The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-08-13
A CLEMENT DODGE.

ply tangled In trying to dodge a dozen
different charges made by the newspapers
Among other attempts at being sarcastic
PREDATORY to quoting from the Journal the
Herald says;
But after all the Montpelier Journal is
our favorite when it comes to the matter
Of losing temper and heart. 1t is the
best thing in panics that we have struck
among the Mccullough newspapers. 1t
is fairly artistic in its fight. could any
thing be finer than this embrace of rage
and fear? "Riding in private car, sur
rounded by every luxury the heart can
ask for, backed by wealth untold, snob,
an aristocrat, Percival w. Clement de-
ludes himself with the impression that his
charming personality associated with his
cratic characteristics will win the votes
of the majority of the workingmen of
Vermont. Mr.. Clement has
made the most infamous charges against
Gen. Mccullough that were ever record
ed in political campaign. The Re-
publican party of Vermont has disowned
this fippant distorter of truth and iIs
campaign managers are working out the
way that means not only defeat but utter
political ruin. Nou the men who are to
cast the ballots, should not be idle Think
for yourselves and on Tuesday, Septem-
Der 2, show your cisdain for this ensnarer
of honest voters. Let not band concerts,
fireworks and the cheap TRADE OF traitor
deter you from the duty you owe your
wives, your sons and daughters, your
selves and the State of Vermont
Well, now isn't this delicious? And
all said in advocacy of candidate for
for Governor from whom you could not
draw plea of mot guilty to charges of
political bribing even if you used log
chain and yoke of stays.
The Journal did not intend it as a
delicacy, but if the Herald can take it as
such it is at liberty to do so. There is
no accounting for tastes. AS a rule, when
one is enjoying delicacies he generally
wants the entire contents of the plate.
Not so with Mr.. Clement or the Herald.
1t will be noticed that the contemporary
has inserted four stars in the body
of the extract made from the our
nal to Mr.. Clement Those stars,
perhaps, signify a certain grade of brandy
but for the benefit of the workingmen,
the rank and file OF Vermont, the Journal
will tell them just exactly what they
mean The Herald, Mr. Clements
official mouthpece, is evidently ashamed
of its candidate or perhaps Mr.. Clement
is not yet ready To answer the questions
asked in the article referred to above and
so ordered the stars inserted. The stars
signify that the following paragraphs were
eliminated before the Herald dared tc
publish the article:
Can it be possible that the good sense
Of Vermonts rank and file will be distort.
ed to the extent that its members will
close their eyes and walk into the trap laid
by Mr. Clement, trap gilded with this pei
story about license? Do labor organza-
tons in Vermont support and advocate
the candidacy of man whose Legislative
record shows him to be against the in.
terests of the wage Garner?
The time is short to be sure, but con-
certed action upon the part of every work
ing man in the State will crush this
egotistical renegade and his political de-
mise will be an example to those who
would rob you of your SustenanCe by theil
oily tales and false hattery. Percival w
Clement does uot dare to meet you ano
tell you his record as an employer ofmen
In his speeches he may attempt to refutt
other charges, but notice that he evades
this phase of discussion regarding his fit
ness for the office of Governor. The
legislative record of Mr.. Clement, so fal
as it concerns the breadwinners of this
State, resembles that of him who by
kiss, the time-old token of friendship
betrayed his Master,
Referring again to Mr.. Clements
record as an employer of men we would
ask him how many votes he will pol
among the railroad men of Vermont
Does Mr., Clement think the wage-earner'
ofVermont and Northern New York whom
he discharged because they would no
work for dollar day at Ogdensburs
have forgotten him and his attitude to
ward the working man?
But then, it is useless to ask Mr.. Glen
ent or his supporters to answer sucl
questions. He can frame no answer for il
his own soul he knows that the truth will
punch another big hole in his balloon
which will collapse like the soap bubbl
it is. Mr.. Clement, it is too late to rally t,
your standard the men who earn thei
bread by the sweat of their brow, for il
less than week every man belonging t
labor organization will bave your recor
toward him and his fellow man in blacl
and white sent to them by the representa-
tives Of the Federation of Labor VIII
have not been idle during the past tw
weeks.