Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-11-01
Eyes of the State and Nation
/ on Cop. State Ticket
WHAT CANDIDATES STANDF0R
AND WHO THEY ARE
Lively Campaign Promised by Mason
8. Stone, With "Harmony" Party
Keynote and Business"
It's Watchword.

Wake up, Republicans is the
slogan of the Vermont Republican
State Committee in the present cam
paign, and the campaign is now on.
With the opening of headquarters
in Montpelier last week there was a
notable gathering of nominees and
members of the State Committee,
and the keynote of the occasion was
harmony.
Never in the history of Vermont
Republicans was there a more COM
plete merging of personal beliefs and
private opinions in the general good
Of the party and the principles for
which that party stands.
BY common consent, all matters of
controversy were eliminated from the
meeting, and the nominees on the
Republican state ticket stand alb
solutely united on ten fundamental
principles which may be summarized
as follows:
l. sound business administration for
Vermont.
2. Every resource of State and nation to be
dedicated to winning the war.
8. No peace without victory
L. Business principles in national affairs.
5. Return to their owners after the war
of all public utilities Communicated by the
federal government.
6. Brief, business session of Legisla ture
Z. State pay for all Vermont soldiers and
sailors in the service of the nation.
8. Return of the rural school to the rural
community, better teachers and better schools.
3. Irunkl!ne highways in Vermont, with
federal aid, and better back roads for farmers
10. Deeper waterways for Vermont lake
ports
The campaign is in charge of Ma
son S. Stone, candidate for lieutenant
governor, and w A. Lord, former
speaker of the House and a veteran
OF many political battles, is in charge
of the organization work. L. NJ.
Hays is in charge Of the publicity.
ut is going to be lively campaign
henceforward, said Mr.. Stone at
Montpelier headquarters, after the
meeting of candidates and committee
last week, and the only thing we
have to fear is the fact that Vermont
voters are so engrossed in war ac-
t1vities and business that they may
consider everything settled in ad-
vance, cut and dried and so safely
and sanely arranged for that they
won't take the trouble to get out
and vote.
Our message to Vermont Repub-
licans is simply to wake up and
show the nation that this state is not
only 1ndiyisibly in favor of winning
the war, but is also staunchly Re-
publican and prepared to do it's full
part in the war and in the recon
struction following the war.
Never was there a greater need
for a sound business administration
of the states affairs than at present.
Never was there a greater demand
for economy and efficiency in using
the states funds.
In Mr.. Clement, the voters of the
state will find not only strong and
patriotic leader, but a man of large
affairs, skilful in business, ripe in
experience, of sound judgment and
eminently fitted to administer the
states affairs on business principles.
Vermont is going to be called
upon to spend a large amount of
money during the next two years.
We must provide state pay for $4,000
soldiers and sailors in the service of
the nation. We must keep our state
militia trained and equipped We
must increase our production of food
and war material. After the war,
there must be enormous reconstruc-
ton. All this takes money and one
of the best ways to save money Is
to stop waste in spending it.
every candidate on the Republi-
can ticket is pledged to that sort of
administration, and we urge the
voters Of Vermont to come to the
front with an old-fashioned Republic
can vote on November fifth.
"Vermont's representation in ma
tional party affairs is exactly condi-
toned on Vermonts vote for COVER
nor in the November election Moth
ing else counts. Don't fail to vote"