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Putnam patriot., 1910-09-02
Adventist Church Notes.

Services at the Advent Christian Church, on Chapel street, every Sun day, as follows
 Preaching st ln.3o a. m. Sunday School al l2 0 clock. Song Service at F. n. Preaching at T.la ?. m. Order Qf Ssrpice .--- Organ prelude, Invocation, Psalm, Singing, Scripture lesson, Prayer, Singing, Offering, Notices, Sermon,
 Benediction.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-07-27
NEWSPAPER CAMPAIGN TALK.
What Different Editors Say Concerning the Feeling of independence
That is Developing.

head of the ticket at the polls in
September is plain enough. Some OF
these men come out boldly and say so.
Others smile and say nothing, Which
is often more significant. And still
others openly avoW their intention to
vote for the democratic candidate
without any equivocation whatever.
The campaign has not opened yet.
There is something to be looked for
and confidently expected. list. AL
bans Messenger.
ANY efforts of the contemporaries
of the Saints, both Adams and Johns
bury, to stir up bolt will be unaVa1l-
ing. The News has no idea that any
more republicans will refuse to sup
port the state ticket at the Septem-
Der election this year than is usually
the case after spirited contest for
the nominations. There are always
a few losers, a few soreheads, but the
great majority of VermOnterS are not
only good fighters, but are also good
winners and good losers. There is no
reason for a republican detection this
year other than purely personal dis
appointment in not winning. u Rut-
land News.
The contemporary memory is
short. A few days ago it was con-
graduating the Messenger upon
the good-natured philosophy with
which it accepted the result of the
convention. Now it insinuates that
bolt
The Messenger is not trying ito stir
up a bolt 1t is simply telling it's
readers and the esteemed Rutland
contemporary the present political
situation in Vermont as it sees it. 1t
is the aVOWed mission of the news
paper to tell the truth as it under
stands the truth to be. If the Mes
senger has not correctly represented
the situation and it so develops after
the vote is counted in September, it
will acknowledge it's error as frankly
as it now prints what it believes to be
the facts.
Right in this connection the follow
ing comment of the The Barre Times
may or may not be significant:
THE ST. Adams Messenger, in
speaking of the platform adopted by
the Democrats at their state conven-
ton concludes:
'''All in all, however, the constantly
growing similarity of party platforms
simply emphasizes the very certain
conclusion that the best of good re-
publicans and the best of good demo-
Gratis will find themselves together
voting the same ticket before many
years have passed.
There are indications that some
good republicans and good dem ocratS
will be voting for the same men, if
not the same ticket, in this state this
year. Independence in voting grows
with each succeeding election
We need not deceive ourselves
about the actual sentiment in the re-
publican ranks today no matter how
loyal to the organization we desire to
be on general principles. The
simplest and safest way is to look the
truth in the face.-[St. Adams Mess
enger.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-07-27
The Only Consistent Course.

The ST. Johnsbury Caledonian
stated last week that it could not urge
the election Of John A. Mead for gov
ernOr. This is an unusual attitude
for staunch republican paper of
long standing to take, but it is de-
cision entirely consistent with its pre-
convention attitude. Other papers
more strenuous, if anything, in their
opposition to DR.. Mead's nomination,
have fallen into line with a humble
excuse or two for so doing. That is
not consistent and we cannot think
of any excuse that will make it so,
but it is in tune, of course, with the
time plea for party regularity, a
thing that is getting to be more or
less old-fashioned and out of date
UniOn-J
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-07-27
A Good Position.

