Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-07-05
STATEMENT MADE
BY FRANK {. HOWE
Candidate for Governorship If
Graham Is Not in Field
Speaks Of Duties Which Vermonters
Owe Young Men Who Have Gone Into
Country's War Service.

Frank f. Howe, formerly of this
town, editor and publisher of the Ben
nington Banner, former speaker of the
Vermont house of representatives and for
mcr lieutenant governor, sent out July
l to the newspapers of Vermont state
ment to the effect that he will be a cand-
date for the Republican nomination for
the governorship provided that Gov Gra-
ham is not a candidate. He also states
that in the event of his election he will
be prepared to give his whole time to
the services of the state Following is
the letter in full:
The time is at hand when the people of
Vermont must add to their other obga
tions the duty of selecting their state Off
GERS for the coming term, and take this
opportunity to make my position known
to my fellow citizens
1t has been my hope and desire that
Governor Graham would consent to re-
main in office another two years, and |
have earnestly urged him so to do. He has
| made an exceptional governor. From the
| beginning of the crisis created by the war
| he has had in hand the relations of the
state to the federal government, and UNI
| der his guidance Vermont has made Il rec
ord of service excelled by no other state.
| He is better fitted to continue as governor
| than is any other man to take his place.
| If Governor Graham can he persuaded
| to serve in his present position, he Will
| have my loyal support, If, however, Coy
ernor Graham refuses | am IL candidate
for the Republican nomination for governor,
provided there is manifested by the vot-
ers any considerable desire that ! should
thus serve | have no wish to win place or
have no money to build up political organ
ization, and would not use it for that pur-
pose il | had If ! should be elected gov
ernor of Vermont, | am prepared to give
my whole time to the service OF the state;
and | will not use the Office or my time
while holding it to further any future po-
litical ambitions. | have no other ambi-
ton than to serve Vermont to the best
of my ability.
Ny platform is to aid Vermont to do
the utmost i'll behalf of America and her
allies in the present war and to so devel-
op and conserve the resources of the state
, that Vermont may be prepared for the
newer freedom and broader usefulness
that will surely follow the victory that
must and will be won,
| Vermont set the standard of loyal de-
votion to the cause of the United States
even before war was declared and has
gladly done more than almost any other
state in behalf of her sons in the army and
navy. This standard must be maintained
and. even though the expenditure involved
be considerable, state pay should be pro
vided for all men and women from Yer
mont serving in Uncle Sans uniform.
To those soldiers and sailors engaged
in Just war and to the boys and girls
who are to be the men and women of to-
morrow Vermont should stand ready to
give her best. The future will Justify the
burden incurred in their behalf. The rest
of us must be prepared to labor and to
sacrifice.
If there are oilers in our ranks they
, should be put at work. if there arc
hidden resources, they should be drawn
, ont and utilized; ii there is private
greed or selfish ambitions, they should
be set aside.
, For the future, I would advise earnest
, and intelligent preparation; for those who
are risking their lives in the great cause
, | would urge generosity; for the rest of
us | would demand faithful labor, thrift,
economy and patriotic standard of liv-
ing.
shall be glad to hear from the people
of Vermont, from both those who may
approve and those who may disapprovc
of my candidacy. The voters themselves
should make the decision
FRANK f. HOWE