Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-08-15
A CALL TO REPUBLICANS
For Loyal Support Of Their Ticket
at the September Election.

dt the otpteiHuei CieSl'oii.
A Strong and Candid Statement From
the Republican State Committee,
Worthy of the Careful Considera-
ton of Every Member of the Party
To the Republican Voters of Yer
mont:
Since 1866 the Republican party OF
Vermont has marched from its Conven-
ton hall TO the polls with unbrokcn
ranks and loyal hearts to win constant
victories for its chosen standard bear
ers and its exalted principles. Its de-
yotion ami fealty 10 principles ana
candidates have given 1t national
honor, distinction and Importance ana
| have secured for Vermont the proud
cognomcn of the star that never sets.
| While the long line of illuSlriuus men
who have represented il in Congress,
who have been its chief executives, to-
| gethCr with the marked civic virtue Of
| its legislators and officials. with entire
absence of public scandals ana freedom
| from all faint of corruption. have re-
| Elected peculiar credit. luStcr and honor
| upon our beloved State until the name OF
| Vermont has become IL national Syno-
nym for political honesty and integrity.
| Ii has had afore time sharp prccon-
vention contests for honors To bc CON
ferred and has differed in council con
corning the principles To he cnun-
slated but Wien the majority has spoken
| through its representatives assembled.
the minority has honorably accepted
and abided by the result.
1t has been reserved 10 this year to
witness departure from this time
honered. wise and patriotic course.
At the Republican State Convention
held at Montpelier June 10Th there wert
three men supported for its first honor
each by n constituency of respectable
proportions. They submitted their
grounds of preferment to The determine
ton of the Convention; one only coult
win; two must suffer defeat, and whel
defeated there was for .hem but one
honorable alternative which was to &C
cept defeat like men and give theil
hearty support to the Conventions
choice.
That the Convention finally selected
the man who on the first ballot led by {
large plurality gave no ground OF OF
fence TO the unsuccessful candidates
and their friends. Indeed. one of these
with his supporters by their magnanl
nous action, made possible the r, suit
Then 1t was that the Clement Dol
began.
1t was without other cause than hi
defeat.
knowing everything that he nov
knows about the delegates present ant
the method attending their election, h
accented the membership of the Con
vention, he accepted its platform, h
consented to be its candidate if selected
The platform contained the words in II
opening paragraph Resolved by tn
Republicans of Vermont in Convention
assembled that we renew again on
fealty to the Republican party and eX
press our unabated confidence in 1t
principles"
Through his delegates Mr.. Clemen
had participated in the Convention on
If he had been its nominee he wou
have given it his loyal adherence an
would have confidently relied upon tn
loyal support of his party.
Since the Convention nothing ha
arisen, no fact has been discovere
which can justify any Republican |
attempting to defeat its chosen cand
dates or to change the results of It's d.
alterations.
In Mr.. Clement Is found man VIII
is willing to be a candidate before
Convention and a bolter from its az
ton. Who now finds fault with the II
tegrity of a Convention which wa
without fault if it nominated him BIT
was essentially corrupt if his opponer
was chosen Who ignores the honorab
, obligation resting upon defeated cand
! date and who is now willing to wrec
the party he aspired to lead; to openl
attack, denounce and defame the part
whose standard bearer he sought to |
and one who in order to promote h
political ends and fortune. secedes frol
g the party to which he pledged his 10y;
: faith at the late Convention.
Entering upon his pre-conventio
campaign disclaiming all personal an
; bition, with the avOwed purpose of o.
: tanning a single result, the referend1
I of the liquor question, and the part
having consented that there might
such reference, he Immediately upC
being notified of his defeat encourage
n and melted Republican detection al
i in a few days after the Conventit
appeared before the Republican Co
vention of his own County to urge Il
. passage of a license law without refe
ence to the people, and being defeat'
{ there he has in furtherence of his pu
pose, promoted and secured bolt fro
its action. Similar action has been /
~ spired and directed by him in 9th
h counties of the state. Claiming still
}. be Republican on all national que
:, tons and to be worthy of support