The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-07-12


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81 Intelligent electorate that b. ~
placed ID the governors chair' For
ahai pafp5sr1 WhM caH 90 sili be-
accomplish. Il rIteie3. except IS q
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siaie1 HI docs oct -ay Ne claims
thrsf nominations are machine
nominations Aud yei not dollat
ass spent 10 Influence them and g,
mor .boatauenn. call upon man Ga
public oiiicc wa. ever heard Ia Net-
noRi than that which came q fetch =
II. Proctor ai The outset 81 this cam
paign. Who among ~ the people Of
Vermont sought to contest with him
the nomination. perriral " elem
ont. who among all our people ques-
toned his ability, branded him as m
81 graft and dishonesty,
denounced him a. base lrtiiekcr #
honor for office and tfadueed him a. .
citizen and bushes. manl Pernm
". Clement. Aud whyI Not becau g
perciyal W. Clement Is "a man al
greater ability, more sterling integrity,
higher honor, or rtauncher republican
ism. But because Percival W Glenn
ent wants the Office Of governor and
has failed 10 get il through the regu Ian
channel Of party nomination ana
selection. Al that Perciyal W Glenn
ent is, politically, he has gained by
the positions az trust and honor coi
ferred upon him by the Republican
party which he now seeks to over
throw and destroy The Republici n
party elected him mayor Of Ratland, Il
representative in the House and a
member Of the Senate in the general
assembly of Vermont. In all the
years when he was the eager recipient
OF these honors at the hands Of the Re
publican party he discovered no graf /,
no 'machine,h no corruption, no
traflicking Of honor for Office, no IN
competency, no blcmish Of any kind
upon Republican Office holders or Re
publican institutions. Now, 10 be gov
ernor, he has deserted the men and
the party who have SO often honored
him and denounces these same men
aud this same barty as guilty Of every
possible lapse Of public and private
duty. With all due respect for thu
genius of his ingratitude and dis
loyalty, we protest that it is not wise
or commendable for loyal Republican.
to repudiate the principles and eandi-
dates Of their party and follow n lead
ership of selfish ambition, personal
greed and destroying hate. There *
no issue in Mr.. Clements candidacy,
except the issue of person. His plat
form and his utterances are intended
to destroy and tear down, not to CON
struct and build up. He denounees
conditions as evil and corrupt
but suggests no definite methods of
bettering them. He alleges all sorts
Of wrongs but offers no specific RENE
dies. He charges misgoyernment but
fails utterly TO verify his declarations.
We appeal TO the sound reason and
sober sense of all good citizens Of Yer
mont who love our state and our instr
tutions TO weigh carefully and well the
two men and what they represent.
PercivaI W. Clement now heads the
Democratic state ticket. He has Sc
cured that nomination not because the
convention endorses him
or what he represents, bnt because II
expects to make more havoc in Repub-
lean ranks and attain nearer TO the de-
struetion of our party than 1t could
possibly hope to accomplish by noml-
mating Democrat to the Office Mr..
Clement has sold his birth-right as a
Republican, repudiated the organiza-
ion that has repeatedly honored him
With Office, thrown away the principles
lnd policies he has advocated and vot-
NJ for all his life and REASONABLY re-
bounced bis allegiance TO his party to
he end that he may sit IN the govern
,r's chair at Montpelier To every
nan honest with himself this will
appeal with over-powering conviction
Is 'traflicking honor for Office" to the
.xtreme limit Of the business.
Mir. Clement four years ago went be
ore the people of Vermont with an
ssue. 1t is true that the Republican
platform of that year promised 10 give
Vermont local option law, but Mr..
'lement and his supporters claimed
hey had reason 10 believe that the
party would not do what
/ promised ia It's platform. Many |
rood and sincere men held 10 that |
,elief, but the fight was won and the
,arty Immediately carried out It's plat
orm pledges and enacted that law and |
many Others which it promised. Mr..
Iement himself then came back to the /
,arty aud asked the privilege of con
ributing 10 the success Of the ticket IN
g0i; he was accorded that privilege,
md went about the state advocating |
he election Of the Republican state
ickei aud advising his friends every
where TO support the Republican plat /
orin and the Republican nominations. I