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PRoUTYs VIEWS
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be found that its other purposes.
aside from the promotion of temper
ance are of the most advanced char
acter. | heartily appreciate the in
dorsement of such men and trust
that the members of that party Will
not stop with mere Endorsement but
Will see to it that their full party
strength finds expression at the polls
MY next word Of encouragement
came when the Progressive Party al
SO nominated me as its candidate for
senator. ! believe profoundly in the
principles of that party Many of the
things for which it stands | had ad-
yocated long before there was a Pro
gressiye Party. would accept no
nomination to the Senate from any
party which did not leave me free to
work for the accomplishment Of
those principles. In my own section
of the State, the men who went over
to that party two years ago did so as
a matter of principle and not from
idle fancy, and they are among our
best and most substantial citizens. II
shah be elected Should not the mem
elected. | shall owe that election
mainly to the Progressive voter, and
| feel under the deepest obligation to
that party which has been willing to
overlook mare party names and TO
cast its influence in favor of the
principles for which it stands.
in the election of 1912, the Frogres
sive Party east $4,000 votes. Had the
vote of the other parties remained
the same. the Progressive vote and
The Prohibition vote would nearly
have elected a Senator 1t is said
that this is not a Progressive year
and that the Progressive vote Will
fan off. That remains to be seen.
but | am certainly curious to know
why any man who voted in 1912 for
Theodore Roosevelt should vote in
1914 for William T. Dillingham;. The
only thing about which have ever
known Senator Dillingham; TO be
even passably vigorous was in his de
VI iAhONtNtli uuA INK tut
administration OF Taft.
In this contest ! am looking not
only TO the Prohibition Party and thc
Progressive Party. but to the liberal
element in all parties. and | expect
strong support from the Democratic
Party. There is every reason why q
democrat, and most Yer
mont democrats are progressive |
should support me at this time, and
/ confidently appeal to that patty.
Ordinarily, the Democrats Of Yer
mont would and should nominate and
vote for democratic candidate Tor
the Senate. although there were not
the slightest expectation that such a
candidate would be elected Condi.
tions today are not the ordinary.
Two candidates are in the field. Mr
has been nominated by
the Republican machine. which in
Vermont is controlled by the re
dictionary element He Is an acknow-
lodged standpatter of the deepest dye.
He has during his whole career in
tho Senate been against every pro
gressive measure because it was pro
gressive and against every democra
tic measure because IL was demo
cratic I stand upon a non-partsan
platform. I have been lifelong
have been in sym
patty with most of the measures FOR
mitch a.. n.,,,.r.tf. n.rtr hoe
stood first suggested measures
which the Democratic Party is today
enacting into law.
III the Democrats vote the Demo
cratic ticket. Mr.. Dillingham; will per
haps be elected; If any considerable
numbe- of Democrats vote for me. !
shall ba lected. Should not the mem
bers of that party stand with the
progressive element OF Vermont at
this juncture?
Finally. ! appeal to the progressive
element ia the Republican Party. The
friends of Mr.. Dillingham; have per
sistently asserted that ! did not want
and would not accept Republican sup
NlNlN. I iAANN All AAAAH htAiiAlitAAr-AA hR aAAA
anias Club. had I. that statement
should be assigned to the FIRST place
upon the roll of mendacity. II has
been denied so often and so explicitly
that he who makes il today must do
so knowing It's falsity
WHY should ] not ask and receive
aid from Republicans? ! have chung
to that party for forty years. ever
since J cast my 81 vote. aud some
times under rather discouraung cir
cumsianccs. In this contest ; ann
soliciting aid from an pariicsl asked
10 from the Prohibition Party. and
that party has made me its candidate.
3 asked ~ OF the Prog essive Party.
aud that party has done me the hon
OF OF nomination asked 10 ol the
Democratic Party. and while J have
not been nominated by that party. }
shall receive a substantial vote from
it, members. J asked il of the Re
publican ratv. aud there Is no Tea-
son why the Republicans should not
be equally generous.