The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-31
Administration Scored on
Account of Tariff and
Mexican Policy
GIBSON, DALE AND
FERNALD SPEAKERS

Business Conditions that Existed Be-
fore European War Will Return at It's
Close.
The only Republican reilly of the ma
tional campaign in Brattleboro was
held in the Auditorium last evening.
The audience, which was principally
men, was not large, but it gave close
and interested attention. A drum corps
played in front of the Auditorium for
half an hour before the meeting was
called to order.
1t was a few minutes after clock
when Chairman E. J. Waterman of
the Republican town committee intro
duced George l.. Dunham, Republican
representative nominee, as chairman of
the meeting. These on the platform
were Mr.. Dunham, Capt. E. w. Gibson,
Congressman Porter H. Dale of Island
Pond and Senator-elect B. NJ. Fernald
| of Maine, the speakers of the evening,
and F. A. Dewitt of Newfane, sena-
torial candidate, w. H. Newton of New
fame, Christie B. Crowell, E. C. Crosby,
two years ago a candidate of the Pro
gressive party, Judge j. NJ. Tyler and
| DIR. Henry D. Holton.
| In the audience among others were
noticed Chairman Piddock of the Re
publican state committee, exLieut.
Gov. Frank +. Howe of Bennington,
State Highway Commissioner Stoddard
Bates and DIR. E. R. Lynch, Democratic
candidate for town representative.
Mr.. Dunham expressed his thanks to
those who had voted for him in the pri-
imaries and assured his auditors that in
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his level best to represent the town in
an efficient and business-like manner.
He said that he should make it his busi
ness to scrutinize bills that came before
the legislature, that he might be influ
lential in preventing the enactment of
useless and harmful laws.
Capt. Gibson, introduced as the next
Ispeaker, said that four years ago and
lstanding on a platform advocating the
detection of a Republican candidate for
ipresident. He added that he had no re-
Igrets for the past and had made no
Ipromises.
Since his advocacy of Progressive
lprinciples there had been a great
Ichange in conditions brought about by
the European war, and a strong, steady
hand is needed in the presidential chair,
Ian executive who will stand strongly
for American rights. For that reason
Charles f. Hughes.
/ An executive is needed who win pre-
lserve unsullied the traditions of the
! Republic. He urged people to remem
Der that under the Democratic admin
listration thousands of American work
ingmen went out of employment but
the European war broke out, reducing
the producing capacity of the entire
, world, and America had unusual oppor-
tunities for the employment of labor.
The condition that pertained at the out
set of the Democratic rule will return
when the war ends, unless there is a
change in the administration and poll
Z. cies.
Taking the phrase He kept us out
of war; Capt. Gibson went at some
length into the Mexican situation, scor-
ing the vacillating policy of the Will
Ison administration and declaring that
Vermont had never been too proud to
fight.
Congressman Dale in opening his ad-
| dress said he believed it was his right
| land duty to condemn the administra-
ttion. He considered it very strange
that there is such apathy in the eoun-
: try over the election which he de-
clared to be one of the most important
) lever held.
\ The present policy of the admins
: tration is as different from that with
n (which it started as will be the ap-
Ipointee of Mr.. Hughes for secretary of
Estate from William Jennings Bryan.
He scored at length Mr.. Bryan s
treaties with other countries by which
it was agreed to be passive under any
s land all circumstances for one year and
then submit the matter to a joint com.
mission. These he declared to be the
/ most humiliating piece of diplomacy
!; lever brought about.
He declared that it is the strangest
e Ithing to him that old line Cleveland
e Democrats are to be found lined III
II behind Wilson, for there is no similari
u ty between the two men. Not an ar
5 gument is being made now for Wood
rt row Wilson that would not have de
IS feated him four years ago. declared Mr.
le Dale.
III In speaking of the Mexican situation
he said that unspeakable acts had beer
Iperpetrated against women and chill
Idren in that country, but we had don,
tnothing to protect our citizens there
Id We even asked Carranza if we eoult
have the bodies of the American troop
ers who had been killed and the repi,
as was that we could if we went afte
u fthem and paid our own expenses. Th,
lie return of prisoners with their equip
I'd ment was demanded. The prisoners re
d. turned, but in rags, and we neve