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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-05-26
(Enosburg Standard.)

The determined effort of a consid-
cradle portion of the papers in Ver-
mont to induce DR.. Mead to give his
endorsement to those policies which
inure to good government, having up
to date signally failed through his re-
fusal to subscribe to the publicity fea-
ture of his campaign as requested by
Candidate Hapgood, 1t is time to con-
slider another phase, entirely differ
ent in character, as one involves mere
ly the moral element, while the other
is concrete expression OF the arous-
ed sentiment of the State of Ver-
mont regarding the great evils Incl
dent to the lavish expenditure and
corrupting influence of money in gu
bernatorial campaigns.
The Burlington Free Press perform
ed distinct service in calling atten-
ton in an editorial in it's issue of
May 5 to the law relating to the ex-
penditure of money by candidates
seeking the nomination for Governor
or other offices.
Sections 1O4 and 1O5 of this law
reads as follows:
NO person shall directly or indi-
rectly, give, pay, expend or contribute
or promise to give, pay, expend or con-
tribute money or other valuable
thing, in order to promote his own
nomination, or the nomination of an
other person as a candidate for a
public office, by caucus, convention
or nomination papers, except for per-
sonal expenses as provided in the
following section"
"A person may incur and pay in or
der to promote his own nomination
or the nomination of another person
as candidate for public office his
own personal expenses for travelling
for writing. printing and preparing
for transmission any letter, circu-
lar or other publication not issued
at regular intervals, whereby he may
state his position or views, or the
position or views or another person
upon public or other questions, fol
stationery and postage, for telegraph
telephone and other regular messen.
ger service and for other petty per-
sonal expenses, but all such expenses
shall be limited to those which are
directly incurred ana paid by him."
The language of this statute is very
explicit, not the slightest ambiguity
can be found, and it's meaning is cas-
lily interpreted from the language it.
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them at a handsome nf6at.

them at q handsome rrofit.
The present price Of pork and beef
and mutton should induce our farm
ars to use all the products of the
farm that are available in raising
hogs, cattle and sheep. In this man
ner they may not only sell their live
stock for high prices, but maintain
the fertility of their farms.
The prevailing high prices of meat
products may not continue indefinite
ly, those who must buy hope they
will not, but they are likely to be
sufficiently high for considerable
period to make it profitable for farm
ers to raise more livestock for mar
ket. 1t is foolish and wasteful poll
cy to skin the farm Vermonters
should count the cost when they are
tempted to adopt such methods.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-05-26
TAFT'S OWN STORY.

