The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-06

Tn this issue The Caledonlan completes
the publication Of the first remarks Of
its contemporaries regarding the appeal
oil this paper TO the people to refuse to
vote for John A. Mead for governor,
because he secured the Republican nomi-
nation BY means that be dare not make
public A. expected this appeal is not
unanimously endorsed because it threat
ems party regularity. In this matter
there Is a difference Of opinion between
Us and our contemporaries regarding
what constitutes the best interests OF
the party. Some of the editors eyi-
IDENTIFY think one cannot serve his party
well unless he endorses in its entirety
the action Of the party in convention.
We agree with them on this whenever
tire verdict OF convention has been
honorabIv secured We should never
let our personal choice between candi-
dates who have contested fairly inilu-
ence our allegiance to the party, but
when candidate for office IS openly
reported to be conducting money cam
paign, when the public press repeatedly
saws that be has won his nomination by
methods he dares not make public, and
the candidate refuses to take the public
into his confidence and tell how he won
his fight, when mans victory Is recog.
nized at home and abroad as a victory
for money in politics, We cannot con
slider his victory as binding on any citi-
zen who believes in pure politics,
This we believe Is more loyal service
to the party than to simply acquiesce in
something people know to be wrong and
ask them to accept IL as right. Such
acquiesoence never brings strength 70 4
party, because the people do not believe
such things are right, On the other
hand. an independence that will teach
the party that it will be supported only
20 far az ii stands for honorable meth
DDS win specify bring the party up to a
standard that viii attract full popular
strength. For these reasons we believe
that every man who would have the
Republican party stand for things politi-
callv righteous should not vote for John
Ia. Mead for governor We advocate
thisne because It is Mead, but because
It would be defeat Of eorrupting po-
litical influence.
We advocate further that people
should not only refuse to vote for him
but they should vote for somebody else
for governor. To refuse to vote for
anybody would not reduce Mead's ma
iority. but simply the total vote for
governor. To vote for someone else will
reduce the majority Of Mr.. Mead and
make the rebuke to undesirable cam
paign methods the more effective.
All the other candidates on the Re-
publican ticket stand there without
challenge Of the legitimacy Of the meth.
DDS they adopted TO get their position,
and they are entitled to full party sup
port. Aside from the weak plank on
primary elections. the Republican party
we believe, has the most desirable plat
form and should be endorsed by the
voters. But when voting for governor
remember the Australian ballot offers
vou the opportunity TO mark or write
lupon It your honest conviction.
lveu do 50. il is possible to elect a
governor at the polls and not by dele
yates to a party convention that was
captured by the hired agents Of 3 man
who used money to an extent that he
dares not tell.
we have not been dangerously jammed
lby the crowd aoeking to our standard
lhnt we have received enough written
land spoken endorsements to make ne
lbeieve 4 rebuke viii be made wien The
voters reach the polls.-st. Johnsbury
Caledonian.