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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-14
Signs of the Times.

The gains which are being made By
Fletcher D. Proctor in the governorshir
STRIFE are indeed hattering. And the can.
vass continues to improve his chances.
His position, his integrity, his gu tlhca.
tons and determinat,ons,-the re pie
know hem, and are willing to trust tx
ecutiVe matters to his Judgment The
Mccullough papers are endeavoring to
smooth over the Gene ais position on
the question of prohibition, but their
gubernator1al chariot has got on to
rough ground, and the more it attempts
to push on, the deeper becomes the rut.
The Boston Heralds correspondent
has made a thorough canvass of the
state, and this is the apparent situation
OF things: Addison county, with 60
votes, Mccullough, two or three towns
tavorlng CT, ment; Bennington, As votes,
Mccullough; Caledonia, 40 votes, Proc
tor, two or three towns excepted; Chit.
tenden, 65 votes, majority for McCul-
Tough, with possibility that Clement will
get Burlington, and Proctor conceded
three or tour towns; Essex, 20 votes,
Proctor; Franklin 55 votes, Proctor, ex-
cepting two or three owns; Grand Isle.
IL votes, Proctor; LamoilIe, 81 votes,
about divided between Proctor and Nc.
Cullough; Orleans, 4S votes, Proctor 50,
Mccullough 10; Orange, 43 votes, Proc.
tor, excepting four towns Rutland, 90
votes; Clement Rutland CITY and two or
three adjoining towns, Proc or balance;
Washington, SO votes, largely McCu-
Tough, balance Proctor; Wlndham. 81
votes div ded between Proctor and Nc
CuIlough; Windsor, 70 votes, nearly
evenly divided between Mccullough and
Proctor
AS will be seen the Herald man con.
cedes 366 delegates out of the 72S in the
convention to Mr.. Proct or; enough to
nominate him Mr.. Clement has rs to
100, and Gen. Mccullough the balance.
All Indications point to the nomina-
ton OF Fletcher D. Proctor, as the fore
going shows. Not only is be gaining on
The east side OF the state where the pro.
hibitlon sentiment predominates, and
where General Mccullough had firmly
lntrenched himself, but also on this side
OF the mountain where the license advo
Gates claimed everything in sight. Mr.,
Proctor has been steadily gaining in all
the towns throughout he state and will
we truly believe, cont nue. to gain until
he is triumphantly nominated on the 10Th
OF June Poultney Journal.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-14
Proctor and Prohibition.

EDITOR CALEDoNIAN:-1 wish you, Or
someone, would explain, if possible, iust
why the Hon. Mr.. Clement is making
campaign for high license. 1t does not
seem possible that such keen, bright
business man can think for minute thar
he can win the nomination for the gov
ernorship. For one, believe that he
thinks he can arouse sufficient interest
to enable high license candidates to be
elected to the legislature, and thus try to
overthrow the present laws.
If this is the solution, it behooves the
voters of our party to be very careful
whom they nominate to represent US at
the capital this winter. See that no man
is sent who would vote for a repeal of
the present temperance law
No license men for the legislative BODY
and Fletcher Proctor in the executive
chair, will keep he old Green Mountain
state in the honorable position she now
occupies.
Yours for Proctor,
REMLY S. SIDELINCER.
East Concord, VT.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-14

Senator Tillman of South Carolina
made spectacle of himself and his state
again the other day during a debate on
the Philippines bill and he talked so dis
gracefully that while he was at it many
of the democratic senator's left the cham
Der. He branched off from the main
topic under discussion to say that If it
had been known in the South that the
reins OF government were to be given to
the negroes, the civil war would have
been prolonged indefinitely. He insisted
that, in order to maintain their self
respect, the white people of the South
had been obliged to subdue the negro by
whatever means they could, using the
shotgun as one of the means. He frankly
described how the negroes had been
defeated at the polls, admitting that the
whites got just such maj orities as were
necessary. when we get ready to put
nigger's face in the sand" he shouted,
1--WE put his body there, too" The South
Carolina senator is in his element when
making such exhibitions; but it is not
quite clear how his state is to be bene.
fitted, in any sense, by the continued fiery
and revolutionary utterances of Till
man. He should be retired to private
life without pension.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-14

