The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-11
And Republicans Fos
Progressives
Tb,
DECLARED C. H.
THOMPSON
Clifford Pinchot Got Left at
Springfield, Mass, and
Missed Banquet

Clifford Pinchot, forester by profes.
sion, former forester by appointment
and author of "The White Pine and
other works on systematic forest work.
was unavoidably detained from speak.
ing to an after-dinner audience of one
hundred and fifty people in Rowland
hall last evening. According to the an.
houneements made from the speaker s
table, the principal speaker to be was
unable to make train connections owing
to delay at Springfield, Mass, although
1t was promised that he would be in
Barre some time next week to speak
in the opera house. At that time, adj
mission will be free Mr.. Pinchot's non
appearance was keen disappointment
to the banqueters, but on the program
were two other speakers of note, who
redeemed the occasion with good speech
making. They were Rev. Fraser Metz
ger OF Randolph, lately Progressive can
didate for governor before the Vermont
electorate, and Charles H. Thompson of
Brattleboro, chairman of the Bull Moose
state committee. A. w. Allen of Barre,
the Washington county member of the
committee, acted as toastmaster. The
banquet was served under the auspieus
OF the Progressive club Of Barre.
As entertainers, the members of the
new born Progressive club appeared in
a becoming role The guests lacked
Tor hospitality not moment and the
banquet in point of numbers as well
as culinary excellence was successful
to a degree that will doubtless eneour.
age its sponsors to attempt other gath
erings along similar lines. w. Fl. Snow
Of the City hotel, acting as caterer. was
assisted by score or more young women
from the First Baptist church. who
had charge of the tables. The Barre
opera house orchestra played during the
banquet and varied the speeehmaking
numbers with a selection Of tunefll
scores. The evenings program and the
menu were inscribed on attractive fold-
ers which also bore rallying cry that
has outlived the last political campaign
Let the people rule"
Among number OF local Progressives
who helped to make the Banquet d
creditable one were the members of
the clubs executive committee, N. s.
Love, Il. G. Eaton, James Even and An
tonic Bianchi. Al. H. Gerhardt, the presi-
dent, William Jack, the vice president,
Ezra L. White, second vice president, S.
N. Parker, third vice-president, James
5. Milne, jr., secretary, and William II.
Duthie, the treasurer. The banquet be-
gan at 7;30 o'clock and that over, the
"repast" of puns and plain talk was
brought on.
Chairman Thompson spoke only fer
a few moments, confining his remarks to
The Progressive movement in its general
aspects. He believed that many men of
iifferent parties realized the wrong or
as they exist to-day, although
they failed to recognize the remedial
legislation advocated in the Progressive
platform. He spoke of actual rcvela-
tions that came to him while touring
New York state recently, of seeing small
children, under five years of age Mt
work in mills for Sc per day. All men
would condemn such condition, said
he speaker, regardless of party lines,
Turning to state issues, he sad that
Republican stump speakers advocated
woman suffrage in the recent campaign,
.lthough the platform contained no pro-
'isions for it, When it CAME mp as
N issue in the legislature, leaders OF
18th Republican and Democratic parties
we're found fighting ii as an issue. Yer
non, Republicans had redeemed but one
lank in their platform, ne continued,
eferring to the exemption of wages from
rustee process, and that, he argued,
ad been forced by the Progressives.
lr. Thompson saw no feasibility for
in this state, and he con-
ended that in these charging times, men
,ere choosing their courses without re-
ard for party alignment. The issues
{ the times. he declared, were chal-
,nging attention, and not the parties.
Rev. Mr.. Metzger outlined the Pro
ressive purpose in conducting an edu.
ltional campaign out of the political
eason. declaring that fundamental is
les were driving party lines out OF
Believing it to be day of
reamers. the clergyman said that we
INST look through the eyes of the man
/ visions and the prophet. Through
IS visions we must learn the kind of
eds to SOW that another generation
IN iook bdCh anu edN DiCn5tN w
lev"
Arguing for the recall, the initiative
nd referendum, the speaker said that
/ office holder, whether he be a SUI
-eme court Judge or less prominent
iicial must be an instrument ot The
,opIe. else this government must cease
be a pure democracy. Referring TO
e rights of labor, Mr.. Metzger quot-
Abraham Lincolnis words, labor s
perior to capital and deserves much the
cher consideration" The speaker said
at human rights were prior to prop
tv rights and that a realization OF this
nth must govern the political action
any party that claims to be guided
righteousness.
In closing. he said: @The day i COM
z. the day is here, when the nan who
e into politics must be an unsclhsh
IN He j. the only man who can save
? situation Salvation in this coun-
r lies in men Of this character. I am
timistic enough 10 believe that ight