Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-16
POLITICAL DISCUSSION.
OF VERMONT MATTERS BY VARIOUS
STATE NEWSPAPERS.
What Editors Throughout the State Are Say
ing in Regard to Current Political Events
Interesting Points From Many Pens.

Gen. Mccullough will have a substan
tial majority of the delegates soon t.
be chosen to the Republican conveu
ton. The buster and brag of the Proc
tor organs remind us of boys whistlint
loudly as they 60 by a graveyard Il
night Just to keep up their own cour
age. White River Junction Landmark
The time for holding Republican
caucuses is near at hand and the poin
we wish to impress upon the voters o
the party is to attend and vote for The
man of your choice. The time anC
place of holding the caucus should be
thoroughly advertised. A check lis
should be used to make the caucuse:
as purely Republican as possible. Elk
change
Percival w. Clement has commenced
| the third week of his campaign in be
half of local high option. 1t seems to
he the general opinion that the prohib
itory law is now placed upon the de
/ fensive and that, no matter what the
result of the gubernatorial contest may
be, the fight will be continued after
the September election and will come
into the legislature. - Lyndonville
4 Journal
| John j. Paris of Rutland secured a
bet of $1,000 with George G.. Underhill
of Florence on Saturday afternoon
| that Fletcher ID. Proctor would not be
nominated for governor at the coming
Republican state convention. Mr..
Paris offered to put up another $1,000
against Proctor, but Mr.. Underhill
would not cover it, Mr.. Paris is look
ing for more Proctor money. Wood
stock Standard.
perciv,l " Clements snoecbes ara
orans;n', onsi9aral,Ia on thTe;.,,,, 49,
viii NOT net So yary marv v ,y't, cynn
nathy is ali righf bnt deleoatas are
more necessary NJ rnnvanti9n time
The trouble is that the local option
men. feel that voting for Clement will
be misspent energy. The logical and
sensible course is to work for the man
who is most likely 10 succeed, Gen.
Mccullough, and then hustle for local
option representatives and senators this
fall. And that is just what will be
done. Ludlow Tribune.
Ministers who are PREACHING sermons
on the local option question have n
perfect right to do so as long as their
CONGREGATIONS do not object to their
preaching Politics There is no ones
lion of morals involved in the issue
now under discussion. if is purely one
of nolitics. The issue is not whether
Iioror shall be sold hnf whether tha
people of the state shall have a chance
10 decide the question for themselves
If there is any moral onpstion involv.
ed in the sale of liquor that win be
presented To the pAOulp n fter "A local
option law mas been passed, When the
matter Is before the people OF the
towns Tor thelr aeclsion' Ministers
who engage IN public discussion OF the
question now are preaching polltlcs. -
Montpelier Argus
The REGISTER believes that very gen-
orally the Republican voters. wbatevnr
difference of o,,inion they NAV have in
reoard 10 temnerance laws or nthar
imnortant nueitinns have datarp5iro6
mis- time m aunnort Gen NrC,uilonoh
for Governor. and will he vary ready
at some future time sto sunnort M
Proctor The Reaieter certainIv viii
he ready to assist In thar and 81 will
the GOOD neoule Of Addison comfy
almost nnanimonslv as we halieye ~
he rigbt time hut tbav don't helieTe
tb;s re he tho ri,bt time For l. j. n
fealing rat wbor Dr VIII |
Withdrew from this carnnaign Con
NcCnllo,,gb had fairly won Ia fobt /
And lynowing hin, 70 he an evcantion
,lIy honorable and abIe man in aro,y
respect uneXceptionable and worthy, |
hey are going to elect him. Middle
Jury Register.
All in all ,boro !. r,uob roo,, Cos
in tha situa+ion and i
= tho enininn ~ ma;nr;ty of tbe
tatn nannra tbat C,enarai lrC,riioul+b
iii he he Intimate choice of The con
anton aItho,,lrh no ono i nIai,,,ir,C-.
rail,ora, az orytb;,g, ,,1ora +La, go
hing littla fattar than , rnnlanaIi,
bnnca to win Tho J;gnity ana va
traint nrnsarved NV him, onJ b;s
riends have done a rreat deal 70 otFsa1
he force of the pro,tor inrnando which
ref started in disn,ova hin, = Vorl
,onter tbon attanl,ed him On tbo
ronnd of ou,ninrr n Nov. YorIJ rosil [
ancn and fraiiv hon oil a1Sa foiIaJ {
aiied b;s nanly and tap,norate iatta, {
;, no nrobih;tor,' I,r, n .tr.d'ilo :.
he Fact Thar The tamnerance nnn,,la
ave- andorsad C,anar.I NTcC'nI1onr,b - :
roof ono,,c,b +ba+ ba l. rons;Jore5 ~
,ast as Good n,ar .s prnntor ,,,ba
rac+icalI7 Sav'' th"t be VII n0' nv, "ri
re,,a,,t tIe ,,on,,1o fro,,, ba,.i,,,, LII
,tion law. a,,o,l if tba,, ,lo+a Il ~ 80
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