There is something refreshing in a
for governor of Vermont to make the
unchallenged assertion that he has
not spent as much as postage
stamp to secure the nomination of
great party OF course, we all know
that the first position on the demo-
cratic state ticket is not the cyno
sure that the republican nomination
is, because the holder of it ineVitab-
ly goes down to defeat. However, it
is a defeat not without honor, since
the candidate is oftentimes able to
say, as did Mr.. Watson, that he came
by the nomination in a normal proce-
dure, that is, with the office seeking
the man. instead of the man seeking
the office. So, though he will in all
probability go down in defeat ne will
have no regrets, and he will be in a
position to win the plaudits Of the
people by saying:
THAT there may be no misunder-
standing, [ now voluntarily announce
that I have not expended any money,
not even as much as a postage stamp
to secure this nominations; nor have
authorized another to expend any
money for me. To the truth oe that
statement, L am ready to give OATH
Speed the day when nomination by
the republican party shall be obtain
ed in an equally refreshing manner,
or when each candidate shall be held
to a strict accounting of all his ex-
penditures.-[ Barre Times.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-07-27

a century and will continue to do So
and more effectively if once tried
There are times when it is right and
proper to vote the democratic ticket
as a protest when the republicans.
name dishonest, untrustworthy or in
competent men. Just so Their are
times when under similar circum-
stances all self-respecting democrats
should vote the republican ticket.
The situation in this present camp
align in Vermont is this. The demo-
Gratis have nominated the ADLER man
of the two along general lines He
is the more progressive, up to date,
and is above reproach in every par
ticular. The question for every voter
to decide for himself is whether Mr.
Watson is enough superior to DR..
Mead to warrant voting for him and
thereby giving aid and encourage
ment to a party made up of discor-
dant elements and with a program
that contains some fine features but
which are tied up with some Indefi-
mite impossible theories on the one
hand and some dangerous demagogic
schemes on the other. The Banner
would be glad to help it's readers de-
eide if it could, but it doesn't know
T Bennington Banner.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-07-27
Nothing But Soreheads.

1.-THE question is, how much of a
sentiment in the republican party
of Vermont the ST. Johnsbury Gale
DOMAIN represents when it refuses
to support the nomination of DR..
John A. Mead for the governorship.
That there is some disaffection in
the ranks is plain enough. That
there are some republicans that
will not vote for the head of the
ticket at the polls in September is
plain enough. Some of these men
come out boldly and say so. Others
smile and say nothing. which is of
ten more significant. And still others
openly avow their intention to vote
for the democratic candidate with
out any equivocation whatever. The
campaign has not opened yet. There
confidently expected. list. Adams
Messenger.
Any efforts of the contemporaries
of the Saints, both Adams and
Johnsbury, to stir up a bolt will be
unavailing. The News has no idea
that any more republicans will refuse
to support the state ticket at the
Septemb Der election this year than is
usually the case after a spirited con-
test for the nominations. There are
always a few poor losers, a few sore
heads, but the great majority of Yer
mOnterS are not only good fighters,
but also good winners and good
losers. There is no reason for a re-
publican detection this year other
than purely personal disappointment
in not Winning.-[ Rutland News
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-07-27
The Political Situation.

THE CALIFORNIAN is giving a
large amount of space this week to
the comments of the various papers
regarding the political situation, es-
pecially as regards the head of the
ticket, in order that its readers may
judge for themselves the extent of
any d:ssa tisfaction that exists. We
rather enjoy the frankness with
which the different editors have
spoken regardless of whether they
agree with the position this paper
has taken or not. We will print more
opinions next week.
The articles printed this week in
dictate there are three divisions among
the papers quoted. First there are
some who do not think any DETECTION
from the republican vote for governor
is warranted, second those who believe
there will be some independent voting
and while it is not wrong there is ques-
ton how much it will amount to, and
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-07-27
Mr. FIeetwood,s Statement.

The Hon. F. G. Fleetwood of Norris
Vile, in voluntarily placing before
the public a full statement of his eX-
penses as a candidate for the govern
orship, has blazed the way for an eff
fective reform in Vermont politics.
It will prove a telling blow against the
illegitimate use of money in future
campaigns. It's frankness will appeal
to the honor of all good citizens re-
gardless of their personal preferences
in the recent contest. It adds i'm
mensely to the hold he has upon pub
lie esteem. It increases the credit he
had already acquired as a clean and
fearless fighter. Despite his recent
defeat this act wins for him a strong
position in the contest for political re-
form in Vermont. 1t places him in
advance of the law and fully abreast
of the better sentiments that are stir
ring the hearts of the people.
1t will be a brave man who will
dare to defy public opinion in the flu
ture and refuse to let the people know
how he won the governorship. 1t is
one of the first fruits of the entry
of a young man with honorable in
tentions into Vermont politics. That
it is only a beginning of the benefits
that are to come is the hope and pre-
diction of THE CALIFORNIAN.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-07-27
''Light.''