The June number of McClures Mag
azine contain an authorized interpre-
tation by George Kibbe Turner of an
interview with President Taft rela-
tive to his administration, and is a
frank and straightforward declara-
ton regarding his attitude toward
men and events.
He has this to say of the suggse-
ton that he ought to have vetoed the
Payne tariff bill:
1t was perfectly clear to me at the
time, that | could achieve a tempoc.
airy personal popularity by vetoing
this tariff bill. 1t was just as clear
that if | did so | would cause such a
split with my party in Congress that
tbs entire program of progressive
eSislation, to which / had dedicat, d
the whole strength of my adniinistra-
ton would be put in jeopardy. AS it
was | kept the friendship and CO.
operation of the conservative Repub-
leans in Congress-the only section
where opposition might have been OK
rected to develop-for my personal
program of legislation"
This appears to be a very fair SUM
ming up of the situation. Had the
eaders like Aldrich and Cannon
yielded more fully to the popular de-
mand for a downward revision of the
tariff it is probable that the party
would not be suffering, as it is today,
from such serious dissensions in it's
ranks.
Regarding the Ballinger-P inchot
controversy the President says
"Mr Ballinger strongly advocated
the passage of new land laws; but he
questioned whether some of the acts
taken under executive power in rela-
Ition TO protecting and developing pub
lie lands had been entirely within
the present law. A difference of opin-
ion soon arose between him and Mr..
Pinchot, involving, in the first place,
the withdrawal of public lands to
protect water-power sites, and mat
ters connected with the reclamation
service; and, later, a very strained
situation arising out of limitations of
a young investigator for the land of
flee, Louis A. CLAWS, that Mr.. Balm
gers relations with certain Alaskan
claimants had not been consistent
with the public interest.
These charges of Mr.. CLAWS, and
the evidence upon which he based
them, were given to me, and by the
Attorney-General at my request; and,
with the full evidence in the case
before us, we both decided that they
consisted entirely of unfounded sus-
PIGEONS, and that Mr.. CLAWS should
be discharged Mr.. Pinchot had been
appealed to by Mr.. CLAWS in his SER
les of protests against Mr.. Ballinger,
and he and Mr.. Ballinger We're now
in entire disagreement. The very eff
fective medium of publicity buit up
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gubernatorial kaleidoscope new
situation has been developed, and the
present status of the canvass is un-
questionably correctly stated by the
Bennington Banner as follows:
"The Barton Monitor and some other
State papers in discussing the Cover
norship campaign declare that it is
Mead against the field. Is this cor
rect at the present stage of the can
vass? OF course down here at Ben
nington we are far from the center
of population and also from the poll
teal centers so that we may be mis-
ted, but looking at the canvass as
dispassionately as we are able and
trying to state the thing as we see
it, without prejudice, it appears that
Fleetwood has passed Mead in the race
and is now the leading candidate. OF
course partisans of various candi-
dates are inclined to see things from
the viewpoint of their favorite and
anybody is likely to be misled by I'M
conscious prejudice, but there are
many things that indicate a disin-
tegration of some of the support
which appeared earlier sure to go to
DR.. Mead and the Banner considers
him now only in second place in the
race"
Under these conditions, if still an
other candidate should begin active
work, it would manifestly not be fol-
the purpose of beating any other par
ticular candidate, but to DO his best
o win the Governorship.
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THE GOvERNORSHIP.
(Brattleboro Reformer.l

(Brattleboro Reformer)
A tagging Governorship contest has
received impetus during the past week
by the announcement of the candidacy
of James X Batchelder of Arlington,
but even now popular excitement is
not at a pitch that will interfere SER
iously with spring planting. Mr.. Bat
chelder's entrance into the field had
been expected for number of weeks.
His friends had been urging him to
become a candidate, and that he would
'ield to their wishes when the proper
ime came was foregone conclusion.
Just what effect this new candidacy
will have on the situation 1t is perhaps
a bit too early to predict. Mr.. Bat
chelder can reasonably expect the sup
port of practically all of Bennington
county and a portion of Windham, but
whether he can make progress in the
north is different proposition. At
guess we should say that he would
)e more likely to harm DR.. Mead than
anyone else for the simple reason that
the doctor has more to harm. Evid-
ence is lacking to show that Mr.. Fleet
wood has collected formidable support,
and as for Mr.. Smith and Mr.. Hap
good the extent of their following
is decidedly uncertain quantity. The
former hasn't recovered from the I'M
ortunate introduction he received at
the hands of the Burlington Free
Press, while the latter is having diff
ficulty in making people take him
seriously.
The Reformer is free to say that
it does not consider Mr.. Batchelder
an ideal candidate. In age he has
light advantage, if any, over DR.. Mead
and his connection with the "old
guard" of the Republican party is a
bit too close to- inspire enthusiasm
among the younger and NOR eprog-
rsssive members. However, on the i'm
mediate issues of the campaign he
seems to be sound. He favors all of
the important recommendations of the
commission appointed to propose con-
stitutional amendments, and has de-
clared himself for an increased pub
lie school fund, continuance of the
work of the commissioner of agricul-
ture, reduction of court expenses, clos
er scrutiny of legislative appropria-
tions, forest preservation, more mod
ern legislative rules and trunk-line
highways owned and maintained by
lie State. Furthermore he is willing to
join with any or all candidates in
filing sworn statement of campaign
expenses before or after the conven-
ton. In view of Mr.. Batchelder's at
titude on these questions and his ac-
knowledged experience in, State af-
fairs he seems to us as we'll fitted as
ny, and better than some of the 9TH
Ter aspirants, to receive the nomina-
i, but he is not such a paragon as to
cause us to alter our belief that the
best thing for every town to do is to
end unpledged delegates to the State
convention.
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"SklNNING THE FARM"

