The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-02-03
DR.. Mead and The D2lryInen's
Meeting.

III. Hc1o anu inc DAii fHlSn
Meeting.
A bali dozen ~ our exchanges, IN
eiudiug The Barre Times. waterhnr,
Record. Mortified News. 81. Johns
bury Caledonisu. Burlington Free Pres,
and 81. Adams Messenger. complain
mosi bitterly al the presence Of SC
msny ~ Lieutenant Governor Mead,
friends a. the recent meeting Of thf
state dairymen. Some 20 so far ~ t.
crtueis. Doctor Mead for having beer
IN attendance aud are soreiy aggrleyed
thsi amongst those present were 50
many friends ~ this candidate.
The Norib6eld News feels called up.
on 10 my I'll serms too bad that peace
Able laa abiding citizens interested IN
maple sugar making and dairying can.
not get together and discuss their bus.
iness without being almost over ridden
by politicians"
The 81 Ahans Messenger also thinks
il too bad that the occasion seemed
like political rally" in DR.. Mead's be
halt.
The Waterbury Record also thinks
j, TOO bpd thatthere should have been
such au array OF influential men who
have The interests OF the Republican
party Of the state at heart" present.
All this, for reasons that will herein
after appear, reminds as OF the old
saw
when the devil go, sick the devil monk
would b..
when the deyli go, well the devils monk
was be-"
The preieni editor ~ the Reporter
l. snmr u hal upu 10 active newspaper
work. bot bol 80 new ihni be is alto
gelber unfamiliar with the inner his
tory Of modern Vermont politics whose
bubbles have occasionally reached the
surface through columns Of several Of
the Reporters esteemed contemporar
les, now apparently, jealousy aud
wildly fearful that DR.. Mead and bis
friends are about 10 lasso. bind aud
lead captive the people Of Vermont.
When insiuuaiions and charges ar,
made such rs are now being loosel,
thrown out touching DR.. Mead's cand
dHev ~ the method Of conducting il.
IL 10 well enough TO consider careful,
IL. toDtc. ~hrner they come TO deter
mnc the motives for their being made.
aud also 10 inquire whether the lines OF
those making them have always squar
ed With their present professions So
that the people may judge how much
weight o. give them. The better H.
illustrate our meaning LEI us recur 10
little history not 20 very ancient either.
For instance. in 1908. the Barr
Times, the ~. Adams Messenger aud
the Free Press ware among The lead
ing papers in the state whose column.
w.fr devoted TO expressing the vii,
enthusiasm and imperative demand OF
thr people tor the promotion Of th,
then lieutenant governor. This de-
mand, however. was not firmly fixed a.
70 render Il absolutely certain that our
contemporaries were not 10 experience |
the ehAgriB Of seeing their tavorile IN |
whose promotion the common peopl, |
bad spent 70 much Of their valuable |
aud nnrcquited time aud their hard
earned cash, sci aside. aud man with
out the price, named in bis stead
Windhsm County goi mad, others we're
ugly, and at The last moment many
baked nj The dose about 10 be- admin.
lsiered Thy The people. Of course, 10
tbcmselses.l VI. remember how th.
candidate. nnshayen and alarmed.
with bis friends, moot OF them nov
political cnemles OF DR.. Mead and loud
est 10 his denuBciation. spent the night
prior 10 The convention IN fixing poliii
cal fences. button boiling delegates.
and IN using every possible cffori TO
win The nomination. For this we have
no criticism 10 make. nor do We wish l
70 be understood az implying any re.
Election on The personality OF The cAndi |
dale for u Is only matter OF the con
stsiepey oi certain ones that We are
now discussing ~ bearing upon theiI |
expressed fear thai The will ~ The PEG
pie may be 10 some way ihwaried by
DR.. Mead and his friends. As bearing
upon the question let " refer 20 well
known incident. The gentleman who
In bsaliiAni speech % great cloqaenee
and power presented she maine Of lbs.
candidate 10 The convention DID not
dsrr in The course Of il 10 iakr The risk
Of mentioning The name of The then
governor. Fletcher d. Proctor. lest The
cousrutsou sboaid forget IL pledges.
however ob,aiaed. and bomasie a,
man whom ihe p~aple reanv wa4f-i
and se sihm INA. tht. ON. 81
desefmlned apan 10 confer esu
vas grsoed ~ ihs pressure j .s-,s
gentlemen sbase psss@ii. afr 4ssa lssp
~ stirred b~csass Dr. Meaa aa. SIC
tenersty 10 seek lhe npsa Il ~
governor 10 The tsee % thra assspa
yAi. and has s3sa has lhe a,tbtss ~.
sssk il opsaly and Aboye board