Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-07-07
TIME FOR REpIBIICANS TO GET
TOGETHER.

TINE FOR REprB,ACANs TO GET
TOGETHER.
Tho Rutland Herald Of Saturday
quoted Dr. Mead, the republican can
didate for governor. ms follows:
Tho doctor is especially pleased by
tho fact that r,oro congratulatory
MESSAGES were received from chit
tendon county than from any other
county in the state I'VE whipped
the ring up there in good shape he
said.
we do not believe Or. Mead intend
cd any reelection upon good citizens
Of Chittenden county, who did not
vote for him, but who exercised the
right Of every American citizen by
making their own choice of n candi-
date for public office. We know Of
no ring" in Chittenden county. but
most people In this vicinity know
concerning the position Of the repub-
lican organization, a ajority of the
city committee and of the office hold
ers. to saw nothing Of the democratic
organization, so IL is not necessary to
speak of all this
The 500 and over of voters who
cast their ballots for Fleetwood in
BURLINGTON certainly arc among the
most self-assertive to lie found with
in the party and they are not tied up
with any "ring." they Will unQues-
tionably be found loyal to the best
interests of the party in the present
campaign as they have been in the
past, no matter what may be said.
Tho convention has selected candi-
dates and platform. and all insinua
tons and pickering should give place
to efforts to present a solid front to
the democracy.
We also dcplore the spirit emb odi led
in the letter from Montpelier ro
publican. printed elsewhere. stating
that many republicans there will vote
for Watson of 81. Adams or Howe of
st. Johnshury, If either is nominated
by the democrats
The republicans Of Vermont have
shown their ability to work out their
own problems within party. lines
without going into the democratic
camp for help. Public sentiment IA
the great corrective of evil and the
party will advance only so fast as
it's members as a whole progress in
the direction of any suggested or de-
sirable change.
The very democratic leaders who
were so lately helping to run repub-
lican caucuscs are already boasting
that they Will make the republican
majority In Vermont the smallest on
record. ana all good republicans
everywhere in the state should re-
member that an entire state ticket as
well rs congressional tickets with the
national sigDiicance thereof are IN
volved. and should not permit our
democratic enemies to force any de-
lection from the party.
The republicans of Vermont have
been through more bitter and pro-
tracted struggles than that through
which they have just passed. and one
OF these contests resulted in throwing
the election OF governor into the
Legislature: but the party got to-
gether again. as II will this time.
1t has been urged in this commun-
lily that nght Is a splendid thing
FOR party, and that good comes out
of struggle like those in New York
ana Vermont which in some respects
nave had common ground. After
the fight Is ended, however, factional
differences fostered simply aid tho
common enemy and help to drive
away the votes that go to mako no
the desired majority in Vermont. We
are confident that after the heat of
battle has fully passed from all sides
the spirit Of harmony will prevail.