Under the heading, Still Looking
For Light" the Brattleboro Reformer
has the following to say
Our friends on the Montpelier Jour
nal, st. Adams Messenger and Ben
nington Banner thus far have had
nothing to say in reply to our request
for enlightenment concerning their
attitude toward DR.. Mead before and
after his nomination for governor.
They haven't offered a single word in
explanation of their GROW eating act''
as someone has frankly termed it.
This is a matter on which, in our
opinion, there is need of much light.
We think there are a large number of
Independent republicans in Vermont
who are really anxious to know the
truth about these charges so freely
made against DR.. Mead's campaign
methods. They want to know whether
those charges were made up out of
whole cloth or for the benefit of DR..
Mead's opponents, or were based upon
facts which it now seems expedient to
overlook for the sake of party regu-
larity. If the charges were pure pO-
litical buncombe it is outrageously
unfair to DR.. Mead to allow them to
go unrefuted; in fact, we should think
he would be the first man to demand
their refraction, for gOvernOrship
nomination is a mere trif1e compared
with ones reputation for square deal
ing. On the other hand, if the char
yes were not SIOunOI0SS HOW call Tie
editorial brethren of ST. Adams, Mont
pelier, Bennington and certain other
towns swallow them at one gulp and
lend their support to the man against
whom they were made?''
The Reformer may be looking for
light but if so it is evidently doing
it blindfolded, which is typical of a
certain type of self proclaimed pa
tri3ts who must be always perfect
beCauce they say so themselves.
If the Reformer really wants light
it should open its eyes and read
mark and listen Possibly in the
course of time it might be able to see
and understand without a surgical
operation on its intellect. It might
in time learn that it is not work of
great Iess to imagine something that
isn't true and then use it for Il text
on which to preach a sermon.
Now the Banner has no objection
to being held up as a horrible ex-
ample. It probably ought to be oftener
than it is, but in this case the Re
former has twisted the evidence in
order to make a story-not intention
ally, we believe. but csrelessly, in
speak ng from faulty memory instead
of from record. At no stage of the
campaign did the Banner accuse DR..
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-07-27
suggestions On the Road.

A short trip into the heart Of the
White Mountain region in an automo-
bile recently has given the writer
higher appreciation of Vermont roads.
The worst roads passed over were in
Iittleton and it's immediate vicinity
and the thought kept coming that If
they could induce summer travel TO
go over those roads Vermont ought
to offer a real relief to the autOmo-
bilist. In fact, the roads between here
and the Connecticut river are as com
Portable to ride over as the average
road in New Hampshire. In one re
spect however Vermont roads were
behind The guide boards are not so
clear and helpful as they should be.
A little money spent in repainting the
guide boards would greatly improve
the appearance of the routes travel
ers like to follow. Clean paint on
sing board makes things look some
what modern.
Another suggestion, in New Hamp-
shire the sign boards do not con-
fine themselves to the directions be-
tween towns but are constantly di-
recting the traveller toward the hotels
in other words the local attractions
While the average Vermont town
would not care to guide many strang-
ers to it's hotel it might be we'll to
copy the New Hampshire idea and if
there is an attractive feature in the
town have the guide boards keep the
traveller going towards it 1t would
increase the travel in the town and
advertise the attraction in a very eff
fective way.
A trip into the famous summer tour
list section of New Hampshire will
probation of the roads at home. 1t
should not. however, lull him into
contentment with conditions just as
they are. He should be ready for
certainly give Vermont a better APP
changes that will give him better
roads But he should feel that we
have chances to please summer tour
lists if we will only let the world know
it. Talk up home attractions when
ever you meet a stranger.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-07-27

