The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-01
CASE AGAINST CLEMENT


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Clement and his supporters have
spent a great deal Of wind and print.
or's ink ln denounclng supporters Of
the republican machine, aud the rec
publican officials of ihe state as graft.
ors, but Boo has not proved his case,
nor nny part of Co. ON ths contrary
the absence of graft 200 the adm.aislra'
t1uoI state affairs bias been proved
conelusNe'y by onl'Ial Investigation
ia departments wherein they have suid
graft most abound.
Clement said in his speech 40 Man.
chester, Jaly 30lh. 1902 "WIth whom
have broken mihy Noi wllh lhe
grand old republican party oi che
past. nor with The method oi ascertain.
Ing the sentiments of tho people, which
has prevailed since the state was
born. down 90 nov break away
from the nominee who has obtained
his nomination boy bribery. They viii
rchearse 10 you the glories of the re.
publican party of the past and in every
way try 90 divert your attention from
the serious issues Of the present. /
stand with them Ia their republican.
Ism. With them ! glory 10 the record
Of the republican party and 80 should
every honest republican ia Vermont 81
Mr. Clement said again az Barre,
August 26th, 1902, as reported in the
Rutland Herald, "The man who buys
votes Is a greater enemy 10 the state
than is the traitor. glory In the
name OF Boiler, under such conditions
IL means something. have only
turned my back on the man who had
10 get his nomination by fraud aud
bribery"
Clement was candidate before the
republican state convention 10 1902,
tbs republican machine was a good
thing then II ground out Clement
grist.
In August 1905, Clement published
a letter in which he announced his
candidacy for governor before the re-
publican state convention 10 1906.
Clement knew that by standing rule
the Office OF governor must 20 70 the
east side OF the mountain In 1904. He
supported the republican state and ma
tional tickets in 1901, making several
speeches, seemingly with the view Of
lettering his chances Of securing a
nomination at the hands OF the repuo.
lcan machine 10 1905.
Upt, a very short time before the
republican convention Of 1906, Glenn
ent was ready 10 condone the previ.
GU, sins OF the republican machine, If
Il would nominate him for governor.
Clement courted Miss Democracy
with a view 70 fusion in 1902, but she
was shy maiden and rebuked him for
his boldness
As a bid for the laboring vote Mr.
Clement in his platform proposes that
II a laborer has received pay In any
other form but money, 10 the absence
OF written contract 90 the contrary,
the laborer may sue and recover his
wages she second tine any time within
six years. Mr. Clements political ad-
yisors have been too sagacious TO urge
this plank before the people because
they knew that Che prevailing sentiment
of honor and fair dealing among the
laboring men iD Vermont would re
pudiate a suggestion 80 iniqutous.
Suppose we were 90 adopt the fusion
theory OF the abolition of the rotten
borough system and adopt their pro-
position of expendlng highway money
and school money where the tax is
raised. what will be the result: The
result vii be that the Mountain towns
could no longer maintain schools or
highways; travel and transportation
10 any considerable extent over a very
large area of the State would be TO all