The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-10
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business conducted In the institution. I
MIR. Clement said that when he sent
around and. after q great deal of work,
finally got out those pyramids Of figures
that have been distributed about the
state on bill boards; as soon as the
Republicans heard of II, the news was
teiephoned to Burlington and the ma
chine board sent out orders ia buy up
all the bilboards ia the state that could
be obtained.
In touching ON the matter pf double
taxation, the speaker said that lie had
said little about that in His tour BIT the
state, as the matter had been up BY Mr.
Pape IN his speeches.
AT the mention Of Mr.. Pape's name
there was prolonged applause from
the audience, and Mr.. Clement then
said: aYoa do well to applaud the
name Of Mr.. Pape. He came into this
campaign from the Democrats and YOU
show that yon appreciate and honor
him. When he was nominated NJ y
candidate for lieutenant governor, | had
never seen him, only t0 shake hagtls
with him once, but when he started
out on this campaign with me and
sat and listened To His addresses
said to myself 60 on, my boy; |
emily wish I could do as WE'LL
MIR. Clement closed his address at
0s20 o'clock BY urging The Independent
Republicans and the Democrats Cd touch
elbows and march To the polls On Sep
tember 4 III solid body md there
" no doubt Of what the outcome viii
be when the sun sets on that egentfnI
day.
Mayer Burlxe's Noisy Greeting.
AS Mayor Burke stepped forward to
speak no was greeted with continued
yells and clapping of hands. He spoke
for about thirty minutes, briefly discuss
ing the issues Of the campaign and loud.
~ acclaimed for the support at the polls
DIT THE greatest reformfr that Vermont
has ever had, Mr.. Clement" Mr.. Burke
said that Congressman Foster had made
The remark TINT at the Democratic con-
vention Ak Burlington Alr. burke was
against MIR Clement and IN the after
noon for him. | am guilty of the
charge, declared the speaker, and win
tell you why that Il ID. / have always
stood for reform and | at first thought
that it was better TO do reform work
that we could do III our own party,
but when the party voted I'd support
Mr. Clement what was there left for
me to do but To 90 with il And +
stand here tonight, glad 81 speak for Mr..
Clement, whom | believe to he d tEue
reformcr He declared that the issues
Of the campaign We're Of vital impor-
lance to the people Of the state and
that the machine must be smashed.
Other states have not hestated TO do IL
and ! believe Vermont II now beginning
60 think and act for itself If Mr.. Glenn
ent succeeds, you viii never regret the
vote you cast for him. | appear here
tonight to preach no new doctrine.
have always stood for reform and re-
form il no new thing in this country
A great reform movement headed BY
| Winston Churchill and the Lincoln Re.
publieans has started in the state 81
New Hampshire, which state, said Mr.
Burke, ii one of the worst boss.rilAen
states IN the country He said. that
Congressman Foster III bis speeches Ind
no right To make comparisons Of the
| figures in this state with those in that
corrupt state Ii i not fair. He should
EN 20 tue NiAlt III N4gHHFEbtt0Ns #ANtt&
institutions are conducted on right bust.
ness principles, IL be wants 20 bring out
q true comparison.
The speaker said that the investiga
ton made at Windsor brought out
things that were 4 disgrace to the state
and he said that the same conditions
exist at tile institution ia Rutland. At
the recent investigation mnde at that
institution he said TINT there was wom-
an who had been resident Of the
Queen City who was ready IL testify to
tile base conditions at the institution
but she was not allowed 70 speak, be-
canse here was an election coming along
and things had better be hnshed up.
| He said he had considerable to d. about
buying the coal for the city Of Rnr-
/ lington and he could see no reason why
| the state could not buy its coal as
cheaply as the city of Burlington. But
In comparing the cost Of eoal at the
Waterbury institution outside Of the
cost Of freighting from Burlington 20
| Waterbury, there was something over
/ S. 900 there for somebody. And be
said lie believed that the same eondi-
ltions existed ut the other institutions.
III HOt tAttu4 III lily tNAHHARsF ~
throw any mud, but | do not believe
that the people of this state can con-
scientiously vote for Mr.. Proctor. They
say be is a good citizen. nice fellow
to meet and al that, but you want
something more than nice fellow for
governor fou want q man with back.
bone, man who when he sees wrong
will point it out and not try to cover
1t up. | have snid that Mr.. Proctor
il making the greatest mistake Of his
life, IN view Of the facts That have been
brought To light in this state, BY ~
| tempting to cover them up. He paid
a glowing tribute to President Roose
velt, saying that he bad given this
county The best Democratic govern
mont that il has had since the days
OF Jefferson, and The best Republican
government since the days OF Lincoln.
I President poosovelf heiieVaR that thn