The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-02-14
Does Not Think Other Candidates are
Wanted

Does Not Think other Candidates are
Wanted
Dana II. Morse, one Of the leading
citizens of Randolph writes to the
Randolph Herald and News as fol
lows:
Mr.. Editor:-Two men have an
nounced themselves candidates for
governor for the two years beginning
October next. namely, Lieutenant
Governor John A. Mead Of Rutland
and Hon. Frederick G. Fleetwood of
Morrisville. former secretary of
state.
Both have made formal entrance
into the campaign, the former by put
ting out lot of advertising, marshal
ing his forces, paying his henchmen
as 1t is said. employing a political
manager and as il is claimed honey
combing the different counties with
money; meanwhile trying to justify
his actions by saying he is pursuing
the course of worthy predecessors.
While our best and noblest men
are chagrined and heartsick of the
use OF such methods OF getting office
the truth of the claim in far too many
instances must be regretfully ac-
knowledged but we look in vain to
find where Lieut.. Gov. Mead or any
OF his mathematisians have figured
out that the commissio nof any num-
Der of such wrongs makes a single
right.
OF Mr. Fleetwood his platform and
campaign we have no criticism to
make at this time. They start off by
reiterating the same old. old story
that they favor an economical and
business-like administration of state
affairs. o, yes, OF course they do
| III there has been any candidate for
the office of governor in the state of
Vermont for the last forty years WIN
has not made a similar announcement
his name would be hard to recall ana
for all of that fact ii must be admit
ted that the affairs of the state in
some instances at least have not
been conducted with any marked bus
mess ability or economy.
In announcing a policy, Mr.. Mead
or any other candidate for governor
ought to specify what particular pol
Icy he has in mind, and what will be
his method OF accomplishing the
avowed purpose. If Mr. Mead in
tends TO remedy the evils of the pres
ent business methods of the state.
let him point out the place where h,
Will begin. II he would abolish a
whole lot of the useless Office or urge
that upon the legislature let him
| name some of the offices. IL DR..
Mead means business and intends to
urge reform upon the legislature and
get behind that body and see
that some of the reform meas
uresh proposed are enacted into
laws as did Ex-Governor Proctor and
others who might be mentioned, let
us have what his ideas are concern.
ing the present taxation system. what
he thinks of our present system of re
| presentation. What about adopting
some or part of the measures for a
change in our state constitution rec
commended by the special committee,
| What would be his methods in high
way Improvement? How would he
better our school laws? How would
he manage the tuberculosis question ?
And other matters which are of vital
Importance to the taxpayers of the
state.
Such things mean far more to the
Ireeholders of Vermont than the
pickering with politicians relative TO
the fat jobs they are looking for In
case such and such things materialize
regardless of their fitness or ability.
While the last named way of paying
political debts may be cheap as well
as convenient, 1t often times proves
extremely unsatisfactory and expen.
sive to the taxpayers.
Surely the thinking people of Yer.
mont are firing of promises made
only to be broken, of glittering gen.
eralities on economy in state expen
ses. We no longer pay attention to
such statements because we know
they are meaningless and will never
be realized 1t is but ingenious ar
gument and sophistry intended to
win us to the support of honorseek
ing and ambitious politicians, hence
IT is said we confidently hope and ex
pect that candidates asking for thu