The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-05-19
4 MARKED DIFFERENCE.


Herald commenting on an editorial
of this paper regarding the Cover
norship. The Herald, no doubt in
advertently, refers to an announce
ment by the Journal that it would
support Mr. Fleetwood. This paper
alluded to the possibility that it
might, under certain conditions, sup
port the Morrisville candidate, but
urged Frank L. Greene, of st. AL
bans, to permit the use of his name.
The Herald believes that Doctor
Mead is not conducting a systematic
campaign for the Governorship, de-
sires to know how Or. Mead is
trying to pocket the Governorship
more than is Mr.. Fleetwood" also re-
marks: What is sauce for the goose
| is sauce for the gander, and where
two candidates employ what are vir-
tually the same methods, scrupulous
propriety demands that if one is al
lowed to continue them, the same
privilege should be extended to his
opponent. Why discriminate?'
The Journal, according to the best
information obtainable finds the
Mead and Fleetwood methods radi-
cally different Mr.. Fleetwood prac-
tically is conducting his campaign
single handed. Very likely he writes
some letters, but his efforts consist
chiefly in making speeches, in pre-
senting to the people his views on cur
rent topics. Such efforts hardly con-
stitute "a mad scramble" the
speeches are not numerous enough
for that, surely. Mr.. Fleetwood does
not maintain active political head
quarters like that of Doctor Mead.
There is no Fleetwood Political Bur-
eau sending out political literature,
which includes scurrlous attacks up
on an opposition newspaper. 1t
will not be denied that John L. Lewis
has acted in the capacity of manager
for the Rutland candidate and that
a publicity agent has been employed.
THE Journal does not assert that this
Is improper, but Mr.. Fleetwood S
methods do not include such service.
There is pretty widespread belief
that the Mead Political Bureau sends
out editorials to some papers sup
porting the Lieutenant Governor. If
the Herald can assure the Journal
that this has not been done the state
ment will be printed very cheerfully.
1t is pretty certain that Mr.. Fleet
wood has sent out no such material.
There has been much evidence to
indicate that considerable number
of agents have been employed in all
lparts of the State in the interests of
Doctor Meads candidacy. The Jour
nal cannot prove that they have been
paid agents. Possibly they have CIV
en- weeks of their time, as it is claim
ed Mr.. Lewis of North Troy has given
his services, purely as an apprecia-
ton of friendship, as wonderful as it
is unusual. Possibly they have not.
In this connection it is pertinent
to quote from Lincoln's speech on
certain suspicious phases of the bred
Scott decision, delivered at Spring
field, ILL.,, June II, 1858, in which he
said: I'VE cannot know that all these
exact adaptations are the result of
preconcert. But when we see a lot
of framed timbers, different portions
of which we know have been gotten
out at different times and places and
by different workmen Stephen
Franklin, Roger and James, for in
stance-and when we see these tim
bers joined together and see that they
exactly make the frame of a house
or mill, all the lemons and NOR
tises exactly fitting, and all the
lengths and proportions of the differ
ent pieces exactly adapted to then
respective places and not a piece toe
many or too few-not emitting even
scaffolding-or If a single piece be
lacking, we see the place in the frame
exactly fitted and prepared yet to
bring such piece in--in such case
we find it impossible not to believe
that Stephen and Franklin and Roger
and James all understood one anoth-
er from the beginning, and all work
ed upon a common plan or draft
drawn up before the first blow was
, struck"
AS stated previously the Journal
cannot prove that these busy Mead
lieutenants, active at the Dairymen's
meeting, at various other gatherings
in going in and out among the peo-
pie, up and down the State, are paid
by the candidate whom they serve
But when men commonly counted as
political workers, generally under
: stood to work for pay, busy them
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