Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-07-13


seeks the restraint of the sale of intoxi-
eating liquors along the lines of the
present law, which is tending toward bet.
ter control of the traffic. He looks for
a gradual development of our State along
all lines of industry and endeavor, and
calls upon every citizen to improve the
advantages and opportunities which are
ours and to work together to the common
end of increasing the prosperity of our
State; and finally promises, if elected,
to uphold and advance the good name
of Vermont and the highest welfare of
our people SO far as his experience, abil-
ity and strength will permit
The candidates nominated by the Re-
publican party include Fletcher D. Proc
tor, man against whom no charge of
corruption, dishonesty, incapacity or
wrongdoing ever has or can be made
with any truth or justification. He is in
all respects self-made man, earning his
right to preference and promotion by his
personal work and worth and experience
in every walk of life. He has served his
town in many local offices, and with far
more than ordinary distinction his town
and county and State in both branches
of the general assembly. In his private
life he has for years managed and oper-
ated with his own directing genius the
largest business enterprise in Vermont.
He is clean, wholesome product of our
State, resourceful, earnest, progressive
and honest.
George H. Prouty the Republican can
didate for lieutenant governor, is an
energetic, broad-gauged business man of
the highest standing and fitted in all
respects for the high office to which he
has been nominated He is thoroughly
alive to the needs of Vermont, devoted
to her interests and jealous of her good
name. He is best loved and best appre-
ciated where he is best known-in his
home town and county. If called upon
to act as chief executive he is competent
to fll the office creditably and WELL
Edward Il, Deavitt, republican candi-
date for State treasurer, is man of
the highest type of our young Vermont
manhood, well equipped for the office
and ambitious to perform the best pos
sible service for all the people of the
State. In Frederick G.. Fleetwook, sec
rotary of State, Horace F. Graham, audi
tor of accounts, and Clarke G. Fits, at.
torney general, the Republicans have NOM
mated tried men whose service during
past years has been up to a high mark
of efficiency and whose record is not
marred by incompetency or dishonor.
Such are the candidates of the Repub.
lican party. The opposition is challenged
to point where any one of them is faint
ed with graft, wrongdoing in public OF
private life, incompetency as State Off.
cals, maladministration in any public
Office or dereliction of any private duty
If the Republican party has in all its
60, 600 adherents within the boundaries
of Vermont seven men cleaner in prl'
vate morals, more honest in the perform
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fifty administer the business of the State
more DESTROYS of protecting and foster
ing the interests of Vermont, more rep
resentative of our cherished traditions
more typical of the character and genius
of our people, more expressive of the
promise and prosperity and greatness OF
our State, then have our opponents in.
deed failed to find and point them out
They certainly will compare well with
the best public servants Vermont has
had in fifty years of Republican rule.
Will the Republicans of Vermont fa
to support these candidates because Per
cival w. Clement, with consuming de
sire to be governor, demands of an in
telligent electorate that he be placed
in the governors chair! For what pur
pose? What can or will he accomplish
If elected, except to destroy the Republic
can party in the State: He does not say
He claims these nominations are ma,
chine" nominations. And yet not dol
lar was spent TO influence them and nc
more spontaneous call upon a man fol
public office was ever heard in Vermont
than that which came to Fletcher ID
Proctor at the outset of this campaign
Who among all the people of Vermont
sought TO contest with him the nomina-
ton: 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 traduceG
him as a citizen and business man? Per.
cival w. Clement. And why; Not be-
n