Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-08-24

rule of the banks and insisted on paynA 4
customers would not feel SO friend! u
wards me as now.
1t is small percentage Of farmers n
per that is paid the day it natures, sd Il
| is therefore, not looked upon with iiTa d
! the banks as collateral security even "a
large margins. If any one thinks ta4i n
loan of money on farmers paper as @l
eral at 6 per cent. interest is sn easy ~
ter, let him make a trial of it for hi-sA
and he will soon find his mistake. Il nj
| not the per cent. that Mr. Clement VI
after---far better investments were opsi Il
him. The fact of the matter is, Mr. Ca
ent let me have large amount Of niiF
without a cent Of security, knowing iM \
would make it good as soon as ny afIh
could be put in proper shape to reins1x
him. Call it what you win, / say that u
one but whole.souled, generous man Ah
Mr.. Clement would have done what be rs
done for me.
1t is true that / take q lien note in ~
Element for goods sold, and that these lsia
bear per cent. interest after the first ~
sons use of the goods. If any one i q
tempting TO do business in this line % 4
more liberal basis he has my sympathy n
is true that l sometimes have notes re,oIis
in due form to make the lien effective ~
through distrust OF the honesty Of ny zf
toners but as protection both for myself u
my customers against ''money sharks w
are to be found in most parts Of the 'als
often in the guise of half.fedged laEysa
ready to levy on any property left ungasN
ed in the hands of those whose only aoF
bettering themselves financially is in hHd4
some one who will give them credit for nas
ed farm utensils. In this connection =
say that the heaviest loss on farmers ns
that / ever met with was through the nlag
ulation of a noted lawyer who appropr,ss
to his own use property on which ! \.
such a lien through notes which ! M|
placed in his hands for collection. Ny =
perience with a ring congressman and . -
on the governors staff will be found IlA
esting reading when the proper time e'1a
to put ii before the public
They say that l am about The ~
serious business proposition in the stay
but | am quite content to let this resi- VI.
those with whom l have had dealings
draw their own differences
In conclusion, all the abuse heaped n.y..
me hinges simply on politics, but IN ",
Of abuse | shall not surrender my rsl
vote Independent of party. That rlen'
comes duty when the party gag Is "
as was openly done in the republican
vention four years ago for the purpa"
sustaining the power of the ring, wAich
30 years has portioned out the state toanS
and town Offices to its retainers without
hitting its dictations to the people id
proval. The coming election is stare
fair, and as a citizen of Vermont a,p
taxpayer, | consider it my duty as wen
privilege to vote the fusion ticket IN ~
TENDER. If you will familiarze yoat,
with the affairs of your own stare sI
from national issues, l think you VIII III III
with me that we have too long suom"
to the dictation of small group Oh IA
and that the time is ripe for change Sa ~,
shall give the control of affairs 0aeS r- 1t
the hands of the people themselves !. III 4,
ing that you will accept the foregoing u 5,,
spirit in which it is written, and ass ,.r.
you that in national issues | shall DC IN. .
in line as heretofore as an old-tlme i'p'
can, / am, Yours respectfully
G. H. Grimm