Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-10-21
TURNBULL REPLIES.
Orleans. VT, Oct. 10. 1914.

Orleans, VT, Oct. 10, 1914.
Editor Monitor
I take this opportunity to answer
that part of last weeks editorial in
your paper, which alludes to me- You
say that l conferred with Republicans
at Orleans and Barton relative to
becoming a candidate for senator on
the Republican ticket, and that
stated at that time | considered my
quire if there was any other organiza-
ton in the county at that time but the
Republican organization? Was it not
natural for me to think that party
| lines would not be drawn this year in
| the county any more than two years
ago? Especially as had been asked
by both Republicans and Progressives
to run for the Office l and two of
my friends in comforting with my
friend, Seaver, asked him if he was
going to run. He said he didn't know
said, "Jim's Bull Moose, we can
both run" I did not dispute him and
that is the first intimation ! had that
| the election of senators might be on
party lines.
I should think, Mr.. Editor, you
would be the last person to say that
ga few months ago" was anxious to
receive the Republican nomination for
senator, when you, yourself, stood up
in the opera hall at Orleans ga few
months ago" (when the question OF
getting the Progressives back into the
fold came up) and told them that "We
tried to get one back (myself) by.elect-
ing him one of the town committee
and you said. "but he did not propose
to come back and would not serve"
Now, then, will not dispute you
when you say you have good men on
the Republican ticket. I agree with
you but what will good men do at
Montpelier if elected on the Republican
ticket? The will be supposed to vote
, regular and let the extravaganza go
on.
And seems to me you must be willing
to admit that it is time halt was
called in this direction, and do you
know of any better way to call halt
than to have the house and senate more
f evenly divided? You will probably say
that the most of the state expenses
are paid by the corporations and only a
small part paid by the taxpayer. All
very true, but should we be so extrav
agant just because the money does
not come out of US directly? 1t Ger.
} tainly does come out of us Indirectly?
Take for instance the state tax,
which the savings banks of this state
have to pay Seven-tenths of one pei
cent on their deposits. If the tax was
e only two-tenths of one per cent instead
IS of what they now pay, the banks coulC
? pay their depositors four and one-hal1
per cent instead of four per cent a.
i they pay now, or they could let the
Re borrower have money at lower rate
l. How will the Republican member!
act on direct primary when the Leaders
;. of the party are against it in spite O.
1t the fact that the voters Of this stat
IS expressed themselves very emphatic
N all in favor of it. The Republican
,, state committee as you know wer
very anxious to give the Republican
- voters good workable primary" an,
lie l have no doubt if it had not been TO
j. the member Of the committee TO
=. this county (who objected to it) yo
- would have had primary that woul
d have tied up the voters worse thai
ic any caucus that was ever held.
1e Speaking of primaries. They had
- Republican caucus this year in enc o
~ the largest towns in the county. AS I uu
er derstand there were only eleven voter
r. present, but they put through a resolu
organization in the county, would hav
- tied up all the voters in the town t.
is vote for certain nominee for Office.
Do we not need direct primary
s. And if so, what chance have we Q
,f getting it if we have big Republica
- majority at Montpelier? We hav
re heard considerable lately about tn
e. Estate house crowd. "the Washingto
e. County Bunch" by the Republicans i
connection with Dillingham;. Who ar
le they but the leaders of the Republica
I'd party IN the state of Vermont.
t. Perhaps I might add that have n
to quarrel with the rank and file of tn
y. Republican party. only object t
VI certain ones and their methods in thu
RS party and you, by not endorsing tn
D. full ticket of your party this yea
9 must hold similar views. But what d
y the leaders of the Republican part
u care, if you Sc. fit to stay in the part
and help to roll up big majority fo
te them, so that they can do as the
70 please when the legislature convenes
Very respectfully,
e. James G. Turnbull.
of
w bomb. 1t seems like forgetting bot