The Randolph Herald in it's current
tissue, calls attention to what appears
to be shortsighted practice on the
part of some Vermont farmers, when
it says:
THE writer admits in advance that
he isn't farmer OF the son of
farmer, hence his opinion will count
for only what it is worth in regard
to this Boston milk war. 1t is, in
brief, that the Vermont farmer who
sells whole milk either to Boston or
local parties for practically the same
figure that he can get for the prod
figure that he can get for the prod
luct by separating it himself, or TAX
the creamery, is short-sighted, and
in the end will rue it. He is just
as surely "skinnins his farm" as
though he cut all the timber A few
years will show it; even the present
reflects it.
When the farmer sells his whole
milk, he goes out of the stock and
hog raising business, and must de-
pend upon other breeders to replen-
ish his herds. Not only is this unsat-
isfactory to the thoughtful farmer
who breeds along certain lines that
he believes are best for him but he
has to pay the other fellow the pro-
! fit of breeding that he could save
himself. And if there is quite a gen.
eral selling of whole milk, with the
a1af &c
feed, there is soon a shortage in
stock that means unnatural prices,
such as cannot easily be paid. This
! condition even now prevails. And the
loss OF skim milk means the end Of
hos raising, almost always a profit
liable factor on the farm and now eX-
tremely so. With calves and hogs
gone, there is heavy shrinkage in
/ both quantity and quality of barn
manure, that the land itself will soon
feel. We fear the farmers who are
reaching now for the dollar in sight
VIII live to regret that they did not
plan for the better dollar ahead. One
should be able to figure, safely and
surely, a wide margin in favor of
whole milk, and also to see his way
clearly to the keeping up of his herd
and lands, counting out the loss in
pork, before he goes back on the good
old way. And the wide margin hasn't
yet been offered"
The editor of the Herald speaks
words of wisdom although he may
not be a farmer. The Master of the
State Grange, C. F. Smith, of Morris
vile one of the most progressive and
successful farmers of the State, has
called attention in public addresses
to this wasteful policy of selling milk
and hay and thus taking the fertility
out of the soil without putting some
thing back. Very large profits are
being made by intelligent farmers who
buy pigs, feed them to considerable
extent on buttermilk and skim milk,
with little grain added. and sell
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burlington Free Press.)

There was a time not so long ago
when DR.. John A. Mead was the only
man who was making any determin-
d effort to secure the Republican
domination for the Governorship
There was a disposition on the part
of most people to enjoy a rest from
the strenuous campaigns which had
been waged so necessarily, and we
suspect that is one reason why even
up to the present time there has been
such a marked lack of interest on the
part of the voters as whole in the
iovernorship campaign. During the
prolonged period in which DR.. Mead
was the only man doing any work
for the nomination it was natural
that some people should. conclude he
would be alone in the active field, for
getting that it was not until May
that Mr. Prouty began his publicity
campaign for the Governorship two
years ago.
On the other hand host of people
had been looking for the advent of a
ew candidate for the Governorship,
and refused to commit themselves.
This situation, marking the second
stage in the Governorship campaign,
continued until few weeks ago, when
a number of the papers began to say
that as between Dr.. Mead and Hon. f.
G. Fleetwood, who had begun speak
ing tour of the State, they would favor
the latter. In a number of instances,
however, their expression of choice
was predicated upon the condition that
no new candidates entered the field.
Then came the entrance of Hon.
James X Batchelder of Arlington as
disputant of the claims of Hon. M.
j. Hapgood of Peru as a claimant for
the support of Bennington county in
particular, with the acknowledged
certainty that with the close relations
that had always existed between Ben
nington and Windham counties Mr..
Batchelder would inevitably have the
support of a considerable number, if
not all, of the towns in the latter
county.
AS result of these changes in the
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-05-26

