Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-18
WHAT OUR NEIGHBORS SAY.
A Disguised Attack ON Fletcher ID.
Proctor Pronounced "a boomerang.
(From the St. Johnsbury Caledonian)

| (From the St. Johnsbury Caledonan)
The Union Signal, printed at Rutland,
in Il recent issue dcvotes much space to
the everlasting destruction of the can
didacy of Fletcher d. Proctor for the
governorship. The Union Signal is the
official organ of the Vermont labor
unions Its effort to undermine Mr.
| Proctor because he is an enemy to the
lHborng man. is a boomerang which
will fly back to the pit of the stomach of
the Signals candidate, if indeed one ever
materalizes. The Signal is coy enough
to keep its candidate in quarantine, but
its frantic gesticulations. its bellowings.
and pawings of mud looks like a last
desperate effort of an issueless candi-
date TO incubate an issue. About fish
and game time last September Percival
w. Clement announced his candidacy
| for the governorship. since which time
50 far as surface indications indicate
| anything, it has been an orphan. No
| one outside the Clement family seems 10
have taken pity enough on this candi-
dacy to feed and clothc it, 1t has fallen
flatter than Il pancake. We do not
hereby connect Mr., Clement with the
Signals incubating machine, for ii don
seem within tic scope of reason that
Mr.. Clement could have the tcmcrity
TO set himself up as a friend ol tne
laborcr. as against Fletcher Proctor
That our readers may catch spray
from the great downpour of wrath up
on Mr.. Troctors head we quote a few
of the last paragraphs of the article ii
question.
1t will not be child's play to defoa
the man from Proctor. He will. ne
doubt receive tips from the "Procto
Intelligence Offices scattered through
out the whole State-the postmaster!
being nothing more nor less than Proc
tor agents.
But despite his many political friends
who are supporters for personal motives
the union men are confident of uitiniat,
victory when the true facts become
| known.
1t is fight between the common
everyday people on the one side; an,
federal office holders. political tricks
ters and illegitimate corporate interest
upon the other.
The contest will no doubt be a hot one
for there is no use in UNDERESTIMATE
Iroctor's strength But truth is eter
nal and will live forever" and when tn
citizens of this State know the truth q
labors statements. and the un1tncs
uf this man 10 fill the high position t
which he aspres, they will rally aroun
the standard being raised by those VIII
toll, and administer lasting rebuke
Fletcher d. Proctor, the uncompromis
ing enemy Of the workingmcn of Vel
mont.
Tommy rot raised to the supcrlatiy
lie known
where in Vermont that the employee
at the Vermont Marble Co., preside
over by Mr.. Proctor, are we'll paid, we
housed and content, 1t is also We
known that there was prolonged NEE
Ing Of certain labor union held
Eutland within the past year at whic
time concentrated effort was made
induce the Vermont Marble Co, men
go out on "A strike. They didn't &c.
The Union Signals attack on Flctch
Proctor reminds us of Uncle Jotha
Howe up in Essex county. Uncle Jothi
had Il little snarly dog that barked
the moon: would bark hour after ho
md night after night. When asked
q neighbor why he didn't stop that Ii
tic dogs barking replied Let him baI
If he wants to. it seems to please Il
little cuss, and observe it don't SO"
20 make every much difference with t
moon anyway"
Now that the issue is well ncubat
we shall be interested to learn the mar
of the Union Signals candidate f
governor.
LOYAL 70 HIS CONSTlTU ENCY.
(From the Morrsville News and Citizcr
Here is n newspaper man who has
signed a good fat office: 1t is Jo
Mctcalf of Fair Haven, editor of /
Fra of that place. The office he rceig
IS that of postmaster-a good paying
flee; but John finds the duties
arduous and he has been obliged