The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-08-13
BA TTERIES TRAINED ON
CLEMENT.

Manchester Centre, Aug 6.-The
curtain was rung up here Tuesday
evening on the opening scene of the
hottest campaign Vermont has seen in
nearly half a century. In behalf of
the Republican State ticket 800 PEG
pie gathered to listen to the orators
and receive Inspiration from their
words. This was more than three
times the number present at the Glenn
ent rally here last week. Congress-
man d. j. Foster presided and music
was furnished by the Mendelssohn
male quartette of Bennington The
meeting was chockfull of enthusiasm
and the approval of the sentiments of
the speakers was shown in no half
hearted manner
The Hon. Leslie M. Shaw, secretary
of the treasury, was the guest of
honor and as one of the prominent
figures of the Roosevelt administra-
ton was listened to with close atten-
ton. He spoke for half an hour on
national issues of this years cam
paign. He hastily reviewed the rec
ord of the Democratic party uttering
this criticism that the leaders of the
party always appear to be in search
of an issue which will appeal to the
voters and give them a victory rather
than making an effort to formulate q
policy under which they may be safely
intrusted with affairs of the nation.
He said that the tariff issue is always
resorted to by the Democratic party
to provide an issue except in those
years Immediately following an exper-
iment with a tariff for revenue only.
In those years the Democracy, he
said, had been driven to other issues
to bridge over the period between the
date of their experiments and the for
getfulness of the American people.
Congressman Charles n. Fowler of
New Jersey, Gen. J. G. Mccullough,
the Republican candidate for Cover
nor, and Col Olin Merrill of Burling-
ton. spoke briefly.
ATTORNEY MARTINS SPEECH.
Interest centered most, however, in
the address of United States District
Attorney James L. Martin of Brattle-
boro, who devoted his efforts to
showing up the weakness of Clements
campaign and in calm dispassionate
manner Mr.. Martin tore Candidate
Clements arguments in pieces and
left him high and dry Mr.. Martins
address consisted in refutals of nearly
ent during the campaign.
During his remarks Mr.. Martin
said: 1--WE are told by Mr.. Clement
that our standard bearer is a briber
and that he obtained his nomination
through bribery and promises | am
authorized by Gen. Mccullough to say
publicly and privately, anywhere and
everywhere, that he has never directly
or indirectly used one dollar to buy
a mans vote or to buy anything eata-
BILE, drinkable or smoAabl to infu-
ence any voters political action. That
Mr.. Clement is an expert in manufac-
turing affidavits and in making unholy
alliances or contracts is known by
everybody at all conversant with his
methods. l have statements and aft
davits in my pocket showing more
wicked and wanton conduct on the
part of his managers than he has ever
charged to his opponents. ] do not
believe for second that man who
has spent over forty years of active
business life and, in it, has attained
reputation for honor and integrity as
clean as that of any other man in Yer
mont, and that means anywhere on
earth, should now III the year of 1902
stoop to the methods that Mr. Glenn
ent's hirelings are undertaking to
prove by ex-parte affidavits on the
ignorant and unlearned people who
are confessedly in the market for
dollar and a half or two dollars.
Stand by the grand old party, its rec
ord is as clean and honorable today as
it has ever been. There il none better
on earth. ~
Mr. Martins address contained doz-
ems of illusions to the financial con-
dition of the State and he showed
conclusively that Mr.. Clement was
beyond his depth when he alleges that
the Republicans were not doing bus
mess on as economical basis as could
be wished.