News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-08-30
A Challenge to Any Man, or
Combination of Men.
CAMBRIDGE, Vt.,l
Aug. 28, 1915.

What have the voters of Vermont to
consider in preparation for their choice
for U. s. Senator to be voted for &C the
primary Sept. IL, 1915? The only impor-
tant issue is, Who is the best man that
Vermont has for the place Let us use
plain and pertinent language for it is
plain and pertinent duty every voter in
the state has right to and should exer-
else in casting his vote.
Now there ars three men asking for
your suffrage-C. S. Page, Charles W.
Gates and Allen M. Fletcher. am not
going to say word against any one of
these men. Any ana every man in the
state has right to aspire for any office
In the gift of the people and every man
who is ambitious for a place that de-
ponds upon choice to be made by his
fellows should rely upon his own individ-
ual self and not try to pacate his own
ambition by destroying the reputation of
others in line.
There is a manly way of being man,
even in politics, and the same politics
Will allow man to be decidedly mean
and to this trait of the game there is no
limit.
There are very few men who have been
before the world for fifty years in bust
ness capacity but what some scavenger
OF public or private censure can find
something that pleases their disposition
and that they think will tickle and effect
public sentiment. Such men are always
to be found, wearing skull cap of scan
dial and always ready ito dsinter any
skeleton, recreate the same, and present
1T to the public, clothed and adorned
with all the embeish ments of modern
methods, fed by natural desire to see
something fall and smell something nau-
seating, a sort of self constituted prose-
cutting atty. with an abnormal desire to
do something mean. There are lots of
opportunities for this kind of Commands,
but there is nothing SO peculiarly adapt
ed to their tastes as political opportun-
ity.
NSi'5 IhC SdluO 10 Ol anu D6DdbOT dye
is the apple-tree that this class of Shutters
are casting their clubs at. Why, because
he is in the inside looking out, while the
other fellow is on the outside looking in.
AS have intimated in business transac-
tons the man that has never called
down the censure of any of his fellows is
not much of man, as the World runs
now censure is just as liable to be wrong
as right, and sometimes more so,-and
for the purposes of this communication
L am going to eliminate Senator Page
from all criticism in connection with his
business transactions and leave that to
those who make it their business to 20
up and down the world, walking to and
fro in it, resurrecting old settled and de-
cayed matter. and come to that which is
pertinent for present purposes.
G. S. Page has legitimate ambition to
succeed himself as U. S. Senator,
am dealing with him now as public
man, at this time U. S. Senator,-and
presume to make the following chal-
iShSS'S w ohO NOtCIo VI 6ELuUub anu
Senators of the U. S.:
During all his life time as a public Of
fetal l challenge any man to pronourc e
and make good single Instance in which
he has not been true to his Oath of Office.
l challenge the Republican Party to
make fact to single instance wherein he
has been disloyal to or denied his Party
or refused to support his party's nominee.
challenge any man to make good any
instance in which he has been discourte.
GUS, or neglected to respond to any call
made upon him in his officia capacity.
challenge any m an or combination of
men to cite single public proposition
that has been brought before any legis-
lative body that admitted his attention,
elaboration and action, that he has not
given the same thought, advocacy, sup
port and vote that received the approval
of his State, party and all fair minded
men.
/ challenge any man to sustain an ac-
QUESTION against him in Connection with
any public official, elective trust, repre-
senting the people that he has not vindi-
Gated their confidence by his ability, in
dustry and fearlessness.
l challenge the State of Vermont to
suggest to the Electorate man better
qualified to succeed himself than him.
These challenges stand open for accept
ance and reply until the 18th day of
Sept, 1916, when the voters will decide
the challenges have not been disapproved.
For Fifty Years Republican Voter.