Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-08-16
FUSION RALLY.
Messrs. Clement and Billiard Dis.
cuss State Expenditures

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Mountain band PLAYED outside the nan.
and one selection in the house FOR cnrl
tam raiser that was followed by the LIQUID
WarOllng Of the coon quartet, a feature
mat met with unqualified approval from
I those Of all shades 81 political belief
Henry e. Gilbert opened the meeting in
a brief speech, IN which lie described bfm-
sell as a Democrat of 81 years standing
! who had found it rather hard to fuse but,
I believing a wave Of reform had struck
Vermont and struck il hard, be had be-
I come convinced that a combination OF
{ tglces against corruption is good thing.
/ Having thus explained bis position, be in
troduced the candidate for attorney gen
eral on the Fusion ticket, Vernon A. Bull
ard Of Burlington, a. one amply qualified
10 elaborate the fusion idea.
Mr.. Billiard was glad to think the wave
Of reform had reached the little town OF
Randolph and Orange county, both OF
which be claimed to know-the town es-
/ pecialy for its Normal school, the kind Of
school from which be was graduated him
self. u am a Democrat. he said, land ex-
pect to remain always a Democrat. When
my friends ask how il feels to be swal-
lowed by Clement | assure them ] would
rather be swallowed by Clement than
cutied around, run over and held down by
a Republican machine OF $1,000 majority.
But we have not been swallowed By Glenn
ent. We are only doing what we can to
overthrow the machine.
"There was a time in Vermont when
there was no political party and that was
the time when she was declaring her in
dependence and defying the whole world
That is what We want TO be doing now.
/ One thing is certain; there never was
a time in the history of the country
when there was so perfect a political or
ganizaliOn as at present. There have been
times when we should have political
parties, as 10 1861, but ! do believe that
next 10 a standing army is a political
party In the hands Of a few mel. The Re-
publican party in Vermont is absolutely
In the hands Of a very few men who con-
troll il, n t for the benefit Of the people of
Vermont, but for themselves.
"The Republican party, they tell us, is
the finest party in the world, has all the
best men in It and has done so much for
the state. What increases the prosperity
Of the state Why, increase IN popula-
ton. Orange county in 1871 was rich in
everything that goes to make up county.
Il has been strongly Republican, and IL
there is a county that ought to have pros
pered il is Orange. Its population in 1880
was q, 500; 1850 in 1890, and 1890 in
1000 constant and large decrease in
prosperity. There isn't county in the
s ate Of Vermont that Is better adapted to
farming, yet hundreds OF acres have gone
to waste. II has been said that | sneered
in HYDE Park at the Proctor sanatorium.
did no such thing, but a man who re-
claims one Of these abandoned homes is a
better benefactor than man who builds a
sanatorium with its walls reaching 10 the
clouds.
"They say We are raising people for 9TH
er states, and / want to ask il the only
thing We can expect OF Vermont is that
she shall be a hatchery for the West.
| Even il young msn is a Republican he
must be IN the ring or he never can get
anywhere, so he leaves the state and the
party.
/ a man 10 declare his intentions three or
| four months before he polls his vote, was
due to Mr. Fits and Mr.. Proctor, who
/ knew that Mr.. Clement almost won the
/ goyernorship from Mr.. Mccullough and
would win Il this time II something were
not done You have no right 10 tell q
man that when be pays a tax on his dog
/ be must also buy q collar Tor hlmseil,
/ The Office OF attorney general was created
/ for Fits, and what has this Office done
/ but hang Mary Rogers and prepare white
wash for the prison investigating COM
mittee ~
Mr.. Clement, " hose speech was awaited
/ With interest, was finally presented 70 the
audience and stated his case somewhat a.
I follows:-
"The independent movement comes out
I from both parties. Democratic ana kepub-
lican. The machine says ] started tins
movement but can any one man start sueu
I a movement We know he can't. Inc
people must feel that they want some
D tt bar
I fore il will start. The Republican party
\ bss been under the control Of one man.
\ The people OF this state are tired 81 bosses
and thew want a change. That Is the fea'
son am here tonight --..
/ "Graft Is The grease that keeps the ma
chine running. II you find man thai
wants office, has or has had office, he y 10
the machine. Look al the list OF speaker'
Martin, Fish, Plumley, Fits, 6raham -,
and vet they say there Is no ring VI
/ course there Is ring. In the last TWEEN
/ ,-ssrs me Republican machine has come
/ foUether and has laid out a platform,
I nave beeu able to find only one that called
I az retrfuchments. Would you not sup
I rose vour expenses would have been re,
duced ? The next year expenses increased
,.yet they say, You are all wrong, Mr
! Clement. and ought 10 reform the party
within party lines Gov. smith saw veg
mont lad no auditor and called TO the
/ iegislature's attention that we were eX-
trayagant and that the auditors office
I : ouId be reformed. smith was ma
/ Shine Governor and should have had a.
I fentioI paid him. The state increased "
expenses ;6S, OOoi in 1904, $500; IN ls9o
f sq22 n00 over the last biennial term
+ Wbat l. the use OF reform within tht
marty. il the party can not reform lou
can break a machine, but you can meyer l!t
/ rsform one. When / was member OF tht
4 senate called for a joint committee q
4 both houses TO do the very thing smlll
wanted. The committee was appointed
nrenared bill after weeks ano
4 lPg5rs ~ celebration, that passed the
I senate and was killed in the House
! proctor was speaker OF the House
| and when that bill struck bis desk II wa
ain 1904 / was invited to address som'
audiences in the state and ! sent TO IN h'
auditors office for some figures IN
] andifor telephoned to the state COMMITTEES