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campaign contributions, which while 
not being corrupt, violate the ethics 
of good government, nevertheless 
the public is justified in refusing to 
support a man who has not been 
great enough to be a good citizen 
‘and loyal to the President of the 
United States. They are justified 
in not supporting a man that has 
violated the simplest implications of 
his own professed doctrines of the 
““square deal’’ and ‘‘ office for public 
service’ by dragging the dignity 
and honor of the highest office in the 
gift of the people down from the 
high level of service for the people 
to the low level of satisfying the am- 
bitions of a self-seeking man who 
has not only sacrificed his own honor 
but that of his party for selfish per- 
sonal ends. 
Indictments and Politics 
lt is a pity that the high office of 
Governor of Massachusetts is sub- 
ject to such indignity by the unwor- 
thy way in which the processes of 
law, intended to be used for the pro- 
tection of the rights and liberties of 
all, are used as a means of gaining 
publicity to further the political as- 
pirations of a candidate rather than 
as powers to be executed for the 
public good. The attacks being made 
upon organized industry have ceased 
being virtues and are rapidly becom- 
ing as obsolete as the ‘‘high cost of 
living”’ slogan of two and three years 
ago. Is the man who will use the 
powers of a small office unjustly for 
his own ends worthy of the governor- 
ship of Massachusetts? 
Cheap Politics 
The puerile spirit in which the 
guerilla warfare on the .present in- 
cumbent of the Congressman’s chair 
from this district is being waged by 
the democratic aspirant for that of- 
fice reveals qualities that make the 
democratic candidate, as the repre- 
sentative of this district, impossible. 
Mr. Hilles’ announcement that Mr. - 
Roosevelt’s propaganda is ‘“‘any 
thing to beat Taft’’ is certainly true 
but whether Mr. Taft or Mr. Roose- 
velt loses or gains it is more evident 
that T. R. has lost the place he had 
in the hearts of his countrymen. 
The improved condition of Man- 
chester’s streets, now that many of 
the telephone poles have been re- 
moved, is very apparent. The tele- 
phone company is fast placing its 
wires under ground in the principal 
streets of the town, as. well as at 
other places along the North Shore. 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
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CONG. GARDNER WILLING TO 
MEET SENATOR SCHOFIELD 
IN DEBATE 
Amqui, P. Q., Canada, 
September 6, 1912. 
My Dear Sir: 
I have read your letter in the 
newspaper challenging me to debate 
the issues of this campaign. 
I had not heard that Mr. Crowley 
had withdrawn from his contest for 
the nomination; but I assume that 
you do not concede him any chance. 
I therefore accept your challenge for 
a debate to be held before October 
20th. I specify an early date for 
two reasons: first, on account of 
my physical condition which is al- 
Ways uncertain under the strain of 
a campaign, and second, on account 
of your bitter complaint at the late- 
ness of the date which I suggested on 
a former occasion. 
In order to avoid the unseemly 
wrangle over the conditions of the 
contest such as occurred the last 
time, I leave them entirely for your 
decision. You shall open the debate, 
or close it, or both, just as you please. 
The date of the debate prior to Octo- 
ber 20th you may select. The place, 
the hour, the time to be consumed, 
the hall, the presiding officer, all 
shall be according to your wishes. 
All i ask is that you shall notify me 
of the time and place, and that you 
shall send me one half of the tickets. 
I do not propose to discuss this 
proposition further with you. You 
may take it or leave it, as you like; 
but I shall not permit you to boggle 
over it. ' 
I do not, of course, overlook the 
fact that you suggest that we both 
cut loose from our party rallies and 
hold a series of joint debates. I 
hardly think that your proposition 
ean be meant seriously, and, after all, 
is it not noticeably one-sided? Since 
I entered politics, I have never pre- 
tended to be anything but a straight 
out Republican. You and Henry M. 
Whitnev. on the contrary, have been 
the candidates of the Anti-Bryan, 
Pro-Merger wing of the Massachu- 
setts Democracy. As the Bryan wing 
is now in control, it may not seem 
to you to be vital whether or not. you 
adhere to your party’s rallies; but 
personally, I do not propose to aban- 
don the Republican ship in a storm. 
As the best way of reaching the 
public, I counter-challenge you ‘to 
continue until Election Day the in- 
teresting joint debate which we have 
‘ been carrying on by means of public 
letters addressed to each other. How- 
ever, there will be plenty of time to 
discuss the question after you have 
apoligized for your slander or proved 
that b have paid workers in my em- 
ploy. . 
On the occasion of our joint de- 
bate, I shall answer your question 
about the Panama Canal, and more- 
over, then or sooner, I shall ask you 
some questions as to your votes in 
favor of “‘holding companies’’. I 
believe that I can throw a new light 
on your championship of the New 
York, New Haven and Hartford R. 
R. ‘“‘holding company’’ bill which 
will make your answer interesting. 
Let me say, however, that I believe 
that you were led astray on_ this 
question of ‘‘holding companies’’ by 
your political alliances with the 
Whitney crowd and I readily admit 
that you may not have understood 
the full measure of what you were 
doing until Governor Foss’ scathing 
veto drove you to the realization of 
public opinion. 
Very truly yours, 
Augustus P. Gardner. 
Hon. George A. Schofield, 
Editor of the Ipswich Chronicle, 
Ipswich, Mass ; 
MANCHESTER 
William Jeffrey colony, UOPF, 
nominated officers at their meeting 
Monday evening. 
Miss Alice Knight returned last 
Friday from spending the summer at 
Narragansett Pier, R. I. 
Dr. and Mrs. Franklin B. Packard 
and daughter Muriel of New Britain, 
Ct., have concluded a week’s visit 
with Mr. and Mrs. Hollis L. Roberts, 
Union st. 
Manchester was represented at the 
meeting in Boston Monday night of 
the 6th Congressional Dist. Progres- 
sives by Norman R. Olsen. 
Walter Howe returned Monday to 
Wellesley, where he is employed by 
the American Express Company, aft- 
er having spent a short vacation m 
town. 
Slade-Fraser 
Harry Ellsworth Slade of Man- 
chester, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry 
L. Slade, and Miss May Jane Fraser, 
whose home was formerly in Anti- 
gonish, N. S., were united in mar- 
riage last Saturday afternoon at the 
parochial residence in Manchester, 
by the Rev. Fr. Mark Sullivan of the 
Sacred Heart church. The young 
people were attended by Miss Ade- 
laide Porter of Medford, a cousin of 
the bride, and Gordon Slade, a broth- 
er of the groom. Mr. and Mrs. Slade 
will make their home in Manchester, 
where Mr. Slade is in the fish busi- 
ness. 
