The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-31
The Candidates.


The Republican candidates on the
state ticket for the coming election
present an unusual token of the
sound judgment and good sense of the
commonwealth republicanism which
in Vermont spells something more
than a mere shibboleth; it has done
some very fine things in spite Of
long lease of power.
In Mr.. Allen NJ. Fletcher, candi-
date for governor. the Republican
party of the state has made a singu-
larly happy selection. Mr.. Fletcher's
business knowledge, his appreciation
of men and affairs, his legislative eX-
perience-than which there could be
few better schools-combine TO as
sure the people of a safe, careful
economical. but always progressive
lin the right sense) administration. If
anything could possibly be urged
against his nomination logically, 1t
might be found in his position as to
taxation; that, however, is matter
rather of academic than practical in
terest and involves a question ages
old without solution. If man OF Mr.
Fletcher's caliber could be found in
every state of this country. on either
side of the political fences. who would
so willingly and painstakingly give
up his time TO the positive and insist
ent duties of citizenship, there would
be a greater incentive to successful
men of affairs sharing what should be
common burden-that of maintain
ing a proper governmental equilibri'
UNI. The candidate for lieutenant
governor Mr.. Howe, is another man
whose careful sense of public needs
and whose unerring discrimination in
matters legislative has been matter
of statewide knowledge. Any Yer
monter of whatever party who had
an opportunity of observing Mr..
Howe's admirable handling of difficult
and often-times battling requirements
i'm the last House, will go to the polls
with the calm assurance that his du-
ties as presiding officer of the Sen
ate will have been we'll performed, II
has come to a pass where 1.-THE next
in line" does not always receive prop
er consideration in national affairs.
This is true in many states. The Re
publicans in Vermont this year, as in
years past, are free from such an i'm
putation.
The state highway commissioner,
G.. w. Gates, has attracted the at
tention of his colleagues in our sister
states for the efficient mnnner In
which he has administered his i'm
portant office. II can be shown to
New York on the west, New Hamp-
shire on the east and Massachusetts
on the south what during the past
three or four years Vermont has &C
complished in the way of road build
ing, it might open the eyes of some
of our neighboring detractors. New
Hampshire's road bonded indebted
ness is something like 100000 and
her topography is much the same as
ours. yet, in a purely friendly spirit
of rivalry, Vermont challenges her
to show one-half her road work &C
complished during the past three
years.
Mr. Guy w. Bailey as secretary of
state has done very much more for
Vermont than the careless voter recks
/ of. The constitutional and legitimate
/ uulltS VI HIS OIlNt udNt bt'h PNi
! formed with a breadth of view and
provision that. of themselves, should
| fiji the Office of secretary of state
Mr.. Bailey has done more than simply
ably and we'll; he has taken upon
himself, without pay, at the solicita
ton of the people the arduous work
of exploiting the peculiar advantages
and resources of our state.
The names of the gentlemen com
prising the rest of the ticket are well
known to Herald readers. Their ca
pabilities are and should be properly
recognized SO far as may be pre-
dicted at this time, the regular Re
( publican organization of Vermont
I whatever may have been its past
! lapses from order and good sense
has returned to its sturdy foundation
/ Rutland Herald