Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-07-06
THE RESOLUTIONS.

The following are the resolutions adopt
ed by the State Republican convention
at its meeting last week:
Resolved, That the Republicans of Ver-
mont, by their delegates in State conven-
ton assembled, accept and fully indorse
the platform adopted by the national
convention at Chicago as clear and
forcible presentation of the principles of
the party; and with Harrison and Nor
ton inscribed on our banner as the per-
soniiication of high character and clean
politics. and sure guarantee that those
hearty pledges will be faithfully kept
and performed, we promise majority in
September that will carry hope and in
spiration to Republicans everywhere.
That the hearty thanks of the Republi-
cans of Vermont are due to their dele
gates to the Chicago convention, for the
rare good sense, keen foresight and firm
ness which made their voice potential in
disproportion to their numbers in influ-
enciDg the nomination of our candidate
for President, and earned them high hon
or, being the only State delegation which
voted sOlidly from first to last for the
best and winning man.
That the railroads of Vermont were
chartered and endowed with certain pow
ers and privileges primarily for the ben
eft of all the people, and that their serv-
ices should be open to all upon the same
relative terms and conditions without dis
elimination or favoritism in any form or
degree; that, in justice to their owners
and paying patrons, the practice of issu-
ing free passes to persons other than
their officers, employees and officers of
other roads should be promptly discon-
tinued. We especially deprecate the is
suing to and acceptance and use of free
passes by State officers, members of the
legislature and all others whose official
of railroads, as demoralizing in intent
and tendency and demand that such
practices be prohibited by law. We be-
lieve that justice between man and man,
as well as the obvious interests of the
people of the State, require that the prin-
ciples embodied in what is known as the
"long and short haul provisions of the
interstate commerce law, and the laws of
several of our sister States, should find a
place on the statutes of Vermont, and
that our State railroad commission be
clothed with ample power to exact obed-
ience to such laws and to their own
judgments and DEGREES.
We commend the nominees of this con-
vention for State officers as worthy of
our confidence, and call upon the free
men of Vermont to fulfill the pledge
made by the chairman of the Vermont
delegation to Chicago, ex-Gov. Proctor,
in their behalf, and to roll up majority
of 10000 for our ticket in September.
A State committee was also made up,
with these members
Addison county-George w. Grandey
of Vergennes.
Bennington-C. E. yelling of Ben
nington.
aledonia-Franklin Fairbanks of St.
Johnsbury.
Chittenden-M. A. Bingham of Essex.
Essex-S. ID. Hobson of Brighton,
Frankln-Olin Merrill of Enosburgh
Falls.
Grand Isle-Henry w. Como of South
Hero.
Lamoille-Carroll 5. Page of Hyde
Park.
Orange-John c. Stearns of Bradford.
Orleans-F. w. Baldwin of Barton.
Rutland-W. r. Page of Rutland.
Washington-Perley p. Pitkin of Mont
pelier.
Windham-L. NJ. Read of Bellows
Falls.
Windsor-M. X. Paine of Windsor.
The committee organized with the
choice of C. S. Page as chairman, F. w.
Baldwin, secretary, and these members,
ex-officio, and Messrs. Stearns, Merrill
and Bingham as executive committee.