Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-09-02
PLAIN TALK FOR PLAIN PEOPLE
Crisp and Breezy Comment on Mat
tiers in the Public Eye.

might be Felt In Every state in the
Union. Emory Emory who made up
your mailing list?
Nevertheless. the letter Is ala right
1t shows that the Chapman Bureau
| of Enthusiasm hasn't any monopoly.
II shows that the democratic commit
tee is reaching out and getting into
touch with the men on the ground
! II demonstrates the existence of
quiet, man To man campaign that
means trouble next Tuesday. I'm
no trouble hunter, but | never could
see any fun in fight where the odds
were three to one. There was more
done for constructive legislation and
progress two years ago, with Glenn
ent splitting up the republican |
strength, than in thirty years of top |
heavy republican majorities.
I'd sooner see a good man licked .
in a square fight than see a political |
accident elected by 10000 majority.
OF course the national committee
needs Vermont in its business and
every republican with the wit OF
trepanned dodo ought to know
ing about Vermont for Vermonters. /
what earthly difference does 1t make
TO you and me whether Bells major
ity is 10000 or $4,000? 1t won't make
Bell any better governor, 1t won't
forward some needed reforms at all
and this artificial, vicarious index
pointing campaign win cost US voters
money, TO say nothing of the con-
tributOrs to the funds. What's the
use of this September election, any i
way? g
Right here | know I'm treading on
luagmires kepits and hidden
mines. Nermont's only claim to po-
itical prominence is its early state
lection in presidential year II makes
he national committee aware of our b.
Existence, brings big men into YER q
mont and generally initiates our lit cy
lie ceremony Of electing a governor Il
nd assistants to a state Of undue ol
Importance, Is II healthy? Is 1t ei
progressive? Isn't the great state of ni
'ermont good for something better di
han being a needle on the national AZ
Can't we achieve tn
more than an Index? 70
wouldn't the time. energy and capt. m
II devoted to setting the hands of es
ermonts political clock be better to
Spended in exploiting our great glt
ealth of latent commerce, in prais- tn
e our summer homes in getting II
en- with capital interested in us? Of
'h'
A suggestion: Set our fall cleo
)ns for November and continue Thad
lapman and his aids in office as a
ate commission for advertising
pa
wonder why II is that campaign ~
eakers feel called upon TO in w
I've their sentences SO Unfortunately li'a
lie right word generally needs no ou.
jective and the forcibie sentence ou'
ltains no adverbal clauses II nv
Il the man who rounds off periods va
tn a half dozen ornamental and - -,
pendent phrases that gets people out pt'e
vote. 1t isn't the fiowery verbalist 70. ~
o says things that stick. on the e,e wa,
ltrary It's the man who gets up a.
l talks things who makes votes.
e best political speech / ever heard WV
s by Hon. Leslie NJ. Shaw, secre-
y of the treasury. Here's sample: S
crat
Then, my democratic friend. you p t,,'o
into power; had 1t all your own ~,
Y; no strings to you anywhere. 49,.
at'd you do? First thing you did ;,
to kill the tariff Then you ,,s
cked 25o,000 workmen out of their ,,'u
). Yes, you did; you know you '''"
etc"
oint l make is not whether Mr.. w
W had the facts or made poll hold
d Grafton, but that he cut out telul
'ything except the clearest. crisp Der
most colloquial English Not a Clip
anywhere, not an ornament Just 81
A. hammer-blow talk that stuck polit
hurt. Pity he wouldn't hold an the :
oflcal kindergarten before each holds
palsn ana tell the word chewers. cry
ctive- mouthers and phrase eaters this
strong language really is. rome
get
atmo
A. Prouty republican spellbind- Move
puts it this way: "A Vermont signit
'rty of 10000 simply closes de- Conn
on the presidential question. Less state,
zo'oo0 creates condition of Sc holdil
rmer estimates those r,
Wish, with a deep and settled fer 81, SIl
that political speakers might be So, 49,
7 attorneys. The astute advo- 80
- -, ~ ISL pei iiiil hlil- payer
,,,,ob - NY sIe oller sue absolr
49, ,, S,aN az nieiioii rose SHOULD
60 - use uSe ne ulu. II your Bur
der the most yo,,r ~, -. ~ on
,nes Won want most 1rnr,liroIit think
vet half the caprai.,l s,1annI,. cess
co.. 80 -, az paish Speeches intend
80 .ii VI 'He otiler slde' to Vel
NJ va ISL Isl. an hour anu ing n
b 30 's No'ei "iio ued9s .hese state.
nj vhv no sbonid 80 e. brougf
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