The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-16
MONTPELIER
Arthur S. Watkins, Candidate for Pres
ident, Spoke in Montpelier.

ton party nominee, spoke to about %
persons. Mr.. Watkins is looking after
his financial campaign by a collection,
by the publicity manager, Mr.. Smith,
and he said he would like to 60 before
the Senate committee investigating
campaign expenses and show where
their finances are coming from. He
made the Republican and Democratic
parties the subject of many jokes as
he carried along his address.
Mr. Watkins was introduced by
Lieut. Gov. Mason s. Stone, who said
hi did not see what the party has to
do now, but Mr. Watkins replied by
giving reasons why there is field of
activity for the party, that the party
would carry out the rest of the prin-
ciples it had fought for in the years
gone by, only four of which have been
adopted by the country--equal suf-
frage, prohibition, income tax and cleo
tion of T. S. senators by the people
the only four that have been adopted
since 1877 and which have always been
in their party platform, said Mr. Wat.
kins. The other parties have not taken
these up until public opinion demand
ed it.
He said the Democrats and Republi
cans have shifted sides twice since
1872 and explained when these changes
occurred. He asked the women to re-
member who gave them the vote.
Campaign funds are too small to notice,
he said; the public does not care where
the money comes from. 1t is satisfied
to know it is spent somewhere. Only
two miliionaires have been Democratic
candidates for president, Mr., Cox and
Mr.. Tilden. Both Harding and Cox,
claimed the speaker, are in favor Of
the vote; neither is a supporter of pro.
hibition and he showed by their rec
ords the truth of his statement, as he
claimed they had acted in the SEN
ate and in Ohio He inquired about
Ohio, why it was not dry He claimed
because neither President Wilson nor
Gov. Cox cares to sec that the laws are
enforced. He claimed neither Harding
nor Cox wants the league of nations,
but they will have it because public
opinion wants it and whichever is
elected the people are growing bright
er and can see the advantage of it.
He claimed Wilson should have re-
manned in America and that the treaty
and league have nothing in common.
He favored the league. but said that
it would be changed materially in the
next 90 years and that four years
hence, as far as Republicans and Dem
ocrats are concerned, it will be dead.
He discussed the labor question and
advocated the elimination of strikes,
and said that until booze is moved out
Of labor meetings that strikes viii take
place so that prohibition questions
are not settled yet said the speaker.
He claimed the l4th amendment is
dead letter
Mr.. Watkins said some people want
ed to know why one should vote on
q dead issue. He claimed that Demo
,rats in Vermont for years have vot
I'd on a dead issue and Republicans in
Georgia, since the Civil war, have vot-
I'd on a dead issue.
Joseph G. Abair. veteran of the |
World war, on Friday afternoon com.
Dleted the purchase of the Seguin |
News agency and took possession this
+. 7, Seguin. who has con
iucted the business for a quarter of a |
century, retires so that he may give !
Al of his time to the wholesale bust |
ness of the Texaco Motor Oil Co. inter.
,sts. of which he is distributor in this |
lection of the state. Mr. Seguin grew
NJ in the newspaper agency business,
laving, as a child, sold papers on the \
treets Later he learned the trade Of /
with C. H. Baldwin in
but when George Ehle was !
'eady to dispose OF his business, Mr. 1
'cguin thought he saw a chance TO es-
ablish himself in prosperous bust
less and bought Mr.. Ehle's interests.
Then he branched out and bought the
Gland news agency and later Others,
o that for many years he has con
ucted the sole agency in the city and
las built up profitable business.
some years ago, having bought out
Rivers Bros store. he moved from
state to Main street. where the stand
: now located. Magazines and other
literature were added 70 the newspaper
ales business and then he added can
les. writing material and other lines
lr. Abair has lived practically all his
lie in Montpelier, attending the city
chools, and some eight years ago com
nenced working for Mr. Segiin When
his country entered the World war he
ilisted in Company II, Vermont Ma
ional Guard, and went TO France in
ne l0lst ammunition train. He was
apt. McMath's orderly. Upon his re-
urn to Montpelier he resumed his EN-
loyment At the recent Republican
invention he was one Of the dele
ates. attending from Montpelier. prob
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