Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-07-16

lar LuDES buau OIaiudE3 bi1liASNAoA A'o
town and county and state in both
branches of the general assembly. In
bis private life he has for years man
aged and operated with his n d.
recting genius the largest business
enterprise ia Vermont. He is a clean,
wholesome product of our state, re-
sourceful, earnest, progressive and
honest.
George H. Prouty, the republican
candidate for lieutenant governor, IS
an energetic, broad-gauged business
man ot thu highest ssanding aua fitted
in all respects tor the high ONCE TO
which ne has been nominated. He is
thoroughly alive to the needs OF YER
mont, devoted TO her interests and
jealous of her good name. He is best
loved and best appreciated where he
best known-in his home town and
county. If called upon to act as chief
executive he is competent to fill the
Office creditably and well.
Edward H. Deavitt, republican can
didate for state treasurer, is % IN of
the highest type of our young Yer
mont manhood, we'll eq 1ipped for the
office and ambitious ID perform the
best possible service for all the peo-
pie of the state. In Frederic u.
| Fleetwood, secretary of state, FL BRACE
F. Graham, auditor Of accounts, and
Clarke G. Fits attorney general. the
republicans have nominated tried
men whose service during past years
has been up to high nark Of eff
cheney and whose record is not m AIRED
by incompetency or dishonor.
Such are the Candidates of the RS
publican party. The opposition is
challenged to point where any one Of
| them is tainted with graft, wrongdo-
ing in public or private life, incomoe-
tency as state officials, maad minis-
tration in any puoic off &c or 7relic-
ton of any private duly: 1t the re-
publican party has L all It's 6),O0O al
herents within the boundaries OF Yer
mont seven men cleaner in private
morals, more honest in the perform
ance of public duty, more capable TO
fifty administer the business of the
state, more DESTROYS of protecting.
and fostering the interests of Yer
mont, more representative OF our
cherished traditions, more typical of
the character and genius of our peo-
pie, more expressive of tue promise
and prosperity and greatness of our
state, then have our opponents indeed
failed to find and point them out.
They certainly will compare we'll with
the best public servants Vermont has
! had in fifty years OF republican rule.
| Will the Republicans of Vermont
], fail to support these candidates
because Percival W. Clement, with a
consuming desire to be governor,
demands of an intelligent. electorate
that be be placed in thefgovernor's
chair? For what purpose? What
IN or will he accomplish, it elected,
except to destroy the Republican
party in the state? He does not say.
He claims th:se nominations are
"machinen nominations. And yet
not a dollar was spent to Influence
them and no more spontaneous call
upon man for public Office was ever
heard in Vermont than that which
came to Fletcher D. Proctor at the
outset of this campaign. Who among
all the people of Vermont sought to
contest with him the nomination?
Percival w. Clement. Who among
all our people questioned his ability
branded him as an encourager OF
graft and dishonesty, denounced him
as base trafficker of honor for office
and traduced him as a citizen ano
business man? Percival w. Clement
And why? Not because Percival w
Clement is man of greater ability
more sterling integrity, higher honor
or stauncher republicanism. But
because Percival w. Clement wants
the office of governor and has failed
to get it through the regular channe
of party nomination and selection
/ All that Percival W. Clement is
: politically, he has gained by the posi-
! lions of trust and honor conferred
/ upon him by the Republican party
, which he now seeks to overthrow
| and destroy. The Republican party
I elected him mayor of Rutland, &
representative in the House and &
member of the Senate In the genera
assembly of Vermont. In all the
years when he was the eager recipient
of these honors at the hands of the
Republican party he discovered nc
I graft, no machine" no corruption
no trafficking of honor for Office, M
incompetency, no blemish of any kline
upon Republican officeholders O.