under Mr.. Pinchot in the campaign
in favor of national conservation was
directed to attacking the administra-
ton. Finally, Mr.. Pinchot forced me
very much to my regret-to dismiss
him from the Government service.
In my opinion, there has been up to
the present time, total lack of evil
dence to confirm the charges made SO
freely against Mr.. Ballinger."
AS the Congressional investigation
proceeds it is becoming increasing
ly evident that James r. Garfield, Gift
ford Pinchot, and others, with the
active cooperation of certain newspa-
pers and magazines, entered upon a
well organized campaign to drive
Secretary Ballinger from public life,
and indirectly to discredit the Taft
administration. Some of their meth
DDS have been despicable and public
opinion seems to be shifting in con-
siderable measure toward the Taft side
of the controversy. The President
seems very sure of the correctness of
his position and feels, evidently, that
an attempt is being made to strike
at him over Secretary Ballinger's
shoulders. If the President is not
right in his position he is a much
deceived man as he is thoroughly in
earnest in his support of his Secre-
tary of the Interior. He may not be
clever politician, but he is an hon
est man and a wise administrative
officer. His statement will be read
with much interest and ought 20
strengthen his position.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-05-26
MR.. PLUMLEY'S GOOD WORK.

The efficient work that is being
done by Congressman Frank Plumley,
of this district without any attempt to
seek the limelight of publicity, is
shown in the Washington correspond
ence of the Journal which appears
elsewhere in this paper.
AS one of the members charged
with preparing the majority report
on the Weeks bill, which provides for
forest reserves in the White and APP
palachian mountains, he has perform
ed an important task in a thoroughly
adequate manner. Few measures be-
ore Congress equal this bill in ac-
ual importance. The necessity OF
maintaining the present flow of
stream like the Connecticut River,
which is the object of the establish
ment of the White Mountain reserve,
is so plain that it is difficult to see
how any fair minded man can oppose
it. Industries at White River juno
ton, Bellows Falls, Brattleboro,
Greenfield Northampton, Holyoke.
Chicopee, Springfield and Hartford,
representing in the aggregate many
millions of capital and furnishing en-
ployment to tens of thousands of
workmen, are dependent upon the pow
er of this stream. The continued de-
struction of the forests around the
sources of this river threaten a seri-
Gus diminution of the flow. Too
many people are affected by the strip
ping of the forests in this region to
permit such operations to pass UNI
noticed. For the sake of present-day
interests and ever more for the safe
tys of the future, there should be,
around the sources of all such streams
used for power or navigation purposes,
forest reserves.
The arguments and illustrations
set forth in the report show the hand
of a skilled attorney like Mr.. Plum
ley Every reader of this paper
should note the strong points mar
shalled in favor of the measure.
The attitude of Mr.. Scott, of Kan
sas, chairman of the Committee on
Agriculture, which has the bill in
charge, in opposing the measure, is
difficult to understand, when the mil
ions appropriated for conservation
interests in the West are taken into
consideration. Should the income tax
amendment become part of the Con-
stitution it is safe to say that it would
not be long before this new source
of revenue would be tapped by West
ern and Southern members for the
benefit of various conservation
schemes in their sections, the East
furnishing the greater part of the
money. And yet, when a plan so ur-
gently needed for the protection of
Eastern interests is brought forward,
t meets with Western opposition.
Mr.. Plumley has made a most ex-
cellent record thus far and he will
have an opportunity, doubtless before
the matter is finally disposed of to
render still further service in this
good work. His constituents are graf
flied to know that such an opportuni-
ty for usefulness has come to him so
early in his Congressional career, and
they will watch the progress of the
Weeks bill with particular interest.
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STAND FOR SOMETHING.