for months after. and at the time I
thought death was a welcome relief
but before my last child was born a
good neighbor advised Lydia E.Pink-
hams Vegetable Compound, and
| used that, together with your Pills
and Sanative Wash for four months
before the childs birth 1T brought
me wonderful relief. l hardly had an
ache or pain, and when the child was
ten days old left my bed strong in
health. Every spring and fall now take
abottleo of Lydia Il. Pinkham'SVeg-
etable Compound and find it keeps
me in continual excellent health. -
Mrs. j. II. HAsKINS, 324s Indiana Ave,
Chicago, H. $4,000 forfeit if a5ouo tcstino-
Mai is not genuine
Care and careful counsel is
what the eXpCctant and W0uld-be
mother needs, and this counsel
she can secure without cost by
writing to Mrs. Pinkham at
Lynn, Mass.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-14
Guess His Name.

He Ives II tenn GRANGE state, and a
temperancetown, where rel her a rum
shop nor sllOOn would flourish tor a
moment. He would have the other
towns and in the state, il he could,
regulated m the same principle. Not
withstandng this policy and manage
ment, withreference to saloon and rum
shops, heis he most popular man in town.
For instane, in 1890 when elected to
the Legislature it was by a unanimous
vote, and 1900 when elected to the
present ho1se every vote in town was
cast for hin Does not this show con-
cluslvely thlt implicit conf ence is placed
IN him, anc that they believe the stand
he takes is br their best int rest P Poult.
ney Journa.
And the nan in whom his townsmen
have such implicit confidence can be re-
lied on to conserve the best interests Of
his state while in the governors chair.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-14

There are thousands of voters in this
state who are not so bigotted as to re-
gard the present prohibitory law as a
perfect measure, and who deeply deplore
the evils which exist in spite of the law
and the oftentimes incomprehensible
failure of officials to promptly do their
Jul duty IN enforcing the law. But these
thousand of voters do not see, in the
proposed local option and high license
scheme, any promise of betterment, any
prospect OF less drinking, or any proba-
blIity of a mole complete enforcement of
law. And so they earnestly and con-
slstently oppose the scheme ready, how
ever, for any possible improvement OF
the present statute.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-14

Somebody asks Fletcher D. Proctorifhe
would, as governor, veto high license or
local option bill passed by thelegisature.
Well well This is going to extremes,
surely; and it demonstrates most con-
clusively the desperate strait, in which
the high license advocates find them
selves. 1t would seem as though any
body of average intelligence and an ordi-
nary understanding OF the English Ian
guage could figure out, from Mr.. Proc
tors own declaration, just where be
stands on the question Of the liquor laws.
AS to any Vermont governors having an
opportunity to veto license bill, that is
a contingency exceedingly remote. The
tact is, so many OF the gentlemen sent to
the legislature will be Of MIR. Proctor's
way of thinking on this subject that nei-
ther he nor his gubernatorial successors
Tor some years to come will be called on
to wrestle, in the executive chamber,
with license measure.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-14
County Politics.

