St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-23
STATE POLITICS.
Money in the Campaign.

Purity is the only leg on which Mr..
| Clements candidacy can stand and that
may be a lame one. That money was
spent frealy in the pre-convention cam
paign was apparent. Hired workers
were on every hand with their arguments.
The great mass of these workers were
supporting Gen. Mccullough. Some
were supporting Mr.. Clement. Probably
Mr.. Clement calls the money which he
spent to carry certain towns a perfectly
legitimate expenditure. 1t is generally
so considered although it is not ideal
politics. 1t would be better to let the
people act spontaneously, but we sup
pose that in hiring a man to go into
town to solicit and influence votes, or in
working up sentiment through the dis
semiuation of literature, corruption"
ard "debauchery" do not actually exist
Gen. Mccullough undoubtedly spent
thousands of dollars to canvass the
state, to circulate literature and to in
huence voters. He apparently bad as
great a desire to be governor and more
money to spend than any other candi-
date who has come before the people. He
gave money to certain Iieutenants to be
spent as money is usually spent in cam
paigns. Mr.. Clement did the same thing
How Gen. McCullough's lieutenants
spent their money, or how Mr.. Clements
lieutenants spent their money perhaps
the principals do not know positively.
That Gen. Mccullough directed, counte.
nanced or had knowledge of the buying
of votes is not believed by his friends or
his supporters, and the latter class at
the present time includes many who were
counted against him previous to ssthe
Montpelier convention. There is nothing
in his business or personal life to lead to
such belief Brattleboro Phoenix.
A Leader Wanted.
This is not the time to juggle with
words as temporary makeshift for
keeping the peace. We have had enough
"straddling" in this campaign already.
1t is time for unequivocal pronounce
ments and unequivocal deeds. 1t is a
time for leadership. There are unmis-
taxable signs that some parts OF the Re-
publican party are opposed to the refer
endum plank and will do their utmost to
prevent it's being carried into execution.
There are unmistakable signs that an
other element in the party, while nomi-
nally accepting the plank as party pro-
Douncement, will not lit a finger to help
redeem it as party pledge. 1t is just
this uncertainty about the execution of
that platform that is influencing good
men and true to lean toward the leader
ship of Mr.. Clement in default of
stronger leadership within the regular
organization. Where is the man who
should lead and where are hislieutenants
who with him can restore the confidence
OF the wavering rank and file TSt AL
bans Messenger.
More Confidence In Mccullough than
Clement,
The great body of republicans have
certainly asmuch confidence in the honor,
uprightness and ability OF Gen. McCul-
Tough, whom they have chosen this wear
as their standard bearer, as they have in
Mr.. Clement, They fully believe that he
will cheerlully and most willingly sign
and assist in the passage of any law that
will benefit either the morals or the bust
ness interests of our commonwealth;
and after that they will depend upon
themselves to select representatives who
will conscientiously and carefully look
into the different important subjects
coming up in the legislature this fall and
enact such laws in regard to them as are
demanded. Give us a good legislature
and we will get along without Mr..
Clement.-[ Middlebury Register.
MIR. Clements Speech.
Mr. Clements arrangement of the
party to which he once belonged is so
rabid and reckless of truth that it must
deieat its own object. Mr.. Clement can
not successfully pose as the one noble
and virtuous Roman, in corrupt state.
He is known too we'll in Vermont. He is
not the materials of which reformers are
made. His convention in Burlington
was not composed of the kind of material
which inaugurates great and useful re-
forms IN any community. He has sown
to the wind and he will find when the
votes are counted that be has reaped the
whlrlwlnd.- Burlington Fress Press.