The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-07-31
An independent Opinion.

Tks Brsiiisboss gsiorust. vkieh 10 81
iptsYnssEs pspu asa ~ etftsisly oct .
ksCsllesst p,ptf, Tea its iSilssits
sstatIs rtnuis eoaesfalss Cisnspts
sstsisssr tor dsrxrber.
h debates that BE- seosp,s tbs bonirs
tea 10 ruspsrfs 10 . srssi repslsf de
nsta Tts ,ros5ls viii this -anis' ol
ClsE scale /, tss ans - va With Proc
lof's "dfsii, II 10 stsifsly forced. Ttae
vsrs teHs 80 dslsssles fron .bosi ihe
State IL siissd.sss al lie Bsrlinstos ssn
vtElioa Wsdsa5sy II 10 ehsrssd ttsi .
l,tss hsubs Il cot oil Of tbese, hsi ittif
sIpsr.s. paid by Cltmtsi o. biz rspsssrs.
We sest isos SOS isf ihs 1, has, bat il
10 ttidtnt th.t The cssossss Which chose
delegates end tie ~ called nsa meetings
vtioh b,vs pBasftsstu to pash ito move
meat bs'e al bets ir,pirei iron Batls5d
Il loots too q aeh - ttoosb IL we're per
.obsl sr biiiop Of Mr. Clemsst rslhsr ,bsn
the strength OF the principle be repre-
ssfts. wtieb hes bfousti ell this sbcai
Here 10 win3hsm equity the original
leaders Of The high license movement.
these sbose eogue 81 the BspobIicsn
state cosvtbtioa received the plsadits Of
oil isetioss. ere col follosiDs the bolt,
snd ~eoIi seen str bslog iofcibly pu,
ssids ffom the leadership TO give way TO
How does Nj Clsnsnt think be Is helping
,ts cspss by ell ,hisi He declares that
be b." 40 faith in the Rsp nbliesn p,omis
90. but be be-, been q R.publssn ell
thess yesrs. snd declares that be Is one
nov. He participated ae,iTeiy 10 the pre-
oenvontion csuous.s. He directed his
forces TO participate 10 the convention %
III IL bse ius e,ideu, be could cot secure
the nomios,ion. lie secured . platform
that suited bin, go be SAID then. IL Is
true ths, two OF three Republican comfy
convsbti ms sincs have declared sqasrely
for prolibiti0 4. and sgsinst the teferen
dom plstk. aud 1t is true also
that almost the first stack upon
thst plank came 10 the Rntlsnd county
convention, when Nj Clsnsni himself and
bis issder. Jones, undertook TO deiest its
endorsement there and 10 substitaie y
straight high license plank 10 place
OF IT, This was within . week after
the Rspublic.n State convention. What
10 sauce Tor the goose 10 sauce for the gan
der Oauge couaty prohibitIopists bad
as N och right to do whst they did IS had
Clement and Jones to make that attempt
10 Rutlsnd county.
Mr. Clement declares that McCnllOugh's
nUuiostion was secured by bribery. This
10 serious il II be true. TIE trouble is
that his evidence Is not convincing. He
has prod acsd in bis newspaper . number
OF ,fiisyiis from voters 10 the northwest
ern part OF the state. who say they sold
their esueus vote to Mccullough. They
have nsv,r yet been backed up by such
evidences and circu instances
% would b, required 10 establish the
10 any court. From the kind Of
men these seem 10 be. IS appears 10 their
sfidsvits. they are jos. the sort that would
sell their I'll isvit. A man who will sell
bis vote for ~ will cell bis fiiisvit for 81.
Too much money hss been spent 10 this
campaign by oil the candidates. II IL
something that the voters should ceusure,
snd something that should be stopped.
Mr. Clement himself Is said to have open,
sl2. 900 or $3.50 We doa'i believe any
votes we're purchased. csrtsinIy not with
Mr. Clements knowledge. with any OF this
money. bat 1t oil helps 10 bring about
condition OF sffiirs which we regret.
M Clement has been opposed 10 what
The bes. Interests Of the state require. he
ssu', expect the voters TO overlook oil that.
He has been anything bat The friend Of or
ssnizsd Isb,r. Whenever 1t bss been 10 |
bis power 10 DO 90. be hes cut the wsses
md increased the work Of bis employee |
His administration Of the Rutland railroad |
VS. not st oil Tor the public good, bat
' Wholly for private gain.