The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-03
Republican Candidate for
Governor Deplores Need
less Expenditure
PROMISES : y STOP
THE LEI !. ) IF HE CAN
Congre' = AN Dale Attacked
Will 5 S Administration
s last Evening

An audience of 200 people, including a
considerable number of women listened
to Republican speechmaking in the opera
house last evening, the occasion being the
| first and only partisan rally in the cam
| paign of 1915 to be held in Barre. The
speakers were Congressman Porter II.
Dale of the second district, State Auditor
| Horace +. Graham, the guberna torial can
didate, and Sanford A. Daniels of Brattle
boro, a member of the industrial accident
board, who spoke but briefly concerning
the operation Of the workngmen's com
pensation act. Frank &. Howland presid-
ed. None of the speakers essayed any of
the old-time flights of oratory. but con-
tented themselves with a moderate dis
cussion of state and national issues and
il was to be noted that the audience list
Iened most attentively, even though vocif-
erous applause was lacking and demon
strative outbursts were conspicuously abb
sent. The Barre Citizens band gave a
concert before the speechmaking began.
A gentle heckler wholly unlike the type
of bothersome gallery commentators who
have been badgering some of the candi-
dates of national prominence provided a
bit OF amusement toward the close of the
rally when he arose from his seat near
the stage and queried Candidate Graham
as to his stand on the per diem pay of
the legislators. His main objection
seemed to be launched against the action
of the general assembly in voting an
extra dollar for its members and he was
informed that if Mr. Graham had been
governor the bill to increase the pay of
the legislators would have been vetoed.
Congressman Dale had dealt extensively
with national issues and State Auditor
Graham had just concluded statement
of his gubernatorial platform when the
venerable querist propounded his ques-
tion. The reply of the governor to be
seemed to strike responsive chord, for
the elderly man insisted upon shaking
the candidates hand before he retired to
his seat.
Congressman Dale referred briefly to
his acquaintance with Barre people and
to those whom he had known as
men of warm friendlness, whether they
were his supporters or his competitors.
His rhetorical effort was turned for the
most part on the shortcomings of the
Wilson administration. although at the
last he spoke earnestly of the qualifica-
tions of Charles Evans Hughes. He
ascribed to the present administration
certain radical changes in government
md accused it OF enacting legislation that
s only temporary and fit merely for
emergencies. 1t has gone around, over
md under problems, he said. instead of
L 4 I 4. Il
if it be Republican. must,
or example, pass an adequate rural cred
IS bill to supplant the temporary legis-
alton recently enacted. 1t must frame a
aw that will enable Vermont farmers
nd all other agriculturists to borrow
money without humiliating themselves.
The true principles of arbitration must
e recognized by the incoming admins
ra tion, if the Republicans are successful,
nd above all, a tariff change will be nee
ssary
The speaker then turned to the alleged
of the Wilson regime, as
ribed to it record of expending more
han a half million dollars per day in
ome months, charged that the methods
bookkeeping had been so changed as TO
lst how much money has been spent
nd declared that it has relied mainly on
and income taxes, paid large
: by the North, and on the munitions
ants which are' thriving only for the
me being as a result of the war
With numerous internal problems that
I'VE been allowed to 60 by the board,
Ie country, nevertheless, is more deeply
'ncerned with the surrender of its pres
&c among the great powers of the world.
r. Dale argued that Wilson's mistaken
reign policy with relation TO Europe as
ell as to Mexico has furnished an issue
hich eclipses all problems here at home.
e shivered to think of Sec. Bakers com
rison of our own Revolutionary heroes
it'll the banditti of Mexico and cited
e first boat sinking incident as an ex
lple of the administrations short-sight-
and shrinking policy. Answering
'pothetical question as to what Hughes
,uld have done about the Lusitania in
lent. the speaker claimed that he would
We promised a complete severing of
plomatic relations should there be a re-
rrence of the incident.
Dale reiterated the oft
peated claim that President Wilson
led to protect American lives in Mex
and cited the Vera Cruz affair along
tn the Tampico bay incident, not for
tting to mention in passing that it
IS German boat which offered protec-
N to Americans at Tampico when the
w department restrained Admiral
lyo from doing his duty. Good old
nerican diplomacy. he said, would have
fed the lives of 2.300 American citizens
1 citizens Of other neutral nations and
r would have been unnecessary. As
Mexico. Huerta controlled all but
zee Of The p states and was in a posi-
n to give the citizens of other coun-
ss ample protection. The speaker ac-
ed the administration of bungling
lin when it permitted the embargo on
1s to be raised along the Mexican bor-
and made light Of the confidence re-
cd by the government in Carrsnza.
ie gave it as his opinion that little
be expected from the Mexican Amer
q conference now going on aboard the
vfowcr and lameuted the circlim-
nccs which have permitted Mexican