The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-07-16
REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE
Continued from Page one.

WIN NHh WIZ NA NAA 'Nll'l thHNN iA Wv
cry walk IN liia He has served his
town in many local Offices and with
far more than ordinary distinction,
his town, county and state Ia both
branches OF the general assembly la
his private life he has managed and
operated for years with his own dir
Getting genius the largest business en-.
terprise In Vermont He is clean,
wholesome product OF our state, re-
souroelul, earnest, progressive, and
honest
George II Prouty, the republican
candidate for lieutenant governor, Is
an energetic, broad gagged business
man Of the highest standing and fitted
ia all respects for the high Office TO
which he has been nominated. lie is
thoroughly alive to the needs OF Yer
mont, devoted to her interests and
Jealous OF her good name lie Is best
loved ana best appreciated where he is
best known 10 bis home town and
county Iicalled upon to act ms chief
executive he Is competent to iill the Of
flee credltably and we'll.
Edward II. Deayitt, republican
candidate for state treasurer is a man
Of the highest type OF our Young Yer
mont manhood, well equipped for the
Office and ambitious to perform the
best possible service for all the people
of the state. la Frederick G.. Fleet.
wood, secretary Of state Horace e.
Graham auditor of accounts, and
Clarke G Fits, attorney general, the
republicans have nominated tried men
whose service during past years has
been mp 10 high mark of efficiency
and whose record is not married by in
competency or dishonor.
Such are The candidates OF the repub
lican party. The opposition is chal-
leuged 90 point whore any one OF them
is tainted with graft, wrong doing 10
public or private life, in competency as
state officials. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IN
any public Office or derelicilon of any
priyate duty. Ift the republican party
has in all It's 60.000 adherents within
the boundaries of Vermont seven men
cleaner 10 private morals, more honest
in the performance of public duty,
more capable TO fifty administer the
business OF the state. more DESTROYS Of
protecting and fostering the interest Of
+ Vermont, more representative 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 indeed failed
TO find and point them out. They GER
tainly viii compare well with the best
/ public servants Vermont has had in 30
years OF republican rule.
VIII the republicans OF Vermont fail
20 support these candidates because
Percival w. Clement, with eonsum
ing desire 10 be governor. demands OF
am intelligent electorate that he be
placed in the governors chair? For
what purpose? What can or will he
accomp ish, il elected except to
destroy the Republican party in this
state? lie does not say lie claims
these nominations are machine"
nominations And yet not dollar
was spent to influence them and no
more spontaneous call upon a man for
public Office was ever heard 10 Yer
mont than that which came to Fletcher
. ID. Proctor at the outset OF this cam.
paign. Who among all the people OF
Vermont sought TO contest with him
the nomination? Percival w. Clement.
Who among all our people questioned
his ability, branded him as an encour-
ager OF graft and dishonesty, de-
nounced him as a basetralckero hon
or for Office and traduced him as a cit
lien and business man? Percival W.
Clement And Why? Not because
Percival w, Clement is a man of
greater ability, more sterling integrity
higher honor, or stauncher republi
canism. But because Perciyal w.
Clement wants the Office OF governor
and has failed to get it through the
regular chanuei OF party nomination
and selection. All that Perciyal w.
Clement is, politically, he has gained
10y the positions of trust and honor
conferred upon him by the Republican
party which he now seeks tooverthrow
aud destroy The Republican party
elected him mayor OF Rutland, % repre-
sentative in the House and member
Of the Senate in the general assembly
Of Vermont
10 all the years when he was the
eager recipient OF these honors at the
hands of the Republican party he dis
covered no graft, no machine" no
corruption, no trallicking Of honor for
Office, no incOmpetency, no blemish OF
any kind upon republican oliceholders
or republican institutions. Now, to be
governor, he has deserted the men aud
the party who have so often honored
him and denounces these same men
and this same party as guilty OF every
possible lapse Of public and private
duty. With all due respect for the
genius of his ingratitude and disloyal-
tv. we protest IL is not wise or com.