag-
ed in the same business, Elmer E.
Whitman was an employee of the
OPINION office in 1896 and 1898. Dur
the '96 campaign he fairly bubbled
over with Organism, making nightly
harrangues on the curb for the apostle
of free silver. In '98 he was a member
of the democratic town committee
and was very active for the party, even
claiming that he was instrumental In
electing Mr.. Dickey, democrat, to
the legislature. We do not mention this
as in anyway derogatory to Whitman
for the reason that we considered him
consistent follower of Organism, in
that Bryan's populistic ideas were
wonderfully adapted to Whitman's
reasoning and practices, but what we
now desire to point tout is that in the
fall of 1899 Whitman had ''windfall''
from some source. and started the,l
Vermont Advance, in his old home,
Manchester, VT. He is reported to
have said that Gen. Grout was to fur
nlsh $500. toward the enterprise.
Whether that is true or not our read |
ers can judge from the accompanying
notices in the Advance, of Aug. II, I'M
der the editorial caption of ELMER E.
whitman, Editor and Proprietor"
Just make a note of what follows from
this Bryanite of 1865:
The armers and dairymen OF Benning-
ton county are not taking any chances
by supporting an unknown quantity for
United States Senator. They are sure to
reward Gen. Grout for his years of faith
Jul service and hard work in their inter-
ests by electing representatives who will
support HIM in the legislature this fall
or United States Senator.
The republican party of Bennington
county must be in mighty hard lines :
when it becomes necessary for them to 7
place the name OF man who was Bry- :
IN democrat in 1896 on their county tick :
It, Still this was done at the recent con- r
yention. 1t looks to us as if man who z
would desert his party for the simple rea- /
son of securing nomi nation for Office was {
not worthy the support of honest men. :
Well, what about your estimate of
Mr.. Advance? 1t is not rec !
.ssary for Whitman to head his editor /
al column with Mckinley for Presi- 3
lent in order to support Grout for Sen I
tor. Haul down the republican ban o
er and replace it with Bryan. Win e
hip says he is as much of a democrat b
S he ever was, yet he is CIRCUITS travel y
representative in this county, but Ii
laims he is working for his bread and n
utter. This is square IN him. Now {,
Whitman be equally as square and s
ONE out in your true colors, and make ~ ~
he dread and butter claim" because il
is equally true in your case. The -
eople in this section smile when they ii
mink of Winship posing as a republi- Y
an worker, but when they read of :
Whitman as a republican they will h
rim all over. e. Z,