The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-11-17
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able aud willing TO represent Ben
nington county IA the State Senate.
out SIR. Archibald Was chosen and
accepted with the explicit direction
that b. was nominated with the UNI
outstanding that be should support
me platform. Having secured the
domination and won the election
-enAtor Archibald takes his seat
aud on the very first test OF loyalty
20 the pledges Of his party 10 shieh
Ae ia Jude Btad for HIS nomination
and election he declared publicly
that he il not bound by any party
platform. This looks very much IKE
getting office under false pretenees.
AR. Archibald knew that the trus-
zoe process plank was Ia the party
platform. lie had perfect right 70
y.a,ose IL on the floor OF the state
convention OF at the county conyen-
don or 10 oppose during the cam
oaign and at the polls the party thal
advocated such a doctrine II II nld
,ot meet with his approval, PRIV
legs of which he did not avail him-
self The Senator from Bennington
does not come TO Montpelier simply
10 represent the opinions OF Frank
u. Archibald He Is here because
he Republican voters OF Bennington
county. who constitute majority Oh
ne people of that county, sent MIN
% the state capital as one Of Two
men 10 act for the citizens OF thar
county In representative capacity
And they were careful not 10 leave
ala course OF action entirely TO ms
own desires, but they said To MN
10 effective send you as Sella-
cor to represent us with the AIS
.inet understanding, with the SIN
xle exception noted you shall sup
,ort the principles embodied IN the
Republican state platform,
Now Senator Archibald repudiates
A plank OF the platform he was
pledged to support and says ne 10
oound by,no part OF that platform
His ideas of party feaity, and the
Iuties that Senator owes to the
constituents who chose him aud m
instructed him as TO his duties are
peculiar, TO say the least What
a TO become OF party pledges ana
party dieipline OF man having
made his calling and election sure
sets up his own opinions as Deihs
superior TO the combined WISDOM
1f all the Republicans OF the state
such an attitude is destructive OF
party unity and party government
and no man who hoidse sueh views
ought to accept the nomination OF
party with which he is not fully IN
sympathy,
The meaning OF Republicanism in
Vermont is the definition which is
liked every two years by the party
platform Ii platforms are TO De
treated With anything but derision
heir pledges must be kept. II IL
line Vermont Republicans made
ip their minds whether their plat
iorms are to be used simply as a de-
10Y for voters or whether they are
20 be considered as moral obliga-
lions TO be loyalty observed.
The attitude taken by Senator Arr
thibald and other Senators is one
chat cannot be successfully defend
ed and which places the RepuDll-
can party In an indefensible posi-
ton. The future OF the Republican
party in It's relation to labor. and
me good faith 1t is to show toward
that important body OF our fellow
citizens IL in the. keeping OF
majority OF the Senate. II they per-
sist in the course they have taken
hey viii make the campaign OF
1910 very difficult one The les
son OF 1909 should not be SO sooD
forgotten. Even Vermont Republic
cans may not reject party pledges
with impunity Montpelier Jour
nal
The Senators who voted TO repu-
date pledge twice made by the
Republican party. to exempt from
trustee process wages to the amount
81 ten dollars. were Archibald oil
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