Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-10-30

They Immediately called council
hours ordered ENROLMENT Blanks thereby acknowledging
the truth of our contentionD
Although knowing page appeals and double
editorials all the fashion this fall resisted the
temptation until We received post card Friday signed GA
PROGRESSIVE and it off We couldn't help touched
that has been ranking found
expression because did sck other
peoples business We write only progressive
friend.
The post says, "udgng your
money campaigns (are) almost progressive Why don't you
tell why In telling why shall urge progressves leave
their party We shall urge papers
president.
The wording of the card referred the postal communication
above follows 81 desire enroll in the PROGRESSIVE
PARTY believing that only through party rights of the
individual preserved agree support candidates
of this party the polls"
This card headed Enrolment Blank object
to the enrolment party that he desires There can
be objection part the when his
name to this agreement nd support the candidates this
party the po thing altogether Here crouched
under the heading "Enrolment ank agreement
the ISSUES party but the CANDIDATES party
This makes the party OF MEN and not
o ISSUES. The card agreement support CANDIDATES
of the whatever that may stand for without question debate
for better or for worse, without date or time limit
Does post card friend believe in this kind of politics.
Why doesit become desirable for party bind its fol-
lowers by agreement of any kind?
the design government the
voting BOOTH where expected his
conscience Dictates that he feel free he desires without
thinking that he has signed agreement and that somewhere that
agreement is being held by party promoters?
How the "rghts preserved
such right by VOTE pledged to the of the CANDIDATES
of a certain party?
parties should enter into agreements
lowers other party demanded th
kind would the ghts individual voters of this
country have anyway
Are these "Enroment Blanks the peoples of what the pro-
gessve platform refers to when heads that document thus "a Con-
tract with the People,?
If any of the old parties had attempted such scheme of
binding party
been end the hue and they did their and
afraid they would get away from the party.
The socalled very shewd
piece of politics. It made by local parties understand
taken form from the Boston unques
tonaby originated high the circles of third party promoters how
high do know but high enough show that designer
anxious for votes in support of the a CANDIDATES than
7 the partys PRINCIPLES
This original draft brazen that found few ympathzers
among the sober thinking and has
modified in the Boston Journal All that last part the part
wrong-dead wrong--we believe, has been eliminated
Al Locally told that than signed
cards. thus contracting their advance PLATFORM pn
ciple, nothing but the CANDIDATES of party.
Of argue that while the card
"means" only this fall That may principle same
whether it is signed for day eternity Ones right
ship has been signed away. And agreement
signature S binding
We imagine many signed thinking
just what they signed To the Monitor the appears really
worthy of more than superficial thought
Any voter be he republican, progressive democratic otherwise
ought by get any
sign his support the CANDIDATES of any party
We have tried here the question post friend
why could sign of these Enrolment Blanks
other blank any party which we agree to support certain cand
dates" only.
About another thing mentioned friends postal He
Judging from editorial about oney campaigns
almost progressive We can't imagine
expenditure large of money with lamenaon
that bordering policy the progressive party
The Monitor has deserted these
and stood for publicity The republican
parties have both been guilty The progressive party along
and Immediately itself deeply the mud the old parties
the National local campaign expenses
as can be judged BY an onooe verify this statement There
nothing in the party along this dkss
these things in the old parties