Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-06-19

The letters and editorials in various
Prouty newspapers attempting to make
me appear the tool or candidate of the
railroads have not the slightest basis in
fact An editorial in the Enosburg
Standard, reprinted in the st. Adams
Messenger, says that sit is asserted on
what is believed to be good authority
that a conference was held in the office
of the Central Vermont Railroad Com
pany in st. Adams at which were present
Mr.. Stanton and the attorneys and lieu
tenants of the Central in the county"
The statement is unqualifiedly 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 l have conferred
with Mr.. Writers at st. Adams and
attacks my honestly and fairness. All
the assertions and insinuations in that
letter are wholly and entirely untrue.
Not only are the representations as to my
attitude false, but so far as l am aware
there is no sentiment whatever in the
State favorable to the repeal or weaken
ing of the valuable corporation laws now
on the statute books, so that the argu-
ment is based on two false assumptions,
one that there is a movement to repeal
existing corporation laws, and the other
that / am allied with such a movement.
1 have said before and now repeat
that am in full accord with the policies
of reform and the regulation of corporate
interests that are already established by
law in Vermont, and if elected to the
office of Governor, shall be Jealous in
my efforts to continue and make perma-
nent these policies. If individuals con-
nected with corporations advocate my
nomination they do so with full and
complete knowledge that am entirely
independent of any influence that would
urge backward step in legislation cal
culated to relieve them of just obliga-
tions to the State at the expense of the
people.
My opponent has resorted to method
of campaigning heretofore unknown in
Republican politics in Vermont, that of
paying for advertising space in the news
papers in the attempt to have the mater.
ial which he sends out from Newport
appear under the misleading guise of
communications from bona tide cores
pondents or as editorial matter. could
not if I would, and l would not if
could, adopt the same method. even If
knew it would give me the nomination
If Mr.. Prouty sees fit to buy and use
advertising space in the newspapers OF
the State to further his own candidacy
by displaying articles prepared under his
direction calculated to create false i'm
pressions as to my standing on public
questions and printed in such form as tt
deceive the reader as to their authorship
l would under no consideration compett
with him in that kind of a canvass. be
lieving that such devices would be more
properly employed in the sale of patent
medicines and breakfast foods.
l have no machine to back me; an
still without alliances. l cannot believe
that public opinion in this State can b.
successfully manufactured by such un
fair and deceptive methods, for in my
opinion the voters will discover and con
denim them. Mr.. Prouty has the where
withal to conduct this kind of cam
paign and may employ his money t.
this end if he sees fit, but the people o
Vermont will decide whether the gov
ernorship is the proper subject of promo
ton by such means.