The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-08-21
LCALL TO REPUBLICANS
For Legal Support d Their Ticket
al the September Election.
4 Strong and Candid Statement From
ths RspubiIcaa State CommitteA
Worthy Of the Csrsfsi Censidsrs-
Lion of Every Msmber Of the Party

Worthy Of the Csrsfai Censidsrs-
tIoa ef Every Msmbsr Of the Party
| To the Republican Voters Of Nsf.
mont:
Since 1855 the Republican party Of
Vermont has marched from lis Conyen-
ton hall 10 the polls with unbroken
ranks and loyal hearts 10 win constant
victories for It's chosen standard bear.
ers and It's eralted principles. Its de-
soiton and fealty TO principles and
candidates have given ., national
honor. distinction and Importance and
have secured for Vermont the proud
cvgnoinen Of the "Star that never sets" !"
While the long line Of illustrious men
| who have represented II In Congress,
who have been Its chief executives. to-
gether with the marked civic virtue Of
Its legislators aud officials, with entire
absence Of public scandals and freedom
from all taipt OF corruption, have re-
rected peculiar credit. lustcr and honor
upon our beloved State until the name OF
Vermont has become a national syno-
nym for political honesty and integrity.
| II has had afore time sharp precon-
vsntion contests for honors TO be con
ferred and has differed Ia council CON
cernlng the principles 10 be enun-
eiated but when the majority has spoken
through fits representatives assembled,
the minority has honorably accepted
and abIded by the result.
Ii has been reserved 10 this ear 10
witness departure from this time
honered. wise and patriotic course.
At the Republican State Convention
held at Montpelier June 10th there We're
three men supported for its first honor,
each by constituency of respectable
proportions. They submitted their
grounds Of preferment to the determine
ton OF the Convention; one only could
win; two must suffer defeat, and when
defeated there was for .hem but one
honorable alternative which was to ac-
cept defeat like men and give their
hearty support 10 the Conventions
choice.
That the Convention finally selected
the man who ON the first ballot led bya
large plurality gave no ground OF Of
fence 10 the unsuccessful candidates
and their friends. Indeed, one Of these,
with his supporters by their magnani-
nous action. made possible the r, suit
Then II was that the Clement bolt
began.
1t was without other cause than his
defeat
Knowing everything that he now
knows about the delegates present and
the method attending their election, he
accepted the membership OF the Con-
vention, he accepted Its platform, he
consented tv be It's ,auuidntv ff ".'.se''
The platform contained the words In its
opening paragraph "Resolvcd by the
Republicans OF Vermont In Convention
assembled that we renew again our
fcalty to thf Republican party aud ex-
press our unabated confidence IN us
principles
Through his delegates Mr.. Clement
had participated in the Convention end
II he had been its nominee he would
have given It his loyal adherence and
would have confidently relied upon the
loyal support OF his party.
Since the Convention nothing has
arisen. no fact has been discovered
which can justify any Republican In
attempting to defeat Its chosen candi-
dates or to change the results Of Its de-
liberations
In Mr.. Clement Is found man who
IN willing 10 be a candidate before a
Convention and boiter from its ae-
tion. Who now finds fault with the In
tegrity OF n Convention which was
without fault II It nominated him but
was essentially corrupt II his opponent
was chosen. Who ignores the honorable
obligation resting upon defeated candi-
date and who Is now willing TO wreck
the party he aspired to lead, TO openly
attack, denounce and defnme the party
whose standard bearer he sought to be
and one who In order TO promote his
political ends and fortune. secedes from
the party to which be pledged his loyal
faith at the late Convention.
Entering upon his pre-convention
campaign dlsclaiming all personal am
bltion, with the avowed purpose Of OBJ
taining n single result. the referendum
OF the liquor question, and the party |
having consented that there might DO |
such reference. he immediately upon
being notified Of his defeat encouraged
and melted Republican detection and
In few days after the Convention
appeared before the Republican Con-
yentIon OF his own County to urge the |
pa assage OF a license law without refer
ence 10 the people, and being defeated
there he hes In furtherence OF his pur-
pose. promoted and secured bolt from |
Its action. Similar action has been In |
spired and directed by him In other
OF the state. Claiming still TO
he a Republican on all national ques.
tions and to be worthy Of support by |
Republicans as such, he consented and |
aspircd 10 be the nominee OF the lnte
State Democratic Convention and in Its
Convention was regularly presented
for nomination and was therefore pre-
pared and willing to stand and run up
on platform which repudiaied and
denounced every Republican principle
and maintained every principle and po-
sitlon favored by state and national
democracy aud which contained plank
demanding the immediate passage OF a
license local option law withou. refer
ence 10 the people. II has become evi-
dent that Mr.. Clement now proposes and
desires the election OF a legislature
which will OF Itself and without refer
ence, make license the law OF the
state.
He processes devotion aud loyalty 70
bis native state but 10 advance his own
selfish interests be causeirssly defs mes
and degrades her lie assumes tie
role Of enempiar and teacher Of political
honesty and morality but erters upon
bis new role by teaching that men may
participate In cancus aud convention
and without political dishonesty nay