The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-30

Single hcpublCdn NiNhtls tllutI couu-
~, state or national of that party,
which has received your hearty sup
port in the last eight years?
g. Is it not true that you have re-
peatedly attacked the administration
of President Taft in your newspaper
and pronounced the same in a late
issue as being a total failure?
4. Also, did you not for a time
openly advocate the nomination OF
Senator La Toilette?
8. You have announced that you
now favor the candidacy of Col
Roosevelt, so we inquire, do you en-
dorse Col. Roosevelt's platform in
full, including the initiative, referen-
DUN and recall of judicial decisions?
6. If you are in fact a Democrat,
why do you seek a nomination at the
hands of the Republican party?
Z. If you say you are not Dem
ocrat, nevertheless is it not true that
YOU have openly endorsed the scheme
OF revision of the tariff and the entire
program of the present Democratic
majority in congress?
s. If you say you are not Social
list, yet is it not a fact that you
publicly introduced a Socialist soap
box orator in the streets of Benning
ton, endorsed the views of this agi-
tator and commended the platform of
the Socialists in your newspaper?
"Q) | have supported the princi
pies of the Republican party and for
nearly twenty years have customar
| lily voted for Republican candidates
at election
Regarding this question and Edi-
tor Howe's answer thereto the Jour
nal merely requests that the reader
keep the answer in view, and espec-
| tally that portion about supporting
the principles Of the Republican par
t." while examining the extracts
from The Banner editorials which
are given below
"(2) Claiming to be a Republican
| have supported every county, state
| and national ticket of that party, not
only during the past eight years, but
for the past eighteen years. During
that time, there have been several
| candidates out of the hundred and
more on the several Republican tick
/ cts for whom | have not voted, be-
cause | deemed them not well quail
fed and propose to continue this
| practice in the future"
We have no doubt that Mr. Howe
usually voted the Republican tickets
! he mentions. If he so asserts but
what the Journal had in mind was,
did he support the Republican tickets
in the last eight years in his news
paper, The Bennington Banner? Ad-
hitting our ignorance upon the sub
| Iect, we might inquire I'm particular
Did The Banner support the Republi-
can state ticket headed by Governor
Mead two years ago? And again,
/ did The Banner support the Republi.
can state ticket headed by Governor
prouty four years ago?
"(3) 1t is not true. / have not
! repeatedly attacked the administra-
ton Of President Taft and | have not
pronounced II a total failure"
The Banner does not believe that
| il is wise for the Republican party
TO renominate Taft. that is, If the
party has any desire TO win. Pres
ident 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 H. Taft. the citizen, but as
president Of the United States he has
been failure from the day he put
Richard Balinger into his cabinet
down to his message to Congress the
other day Evening Banner, Dec
| IS, 1911.
Corporation lawyers usually make
dangerous public servants as Presi
dent Taft ought to know by this time
Knox. Ballinger, Wickersham hav,
proved a great trio. and the presl
dent can place the chief failure of his
administration-not at their door
but at his own judgment in select
ing such men. Banner and Reform
er. July 90. 1911.
Whatever the sentiment toward
him may be. He (Taft) can
not be elected"-Banner an,
T Reformer. Nov. S. 1911.
IN answer to question as L
, whether there was localized anti-Taf
, sentiment in Vermont. Editor How
7 said In The Banner and Reformer o
Jan 10. 1912: The anti.Taft sent
ment In Vermont is not localized, bu
is quite general He is not an IN
qualified success as president and tn
, party can do better than renominat
, him this year"
Mr. Taft is a man OF PERSONAL,
, high character and is personally 10y
. ed and esteemed, but many OF us b,
neve that his services as presiden
/ have not been satisfactory '-Evenm
, Banner, Feb. g. 1912
! 90 | have never advocated tn
, nomination OF Senator La Toilette. -
, The more the career of Senate
La Toilette OF Wisconsin is studie
r dispasslonately and without preju
dice. the more he Is to be admired
, IL must be upon La Fol
. lette's platform II the Republican pal
, ~ is to stand any show OF winning.
Banner and Roformer' July 8. 1911
10 THE hope OF the country is in tn
, insurgent element Of the Republlca
I party and in the progressive public
spirited men OF both parties who ar
p willing TO back up this insurgent ell,
mcnt which represents the best Their
|, Is In American public service today.
. Banner and Reformer, May II
, 1910.
"(5l / have not announced an