The matter of county politics is getting
considerable attention Just now-and
will, until the convention does its NOM
mating In St. Johnsbury the interest
centers largely on the question OF sena-
tor, the candidates being L. P. Slack and
DR.. T. K. Stiles. The CALEDoNIAN's sug'
gestion of Mr.. Stacks name a short time
ago started considerable activity on the
part OF Dr.. Stiles and his supporters.
The claim is made that the nomination
belongs to him this time because he was
candidate two years agO-a claim
which can hardly be regarded as neces-
! sarily tenable The Doctors friends are
moving briskly in his behalf; while Mr..
| Slack friends are also putting in some
work for him and expressing much con-
fdence.
The friends of Judge S. D. Morse of
DanviIle are pushing him vigorously as a
candidate for the senatorship, and he
holds prominent place on the list. The
Judges services some years ago in swing
ing Danville into the republican column
are gratefully remembered by the people
o. that town, and they now want to see
him made a senator in addition to his
four years term as assistant judge.
st. .Johnsbury presents three candidates
for the states attorneyship, Hardwick
two, and Lyndonvile one, so that there
is not likely to be lack OF entertainment
as to that part of the campaign. Hard
wick's second candidate, Melvin 6.
Morse, is a native of Elmore is 80 years
old, graduate of Morrisvie Academy
and Boston University Law School,
volunteer in the Spanish American war,
a student with P. K. GIeed and Bates,
May & Simonds, and admitted to the
bar in 1899 His friends are making a
lively canvass for him.
In view of the fact that some matters of
speclalimportance to thecounty are now
lin the air" and will need attention in
the near future, it is more than likely that
there will not be a clean sweep in the
OF assistant judges, but that
Judge GiIcbrist, who has served through
little more than one biennial term,
viii be renominated. Judge Morse has
ED the office for two full terms,
nd is not a candidate for re- election.
nder all the circumstances, the re.
omination of one of the judges
'ould be a sensible proceeding, and of
1dge Gichlists general fitness for the
lace there is no doubt.
Pracham presents a strong candidate
1r the assistant judgeship, namely, E. w.
,yford. This gentleman is progress
i've farmer, and just what the people of
lis own town think OF him is shown by
he fact that when elected to the legisla-
Lure in 1900 be received every vote cast |
with the exception of seven Mr.. Lv.
ford would fill the position with credit
to himself and the county.
Some friends of W. !. Henderson of
Ryegate, who has represented his town
in the legislature, suggest his name for
in connection with the
senatorship.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-14

Fletcher D. Proctor's friends are de.
cidtdy gratif,d over the splendid
progfess his candidacy has made during
the past three weeks. The Mccullough
papers and the supporters of Percival w.
Clement have ehdeavored by every posi-
bic means to stem the tide setting Proc.
forward, but have had mighty poor sue
cess. There is nothing in the issue now
before the people that Mr.. Proctor's ad.
herents are afraid Of The charges and
insinuations Of the opposition fall fiat.
The more closely the people of the state
look at the situation, the more fully are
they convinced that Mr.. Proctor can be
depended on 10 represent and take care
OF their best interests, and the better
his chances for nomination become
Watch the primaries and see that Proc
tor delegates ave chosen.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-14

Some time in February the Burlington
Free Press said: "If an industry of this
state is more closely identified with our
commonwealth ,han any other, it is the
Vermont Marble Company" Right you
are, dear contemporary. And this com.
pany, the largest private business in the
state has long enjoyed an enviable re.
putaton for the harmonious and salts
factory relations which have always OK
listed between its management and its
employees. Tie attempts of the Essex
Junction syndicate papers, the Benniug.
ton Banner, Hardwlck Gazette and VII.
mington Times to build up a class pre-.
JUDGE and array the workngmen of the
state against Mr.. Proctor by alb
solutely false charges as to the re.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-14

Nothing is to be feared-either this
year or any other ear-from campaign
OF education. In connection with every
question of public Importance there are
certain indisputable facts which even the
demagogue cannot make way with, and
which, ii made plain to the thinking citi
zen, afford safe guide to on,'s duty in
the premises. 1t belongs to The thinking
citizens of this state to acquaint them
selves-sans prejudice, sans bitterness,
sans intolerance-with the reliable and
fully determined facts on both sides of
the great question now before them
This done, and the verdict may be
awaited with confidence.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-14
The Tones will be Emphatic,

