Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-07-05

such machine and no such foosses
in the Republican party OF Vermont as
NJ. Clement alleges. They do net
even exist in his Imagination, for be as
to bright a man TO see ghosts and
COLLINS, but he has conjured them up
70 brighten voters that can be misled
by prejudice.
Where is the hand OF the alleged
machine" seen in Vermont politics
| Does it dictate nominations There,
I If anywhere, would il appear. Is it
not fact that nominations for office
in Vermont, from the goyernorship
down, are commonly sought by several
candidates, and that each rallies to his
support his friends and admirers
among the prominent men Of the party
the bosses, ii there are any ?
What becomes of the machine then ?
Study our recent canvasses tor the
governorship. In 1904 was the ma
chine for Bell. for Stanton, or for De-
Boer? In 1902, if the machine OPP
posed Clement, did it favor McCul-
Tough or Proctor? In 1900 was it for
Stickney, whom il was said to have
opposed tour years earlier2 Hasn't
this omniscient, omnipotent ina
chine that rules Vermont even COM
mon horse sense? Doesn't 1t know
what il wants and whom il wants
Apparently not, and Tor the very good
reason that it has no form or being,
save in minds distorted for purposes
apparent.
-Four years ago it was announced,
as it is this year. that Mr. Clement was
assailing the corrupt Republican
ring Two years ago this same Mr..
Clement got down and crawled under
the tent and stood up for the defence
Of the organization that he had tried
to disrupt then. Now he is on the out
side again, by his own choice. Why
is it that Mr.. Clement plays this "Of
Observation-Disclosures act? Is the
Republican machine corrupt only
those years when governor is to be
chosen on the west side. and when his
chances OF success within the party
are not of the best? What has the
machine done to dishonor itself since
last fall, when Mr. Clement announced
that he would enter the contest as a
Republican, and this spring, when be
listened to the siren voice of the Ben
nington dratters-what except to in
dictate that he had no chance OF re-
ceiying the Republican nomination
Bah Mr.. Clement You know yol
are trying to hoodwink the voters in
to belief that has absolutely no basis
in reason or fact. You know there is
no such machine, no such "bosses,
no such ring as you describe. You
are just playing for advantage. You
hope, by gathering the disafected OF
al NAtiNSt ~ HhAiAhE Ah1 WIZ bNNi
the eyes of honest, but uniformed,
voters; by heaping abuse and denun-
citation against the clean, stalwart
party that has. in the main, conducted
the state for fifty years without the
mark OF dishonor; by placing your
worthy antagonist, who happens to be
your implacable toe, in false light, to
excite passion and prejudice that will
sweep away sober sense, and land you
triumphant in the governors chair.
That's the secret OF your wonderful
discoveries as to the existence and
habits OF the monster that one OF your
Democratic converts so graphically de-
scribed in his speech at the Burlington
convention as ''that oc-toe-pus (accent
on the "toe') that is sinking its fangs
into the life-blood OF the state =
When this cruel war is over and you
are soundly licked again, you will
nestle up to this "oc-toe-pusn once
more as you did two years ago, quite
forgetful OF its sinister nature.
Political Notes.
GngQl-qr Mill