The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-10-21
Wednesday, October 81, 1914.
WHICH PARTY. MR.. LINCOLN?


1t is nobody's business but his own
what state or local ticket Mr.. Prouty
intends TO support. He is running
for United States senator as a non
partisan and the fact that he is en-.
iorsed by the Democrats, the P-o-
gressiyes and the Prohibtionists
docs not make him in honor bound to
support any particular ticket. He
cant vote all the tickets on which he
has been nominated and if he should
vote the Republican ticket it is his
privilege.
The attempt to pillory Mr. Prouty
on this score is as i'll advised as is
he attempt to discredit to Burling
ton Fee Press because it supports
Prouty though all the rest of the Re
publican ticket is getting earnest
help from the Free Press. The Bur
lington Free Press has long been the
steadiest supporter OF the Republican
party CT any newspaper in Vermont
1t has stood in the breach many a
time when others have scrambled in
out OF the wet
The Banner has sometimes critics.
ed the Free Press rather severely be
cause of its attitude on public ques-
tons, but we have no patience with
the Present attempt to bawl the Free
Press cur Of the party because of its
independence ia supporting Mr.
Prouty instead of NJ Dillingham;.
The Free Press needs no defender
in its present stand and it has GER
tainly turned the tables on the Dill
ingham forces which in big type in
the advertising columns has been
seeking to weaken the stand taken
by the Free Press. In discussing the
matter the Free Press says:
IF anything were wanting TO show
that the -ecord of Judge Charles 4.
Prouty as a big Nermontcr in public
service has been along right lines
and of an unassailable character. II is
necessary simply to look at the stuff
which is being put out by the State
senatorial committee In its attacks
upon him.
FIRST that body sent out q broad
side headed across six columns
"Prouty Misrepresents Dillingham;,
but it tanspircd that most Of the rec
ords had been taken from the Con
glcssicnal Record by the official of
he Voters League and sent out indie
pendent of P-outy or any organiza-
ton with which he was connected,
and others by the Non-Partisan club
of Orleans county
The only statement made by
prouty which the State committee
quoted and denied was a paragraph
in Mr.. routy's speech stating that
This contest is not a contest TO put
lIr. Dillingham; in The United States
Senate, but it has come to be con.
test 10 keep me out of the United
states Senate" which was simply an.
other way of saying the interests
hate me more than they love Dii-
lingham, which was certainly not
shutting Dillingham;
The latest boomerang Of the State
committee is headed with Which
Party Mr. Prouty?" This is direct
ed at the non.pariisan candidate who
has been endorsed by several parties
ct y to picture to yourself Abra.
ham Lincoln being asked by some up
start like the circulating editor at
Muntpc'ic- With Which Party. MIR
ncoln?' When ne. a Wing. did not
hesitate 70 Join hands with a Demo
crat as a running mate and stand for
he abolition of human slavery in the
United states If his own party had
stccd siaunchly against human slav
cry the g would never have been any
excuse for a Liberty. or a Republican
party. as Il came TO be known
We aow honor Lincoln aad the
Courageous mon who stood for IN,
.eht i'm spite OF the fact that their
p.r.ics would not stand with then
aud the State committee could moi
have selected = eater boomerang
than. With Which Party. NJ. Prou
ty? for it shows that his principle.
are SO fundamental and his services
and ability $50 recognized that hi
candidacy is appealing TO member
o. al parties regardless Of party.