At no time in the past fifty years have
the people Of Vermont evinced the slight
est evidence that a majority of them
were willing to have open, licensed sa-
looms, scattered through The villages of
our good state; and it the republican
party IN convention assembled shall re.
fleet IN ITS platform the true sentiment Of
the people OF Vermont who compose that
party, they will speak in no uncertain
tones IN opposition to Clements pet
theory OF hiShIicensc.- Morrisville News
and Citizen.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-14

Another candidate for the authorship
has appeared in the person of Silas w.
Flynn of st, Adams. Thus the auditor
ship is pursued by as many candidates as
is the governorship. But this new conner
is not likely to pull very much, if any,
support away from Horace W, Bailey,
the candidate who has been making
rapid strides into popular favor for some
time past. The endorsement being given
the Newbury man by press and people in
so many parts of the state is simply the
outcome of a faith that he will make
first class auditor and do his auditing
on business principles, whether he is
auditing liquor agency or the smallest
or bigg st claim against the stare.
Ba''ey's candidacy grows, and it looks
now as though he had big lead.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-14
The Issue squarely Defined.

The three-cornered contest over tn
governorship, within the limits of tn,
republican party, has assumed the form
of very squarely defined issue-and that
issue continued adherence to the prohib
tory system of dealing with the liquor
traffic or a letting down of the bars for
the entrance OF the saloon.
The most recently developed candidate
for gubernatorial honors - Percval w.
Clements an avowed advocate of local
option or high license, and would open
the way for he saloon.
Gen. J. G. Mccullough has refused to
commit himself on this issue and is appar-
emily bidding for the votes of Prohibition
i2tt- nd license men alike.
Fletcher D. Proctor stands, without
any attempt at equivocatop, for the
present law and for keeping the saloon
element out of our political and social
and business life
We say the issue is squarely defined
1t is well that such is the case We have
no misgivings as to the final result, for
we have faith enough in the good sense
of the people Of Vermont to believe that,
as between general sobriety and it's oppo-
site, there's no uncertainty as to the choice
of the great majority of voters. But
since the issue is so we'll defined and the
attitudes of the thee candidates are so
clearly stated and understood it be.
hooves the men who cast the ballots to
make the verdict so emphatic that it will
be remembered for years to come.
The Boston Transcript sneers at Yer
mont's prohibitory law and its adher
ents as antjquated, and urges upon the
state the adoption OF license and Local
option system The Transcript is vast
ing its breath in bad cause. Vermont
is not ready for a system which off rs
such attrac ions as can be seen in the
license cities and towns of the Tran.
scripts state She is not yearning for
rows of saloons along the streets o.
her cities and towns; for the Keeling
drunkard the legalized product of those
saloons; for the traffic in body and soul
for the sake OF private GAIN for a "reve
nue." which really comes out of the peck
cts of the taxpayers for the pouring Of
money into the saloons which ought ia
go into the tils of the business men as
compensation for food and clothing and
shelter; for the coming of the saloon
power in politics. for the dominating
influence OF the combined liquor interests
of the country, which stand behind every
saloon keeper in whatever move HI
chooses to make; for the ilLgotten pros
perity OF the liquor seller or the paupet
creature of his business; for the demoral
izing influences which hover about tn
bar rooms and poison the entire com
munal life.
Vermonters, we say, do not yearn fo
these things, however fascinated by then
the Transcript and other license organ
may be. AMI, not willing to have sucl
things made easily possible, they WI
nominate and elect as governor a maj
whose political platform is not mad
up of so treacherous planks. That man i
Fletcher D. Proctor.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-14

Senator Lodge of Massachusetts made
royal speech in the United States sen.
ate on the 5tb, in advocacy of the admin
Istration's Philippine policy. He main,
tanned that it was our aim TO encourage
capital in the islands, to aid the natives
IN the earning of good wages, to estab-
hsh the people in sound civil, religious
and political life, and to benefit then in
every possible way. He paid tribute to
Gov TAFT and the American soldiery,
referring to the suppression of rebellion
as crime which, in certain parts of the
country, never could be forgiven.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-14
An Open, rlanly Response

