The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-19

town is recognized in our law as the
political unit, we should be very Jealous
in seeing that their rights in this behalf
should not be overthrow. | know and
realize that there is considerable squirm-
ing on the part of the larger towns and
cities because of the fact that a portion
of the state highway tax and the state
school tax is distributed back among the
smaller towns. But believe this policy
TO be eminently right My own town of
Chelsea has perhaps as much road mile
age as st. Johnsbury, and | can well
understand that the people up there may
feel it is unfair that any portion Of
their tax should go to help us out. But
am utterly opposed to the idea that
our main thoroughfares are purely mat
tiers of local concern. ] believe that the
policy of the state is right which com
pels the strong towns to contribute to
the support of permanent highways in
the weak towns.
again, take the matter of the state
school tax. Because my five children
happen to live in the town of Chelsea,
which has small grand list, is no rea-
son why the state should not give them
MS good educational advantages as if
they lived in Burlington. | believe that
the education of our children is some
thing more than a mere local issue; and
under the present policy the money we
get back from the state school tax avails,
in way, to keep us on an evener.
u firmly believe that if once you wipe
out the town as political factor, the big
centers of population will see to it that
their highway and school money is kept
within their limits and will tell those of
US who live in the small back towns
either to move to some bigger place, or
else take care of what we have.
Holding the views that | do upon
these matters, and being convinced that
il would be entirely inconsistent for me
to lend my name to your cause, | must
assert the option which |
have under section 1875 of the public
statutes to run as candidate for sena-
tor OH the straight Republican ticket
This is not case of withdrawal under
section 100 of the public statutes, for
do not care to withdraw entirely from
the ballot, but is simply a case of an
election under section 1875. My under
of the law is that an election
under the last named section does not
permit, at the present time, the nomina-
ton of a candidate for senator by your
party.
"You will, of course, understand that
being county clerk, and it being my duty
10 receive these certificates for nomina-
lion. | am somewhat embarrassed in this
natter. But wishing to do no one inius-
ice, and anxious to give you the benefit
# every possible doubt, | say to You
hat if your party desires to nominate
mother candidate for the Senate. / will
'eceive such nomination on or before
Aug %, unless restrained by legal pro-
eedings. on the theory that YOU treat
ny action as withdrawal But [
wish it distinctly understood that in
eking this course / am not waving any
4 my rights as citizen nor as party
andidate.
Gas before stated, / am extremely
orry to be obliged to part company,
with many who have beer my
riends and supporters in the past. My
ceiling in this matter is not one of
niger, but rather of grief. This grief,
owever, finds some solaee in the fact
hat ! firmly believe that before the
ear 1915 we shall all again be working
ogether, shoulder to shoulder, as Repub.
cans. Very truly yours,
fSipnedl Hale X. Darling.
"P. ST. do not want to be understood
$ insisting that it is up to my associ-
ties on the county ticket to elect what
arty they will represent Their offices
re entirely non-political and no occa.
ion can arise where they will be called
II to vote or act fupon any of the mat.
FRS contained in your platform