Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-05

THE PEOPLE OF VERMONT ARE NOT ALL A SET OF CROOK
The Republican party in Vermont Is sleeping over a
seethng volcano It is not pleasant thing to feel impelled
to this We have the old fashioned idea however, that
the time is not past when the public Is buwark of
clean politics. good and human progress and de-
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pended in large degree the sbsidzng the
ing Of free enthra peoples and dominate the world
for his selfish ambition. So in lesser degree but none
the less insdiousy cheming politicians combining with sell
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In like manner scheming individuals use party organi-
cations promote their aims and ambitions So
long they u the members of the party whole into
state Of passivy, they go and the
members party better conscientious
E morally than before If however the day arrives when
unwoesome purposes and to the danger of the
wealth then if it has the spirit of public morality bestirs
ve invites the charge that is made of crooks
We as whole do not enjoy the distinction of being forced
into this attitude before the whole world We have had mani
fold evidences both oral and written that this protest reflects
sentiment in the Republican party in Vermont to-day For
half decade or more the members of the party whole
nave been trying get somewhere and to institute
der things but they feel they not getting anywhere
They believed in various progressive for which
Theodore Roosevelt stood in 1872 but their loyalty
fepf Ann majority Of them true to the Republican party In
while they had splendid State administration
they soon found that underneath the surface rotten to
the very core Think of of Vermont in position
where ne did not dare contrary to the wishes of former
deputy who could disclose his financial shortcomings Pic
ure the moral obtuseness and caoused conscience
knowing these things and keeping silent and yet thinking he
Republican party of Vermont and machinery and
bers whole it's candidate for State auditor! Paint
group OF officials knowing these things and still hesatng to
cut out the political for fear will hurt the party and
you have political panorama that through at least
apparently the idea was that if one man could be con-
positively necessary to convict him. further nvestga
ton could be STAYED off and the rest of the would be SAFE
Ana SO former Bank Williams was tried with
through the whole They wanted to know just what
Mr. Williams prevented from telling They wanted to
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crimes and still these remain unred and therefore
All this becomes the astounding when it is known
that it was Commissioner Williams who took the initiative
and notifying him of the discovery of the shortage in Ora
hams accounts.
The public told that other men should not be tried
until the Legislature had chance to look into the matter
When the Legislature tried to investigate it told that
Legislature out of the way then the again
postponed How long Vermont judges themselves afford
to have this sort Of jughanded justice continue?
In the meantime and and children through
out the State being promptly tried and sent to prison for
State officials People demanded equal justice for all, high
mark and they are asking why it is not being had.
finn Inc asp party cannot afford to have this cond
ford to have this disgrace drawing its Shiny lengths
their very doors The present administration Of Vermont
to the the Republican party And yet the Repub
can party continues to show it's inability unwngess do
political housekeeping there certain to be
can tell what will be left.
oroer 10 lCCle gnt INTO this whole SltuatlOn let
study together for moment. Who are interested in
preventing the trial of former Governor Graham and former
Purchasing Agent and formerly Deputy State Auditor
Haney and thus preventing this whole unsavory from
coming to the light of day?
Manfestly those who mixed up ALL directly in
directly, would prefer to have former Commissioner Williams
serve scapegoat. They in effect "He did find
out doing wrong until all about all over,
he should have DONE He ought protected us from
ourselves and from each ohr Therefore, he should pun
shed severely. What is bank commissioner if to
keep other State officials straight? Meanwhile we promise
to do better next time"
Others ed in the If Tho
full of the Graham scandal and it's ramcations
testify include who hope the Republican party
in the future and who unwisey think will better to bury
the ugly thing than to cremate it and purify the whole
monweah If report is some of these men
think they bridge this thing and serack Congress
Greene when Senator Page reres from the United States
Senate we'll shape the governorshp considerable
period to But in all human probability like Samson
they will pull the pillars of the republican temple down with
themselves.
Those who are irving to up this Graham ct al