These two letters are important not
so much fer the subject handled as for
the study il character that they afford.
McCuIIougn's is weak and timorous, dis,
closing (esire to sh,rk responsibility
Tor tear OF the consequences to his per-
son Il mbions. Proctor's is open and
manly, evidencing a strength and spirit
such AS Vernonttrs delight to see in their
public men, Ii there were before any
doubt as to which represented the "Ver-
mont idea" . the letter. these letters have
settled it absolutely in favor OF Fletcher
D. Proctor Randolph Herald.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-14
ADVERTISING RATES.

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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-14

The gold ever is raging to a considera.
bic extent in the eastern part of Benning.
ton county and the western part OF
"ndham, and many persons in that sec
ton of the state are looking forward
confidently to fortune-making. Gold
bearing lodges are being bought up by
SPECTATORS, and somebody is going
either to make or lose a good thing
We hope no high hopes will be utterly
wrecked.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-14
A Bit of Reasoning,

Candidate Clement speaks OF liquor as
natural and legitimate object of traffic.
DIDN'T God make erapes?" asked a
Wine-O'ober. Yes, replied Harootune,
tne Armenian, and God made dogs; go
ca! some dog. carcass, He made some
p9isons, too; 60 eat them and kill your
self - North Troy Palladium,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-14

The Burlington Free Press has nice
little piece of news telling us how the
eX-governors of Vermont stand on the
present governorship question. Now, an
ex-governor is just as good a fellow as
any other man, so lolg as he behaves
himself.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-14

There is no doubt that Clement has
interjected an issue into this canvass
that presses for settlement Randolph
Herald.
If the people who believe in so regu-
lating the liquor traffic that the least
possible evil shall result from it will
wake up to the situation, the settlement
will be forthcoming, though it may not
be of the Clement sort.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-14

AS the matter now stands, the voters
know what to expect from Gen McGu l-
Tough if he is elected governor but "oa'
Col Proctor would do in the same posi-
ton no one can tell -[Barre Times
Gracious, dear Times! What typo
graphical error you have dropped lnto'
to be sure! You have transposed the
names Mccullough" and Proctor ~
Change them about, please, and then we
shall believe YOU.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-14

We trust that Fred g. Fleetwood Of
Morrisville will not be led into worrying
because he, OF all the brand.new candi-
dates for state office this year, is left with
a clear field and not a single foeman to
conquer. He will have SIMPLY to take
the office of secretary OF state when it
gets to him.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-14
NiSspent Energy.

PercIval w. Clements speeches are
arousng considerable enthusiasm but
VIII not net so very many votes. Sym
PaI0y IS all right but delegates are more
necessary at convention time. The
trouble IS that the local option men feel
'na1 voting for Clement will be misspent
energy Ludlow Tribune.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-14

Overwhelming disaster has come upon
St. Pierre, in the island of Martinique
a disaster which stands out as second
only to the destruction of Pompeii. The
wiping out of city with the loss of
$4,000 lives, is an event to make the
whole world shudder.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-14

A governor of Vermont should be a
man OF positively of character. There's
a difference between q light house and a
weather vane.-[ Burlington News,
And Vermonters are not slow to see
this difference.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-14
Clam0r Doesn't Count.

Do not be deceived by noisy claim.
that Mccullough is simply going tc
stampede the state. Back in the quiet
away from the confusion of the politi.
cans, in the towns and hamIets OF Yer.
mont where the Vermont people live and
the Vermont idea is still the ideal OF
citizenship, somebody is doing a tire.
mendous amount OF thinking, and those
thinking somebodies come pretty near
having their own way when the actual
test comes, politicians or no politicians.
list. Adams Messenger.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-14

lations between him and his employees,
will fail miserably-as they deserve to
fail. These attempts are in them
selves a convincing proof of the OPP
POSITIONS weakness.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-14

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