Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-04-17
POLITICAL SPECIALS" AGAIN.

POLITICAL SPECIALS" AGAIN.
(From the Bellows Falls Times)
That was what the st. Adams Messen-
ger inflicted on its readers last Saturday.
We quote from the headlines: Fourteen
of the "a towns in Windsor county favor
Proctor for governor Gen. McCul-
lough's following in Washington county
disintegrating. Marked growth of Proc
tor sentiment in Windham county" The
half column devoted to Wndham county
was in the form of a special from Brattle-
boro. Speaking of the situation in Rock
ingham the special said: In Rockingham
there is no question but that the strength
of the contending forces is pretty evenly
divided but there is an unmistakable senti-
ment among the young men for Proctor
If the remainder of the two columns as
accurately sums up the situations in other
parts of the State the Proctor claims of
strength should be discounted 10 per cent
The Messengers special from Wind
sor says: "A leading republican of Wood
stock says that that town is very much in
favor of Proctor, although before Webb s
withdrawal. 1t was undoubtedly for Nc
lCullough The people wanted II Vermont
err and are rallying to Proctor's support. y
| The Woodstock Age. printed on the same
day said: "Sprngfleld appears to be the
chief mastering ground Of the Proctor
Mccullough banner is much more con-
spicuous. The general got here ahead CT
the colonel and is more than holding his
own. according to the latest census"
| The remarkable information contained in
| these Specials warrants the suspicion
that they were manufactured in the Mes
senger office and telegraph tolls saved.
THE FATE OF THE MESSENGER.
(From the Rutland Herald)
The st. Adams Messenger says in refer
ence to our paragraph as to its announce
ment of Mr.. Clements candidacy after 1t
had been given to it by the Herald In con-
| ndence:
"The whole matter resolves itself simply
| to this: The fact that Mr.. Clement would
| be candidate was not communicated in
oonhdence;' merely the text of his letter
announcing his candidacy was so COM
municated. Both the fact Of his candi-
dacy and the text of his letter were mat
tiers of public knowledge while the news
papers were expected to keep quiet. The
question was merely whether the Messen-
ger should keep a secret that everybody
else appeared to know and be talking
about"
1t Is sad to see SO promising an editor
stub his toe on his own honor in order &c
grab a bit of news that did not belong tc
him. The fate of the verral Messenger
should be lesson to others.
|"RELIABLE" GOvERNORSIIP NEWS
(Trom the Bellows Falls Times)
The st. Adams Messenger owned by ex.
Gov. Smith, the man who would have one
standard OF taxation for the millionaire
and another fer the day laborer, printeC
Monday a Brattleboro despatch which ap
paared in the Springfield Sunday Republi
, can and says that the information thereir
contained comes from q DISTINGUISHED
and unbiased source" part of this lin
formation" says that Windham county
r Strongly favors the candidacy of Mr.
. Proctor" This information seems too
tame for the man Of lurid imagination whC
writes the headlines of the Messenger, anC
} he goes the Brattleboro correspondent sew
3 eral points better and states in as larg
3 type as the width of the columns will per
= NIT that "Windham is safe for Proctor.
, This makes a pretty headline and ma.
e serve a purpose in Franklin county. but b.
G the time 1t reaches Windham county it Il
4 the hugest kind of a joke The "disinter
Y ested and unbiased source of the Mes
= senger's garhled 'information'' is a mem
I Der of the Phoenix staff, and If any man
G no matter how sturdy his nature or hov
:, honest his Intentions at any time durinl
y the past month could remain in tn
i Phoenix Office "a hours, and give then an.
U
e In an unbiased manner he should be &C
3 counted more divine than human.
i UNBIASED NEWS"
. CFrom the Swanton Courier)
III II the St. Adams Messenger wants I
. live up to it's proud boast OF printing bot
sides in matters political why don't it hav
its travelling correspondent interview Nc
- CullouGb men and Clement men as we'll q
;. Proctor men? The reader of the Messen
~ gers specials would never dream tina
~ there was more than one candidate.
CLEMENTS CANDIDACY.
" CFrom the Barre Times. McCullough)
D. Percival ". Clement of Rutland has bee
J. drafted in manner similar to that {
y another Rutland county candidate and hi
ID entry into the governorship contest Is e,
n pected to cause considerable of commt
10 ton in that county. Outside OF that 1t ism
J. expected to change the present trend {
'r affairs. Mr.. Clement suffers, as does Co
lie Proctor, from his late entry into the rae