Mead or his managers of dishonesty
or crooked methods. We watched his
campaign in this county as closely
as we could and investigated several
reports of wrong doing but found no
evidence of bribery or corruption or
of the wrong use of money strong
enough to warrant actual charges
Consequently, The Banner never made
any charges.
In accordance with it's invariable
custom the Banner printed both
sides of the controversy during the
goVernorship canvass. 1t printed a
great deal that was said against DR..
Mead and also great deal that was
said in his favor that the readers of
the paper might be fully informed as
to the progress of the canvass The
Baarer Endorsed neither the comment
against DR.. Mead nor in favor of him
We opposed DR.. Mead'S nomination
not on the ground of corruption and
dishonesty, but because we believed
the state could do better. We favor
ed the nomination of Mr.. Batchelder
because we thought him the best fitted
of the several men in the field. We
should do the same thing if called
upon to go through the campaign
ashamed of their cause that suffer
from vain regrets at being Oil the
losing side.
SO much for the canvass up to the
nomination. AS to anything that
could be termed crow-eating since,
we do not recollect it. The Banner
takes it for granted that DR.. Mead
will be elected governor and we
think he will try hard to make a cred
itaple record as governor. So much
we have said and we certainly be-
lieve it to be true. The Banner may
or may not devote any considerable
effort to his support. 1t couldn't ma
terially change the result anyway if
it tried.
The Banner is not so welded to
party regularity that it feels COM
PEELED to swallow every kind of bait
that may be hung on the party hook.
We believe in tine principles of the
republican party, and when they are
represented by honest men who can
be trusted to work for the good of the
rank and file of the people we can
not understand why anybody and es-
pecially any working man should vote
any other than the republican ticket.
We have the greatest esteem and
regard for many democrats person
ally. They are just as honest, just
as sincere, just as patriotic as the
republicans or mem berS of any
other party. but we cannot under
stand how anybody with their eyes
open can deliberately endorse free
trade or a tariff for revenue only
which would inside two years reduce
the wages of workingmen in this cOun-
try by a third; or how they can sup
port a proposal to do away with all
federal control of corporations on the
silly ground, worthy of scared
chicken, that it interferes with state
rights; how they can even tacitly
agree to a bank guarantee proposal
that would surely take millions of
dollars of the savings of workingmen
and small business men and distribute
the money among the patrons of wild
cat banks.
These and other fallacies of the
democratic party, as party, nave
stopped and held it for a quarter of
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-07-27

republican party, but who refuse to
be led to the water and also 'orced
to drink Those voters are not sore
heads" or poor loSerS,'' but on the
contrary they are men of tree mind,
open to convictions, and not bound
down by party ties. Therefore. they
feel fire e to vote for democratic can
didate for governor of Vermont if
they really believe that Charles D.
Watson more nearly fills the require
ments than does DR.. Mead.
The St. Adams Messenger and the
ST. Johnsbury Caledonian, which were
given a certain lecture by the Rutland
evening contemporary, are opponents
of that advanced political thinking
which is bound to do the state of Yer
mont a great good. The old idea of
whatever is right in the republican
party of the state is giving place to
the belief that everything is not right
in the dominent party, and steps to-
ward removing what is not right are
being taken. Such newspapers as
take that position have a right to ex-
ercise their independence without
meriting the designation of "sore
heads or poor losers. II Barre
Times.
The ST. Johnsbury Caledonian bolts
the nomination of DR.. John A. Mead
for the governOrship, but endorses the
rest of the ticket and the party plat
form.-[B rattleboro Phoenix.
The CALIFORNIAN bolts in favor of
whom? Or isn't there anything but
kick power in this journal ?-[O Orleans
County Monitor.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-07-27
Vermont,s Finances.

