The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-06
POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT
POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT.
Allen M. Fletcher Announces
His Candidacy for u. S.
SenatOrship

In response to an inquiry concerning attitude toward
the United States senatorshp Hon. Allen NJ Fletcher made
the following statement:
Public office should be regarded not largely the means
of gratifying legitimate ambition for political preferment
but chiefly afordng opportunity to promote the COM
good
Public officials should render satisfactory account OF
their stewardship by giving genuine and faithful service Tor
the people a whole, not for the few.
Vermont small yet its prestige in the nation
has always been great whenever it has insisted upon doing
things The strong and nsistent desire that little Green
Mountain shall do things is stirring the commonwealth
to-day. The election of United States senator from Yer
mont approaches and under unusual conditions
ut is fact which cannot be successfully denied that many
citizens and newspapers expressing desire for change
though they not have fastened to accept invitation to
declare what they would favor for election the office
81 have decided to be candidate for the office of senator
from the Senate of the United States and to ask
support of the citizens of the state the September
primaries for nomination the Republican candidate for the
office.
81 am the more ready to take this step because it will
enable emphasize and public policies for
which have always stood and still stand am influenced in
reaching this decision by my belief that such decision will
meet the approval paid lobbyists big interests such
newspapers may sustain them These elements have per-
ssteny conducted campaign of Misrepresentation against
the constructive legislation enacted by the general assembly
of 1912 and administration and for reasons
which appeal to them stand to-day energetica and vocf
erousy demanding the reelection of the junior senator
cay with Mexico demanding deeds and not words
merely The best to be prepared for
in aid of such preparedness that during my adj
mnstraon enacted, though not
without opposition providing armories for the National
Guard still stand for preparedness in military affairs in
the mobzng industries and for and construct
i've legislation generally.
ITO the highest possible prosperity must have
productive SOIL the best soil culture thriving industries ade
of transportation by rail water home and
large merchant marine fully protected by strong to
push products of ports and into the markets of
the world These involve great legislative problems add-
ton those of internal improvements real conservation of
national educational and other
public policies.
ut important that Vermont be kept at the
front in national councils and that and benefcent
be pushed successful issue than that any particular
may be elected United States senator.
"The Office for which candidate is to-day than
before the highest within the gift of the people of the
presents opportunities faithful efficient
in other field or forum
my record open book In the discharge of official du-
ties may have erred in judgment but have hestated
occasion to do what believed to be right Whatever
have pursued have endeavored always
the greatest good of the largest number of fellow citizens
my association with the people of the state has led
know their high ideals and inherent love of fairness.
Il trust my record governor the assumption
that will fearessly champion what believe to be for the
good and that will be Jealous in the performance of
the duties of the high office to which aspire
The issues in the present campaign vital and we'll de-
fined Shall shall not the welfare of the people
to-day be promoted and protected by corrective and
i've legislation?
f nominated and elected will give the people of
the best and all that is in me-" H
From the Ludlow Tribune Il