The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-21
Fits ADDRESSES
POLITICAL RALLY
Says Vermont Needs Builders, Not
Wreckers, and that Candidate c..
A. Prouty is Destructive.
Especial to The Reformer.)
WHITE RIVER JCT., Oct. .

WHITE RIVER JCT, Oct. q.
The ttates Opera house contained |
900 persons last evening, who turned
out to hear the issues of the sen
atorial and state campaigns discussed
by candidates and other prominent per
sons. Alfred Watson, Windsor county
committeeman, presided. Senator Will
liam +. Dillingham; had been Ill during
the day, aud was not able TO Ike a
speech, biIt he was given Il rousing
welcome. Hale X. Darling, the Republr
can candidate for lieutenant governor,
and Porter II. Dale, the congressional
nominee from the second district. spoke
briefly. hut the principal speaker was
Clarke G. Fits of Brattleboro.
Mr.. Fits made u stirring speech,
referring to Harland b. Howe, the
Democratic candidate for governorship,
as a brother attorney. lie said that
Mn. Howe, who was criticizine the
corporations and himself (titrs) for
acting as their attorney, was also AN
attorney for some Of the corporations
he represents. Mr.. Howe tells you
that the state expenses have increased
tremendously since 1870, but he does
not tell YOU what conditions were in
1870 and what they are today. In
1870 we hadn t taken up prominent
road construction in Vermont. We were
not then caring for our insane in in
stitutions and we had not then assum-
ed the management OF our schools as
| we have since.
Referring to the senatorial situation.
/ Mr.. Fits said that the voters were be
| ing told that they should turn out
one of the United States senators.
They tell as, said MIR. Fits, that
! Mr.. Dillingham; has not achieved a
sosltion in the Senate that was reach
Ied by Morrill, and Edmunds but let
me tell YOU that Senator Dillingham;
mas achieved more in the IA years that
| he has been in the senate than did
! Morrill, IN rhe same number OF years.
Senator Dillingham; is the great expert
| on immigration and il is the Dilhng-
ham law that is now on the statute
books. They tell rs that the immigra
tion commission 5 investigating tour
in Europe was 'junketing tup,' and
the only thing they have been able TO
find that will bear out this charge j.
about six lines Of criticism in the
| Congressional Record and this eriti-
cism was made without the slightest
foundation TO sustain it. Senator
1 tDdiiHgham as a delegate to the Ma
tional Republican convention in 1905
of Southern delegates. but the Roose
| Welt steam roller was active at that
time and the Dillingham; proposition
lost out. On the income tax measure
Senator Dillingham; was favorable, but
he wanted the states to benefit by this
tax and offered an amendment that
would give this tax to the states foi
good roads and better schools.
MIR. Fitts said that Mr.. prouty il
his speech at Barre Monday evening
said that when he got to the Senate
he would get after the interests MIR
Fits represented as an attorney. Mr.
Fits named the interests he represent:
and they all proved 10 be Vermont
manufacturing interests in the south
Icrn part of the state. Whatever lit
tie / have done has been TO huil,
up Vermont. - exclaimed MIR. Fits
land / would ask, what has Charlie
a. Prouty ever done to build up Yer
ents, blessed with bright mind giH
en- liberal education, but with ali o
these advantages what has he eve
done for his native state!'
MIR. Fits told his hearers OF the po
sition taken by Mr.. Prouty while
member OF the Interstate commerce
commission in the matter Of GNin,
freight rates for New England In tn
hearing thar took place in Boston he
fore the interstate commerce commits
siou Mr. Fits represented severa
Vermont shippers. The railroads con
ceded that the Vermont shipper wa
lentitled 10 lower rates ANA lower rate
} We're agreed upon. The Boston Cham
Der of Commerce objected. 1t got tn
ear Of Air. frouty and as result tn
: commission turned down the agree,
upon rights between the railroads an
the Vermont shippers. Then Mr.. Prou
ty brought out his zone plan OF freigh
rates and in applying this zone propC
ESitiOn to Vermont the Vermont shippe
lost our and today is paying a highe
rate than the shippers south of Con
cord The Boston Chamber OF Con
merce and Hearst 5 Boston America
= are favoring the election of Mr.. Prol
t tv to the United States Senate, bU
II Mr. Fits did not believe that ther
t was u man in White River Junetio
who could, knowing what he knows @
, Mr.. Prouty, favor his election. - lo
have,' said Mr.. Fits, TO pay sixtee
. and two-thirds per cent higher freigl
u rates than is charged the shipper j
Z southern New Hampshire and the ma
t responsible for this condition is NJ
! Proutv. Vermont needs builders. ne
!. wreckers. The policies OF Charles Z
- - Prouty don't get you anywhere. He
- destructive.
Robert c. Bacon. who was chairman {
"a the Nelm0nt nubIic service commission a