The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-01
POLITICAL ADVERTISING.
Clement or Mayo?

ent because he is the Republican
candidate. What is his record
In 1902 he was defeated in con-
vention and then bolted as an in
dependent, In 1906 he ran again
as an independent andllwas also
nominated by the Democrats. In
each OF these years the Republi-
cans defeated him. Now, under
a new primary law, with an ex-
penditure Of ST. 900, with a state
wide campaign in the papers that
this was the old local option fight
over again, with an appeal to his
former supporters to vote for him
again. and by the aid OF Demo
cratic votes, he secures the Re
publican nomination The Demo-
Gratis have really nominated two
candidates for governor this year:
Mayo on their own ticket. and
Clement on the Republican ticket.
We are to choose between them
next Tuesday. When there is a
choice between a thoroughbred
and a hybrid, | shall select the
thoroughbred every time. Al
though | have always voted Tor 4
Republican governor, prefer the
thoroughbred Mayo. who has a
clean record and has the welfare
of Vermont always at heart, to
the Republican discard whom I
have fought in two previous cam
paigns, and had the happiness of
helping to defeat with my vote.
We are told, in a little cam
paign book Just sent out by the
Republican state committee, that
we should vote for Clement in
order to carry out the 10 great
principles that the candidates
have selected for their platform.
This is pleasant bit of camou-
flage There isn't one OF those
principles OF any importance that
any man of any party would think
of opposing, much less Mayo.
whose Legislative record is in har-
mony with them all
The little book makes no men
ton OF the great question that
| Vermont is to vote on this winter.
national prohibition. This is the
! most important question to come
| before the next legislature. Yer
mont's voice is as powerful on
1 this question as that of the largest
state in the Union How shall she
!. speak? Shall she proudly take her
stand among the So and say that
this great evil shall be. stamped
: out Of our fair country. or is she
!. going to drag her colors in the
e lnire and take the place that every
liquor journal in the country has
:. assigned to her, a supporter of
o booze?
e Why did Clement come into
e this campaign? On his own state
ment he came into it because
n Darling and Howe both favored
= national prohibition. and he want
ed Vermont to vote against it. His
% supporters now say that the legis-
n lature decides that question and
1t the governor has no voice in the
le matter. Another bit of camou-
! flage. A governor appoints many
- men to office. a governor signs or
vetoes all bills that legislature
ID passes. Can governor who en-
;" tiers campaign for the purpose
G. of killing prohibition have no in
r, fluence on our representative and
k senators when the question comes
o. a. up in the legislature? Republi-
= cans OF Vermont; Many of you
n have fought for prohibition for
years, you have nominated mer
x for the senate and house who viii
vote for the amendment. Are YOU
a going to vote for a man for COVER
40 nor who will use every means il
his power to make your represen-
rs tatives change their minds and
III misrepresent YOU? | cannot con
"a ceive how man that wants ma
tional prohibition can vote fol
w. Clement.
H. The bullfrog will swallow ;
err piece of red flannel every time i
is held up in front OF him. Glenn
=. ent is held up to us with the Re
no publican tag and we are urged It
-, az take him, hook and all, because h,
81. is labelled Republican.
Isn't it time for us to show OH
Up. independence by voting for Mayo
en- who is right on all state issue.
en- and is strongly in favor OF nation
or al prohibitions Don't join tn
ne bullfrog class on Tuesday. NOTl
- FOR MAYO.
ak O. K. IIOLLISTER,
ION Princinal Goddard Seminary