The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-07
Republican Nominee for Gov
ernor Says His Highway
Work Comes First
WELCOMES VIEWS
OF ALL PERSONS
Says Governing Powers and Individual
Voters Should Have Closer Union
Will Seek Such Assistance if Elected
Has Made No Pledges.
(Special to The Reformer.
MONTPELIER. Oct. ]

NUN L ELLEN, OCI. -
The following statement is issued by |
Charles w. Gates, Republican candidate
for the governorship, and is sent to
the press from Republican state COM
mittee headquarters.
Important road construction is oc-
cupying practically all the time OF
Highway Commissioner Gates. He
finds that to perform this work it will
be impossible for him to fill all the
demands being made upon him to adj
dress the voters in all localities in
the state "My highway work comes
first, - SAYS Mr.. Gates to the commit
tee, "but / shall meet as many de-
mands as | can. Knowing, however,
that | cannot meet all the requests to
speak as a governor candidate, | be-
lieve statement from me at this time
is proper The statement follows:
ITO the Voters of Vermont:
81 am Republican because / be-
lieve in the basic principles of the
Republican party, the party which
came into existence to defend and
protect the rights of the common peo-
pie. | believe that it should keep pace
with the times and he responsive to
the just demands of the people.
"About fifteen thousand Republi
cans in Vermont refused TO support the
Republican state ticket at the last
election a large majority of these
men, | believe. were prompted by high
motives and had a sincere desire to
bring about certain reforms by their
action.
My sympathies We're then and arc
now with the reformers. | remained in
the ranks with thousands of other Re
publicans because of my desire for
real progress and reform. | be
| lieve such reforms as are needed should
| come from within rather than from
without the party.
eff elected governor, shall give
my most earnest efforts to the accom-
plishment of this work and / shall ask
! the assistance of all who are interest
ed in the welfare of the state.
1.-The nomination as Il candidate for
governor would be to me an empty
honor We're it not for the fact that il
| brings with it the opportunity for ser
/ vice to the party, along the lines indi-
/ Gated above. and in +he event of my
election an opportunity fer service to
the whole state in Il larger and broad
er sense wholly independent of party
lines. If elected, my course will be
shaped so far as my intelligence and
4 ability will permit, to the end that
! moral, educational and financial condi-
tions may be improved in our state
4 have made no pledges, promises oil
agreements with anyone. | am free tc
}, perform the duties of the office accord
j ing to my best Judgment and this
propose to do Economy and effici
encv will be held to be OF first import
; ance in the management of the finan
cial affairs of the state.
1.-The success of the highway de
partment for the past few years is
due not alone to efficiency in the state
office, but in n larger measure to the
valuable assistance and the loyal sup
port of men in practically every towr
in the state, regardless of political af
1iliations. No suggestion or complain
that has been received has been know
ingly overlooked, but each has beer
given the careful consideration j
: seemed to deserve. This principle O
cooperation should in my Judgment b.
encouraged. The government power
I of the state and the individual vote
| should have a closer union if best re
| suits are to be obtained. Parties ar
essential to our political life, but tn
II individual is an active member of TIN
II community regardless of what part.
Il may be in power, and his advice an,
Il counsel should be available, and
Y should be his privilege to give it. l
: is precisely this assistance that | shal
ask of you if l am elected. In dealin
with the practical affairs of the state
o I shall welcome the views of everyon
T. who desires to give them to me, an
{ will accord them as impartial consic
Grafton as / am able, regardless 0
} party affiliations. The character of tn
: matter in question alone will be COZ
, sidered.
- eff | could prevail upon the ind
. vidual voter to realize the importanc
= of casting his vote at the comm
! election for the men of his choice an
n to realize after election the importanc
% of his personal interest, advice and a
a sistance, + would consider that | ha
i accomplished much for the good of OF
" state.
4 II ask you to assist the next go
e. ernor Of Vermont, whoever he may b
sc and thus help make our state govern
IL ment better and more popular.
ar E"CHARLES w. GATES. -