The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-24
POLITICAL ADVERTISING
CONCERNING THE
MOUNTAIN RULE

The Mistakes OF Moses were made into classic
but the mistakes of Senator Pages iladvsed friends
will make whole library before the campaign is
AT meeting of the greater Vermont association
in Montpelier, held July 18th, 1916, former Govern
or Edward Curtis Smith of st. Adams guest of
honor and one of the principal speakers.
After attacking the legislatures responsible for
increasing railway taxes, and for other constructive
legislation, Gov. Smith made direct attack on Al
len M Fletcher. He also made some drastic remarks
regarding the mountain rule Ex-Governor Smith
said:
This proposition native sons for Vermont Offices
wolves another We told that the mountain rule in
state politics obsolete and out of date and that should be
abolished / wondering whether this suggestion is
prompted by knowledge of the true situation in Vermont
and based upon sincere and honest desire to benefit its best
interests whether it prompted by the exgencies ofn
dvual interests? Whatever the motive is high time the
people of this should stick their heels in the soil of
green hills and call halt the question, until it be de-
cded by ourselves and for ourselves and after mature
sideration."
Ex-Governor Smith is also proprietor of the st.
Adams Messenger In editorial under date of Nov.
81 1908 when he had candidate for any state office,
Gov. Smiths newspaper had the following under the
head of Estate and Politics."
The Barton Monitor remarks:
off overwhelming
Certainly The would be far better off respect
the two parties evenly balanced here"
rule vhoS aa8. h the SUCH 1S E
politics. Burlington News.
GLORY be- Let the good work go Spread the gospel
of view of practical politics that
practical businesske and the realization of the
New Vermont
The mountain rule not made in the interest of the
people but in the interest of the politicians 1t is merely the
device by which politicians divide the spols
on your side of the state this year and will let you alone
Next time and keep hands off, Scratch my back
and | will scratch yours
What's the result? Each succeeding two the
pie of Vermont have to elect governor from the whole
state but small section Of matter whether the
they want the they ought to have in there
not Perhaps man literally ripe for the place just
the line and his opportunity the people and the state
would be proptous But the mountain rule has
established dead line than one good mans amb
on the opportunity passes him perhaps
again Then the state lost good and took
a man whose turn it was
In an extract from an editorial in the St. Adams
Messenger of July 49, 1908, which referred primarily
the promotion of the lieutenant governor be gov
ernor and entitled, "The Non-promotion Bugaboo,"
the following appears:
"......... The Messenger believes that good /
and available and deserving should be taken up
candidate at expedent time wherever he be- far
geographical situation in the state is concerned what
state office he have held be holding far the
non-promotion idea is concerned. .............
Was Governor Smith sincere in 1908, when he
advocated the smashing of the mountain rule in
1916, when he wants it perpetuated?
And isn't it now time to smash the mountain rule?
WILL SENATOR PACE ANSWER?
Thousands of people in Vermont desire to know what
Page has stood for and what he has the
way of constructive legislation during his eight years
vice in Washington.
Senator Page, what constructive have pro-
,osed stood behind and pushed to successful issue?
THE ALLEN NJ FLETCHER SENATORIAL CLUB
NORTHFIELD VT.