The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-06-12
LETTER FROM MR.. STANTON.

| LEI lex FROM NH. SIANlON.
The letters and editorials in vari-
Gus Prouty newspapers attempting
to make me appear the tool or can
didate of the railroads have not the
slightest basis in fact. An editorial
in the Enosburg Standard, reprinted
in the st. Adams Messenger, says
that at is asserted on what is be-
lieved to be good authority that
conference was held in the Office of
of the Central Vermont Railroad
Company in st. Adams at which
were present Mr.. Stanton and the at
torneys and lieutenants of the Cen
trail in the county," The statement
is unqualifedly false in whole and in
every particular. A letter printed in
the Burlington Free Press in its issue
of June 9th and signed "Fair Play"
by innuendo and indirect attack
makes assertion that | have con-
ferred with Mr.. Writers at st.
Adams and attacks my honesty and
fairness. All the assertions and in
situations in that letter are wholly
and entirely untrue. Not only are
the representations as to my atti-
tude false, but so far as | am aware
there is no sentiment whatever IN the
state favorable to the repeal or
weakening of the valuable corpora
ton laws now on the statute
IL. +In4 he
is based on two false assump-
tions, one that there is a
movement to repeal existing cor
poration laws, and the other that
| am allied with such a movement.
| have said before and l now re-
peat that | am in full accord with
the policies of reform and the regu-
lation of corporate interests that are
already established by law in YER
mont, and if elected to the office of
Governor | shall be Jealous in my
efforts to continue and make per-
manent these policies. If individ-
uals connected with corporations
advocate my nomination they do
so with full and complete knowledge
that l am entirely independent
of any influence that would urge
backward step in legislation cal
culated to relieve them of just
obligations to the state at the
expense of the people.
My opponent has resorted to a
method of campaigning heretofore
unknown in republican politics in
Vermont,-that of paying for adj
vertising space in the newspapers
in the attempt to have the material
which he sends out from Newport
appear under the misleading guise
of communications from bona fide
correspondents or as editorial matter
| could not if l would, and | would
not if / could, adopt the same
even if | knew it would
give me the nomination If
Mr.. Prouty sees fit to buy and use
space in the news
papers of the state to further his
own candidacy by displaying arti-
lies prepared under his direction
calculated to create false impress
sions as to my standing on public
questions and printed in such form
IS 10 deceive the reader as to their
l would under no con-
iideration compete with hin in that
lind of canvass, believing that such
levices would be more properly
in the sale Of patent
medicines and breakfast foods.
/ have no machine to back me;
am still without alliances. | can
lot believe that public opinion in
his state can be successfully manu-
actured by such unfair and decep-
i've methods, for in my opinion the
oters will discover and condemn
hem. Mr.. Prouty has the where
rithal to conduct this kind Of a
and may employ his
honey to this end if he sees fit, but
he people of Vermont, will decide
'hether the governorship is the
roper subject Of promotion by
lch means.
FED s. STANTON.
lontpelier, VT, June 10, 1905.
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