Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-08-31
co TO THE POLLS.

Next Tuesday. September 6. tho
freemen in the towns Of Vermont will
assemble at the various polling places
to elect town representatives, sena-
tors, county officers, congressman
and the state ticket. This is an i'm
portant election. Any election is i'm
portant. With power comes RESPONSE
bility and as the republican party is
in power in this state the full meas
ure of responsibility falls upon it. The
party is made up of individuals and
upon the individual republican falls
the responsibility. 1t is a solemn
duty and high privilege to vote and
any man who does not do so. when
opportunity is such that he can with
out unreasonable sacrifice get to the
polls, is either lazy or shirk. The
Monitor can see no other construction
that can possibly be logically main
tanned. There are those men in near
ly every town who have not voted in
many years, and that without reason
able excuse. These men ought to be
held in little less than contempt bv
their fellow taxpayers. who must take
the responsibility of government and
then listen to the criticisms and fault
finding of the non voter. On the
other hand there are men who make
great personal sacrifice and effort to
always do their duty at the polls.
These men are worthy the esteem of
every loyal citizen.
Speaking of specific duties there is
a movement this fall such as Vermont
has not seen in many years for the
election of capable and honest legisla-
tors. Cast your vote for the mar
whom you feel will make the best leg.
lslator, and the man who pledges him.
self to assist in the fulhlment of the
important pledges for the bettermen
OF the state, if you are fortunate
enough to have such man. Especial
ly has it been pointed out that mer
ready to pledge their support to tn,
interests of the people as against tn,
great corporate interests ought to re
ceive the preference, for it is fearet
by some that an effort will be mad,
to control the legislature this fall il
the interests of corporate greed.
In voting for executive officers If
the county and state the Monitor doe
not see how better choice can be req
lstered than by voting the straigh
party ticket. Certainly Orlean
county has list of officers nominal
ed that commands the respect an
confidence of all.
There is little confusion on tn
state ticket in some quarters. Becaus
DIR. Mead, nominee for governor, ha
not to date made public his preconve1
ton campaign expenses, soma advC
cate scratching his mama but votin
for the rest of the ticket, believin
that a reduced majority will serve 2
rebuff and rebuke to the use ,
money in political campaigns. Viii
gubernatorial candidates have made
custom to spend large sums
money in pre-convention campaiqr
and have never made public their e.
penses no such thing as refusing
vote the straight ticket was ever a
vocated before. 1t is not believ,
that; DR.. Mead or his predecesso
spent money illegitimately, for lar
sums can be spent in clean canvas
but the claim is mad e tn
now is the time to rebuke {
custom of years by biting I
Mead. The Monitor would not try
influence anyone to vote the straig
ticket if he believes DR.. Mead is n
competent to be governor, believ
him to be dishonest or disqualified
any way, or. looking your own CO
science through you find it will n