State Auditor H F. Graham of
Craftsbury, and State Bank Commits
sioner F. c. Williams of Newport, have
just completed the examination of the
accounts of State Treasurer E. H.
Deavitt for the fiscal year ending June
80 last. and as the result of the eX-
animation find available for current
expenses, $205,793.96, which is $685.
242.11 more than a year ago. This
does not include current receipts for
corporations, inheritance tax, and
miscellaneous sources.
The total cash on hand is $591,329
and the disbursements for the year
were $1,S22,SS2. The larger items re-
ceived are as follows
Department of justice, $1O5.677 in
sane, $48,128; house of correction,
$12,215; industrial school, $761.43;
liquor licenses, $50,9S9; fees from for
eign insurance companies, $11,706;i
circus, $1,000; hides and carCasses by
cattle commissioner, $3,705; hunters
license fees, $16,0S7; automobile and
motor vehicles $40.9S2; collateral
banks. $454,33O railroads, 1912, 3O3;
transportation companies $4,000;
street car companies, $1,400; express
companies, $1,000; telegraph and tele-
phone companies, $20,630; insurance,
$3.50, national banks, $51, S66;
total taxes except state, $1,062, 1926;
state school tax, $163, 472; highway
tax STOP, 40; income from permanent
school fund. $50,712; principal United
States deposit money paid by towns,
$15,328; total ledger liabilities, STA
841.59; total principal of permanent
school fund, $1,120, 494.25; cash in
state treasury of income unappOrtion-
ed of this fund $50,32433, making a
total of $1,17O, 81S.58.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-07-27
A Hint to DIR. Mead.

Once more and again. Before DR..
Mead goes away on a months vaca-
ton, as some of the newspapers say
he proposes to do, he will undoubt-
edly have pretty accurate account of
the cost of his pre-convention canvass.
He processes to be favorable to the
proposed law for a public accounting
of the expenses of candidates for
public Office. Why not show the
people that he is sincere in this, by
publishing a statement of his own
pre-cOnVentiOn canvass? In no way
could he so we'll gain the confidence
of the voters in his own party as by a
frank statement of this kind, assum-
ing of course that he has nothing to
onceal.-[ Mortified News.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-07-27
Publicity Promised.

New Hampshire will have real
test of publicity of campaign expenses
Recently Bertram Ellis of Keene,
the machine candidate for gov
ernor wrote Robert P. Bass of
Peterboro, the progressive republican
candidate suggesting that they agree
to use money only for legitimate pur-
poses land that Immediately after the
primaries have been held we make
a sworn itemized statement OF our eX-
Denditures from the very beginning
70 the end of our individual camp
aigns. and file the same with the sec
rotary of state {" Mr.. Bass replied that
he had not supposed such an agree
ment necessary in view OF the TACT
that he had fought during the last
legislature for the passage OF a Dill
making it a crime to use money III
campaigns for nomination or elecuon'
except for certain specified purposes
and providing for effective publicity
of all such expenditures. His position
on publicity is expressed as follows:
81 propose to publish to the people
before the primaries my expenses for
the primary campaign, and, If nom
mated, those for the election before
election"
1t is a pity Vermont could not have
been as progressive in it's recent
ca1npaign and had published state
ments of the expenses of the candl-
dates for governor. However, II the
people irsist upon it we can have TINS
safeguard before another campaign
for STATE officers
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-07-27
Good News from Green Mountains

Good News from Green Mountains.
Vermont has already done SC, we
are happy to record. Up among the
green hills the democrats nave named
a really first-c1ass man, Mr.. Watson
of Burlington for governor
simultaneously, as it happens, the re-
publicans have put their lamest foot
forward. Their candidate, Mr..
Mead, is an aged and somewhat dod-
dering gentleman of means, who
barely secured the nomination by
very liberal expenditure of money. He
will be elected, of course. Vermont is
not yet out of the woods of slavish
partisanship. But there is going to be
a fight and a good one. For the first
time in Green Mountain history
sturdy republican journal of the
highest character and greatest inf1u-
ence-the ST. Johnsbury Caledonian
has bolted republican ticket.
It took courage to do it. Con-
siderations of favor, patronage,
advertising, and subscriptions had to
be waved. But the editor. Mr.. w. ].
Bige1ow, has both independence and
, courage. Happily, also, he does not
lack ability, and we shall be greatly
surprised if the spirit of righteous
revolt melted by his endeavors does
not effect a material reduction in the
normal majority All of which is
healthy and to the good. Governors
shouId be elected at the polls, not be
named by delegates to party cOnVen-
lions whose railway fares to say the
least have been paid by aspiring,
though wealthy incapables.[ Harper's
Weekly.