The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-03-25
FULLER SMITH BUILDS
STRONG PLATFORM
81 AIhAns Live Wire Passes out
few Hot Ideas a. to What he would
do. Would Appoint Bennington
County Man General Manager.

The many frienCs In Manchester o.
Hon. Fuller c. Smith viii be pleased
10 read the following April Isl letter
af that brilliant publiei5t to our
mutual friend ,. Terry Parsons, the
guiding spirit Of the Northheld News.
one Of the great charms Of listening
20 Fuller smith Is that there never is
any misunderstanding as 10 CHAT the
gentleman means. There is much food
for thought in the letter although i
was written as joke.
To the Editor Of the News
am n candidate for the Governor
Of Vermont and, like all the rest. |
want my platform understood Of all
men and | therefore feel impelled to
tell the people what ] will promise in
te,u rn for their votes. Now ! want to
be perfectly frank and four square
about this. | do not want II under
stood that guarantee to do what i
promise ! am in favor OF, any more
than the rest Of the candidates. But
what promise shows my competence
and ingenuity in angling for support
and Il my bait is just as tcothsome as
any other kind then | claim the first
bite Of every voter because my plat
form is honest-to-goodness- goodness
Agnes and was not borrowed from tne
encyclopedia.
l. | am in favor Of good weather
in haying and lowry weather for fish-
ing.
2 / think well Of most Of the ten
commandments, and with certain res
,rvations would ratify them; but
would insert the word "bottle" in lieu
- the word "ass" in the fourth line
Of the tenth commandment, during
such time as the eighteenth amend
ment 10 the constitution Of the United
States is in force; thus removing from
that priceless stone document any co.
vert allusion TO a certain member OF
the present administration in Wash
ing,on. IL such allusion was intended
in the original draft Of article tenth
/ am not sure about this.
3. | believe in a safe and sane set
tlement Of the labor question. ] don't
know what that is, but my notion Is
that every man should work If ne has
90. and that the matter Of compensa-
ton and hours should be left to the
rest Of us TO dispute about! then the
man who has to work won't have 70
stop except to die. In word TINS
whole labor question is summed up 10
the aphorism: "To Hell with the poor
the rich can take care Of themselves
4. strongly desire the support OF
all the friends Of former Governors
and the State House Gang | bid ser
latin, beginning with our latest Gov
ernor and 20 back as far as ! can re-
member. want everybody to have
license TO sell alcohol in all its forms
and | am distinctly opposed to any eN.
governors being punished for crime;
am in favor Of an open treasury, open
ly arrived at; ] insist on rough and
rugged roads and the string bean pol
icy Of building them; one Of the great
est needs Of Vermont is the Fletcher
king Of the Supreme Court and a bui
market in Wall street Anyone wh'
xo,cd for a Governor before this has
forgotten why he committed the OF
ence.
& I think there should be mor'
~ehcol teachers and better looking
ones. and that the pay should depend
entirely on the latter qualification
teach our boys and girls the shimmA
aarce and how to wear over-shoei
without buekling them on, and oul
men and women will take care o.
themselves.
G am strongly in favor OF trunl
line highways, either Of maeadam
hriek or cement construction with TAT
s-ai lines al over the State so as Z
serve all OF our people and that thes'
roaas shall be built without bondini
or otherwise paying for them; !
elected | will use every effort to &c
pr SOD Bates. b. B. 3. S, (Nor
xich University Is) TO complete tn
work next year.
7. earnestly desire the open POI
for women, whether they want i Q
not. q box o. candy doesn't cost SIC
vet thank God This viii distinetil
bring down the cost Of beng Cover
nor.
am a firm -evocnte of Lcagu
oF Notions. especially for Vermont
II elected ! will appoint Marshall }
Hapeood q Peru General Manager
.. I would treat the returned sol
der. ,and wiu do 50 L he will eom
20 my home. Il is verhoten else
whe-el But | would not forget n