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

other branch while honest and sincere
in its beliefs, would ruin the country
with its free trade vagaries, its bank
guarantee insanity and its dead
weight of Bourbonism."
You could have printed some of
these if yon= desired to be fair and
give both sides of the story Is it
your idea to try the case with only
one side of the evidence? Not one
of the sentences you quote had to do
with the whole issue. All were in
connection with some single detail.
You make another attempt to insin-
uate that have not supported the
Republican ticket the past eight
years, but this insinuation is false,
like all your others. did support
the ticket headed by Governor Mead
and also the one headed by Gov.
Prouty If you have any interest in
truth, you might learn By inquiry that
in 1908 was compelled TO undergo
some local criticism for supporting
Mr.. Prouty too ardently, to the seem
ing displeasure of some Bennington
county Republicans, who favored
Judge Stanton
1t is probably idle to carry this dis
cussion further. | have conceived
it to be right and proper to discuss
all sides of all questions, and to com
ment on the men and issues without
fear or prejudice, and without always
looking through. the narrow slit Of
partisanship. You have the right to
refuse to touch profanely any party
idol if you see fit, and you are at lib
erty to take your orders from any and
every party boss as you may desire,
but | am bound by no such contract
/ never have and do not intend to
begin at TINS late day ! consider my
self a better citizen, better news
paper editor, and a better Republican
to hold an open mind on public ques.
tons, and to talk them over frankly
in the editorial columns of The Ban
ner, with as little prejudice as posi-
Bile and in the hope Of aiding in some
degree the dissemination of informa-
ton that may finally lead to right
solutions, irrespective Of narrow par
tisanship or selfish interest.
sincerely regret that you, my near
est editorial neighbor in this state,
and with whom ! had so long dwelt
in peace and friendship, should feel
impeled to enter into such bitter per
sonality and condemnation, when, as
it seems to me, the real issue Is
whether'I or some other Of the can
didates am qualified to do our good
state of Vermont the most service in
the once OF lieutenant governor.
admit your right, however, TO con
tinue the attacks you have begun, If
it seems TO you best. ! admit your
right to quote from Christs sermon
on the mount by piecing together
words and sentences so that they will
read like this
Blessed are the pure in heart
Ye are the light OF the world thy
whole body should be cast into hell.
Such a rendition-such barbarism
would be just as fair, just as repre-.
sentative an Interpretation OF the
message OF the Master as your gar
bled and misleading excerpts from the
columns Of The Banner are a faiI
presentation OF my views and argu
ments.
Very truly,
Frank +. Howe
Bennington, VT. March %, 1912
Later on as The Banner has space
and opportunity. 1t will take up some
of the Journals quotations in detail.
In referring TO quotations II makes
no difference whether The Banner o.
t The Banner and Reformer is men
, toned, for the latter is merely The
weekly edition OF the former and NJ
matter has appeared in the week.!
that has not already been printed II