The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-11
Voter Gives Reason for Supporting F. G.
Rowland.


To the editor OF the Barre Daily
/ Times; | request the courtesy OF the IN
sertion OF this communication in youl
paper issued to-day; both because you
generously publish anything that might
tend to assist the proper administration
| of GOOD government and because You are
willing to lend your aid in presenting
the claims of local candidates for public
office. realize that personal preference
plays largely in nominations and cleo
/ tions to office; but | write this in behalf
of candidate, not because he has, or has
not personal friends but in spite OF
either fact.
| Tomorrow the primary vote will de
| eide who will be the candidate for city
Representative on the Republican ticket
The Republican vote will be cast as
| though the Republican voters were elect
! ing a representative; for a declaration OF
choice is not alone precedent to, but in
dicative of, the final choice of the party
One Of the Republican candidates has
represented Barre before. This fact L
evidence of his fitness and special quail
! fication, unless he has, since then, dis
proved the confidence once played in him
/ That he has not betrayed that conf
dence. and that he has continued and
grown in public esteem, is evidenced by
the fact of his being chosen regularly TO
preside at all our delberative sessions,
whether meetings Of the board Of civil
authority or OF the citizens OF this mu-
nicipality Always he has presided i'm
partially and with the plain desire to see
Justice obtain and the city's best inter-
ests preserved and furthered.
He is interested. as he has been for
many years, in banking business. and
has never been accused of any worse
financial crime than that of being ready
to lend money where 1t would further
the granite industry, without which we
would be gospel village" needing lit
tie gospel. There has not been a public
or private movement for betterment that
he has refused to assist in advice, work
and contributions, where he had oppor-
tunitv to lend such assistance. His faith
in Barre's granite has proven the source
of success to many That his faith has
not been misplaced is proven. many
times. by those who are frank enough to
admit that. without his help. they would
not have achieved their present stand
ing; and is also proven by the fact that
his Judgment as to quarry values has Of
late been more than justified Were his
Judgment and faith wrong, we would all
be pail bearers at the funeral OF this
municipality and the neighboring town.
When we look behind the veil OF cold
competition and personal friendship.
which too often blind our Judgment on
public matters. we realize that Frank
Rowland has been our best friend and
adviser. has had faith when we stumbled,
has been patient when We criticized has
aided when no one else dared. has had
prophetic vision Of Barres future and
continued prosperity. remains. and has
ever increased his unclaimed right to be
called one Of our leading citizens in the
truest sense az the term. These things,
generally stated. but Of special applica-
tion to many who read this communica-
ton. ought to weigh much IN his favor
to- morrow when We choose the Republi-
can candidate for city representative.
Nery truly yours
Voter
Barre. Vt. sept 10 1916.