The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1912-03-28

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pubilcf Introduced a Socialist soal
b1s orator ia tie streets Of Ben
Glngiau. endorsed the views Of thi
sFliAtoF aud commended the plat
torm 81 the Socialists In your news
paper
Az I have supported the pfiD
sipIea ol the Republican party ant
Tor aesfly tMenty yoaTA have custom
ar.ly voted for Republican candi
dates nj election
Regarding this question and Edl
toi Hoses answer thereto. The
Journal merely requests that the
feadef hep the answer in yiew,and
tspeelaIiy that portion about support
iBE the principles Of the Repueli-
can party while examining the es.
uaets from the Banner editorials
ghlch are given below
t2l Claiming 20 be q Repubil'
can. have supported every county.
state and national ticket Of that
party. not only during the past eight
years. but for the past IS years.
During that time. there have been
several candidates out of the hun
d.c,s aud more on the several Re
publican tickets for whom ! have
DOT voted, because ! deemed them
not well qualified aud ! propose 70
continue this practice IN the future
We have no doubt that Mr. Howe
Usually voted the Republican tickets
he mentions. IL he so asserts. but
what the Journal had In mind was,
dld he support the Republican tick
cts In the last eight years IN his
ia wspaper, the Bennington Banner?
Admitting our ignorance upon the
subject. we might inquire In parti-
cular. Did the Banner support the
Republican state ticket, headed
Governor Mead two years ago? And
again, did the Banner support the
Republican state ticket headed by
Governor Prouty four years ago?
80 II is not true. have not
repeatedly attacked the administra-
ton OF President Taft and | have
not pronounced II total failure. "
The Banner does not believe thai
IL "a wise for the Republican party
to renominate Taft, that Is, u the
party has any desire TO win Presi-
dent Taft will run about as strong
next year as Horace Greeley did In
1872. and stands about the same
show OF success Practically every
American citizen admires and loves
William II. Taft, the citizen. but
as president OF the United Statei
HE HAS BEEN A FAILURE from
the day he put Richard Ballinger in
TO his cabinet, down TO his message
TO Congress the other day - Even
ing Banner, Dec. IS. 1911,
Corporation lawyers usually max,
dangerous public servants as Presi-
dent Taft ought to know by this
time. Knox. Ballinger, Wickersham
have proved great trio. and the
president can place the chief fall
ure OF his admlnistration--not at
their door. but at his own judgment
ia selecting such men "--Banner
July 90, 1911.
Whatever the sentiment toward
him may be, lie (TafD can
not be reelected. Banner and
Reformer, Nov. 5. 1911.
IN answer to a question as 10
whether there was localized anti
Tai, sentiment in Vermont. Editor
Howe said In the Banner and Re
former OF Jan. IL, 1912 THE anti
raft sentiment In Vermont IL not
localized, hut is quite general. He
"a not an unqualified success as
president and the party can do bet
tcr than renominate him this year. =
Mr.. Tait Is man OF personally
high charactef and IL personally low
ed and esteemed. but many OF us
believe that HIS services as presi
dcnt has not been satisfactory. Ely
ea'ng Barner, Feb, 0, 1912.
40 have never advocated
the nomination Of Senator La Fol-
lette
The mci, the career OF Senator
a Toilette OF Wisconsin II studied
a spassionately ard without preju-
diaa the more h, n 10 be admired.
? II Must be upon La Fol-
lctte. platform 4 the Republican
party is 10 stand any show OF win
ming" RanEe: and Reformer. July
3 1911.
The hope o. The country IS 10
the insurgent element OF the Repub-
lltaa pariy. and III the progressive
public -spiri'ed men OF both par ties
vile are wiling io back up this IN
-urgont element Ntich represents
The bca there IL li American pub
Iic service to-day. banner aud
MAY H. 1910.
90 have not announced any
Advocacy OF the candidacy Of Col.
Roosevelt
The Banner hopes that Roose-
gelt viii be nominated, chiefly be-
.ause he can almost surely be elect
I'd while the chances are against
rafl az the November polls,
Roosevelt is Industrious. while Taft
Z lndoleht. Roosevelt il aggressive.
? lille Taft Is passive Roosevelt
viii force the fighting while Taft
VIII do almost anything TO avoid a
.ight Evening Banner. Feb 2s,
1919 -
We want Republican candidate
y Ito stands better show OF win
ding than MIR. Taft. Mr.. Roose-
Welt would. In our opinion. be such
a candidate Evening Banner.
Feb 6. 1919
The Banner cannot understand
how anybody can oppose the initia-
tive. the referendum and recall.
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