News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-10-07
Statement From C. w. Gates

Statement From G.. w. Gates
| MONTPELIER. Oct. 6 - The following
statement is issued by charles W. Gates,
Republican candidate for the Governor
ship, and is sent to the press from Repub-
lican State Committee headquarters.
Important road construction is occu-
plying 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 address the voters in all
localities in the State. "My highway
| work come first" says Mr.. Gates to the
demands as can. Knowing, however,
that | cannot meet all the requests to
speak as a Governor candidate, believe
statement from me at this time is
proper"
The statment follows:
"To THE VOTERS OF VERMONT
~ am Republican because | believe in
the basic principles of the Republican
party, the party which came into exist
ence to defend and protect the rights of
the common people. | believe that it
should keep pace with the time and be
responsive to the just demands of the
people.
about fifteen thousand Republicans
in Vermont refused to support the Repub-
lican state ticket at the last election. A
large maj rity of these men, | believe,
were prompted by high motives and had
a sincere desire to bring about cert ain
reforms by their action.
MY sympathies were then and are now
with the reformers l remained in the
ranks with thousands of other Republic
cans because of my desire for real prog
ress and reform. | believe such reforms
as are needed should come from within
rather than from without the party.
IF elected Governor, shall give my
most earnest efforts to the accomplish.
ment of this work and | shall ask the
assistance of all who are interested in
the welfare of the State.
THE nomination as a candidate for
Governor would be to me an empty
honor were it not for the fact that it
brings with it an opportunity for service
to the party, along the lines indicated
above, and in the event of my election an
opportunity for service to the whole
state in alarger and broader sense wholly
independent of party lines. If elected,
my course will be shaped, so far as my
intelligence and ability will permit, to the
end that moral, educational and f1nan-
cial conditions may be improved in our
State. have made no pledges, promises
or agreements with anyone. | am free
to perform I he duties of the office accord
ing to my best judgment and this | pro-
pose to do. Economy and efficiency will
be held to be of first Importance in the
management of the financial affairs of
the State.
The success of the highway depart |
ment for The past few years is due not
alone to efficiency in the State Office, but
in larger measure to the valuable assis-
tance and the loyal support of men in
practically every town in the state, re-
CARELESS OF political affiliations. No !
suggestion or complaint that has been |
received has been knowingly overlooked, |
but each has been given the careful con-
sideration it seemed to deserve. This !
principal of cooperation should in my |
judgment be encouraged. Theg governing |
powers of the State and the individual |
voter should have closer union if best |
results are to be obtained. Parties are eS |
sential to our political life but the indi- !
vidual is an active member of the com
munity regardless Of what party may be ,
in power. and his advice and counsel |
should be available and it should be his
privilege to give it, 1t is precisely this
assistance that l shall ask OF you If am
elected. In dealing with the practical
affairs of the State, shall welcome the
views of everyone who desires to give
them to me, and will accord them as i'm
partial consideration as l am able re-
CARELESS OF party affiliations. The char
acter of the matter in question alone will
be considered
"If could prevail upon the individual
voter to realize the importance of casting
his vote at the coming election for the
men OF his choice and also to realize after
election the importance of his personal
interest, advice aud assistance, l would
consider that had accomplished much
for the good of our State.
IL ask you to assist the next Governor
OF Vermont, whoever he may be, and thus
help make our State government better
and more popular.
"CHAs. w. GATES"