The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-06-05

shculd not b. tired until the Lerifla-
tHYc had . chance 70 lock into the
matter. WHEN the Legislature tired
10 investigate, II was told that the
courts should have chance 10 try the
cases. After sh< Legislature Was out
81 she way. then the matter was again
postponed. How long can Vernon;
Judges themselves afford To have this
sort 81 ju.-handled justice continue :
In the meantime men and women
and children throughout the State
were being promptly tried and sent 20
prison for less<r offences than are
charged against former Republican
State officials, People demanded equal
justice for all. high and low, but they
feel that there Is something rotten in
Denmark and they are asking why IL
Ia not being had.
The Republican party cannot afford
10 have this condition Of affairs con-
tinue. The courts of Vermont cannot
afford 10 have this disgrace drawing
its Shiny lengths uu 10 their very
doors. The present administration Of
Vermont cannot afford to have justice
die on It's hands. and carry with il 10
the grave the Republican party. And
yet II the Republican party continues
TO show its inability or unwillingness
10 do It's own political housekeeping
there is certain to be tremendous
upheaval, and as In the case Of
Germany, nobody can tell what will
be left.
In order to let q little light into
this whole situation, let us study II to-
gether for moment. Who are inter-
ested In preventing the trial Of former
Governor Graham and former Pur-
chasing Agent and more formerly
Deputy State Auditor Hanley, and
thus preventing this whole unsavory
mess from coming to the light Of day ?
Manifestly those who are mixed up
In It oil, directly or indirectly, would
prefer to have former Commissioner
Williams serve az a scapegoat. They
say in effect: "He did not find out
We were doing wrong until it was all
over or about all over, rs he should
have done. He ought OF have protect |
ed US from ourselves and from each
other! Therefore, he should be pun
ished severely. What is bank COM
missioner for II not to keep other
State officials straight? Meanwhile
We promise to do better next time"
Others interested in preventing the
disclosure Of the full scope of the
Graham scandal and it's ramifications
include some men who
,opc to use the Republican party in
he future, and who unwisely think il
will be better to bury the ugly thing
han to cremate ii and purify the
shole commonwealth. If current re-
ort is correct some of these men
hink they can bridge this thing over
nd sidctrack Congressman Greene {
then Senator Page retires from the {
United States Senate, as well as shape I
he governorship for considerable
eriod to come. But in all human l
like Samson, they will pull
10 pillars Of the Republican temple t
own with themselves.
Those who are trying to cover up I
lis Graham ct al. mess forget that
, long as high State officials fail to o
me to justice, the Republican party Y
lat stood sponsor for them is still
ling made sponsor for them by the 4
lblic, and will be so held until the
I'd. If the Republican party brings n
lem to justice, it may save itself, +
lough it comes out Of the fracas with
s arm in sling and walking on \
utches. G
II the Republican party fails to v
ing these men to justice, the people c
Verm0nt rp0ardlpss of narfv will i,
Sc in their might and put citizens
'mmittee Of its own in power to do f
'e things the people want done, and o
le Republican party SO far as Ver- il
ont is concerned will become polit- h
al Observation-Disclosures Free t,
ress.