The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-04-30
PROCTOR MUM,
CLEMENT OPEN
Former Made no Reply to
Labor Communication
ON PERSONAL POSITION
Clements Reply was Mainly ii oppo-
sition to Measures Which Are
Advanced ny the
Union.
ON PERSONAL POSITION


sof this cits, members III the executive
comsnifter " the Vermont Branch.
American Federation OF Labor. address
III eo@murieatians to Fletcher ID. Proc
tor sna Percival wv. Clement. asking for
| their position On six matters in which
labor Ii interested. Beth we're asked
Id reply within week. Frnctnr ala
NOT snswer and (iement did. Ths Yer
mont labor paper. the Union Signal, on
Saturday printed the following:
Proctor Ignores Letter.
Wishing to be perfectly fair III The
matter. the executive eomussttee DELAYED
publication vi the conanurieatials III
order IA give both candidates All or
portmnity 10 reply If they so desired.
Eaat month has elapsed since the qnas-
lions were asked and Str. Proctor has
not even had fhf courtesy to acknowl
eslge reeeipt cf the communication.
Clement win Oppose.
On April sd, the committee had word
fTpm the Clement bureau that Mr.. Glenn
ent was absent on business. and short
/ II after recsiyed the following person
al letter from the candidate himself
Rutland, w. April 1s, 1905.
T. r. MeCarths. Esq.
Alexander Ironade. Eeq.,
Rarrs Vermont.
Dear Sirs g'g am IN receipt 81 your
isstes III the 18Th uitinio. reply 10 which
his been, delsvea on account Of my ab-
SERGE from h6lrIe.
4 agree with you that candidates for
office Should declare themselves apon the
Important questions III ire campaign.
snd thst | have undertaken to do. |
have declared myself in favur al re-
trenchMient In state expenses. for bet
Ter administration al orr states finances
10 the end that the people nsay hare
fun value for the aaoney that thew
spend. That, sTd the bailding of coed
roads and such changes in our tax laws
as viii make The burdens ii taxation
bear mere evenly upon she shoulders of
all. seem 10 ME 10 be the most imp0r-
tant questions AZ the present time. be
csnse they affect aid alike, the Iabsrer.
the farmer, the merchant ana the man
ufacturef. The matters which you call
AT my attention, on the other hand. are
intended TO benefit one class Of So
eiesx, and II srerps 10 me are 81 -ee.
ondary Importance Ia those questions
which are vital To u al. Neverthe
irss,. questions such A. vSM ask, which
call for what 4 knowa a. class leris-
latinn. are important aud interesting,
and 1 am glad 70 give Won my ideas
upon them.
You ask
First. ri elected Is governor % Yer
mont. will yeu pledge yourself to nse
soar utmost enAssvor to secure the pass
are 81 j weakly payment bill along the
lines 1T that presented at the last SEES
sion III the Vermont legirlaturcs
l ana not inclined TO favor laws 81
this character. which undertake 10 in.
teFpose the hand d ske government to
settle matters q private interest.
regret the tendency of legislation tow
ards paternaii-m Let Us hare general
laws, ~ few - possible. we'll enforced,
APPLYING equally 10 all. to the end that
each individual may enjoy the greatest
] personal liberty consist-nt with the
rights II others. The question ef tie
time az payment should BE- settled be.
TWEEN the employer and the employee,
1 iust as flse question al wage il When
this usessurr vas IN The legisiatioa At
the tims .l1wss member of she House.
opyosed II. 80 far As Il related to
railroads. The railroads III this state
arr net the great. rich corporations that
some people think they are. The ro&ds
are poor and expensive 70 maintain and
operate, and give little or 10 returns
TO their Stockholders. 4 weekly pay
ment bill would mean great additional
expense. which nnust be met BY Sn in
crease In railroad tariff or decrease in
railroad service. neither Of which weilid
81 satisfactory tc the pHhlie. anA ftrfh-
en-. weekly payment would b. hard
ship 70 MANY railroad employees them
selves. who hive far FROM The eesfer
where payment can b. rade-
Second viii sou take the same ae-