Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-06-08
TERMS
RECORDED FACTS MIsSTATED.

as follows:
Has our Barton neighbor failed to
discover since the Mead campaign
opened, indications that some matter
used in certain editorial columns ap-
peared foreign to their general
characteristics?
Answer, No.
We cannot refrain from adding that
the most pronounced indications of
matter foreign to it's general charac-
teristics that we have discovered in any
paper has appeared in the columns of
the News as we shall see before finish
ing this editorial.
Again, can our good Barton neigh |
bor. who appears to be in close touch |
with DR.. Mead and his candidacy,
truthfully say that it knows of no
instances where matter furnished by
the Mead literary bureau has gone
into the editorial columns of one or
more state newspapers with practical
ly no changes in diction?
Answer, Yes.
Can it truthfully say that it knows
of no editorial productions during the
past few months in any of the state
newspapers which were written largely
if not entirely along the lines sug-
gested by DR.. Mead or his manager?
Answer, Yes.
Does the Barton editor know of any
instance or has he any reason to believe
that DIR. Mead has paid money to any
newspaper in the state during this cam
paign, other than for legitimate ad-
vertising meaning announcements
that were plainly marked as political
advertislng!'
Answer, No.
The News in answering the Monitor s
questions goes on record as follws:
Does the News really believe Mr..
Fleetwood's six years as secretary OF
state, better qualities him for CHIEF
executive than Dr. Mead's term in the
house, one term in the senate as {
member and two years as lieutenan
governor and president Of the senate
mayor of Rutland, and his great bust
ness exerience as president and m lana
ger Of the Howe Scale Works?
The News answers: Yes.
Of course belief in answer to tn
first question asked the News above is
matter of judgment. The judgmen
of the Monitor and the News appears
be greatly at variance.
But the very idea that in point o
service alone, Mr.. Fleetwood is cite
prepared for governor than DR.. MeaC
appears to be little short of ridiculou
to the Monitor.
The News answer to the secor
question, however, that it still CLAIM
the statement that DR.. Mead has nevt
been identified with the promotion c
any progressive measure further tia
possibly voting for it in some il
stances, to be true, is not a matter
judgment but of record The stat
ment is not true, unless the Ne0
claims Act No. "a Of the laws of 19C
providing for a permanent publ
school fund and creating a board
trustees to manage the same and {
rect the investment and distribute
thereof" to cite one instance only,
not progressive. DR.. Mead introduce
this bill as will be seen by the Hou
of Representatives journal of 19(
page 143. This journal may be fou
in every town clerks Office in
state of Vermont. This law is now
our statutes as sections 1912 to II
in elusive.
The Monitor calls attention of I
News statement that, mo man
ever taken the governorship in V
mont at that age," referring to
age DR.. Mead will be another Fl
This statement is not true. Ju
Converse was elected governor
took the office at the age of nes
seventy-four years in 1872, as any
may ascertain by referring to Ullel
MEN of Vermont" page 100.
In view of the above, and other z
tive statements detrimental to
Mead that the News has not, or cal
prove there is little wonder that
have failed to note changed cha
teristic in the News editorials. If
News was before court we sus
testimony from it would be impea
by the foregoing, and so we have
hesitancy in printing the follo0
vehement and uncharacteristic ed
ial from the News of May 81.
wonder is that the News, above
papers, should talk about false
situation and skunk journalism.
The Mead literary bureau is eng
in dishing out for publication in {
of it's newspapers most discredit
class of editorials, because they
based on misrepresentation and
calculated to prejudice people WI
NOT know the facts. Two illustrate
A number of newspapers critic
Mead for sending out through
literary bureau an abstract of a
delivered by him before a relit
body. The bureau took this as a
upon which to claim that these n
papers were making light Of sa