The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-17
viii Not Throw Votes Away.

ping II from the Burlington Free Press
OF this mornings
Will Not Throw Votes Away.
Another instance Of the Office seeking
the man. Eugene NJ. Campbell Of Lyn.
donyile has been nominated by the Pro.
hibitionists for governor.
tie is a good citizen and deserves a big
ger vote than he will get, for people
have no idea OF throwing their votes
away this fall.-St Johnsbury Repub.
lican.
win the editor OF the Republican
please enlighten us as TO what he really
means when he uses this stock state.
ment Are We 10 assume he has no
principles In the matter OF his voting!
That he simply votes with the party
that for the timebeing &C least is In
the majorityi Certainly one would seem
TO be justified in forming such an opin-
ion; there are five or six or more differ.
ent parties that will have tickets in
the field this fall, all asking Tor the
suilrages Of the people; the platforms
~ hhNaf FiNtAhA NNAAAAH ANN NAWAAA VIZ
ferent tunless We except the two leading
parties, which, at least on the only real
issue between them ia the tariff agree
practically, at least both are for tariff
reyisionl; are we then TO take the po.
sition that so far as Vermont is con
cerned all should be Republicans Sc as
not to throw their votes away"i And
so far as the national ticket is concern.
ed, just at present, as things now APP
pear, all had better get aboard the TAFT
band wagon? II voting simply for the
sake OF being on the winning side, or II,
with an eye towards the post Office or
some other governmental position was
what we were after. then we concede
that voting for principle would be fool.
ish and Throwing your vote away
but that is not what we Prohbitionists
are voting Tor; we believe the prohibit
ton OF the drink traffic in this country
to be an issue besides which the tariff
anti-injunction, trust. busting. and bust.
trusting are but pigmies; that the drink
pr-olem solved, all these other minor
tissues will be quickly solved drive the
acoursed legaliaed drink traffic from this
country, and there will be such a de.
mand Tor breadstufIs, clothing, boots and
shoes and all other necessaries OF lie,
as that business will take such a boom
as that people viii scarcely have time
to bother with the tariff. But now let's
consider another clipping from the Hart
ford Times:
Two national political conventions
are yet to be held. The two parties that
haven't picked their tickets are the Pro-
hibitionists, who will meet in Columbus,
Ohio, this week, and the Independence
League, which is scheduled TO assemble
in national convention in Chicago on
July q. The Prohibition convention
will, in point OF numbers. be a big al
fair if the bulk OF the l,5l2 accredited
delegates attend. A good deal OF en-.
| thusiasm IS likely to develop. The
spread of the temperance wave which
has taken place since the last Prohibi
I tion national convention, and which has
resulted in outlawing the saloon from
various states and localities, is bound
to encourage the cold.water party"
The Hartford Times" admits the con
vention bids fair to be "a big affair
| ii all the accredited delegates are pres
emit; $50 far as New York state is
concerned the press says the ll5 and
their aternates are presently all there
paying their own expenses, without
present hope OF reward in the shape OF
a cabinet position, post-ofiice or any
thing else but to name ticket for
which they may throw their votes
away; may we ask the good editor OF !
the Republican (who we venture to say
is Prohihitionist when the question OF |
license or no.license is before him) il il /
doesn't sort OF look as though the time
was rapidly approaching when we foolish .
Prohibitions would not be throwing our I
votes away{ And are we wild in as
Stunning that If that time should per !
chance come, little in advance of the I
time expected by the Republican, if we
may not safely look for him making .
quick strides to climb up on to the [
cold water wagon We want to say /
to the good Republican" we viii give
him hearty welcome, and we won't (
throw in his face all the foolish and I'm,
complimentary things he and the rest
of the fellows have been saying about
us all these years; in fact, if | were to
give away stage secret" we are very
grateful for all these things that are
said; for, don't You see, were getting
great deal OF cautious advertising? /.
1t also gives us a chance to talk back
as | am now doing provided the \
Times" gives me space, and thus get n
before the people great many facts
and ideas we would not otherwise be
able to get before them.
Vermont, like great many other
states and communities, is overwhelm
ingly for prohibition; this is evidenced
by the mo" vote taken last spring,
when almost the entire state said mo"
when the question OF license or no-li.
cense was before them; if prohibition
is right at one time, why so wrong or
foolish all the timeg Ii good as a stat
utory enactment, why not better as q
constitutional enactment, and not sub
ice to repeal and to be fought over
every year? Maine in its Republican
state platform says no re-submission,'
but continuation of the present con
stitutional enactment which as it says
has been of such great benefit to the
state; why il SO good for Maine is it
pot oood for Vermont and every other