St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-06-28

ECHOES OF THE STATE CONVEN-
TON.

Here is the platform of the Yer
mont republicans adopted at the
state convention al Montpelier last
week Wednesday:
We, the republicans of Vermont in con-
vention assembled, re-affirm our adj
herence to those principles which for
more than 80 years have kept our cOun-
try in the fore front of the march of
civilization. As a result of a temporary
departure of the nation from those prln-
ciples of government, as pract1sed by the
republican party, we point to the wide
spread depression, the complete stagna-
ton of business, the hundreds of thou
sands of unemployed worklngmen, the
silent factories, and the intense distrust
of the democratic party, which IS evident
wherever the voice of the voter is heard.
We denounce, as especially injurious to
our state, the free wool provision of the
Wilson bill.
We denounce the increase of the tax on
the poor mans breakfast table, which is
accompanied by decrease in the tariff
on articles of luxury.
We denounce the Wilson bill as sect:ona
all in it's provisions, as subservient to
gigantic monopolies, as menace to our
varied interests, and we predict that, if
it becomes a law, prosperity will not re-
turn to our land until the republican
party is again in power.
We declare our belief that the repeal Of
the federal election law was passed in
the interests of the fraudulent election
methods of the democratic party.
We approve the strenuous efforts of
our Vermont senator's and represent
atives in congress to render as harmless
as possible prospective tariff legislation.
We favor the continued and extended
use of silver in our circulation, within
the extent of the ability of the govern
ment to preserve the present parity be-
tween gold and silver, and to this end
we will hail with enthusiasm all efforts
of the government to obtain an agree
nent with all other commercial nations
to secure the free coinage of silver on any
proper ratio.
In state affairs we promise a con-
tinuance of wise economy and hberality
where the best interests of the state de-
mand hberality.
We pledge our hearty and enthusiastic
support to our candidates this day
nominated, and we promise that we will
uphold the single hand of our gallant
leaders in the coming contest, as were
the hands of Moses in the wilderness,
until the victory is gained
We pledge ourselves to send out next
September such greeting to our fellow
republicans all over the land as will en-
courage them to bend their every energy
to the practical elimination OF the demo-
cratic party as factor in national
politics.
The state committee consists Of the
following gentlemen:
Addison county-T. NJ. Chapman of
Middebury.
Bennington county-Martin H. Dem
ing of Arlington.
Caledonia county-Arthur F. Stone of
st. IOhnsbury.
Chittenden county-H. S. Peck of Bur-
1ington.
Essex county-G. P. Clark of Essex.
Franklin county-Olin Merrill of Enos-
burgh Falls.
Grand Isle county-R. R. Hathaway Of
North Hero.
Lamoille county-P. K. Gleed of Nor
risville..
Orange county-H. E. Parker of Brad
ford
Orleans county,. D. Foster of Derby.
Rutland county-George E. Lawrence
of Rutland.
Washington county-J w. Brock of
Windham county-H. D. Holton of
Brattleboro.
Windsor county-A. E. Watson of
Hartford.
After the adjournment of the con-
ventiop the state committee met and
unanimously elected Col. DIN Mer-
rill chairman. H. S. Peck was re-
elected secretary; ]. W. Brock, H. D.
Holton and J. 6. Foster were with
the chairman and secretary elected
an executive committee A con-
ference followed and various features
of the campaign were considered,
and on motion of ]. W. Brock they
were left with the executive COM
mittee.
PRESS COMMENTS.
The Vermont republicans paid
very handsome compliment to the
veterans yesterday by placing at the
head of their ticket for state Offices
two one-armed soldiers. In this
respect they rather improved on the
record of the republicans of Massa-
chusetts, who have never yet
nominated soldier of the war of the
rebellion for the Office Of governor
of this commonwealth Boston
Herald.
THE STREETER TRIAL.