The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-07-16

he represents, nut because IL expects 20
make more havoc In republican ranks
and attain nearer TO the destruction OF
our party than ii could possibly hope TO
accomplish by dominating a democrat
10 the Office Mr., Clement has sold his
birthrght as a republican, repudiated
the organization that has repeatedly
honored him with Office, thrown away
the principles and policies he has adj
vocHted and voted for all his life and
reasonably announced his allegiance
to his party TO the end that he may sit
in the governors chair at Montpelier
70 every man honest with himself this
will appeal with over-powerlng convic.
ton as "tralicking honor,for Office TO
the extreme limit OF the business.
Mr. Clement four years ago went be
fore the people OF Vermont with an
issue. II is true that the republican
platform OF that year promised 10 give
Vermont local option law, but Mr..
Clement and his supporters claimed
they had reason 10 believe that the re.
publican party would not do what II
promised In It's platform. Many good
and sincere men held TO that belief, but
the fight was won and the party imme-
diately carried out It's platform pledges
and enacted that law and many others
which IL promised. Mr.. Clement him.
sell then came back 10 the party and
asked the privilege OF contributing 70
the success OF the ticket In 1904; be was
accorded that privilege, and went about
the state advocating the election OF the
republican State ticket and advising his
friends everywhere To support the re-
publican platform aud the republican
nominations. He had no use for the
democracy OF Vermont In 1904. His
friends did come back and Governor
Bell was elected by more than $4,000
plurality. Mr.. Clement 10y his every
act aud word admitted that the repub-
ican party had met his wishes aud re-
deemed lis pledges by euacting into law
he reforms he had demanded.
When IL became evident that Mr.. /.
Clement could not secure the republi- /
can nomination for governor in 1906 /
aud that the prize would go TO man /
whom he viewed as a personal enemy, /
Mr.. Clement Immediately commenced a /
campaign for himself which has re- /
suited in his becoming the candidate of .
the democratic party and he Is now /
asking his republican friends 10 again /
retrace their steps and follow him,
without an issue save personal hatred
of Fletcher ID. Proctor, into the demo-
cratic camp. Many good men followed
him out of the republican party in
1902 because he had an issue In which
they believed; they followed him back
20 the republican party in 1904 because
bee assured them that he vas satisfied
with the party and its platform aud he
had no issue to raise against IL, nov
he asks them To follow him out of the
party again because, while he has no
issue, he does harbor personal Ill
feeling OF many years standing against
the republican candidate which he
hopes 20 settle, with the he p of his
friends, IN this campaign
This is the sum and substance of
I Mr.. Clements position today Does it
appeal TO republicans as worthy of
support : Is this the kind OF man that
right minded republicans and demo
Gratis should elect 10 the Office highest
in the gift of our people? Can you
trust a man OF such a character To
administer the affairs OF our state
I Does be come up TO the standard of the
/ long line Of COVE. nors who for more
than City years have shed lustre upon
/ the Office and made honorable the his
| tory of Vermont
We counsel the people OF Vermont
/ that integrity OF purpose, fidelity to
/ high ideals and Jealous regard for the
/ interests Of all Netmonters as eXempli-
/ lied 10 the life OF Fletcher d. Proctor
and personifed in all the candidates
nominated al Montpelier on June 20,
/ 1906, is far more TO be desired than all
else and we appeal with confidence to
/ the intelligent voters OF Vermont TO
rebuke at the polls in the most mas
/ terly manner the presumption OF igno-
rance and yenality in our electorate
which is the bulwark and basis OF the
/ Clement propaganda and by an old
| time republican majority declare their
respect for the past, their regard for
the present and their confidence Ia the
future honor and integrity of our be
/ loved state.
Thad NJ. Chapman, chairman; Fred
/ s. Plat. sec. + ID. yelling, treas.
Harry Blodgett, Homer r. Wright, J.
H. Walbridge, Fuller c. Smith +. l..
Kinney, Smith b. Waite, II. T. Bald
win, Frank G. Williams, Frank Plum
/ ley, f.. w. Gibson, James f.. Pollard,
/ republican state committee.
Burlington, VI, july ., 1906.