Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-01-03

Troy, mas Deen suggested as one Oh
the delegates to the National Conven.
ton. The public has awakened to the
of selecting good men to
send to Chicago next June, not men
merely of prominence, but more es
pecially those who are closely allied
to the best interests of the state anc
its people. John L. Lewis is man
we'll acquainted with the needs of
Vermont, and could be relied upon to
represent the wishes of the people on
the selection of standard bearer for
the party. Vermonter.
MIR. Archibald's Candidacy.
1t has been announced that Frank
G.. Al chibald of Manchester is a can
didate for the repub lean nomination
for attorney-general. Mr.. Archibald
was born in Exeter, N. H.. 81 years
ago, and has resided in Manchester
since 1888. He was educated at Mid
dlebury high school and at Vermont
academy. He was a member of the
house of representatives in 1904 and
1906 and of the senate in 1910. He
was elected states attorney for Ben,
nington county in 1892. His ability
as a skilful lawyer is generally adj
mitted. and as he has the backing of
Bennington county. he is bound to
make any other candidate hustle to
beat him. -Londonderry Sitter.
Orleans County Politics.
To add to the list of county candi.
dates for office we will include the
name of E. C. Blanchard of Newport
as candidate for senator from the
north end. Mr.. Blanchard is we'll
known as a thorough business man,
we'll posted in politics and a man
who, as we believe, will work for
the best interests of his town, county
and state As yet we know of no
other candidate in the field for this
office. At the south end there are
two-SamGel T. Vance and H. N.
Davis, both of Glover. Harry +.
Black and Aaron Grout are still lying
low for the office of states attorney,
and Rufus Spear is playing solitaire
game for judge of probate, which
will probably continue to the end
Express and Standard.
Crime and Punishment.
Gov. West of Oregon says that
while he is governor no one will he
hanged in that state. Life imprison-
ment, he argues, is the proper pun
ishment for murderers. To manv per-
sons legal killings are repugnant. and
perhaps many more would accept the
governors view if lite imprisonment
meant life Imprisonment, but it does
not in numerous cases. 1t means
generally at the most long term of
penal servitude with a certainty of
freedom ultimately.
This is the fatal defect in Gov.
Vests plan. Just now New Jersey
has case in point that has aroused
public attention. 1t recalls the afro.
cious murder of young mill girl, a
crime which justly merited the in
Fiction of capital punishment. The
murderers escaped with a life SEN
tence and now after a lapse of ten
years their friends are moving Heav-
en- and earth to secure pardon for
them.
The taking Ct human life by legal
process may be repugnant, but it is
less abhorrent than the present fashion
in some states Of coddling criminals,
which begets crime and makes a
nockery of the law.
While many in Vermont are opposed
to capital punishment, we do not be-
lieve that the number is very great,
for instance, that would have that
young man who last summer MUIR
dered, in cold blood, young lady at
Essex Junction, and who after he had
fired one shot into her body, while
she was on her knees pleading for her
life, again and again shot her, given
a life sentence with the chance of
sometime receiving a pardon The
verdict was right in his case. punish
ment by death.-Hyde Park News and
Citizen.
DeBoer's Position.
Joseph A. DeBoer Of Montpelier,
candidate for governor, writes an
open letter to the president of the De.
Boer club of Montpelier. in which he
states some of his position on cam
paign matters.
Dear Sir: Doubtless the fact of
my candidacy as it stands requires
explicit definition. The city, without
consulting me, saw fit so far as a rep
resentative group of men could do so,
to present my name to the Republican
| Party of Vermont for the office of
| Governor on its ticket for 1912. !
have agreed to accept that designa.
tlon and will sustain it legitimately
to the full extent of my power.
81 have one thing to advise the
club organized in my name and in my
behalf, for which l am sincerely
grateful that they violate no aw. NJ
principle of honest politics and in NJ
manner adopt single practice
against which my position is op
posed The use of money, the con
troll of the press, the artificial can
vass system and the paid politica
convention constitute the issues t,
which we object. The people, | an
sure, desire to more nearly and di
rectly elect their own state officer
and of course that means their nomin
alton by the people for the purpose o
political parties. Self-government i
an expensive thing. calling for action
Independence and self-sacrifice OH tn
part of the voter, but government b.
1 the people cannot be had or canno
t exist unless they will pay for it
e costs and take part in it's securement
d Il wish to advise you that am es
e peclally interested in the principle. ir
volved and that l request earnestl