Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-07-28

We demand the protection OF the
dairy and other interests OF the State,
by the enactment of such laws as will
prevent the adulteration of food and
the sale of oleomargarine or any spuri-
GUS compound as butter.
We believe that property should be
the principal basis of taxation, and
that this burden should fall proportion
ately upon the property taxed and we
demand such legislation as will make
the list of each taxation poll 81 instead
of 81, and shall equitably adjust taxes
upon mortgaged property between the
mortgagcr and the mortgage.
We favor the establishment OF a
railroad commission, believing it to be
for the best interest of those who fur
nish the traffic and also of our rail
road companies that the basis of rates
of transportation be accurately ascer-
tanned, better understood and known to
be fair.
We favor such Legislation as shall
control the traffic in intoxicating liquors
and increase the revenue rather than
the burden of taxation and, though
opposed to sumptuary laws, we de-
mand the enforcement of existing laws
until repealed. We denounce the Re-
publican party of Vermont for its
shameless hypocricy and demagogism
in enacting liquor laws which 1t does
not intend to enforce, and while in
power will not enforce, and in embody-
ing prohibitory resolutions in its plat
form, simply for the purpose OF deceiy-
ing those who are honestly Prohlbi-
tionists, when they do not mean to
carry them into effect.
We congratulate the people OF our
State on being especially free from diff
ference between capital and labor, but
we favor any proper legislation tending
to the settlement of such differences by
arbitration, and to a system of weekly
payments for employees of corpora
tons and manufactures.
We pledge our hearty support to
the candidates we have this day placed
in nomination.
The first district Democratic con-
ercssional convention assembled after
the noon adjournment and elected V.
A. Gaskill of Rutland chairman, y. ID.
Adams of Bennington secretary. f.
W. McGettrick of st. Adams and
Waldo Brigham of Bakersfield were
placed in nomination for members OF
Congress-, but the former in a neat
speech withdrew, and the latter was
nominated.
In the second district convention
John w, Currier of North Troy pre-
sided, and II. f. Folsom OF Lyndon,
superintendent of the Passumpsic rail-
road, was nominated for Congress.
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The results were reported to the
state convention on rcassembling at
D. m. The several counties thrr
named members of the State commit
tee. Addison-'M. L. Spraguc, Wey'
bridge; Bennington-T. Hoxie Hall
Pownal; OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Coch
rane, Ryegate; Chittenden-Dr, l.
C. Butler, Essex; Essex-C. II. bud
lev. Concord; Franklin-R. G. Gates
: Franklin Grand Isle-C. B. Russell
North Hero Lanoille-A. l.. Noyes
Hyde Park Orange--Thomas ii
Chubb, ThetfOrd; Orlcans-John W
Currer, North Troy; Washington
Hiram Atkins, Montpelier Wind
; ham--E. f. Brooks, Brattleboro
Windsor-Don c. Pollard, Cavendish
Rutland-C. II. Forbes, Brandon
Each one was reported as the unani
NOUS choice of his county, and tn,
name of Hiram Atkins, so long chair
man, was greeted with round atte
! round of applause by the convention
Brief but eloquent speeches were the
made by the candidates for Governo
and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. The Stat
committee organized by electing Hiram
Atkins chairman and John II. Sente
and H. G.. Dewing secretary and as
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