Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-08-01
MP. CLEMENT IN BRATTLEeoRo.
Addressed 500 People Last Evening
PLACED Emphasis Upon Bribery
c A, jackson of Barre Also Spoke.


percival W. Clement, the boiling |
high license-local option candidate for |
Governor of Vermont, pleaded his |
causo in Brattleboro last evening, but |
we imagine he is not singing this |
morning. 81 came, | saw, | conquered" |
In fact. his visit and his reception were
in striking contrast with his appear |
ance here in the campaign prelimin- |
arv to the Republican state conven-
tion. Then he came in his private
car accompanied by several retain.
ers and his colored quartet; his
speech at the Auditorium then was
received with great applause, and he
was followed to his car after leaving
the Auditorium by a party of enthu-
siastic adherents of his cause.
Late yesterday afternoon he drove
in from Wilmington, having made the
trip overland by team from Benning-
ton. His coming was unheralded.
In the evening probably 500 people
gathered in the Auditorium to hear
him discuss the issues of the cam
pagn. The First Regiment band
played for half an hour before
o'clock from the town hall balcony.
At Mayor e. w. Blodgett, Mr.. Glenn
ent. S. HOLSTER Jackson of Barre.
f. II. Button of Rutland, H. E. Bond
and c. o. Robbins of Brattleboro,
and Thomas Dean of Boston took
their seats upon the stage.
Mr.. Blodgett addressed the audience
briefly, stating that F. A. Bailey of
Montpelier, who was announced to
speak, was not present, and he then
introduced Mr.. Jackson. The Barre
lawyer said he would be brief, brit
then spoke three quarters of an hour,
taking up certain features of the pro-
hibtory law. Some of his argu-
ments were well grounded. but his
presentation in the main was such as
to arouse more WEAKNESS than en-
thusiasm.
Mr.. Clement opened his address
with a story of a fox hunter who, on
returning home after an unsuccess-
full chase, said to his wife that he did
not catch the fox, but logged him
mighty hard. He likened what he
called Vermont's political ring to the
fox and said: 1--WE haven't caught
him yet; but we've got him in his
hole; and we know where the hole
is; and we're going to smoke him out
in September; and hope you'll all
be there"
His address was largely a TRADE
against the methods employed in
Gen. McCullough's campaign. "Af-
ter one or two large towns and sew
eral small ones had declared for H.
cense," he said, "the opposition can
didate undertook to secure by bribery
the election of delegates in towns
where they saw they could not win
by honest methods. Instantly the
issue changed to the question of hon
est elections as against the purchase
of votes by money.
"The men who cast their lot with a
party for whatever there is in it for
them, the men who through unscrup-
ulous methods have temporarily OBJ
tanned of it's affairs, are quick to cry
treason to party when any honest
party son calls attention to their po-
litical crime.
"They call me renegade, faithless
man, with whom have l broken faith
Not with the principles of the grand
old Republican party of the past, nor
with the methods of ascertaining the
sentiment of the people which have
prevailed since the party was formed
break away from the nominee who
mas ODUdln6u HIS ny
Mr.. Clement read a speech which
he said was prepared by S. j. Beatty
a delegate from Burlington to the Re
publican state convention, which was
to have been delivered by him al
Montpelier had the Clement men moi
been driven from the hall by the bois
ferrous conduct of the Mccullough
contingent. The substance of the
hot Mr. ha
offered $500 or $1,000 by Mccullough
lieutenant if he would vote for Nc
Cullough after he had given Clement
complimentary vote. The same
proposition, Mr.. Clement said, was
made to other delegates from Burling
ton.
Mr.. Clement also touched upon the
bribery which he alleged took place
at the Republican caucuses in Mont
pelier and Burlington, and also made
statements in regard to the free beef
clubs which are alleged to have beer
supported in Burlington for severa
weeks in the interest of Gen. Mccall
lough's candidacy. Mr.. Clement
paid little attention to the prohibitory
law, his emphasis being laid on the
charges of bribery.
In Closing, ne LOOK up Ine SuDJeC
of state expenses, stating that eX
travagance has taken the place o.
economy, and that large sums O
money have gone into the pocket!
of the leaders. He attempted tt
Justify his action in opposing the bill
to increase the tax on corporations
in the state Senate of 1900, by stat
ing that there was already more mon
ey in the state treasury than wa!
needed, and then quoted from the las
report of the state treasurer, showing
a large amount of money on hand
He did not state, however, that tina
amount probably would be wiped ou
when the bills approved by the stat
auditor are presented for payment
The closing sentences in his speed
were these; 1.-THE machine will tel
you stories relating to the admins
tration of affairs in the Philippines
It's members will pretend they wisl
to sound the keynote of the next presi
Dental campaign and raise foreigl
issue for the purpose of having yo'
ignore the corruption which they ar
guilty of here in Vermont. They vii
rehearse to you the glorious record o
the Republican party of the past an,
in every way try to divert your at
tention from the serious issues of tn
present
81 stand with them in their Reput
1icanism With them I glory in tn