Candidates for Town Representa-
tive better begin to find out where
they stand on some of the important
questions coming before the Legisla-
ture another fall. 1t would be lust
ike someone to ask them where thew
stood on primary erection, uniform
town accounting and the proposed
constitutional amendments" - Bar
ton Monitor.
Here is a little hint that may well
be passed around the State. We shall
not be likely to have so much trou-
bic about carrying out the Republi-
can party's platform pledges in the
Legislature next fall if this canvass
or public sentiment and fixing of
prospective official opinion are done
early enough not only to make some
impression upon the voters at large
but to commit would-pe public SER
wants to the policies the public de-
slres to see expressed in law.
OF course, the contemporary has
mentioned but a few of the matters
that are likely to engage the attention
OF the general assembly Trunk line
highways and conservation of forests
will certainly be two more very i'm
portant issues to be passed upon. 1t
is time to whip out something like q
tangible public policy in regard to
these matters. Let us talk about the
platform."-St. Adams Messenger.
THE Monitor ventures the state
ment that not one candidate for Town
Representative in 100 in Vermont to-
day is appealing to the voters of his
town for their support on the strength
of his belief in some principle of gov
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-05-26

eminent. Individual can ,.so.o. u,
believe in this thing 49,. .h,ng
and go to the Legisl ,,r,n~ ,ns,h an
avowed purpose to snS,,nrt ola and
vote for certain me, .ns,,es g.. ;e tho
man exists in Verr .,nrt tndo,, Who &c
making his canva 90, ,on ,ho stronotb
~ Us better government,
'ne "oni'oi III" 4 vet to hear of him.
1T is pf e,a,na,, thing that &c
iuie oanus az. les for any kind of leg
isiH.i,e vi e,e in this State are not
oaiieu Up m 10 declare themselves in
.no se tasjt degree, while there is a
slo"l tendency to demand exacting
ueo'"i dtiors from executive officials.
~, ny reverse should, it seems to the
AZ ditor, be the case, and judging
JIM recent elections in Massachu
,etits and New York, where candidates
FOR Legislative offices have strongly
. kdeclared their belief on public ques-
: Iltions, new political era is at hand.
Even in Vermont today the Monitor
: believes that the candidate for Town
Representative who would publicly
. declare staunch stand on some half
dozen serious questions sure to come
before our Legislature another fall
: would reap a harvest of votes from
+ the thinking suffrage population of
S his town the like of which he had
n not dreamed"
= The Journal endorses most hearth
ly the proposal that members of the
q Legislature shall stand for something.
6 We elect men to the General Assem-
+ bly, as Republicans, for instance, and
o when they get to Montpelier they
l. scott at the idea that they are bound
8 by their party platform. If legisla-
tor calls himself a Republican, and
@ the Republican party has taken
= definite position upon some State pol
d icy, or policies, then it is his duty
r to support the principles of the party
d that elected him to office. If the vo-
G tiers of his town disapprove of any
of these policies, then let them in
G istruct their Representative as to their
. desires and elect him as an Independ-
emit not as straight party man.
We have been electing men to the
Legislature for years because they
j, were good fellows, or because it was
their turn. 1t is related that in one
:, small town a man was likely to be-
i, come town charge, so in order to
save" money he was elected to the
Legislature in order that the State
pay might lessen the municipal pau
per account. This was an extreme
case, of course, but far too often the
:. personal popularity of candidate or
our prejudice against his opponent,
has dictated our choice, and the per-
: isonal fitness of the candidates and
i the principles for which they stand,
have counted for very little
We ought to change this policy, and
. this year, when important constitu-
tional amendments are to be voted
upon is a good time to inaugurate a
change.
= We ought to choose our Rep
- resentatives with greater care, we
- ought to reflect more members who
D have shown capacity for good SER
q vice, and the men elected should stand
. for something definite on the more
y important State issues.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-05-26

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concerning the benefit of Peruna. Prom
inent among these men of worldwide
reputation is DR.. Augustin Rivera.
Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico.
The Peruna Drug Co.
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cent results which have obtained from
the use of your praiseworthy remedy,
"Peruna," in several obstinate cases of
nasal catarrh, I take pleasure in writing
you testimonial recommending itas the
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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-05-26

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neighbor, that we too may be in a
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d.. Augustin Rivera.
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he finds catarrh not to be 30 formidable
q disease.