Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-10-27
STATEMENTS VS.. FACTS.

DatOrldl discussion, anu lHCeE opelleu
up the way for the presentation of
the reasons why DR.. Mead should not
be elected governor, it cannot refrain
from having another word to say at
this time.
The Monitor openly and honestly
asked fer the Disqualification of DR..
Mead, and two papers, the St. Johns
bury CALIFORNIAN and the Mortified
News, have, We believe openly and
honestly attempted to show why he
should not be nominated. These two
papers and these alone have found
disqualification of a nature serious
enough to put into print. or others
having found them have not taken ad-
vantage of the Monitors audacious-
ness. These facts are a decided COM
mendation of the Doctors Qualifica.
lions and standing, and the three
columns of editorial exposition Of
these two papers have failed to trig
a general favorable feeling for DR..
Mead, and further goes to show that
there is no real reason why he should
not be elected, except possibly the
fact that certain state powers don't
want him. The sum and substance of
the objections of both papers to DR..
Mead are summed up in the Estate
ment" that he is too old, and is not
progressive.
This mooted question of age is one
on which people will, to certain ex-
tent, disagree, and disagree honestly.
1t is not so much the question OF
years alone, but matter of years as
combined with certain Individual.
In the case at hand it is the Ques-
tion of combining 68 years with DR..
Mead. Most of the press and the peo-
pie concede that as acting and active
manager of the great concern of
which he is head (having built 1T up
from a small and bankrupt industry
to it's present immense proportions
with an almost unaided hand), is more
strenuous from physical and mental
standpoint than any position in which
the governor of this state is ever
placed. The years on this indi vidual
have not incapacitate6 him for COVER
nor, viewed in the light of his actual.
everyday accomplishments.
The head attached to this editorial
is suggested by the following quota
tions, the first from the Caledonian
and the other from the News. he
has never been a strong factor in leg
islation***" "He has never been
identified with the promotion OF any
progressive measure further than pos
sibly voting for it in some instances .
These Statement" are not facts
and are probably written, as the Cal
edonian admits some of its former
statements were. from memory, OF
he2rsay. The Monitor would respect
fully ask each and both of these paper:
if it was not DR.. Mead who intro
duced the weekly payment act into thu
senate of 1892? The bill was defeated
at this session and was defeated a.
subsequent sessions, but in 1906, whel
Mead was again in the legisls
ture as a member of the house
the bill was passed owing to an eX
tent at least to his efforts. Do thes
papers claim this to be unprogressiv
legislation? Do they claim he wa
unidentified with it more than jus
voting for it? Were these statement
facts, gentlemen? And this is not a
the progressive legislation he hs
been interested in. The Monitor hs
no desire to rub it in'' but can justl
demand the truth.
The Mortified News further says
"Mr. Fleetwood six years as seer
tary of state, in which he was col
stantly in touch with state matter
has certainly given him more actu
experience in public affairs than D
Mead could possibly obtain in his of
cial capacity as lieutenant-governo
and single term in the house al
senate" Does the News really belle
Mr.. Fleetwood's six years as seer
tary of state, better qualities him
chief executive than DR.. Mead's ter
in the house, one term in the sena
as member and two years as lieute
ant-governor and president of the sc
ate, mayor of Rutland, and his gre
business experience of lifetime
president and manager of the Ho
Scale works? If the News does rea
believe it then we cannot help thil
ing it's column editorial from VIII
we have been quoting was not WI
ten with "no prejudice in the m
ter" again quoting, or else the Ne
believes the Doctor far below the
erage man in his ability and men
capacity to learn from experience.
The Monitor cannot help feel
that DR.. Mead has been thoughtles