Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-22
INVADE METzGER s COUNTY
Republican Speakers Portray Alleged
FaithIessness Of Progressive.


Wes. Fairlee. Aug. 2l.-Republican
speakers to-day waged war in Orange
county. the home OF the Rev. Fraser
Metzger. the Bull Moose gubernatorial
candidate. and were greeted ny two large
crowds of cheering men and women. The
orators were Frank c. Archibald Of Man
chester. Thomas G. Cheney OF Morrisville
and Warren r. Austin Of st. Albans. The
towns visited were Thetford Center, In
the late afternoon. and this town this
evening.
Mr. Archibald declared at the outset
of his evening speech that the alleged
confession Of faith of Colonel Roosevelt
az the Progressive party convention in Chi
cago was as preposterous as II was
silly. Il am for progressiveness, and al
ways have been" he declared emphatical-
ly, but / am for that kind Of progress
siveness that comes from law and that
accomplishes real progressive reforms
The Republican party In Vermont has
been and Is progressive and no person
can stand up and say honestly that 1t has
not been or is not to-day"
He declared that Mr.. Metzger had made
great political and moral mistake by
attending the State republican convention.
where ne did not raise a dissenting voice
against the actions OF the convention as
sembed, and by attending the Orange
county republican convention. making the
only amendment to the conventions plat
form, and expressing himself as satisfied
with the conventions proceedings. This
action in Itself. the speaker declared. was
not a mistake. but he did make an error.
h,. ha
party and candidate he had pledged faith
fully 10 support. Are you going to trust
that man With your ballot?" Mr. Archl-
bald asked. Does that sort Of thing
| mean progressiveness In either home,
| business or political life?" At this point
the speaker was interrupted by cheers.
NO BASIS FOR CHARGES.
There was no truth or basis of fact to
the wholesale accusations being made by
the Progressive party In Vermont. Mr..
| Archibald declared further. They are
not substantiated by one fact. he said
land YOU people. II you reason 1t out
carefully, will think tho same as l, II you
do not already" The charges being made
nv Harland b. Howe. democratic candi-
| date. the speaker placed In the same cate
CORY.
To prove that the Republican party
was the real and only progressive agency
IN Vermont, Mr.. Cheney listed the many
nrosressive measures accomplished by
Vermont legislatures. Among them were
the public service commission and the
mower of action entrusted TO It, the law
nrov,d,ng for the abolishment OF grade
crossings the creation of a school fund
NJ s oOO. .OUO expert supervision of schools
and the system Of taxing corporations
wbereby tho s,im from railroad taxes has
more than doubled the past few years
"Jf the Republican party here in Yer
mont was dominated by bosses as charg
cd nv Hariand Howe" Mr.. Cheney de.
c,ared. "tlis enormous amount OF money
from railroads and other corporations
which pays for the conduct Of our whole
state government. would have never
came about. The railroads fought
.,.,nst n, everybody knows that. but
thay did not have their way"
w. H. sprague deputy clerk Of the
court. presided at the rally In Thetford
center. and william Paul In Was'
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