The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-28
Massachusetts Senator PAYS
High Tribute to Senator
Dillingham;
DEFENDS COURSE
IN LORIMER CASE
Question with Which Senate Had to
Deal Was Purely One of Law-Re-
election of Vermont Senator Would
Please New England Colleagues.
Especial to The ReformerO
SPRINGFIELD. Vt. Oct.

One of the big national speakers. United !
States Senator John W. Weeks OF Mas !
sachusetts, addressed big crowd here |
last evening. He emphasized the plnc- |
pies OF the Republican party and spoke |
Especially in the interest of Senator NJ |
liam P Dillingham; He was received
with much enthusiasm That part OF his
address which referred particularly to
Senator Dillingham; was a. follows:
Before entering upon the discussion OF
! legislation and other matters which are
the issue in this campaign. | wish to make
! a brief reference to Senator Dillingham;
and my desire to see him reelected to the
| Senate.
! vermont is and has been for 80 years
/ a Republican state with stronger pre-
| pondcrance in favor of Republican prInci
pies than amy state in the Union. Dur
| ing the last II years it has been repre-
sented in the Senate by Mr.. Dillingham;
You Know quite as we'll a. | do that lie
has been a wheel-horse OF the Republican
party and that he has had, a. he was en-
titled to have the respect, confidence and
friendship of the Republicans of this
state This sentiment Is quite as pro-
nounced in Washington and in the other
New England states here. 1t would be
a surprise to those III Washington on
elJDeE sue OIL tue HtI4ttt tlit&iIbti 10 litdl
that Senator Dillingham; Republieanism,
his integrity a. a man, or his high accom-
plishments in the public service, were
questioned by anyone belonging to any
party We. in New England, are in such
position that if we are going to obtain
the best legislative results for our section
i we must a. nearly as possible stand as a
unit and work together to bring to pass
the things which our people need.
Might Embarrass Prouty
IF Senator Dillingham; is returned tc
4 the Senate and other Republican senators
! from New England viii have the assurance
i that their efforts will be aided by hi
4 sound advice and his ever ready and ELI
8 cient help Can we find the same assur
3 ance in case Mr. Prouty is sent to tn
& Senate? assume that he is Republican
4 and vet he did not 90 into a Republican
contest in this state for the nomination
q which he had a perfect right to do, an
s Eif he had done so and had been success
full he would have been entitled to tn
= support of the Republicans of Vermont
= Instead he has a variety of nomination
which must necessarily embarrass his az
tions if he becomes d senator and those {
us who are Of the Republican faith VIII
believe that Republican principles an
Republican leglSldtlons are Tor the pes
interest Of the people OF the country, ma
find that from the state of Vernon
staunchest of all Republican states, "
have senator who may act with MS {
against us, dependent on the obligation
he may be under to those who sent hil
to the Senate.
Sin saying this, I am not in any wa
urging that a man should not be indepen'
T. emit in his action or that he should NJ
at ali times vote his conscience di
tates Any man fit to represent any sta
in the Senate would follow that course.
do not remember the record, but [ assun
that Senators Dillingham; and Page hay
at times voted on the opposite sides
I'D the same question. | am sure that TIL
- has been true of Senator Lodge and m
self. and yet in the important fundame
tai questions relating to the welfare
Y New England and to those which are {