Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-12-16
RESOLUTIONS.


The committee on resolutions re-
ported the following, which were
unanimously adopted:
Whereas, We, the Vermont State
Grange in it's 28th annual session at
St. Johnsbury, recognizing the infu-
ence that will 60 out from the action
taken by such an assembly, and feel
ing that the attention of the men,
bers of subordinate oranges and the
people of our state should be called to
the following matters of Importance
do hereby adopt the following resolu-
lions:
Resolved, That we, the State
Grange of Vermont, heartily approve
the position taken by the National
Grange against trusts, against SUBJ
sidizing the merchant marine and
against shoddy: in favor of the free
delivery of mails in rural districts,
postal savings banks and the election
of U. S. senators by direct vote of the
people, and will use our utmost en-
deavor to support this position.
Resolved, That in recognizing edu-
cation as one of the fundamental prin-
ciples of our order, we pledge ourselves
to labor for the improvement of our
public school system and the better
ment of our schools; and, recognizing
the fact that 80 percent of our rural
school teachers are unframed, that
there is no immediate supervision of
skillful nature, and that there is
consequently large waste of time,
money and energy in the public school
work of the state, we urge that the
next session of the General Assembly
afford relief from present conditions
by providing for skillful supervision
through the combination of towns,
sufficiently large in number, and with
adequate salary therefor to demand
requisite talent, and that this service
be paid for from the state treasury.
Resolved, That we, the State
Grange of Vermont, believing that
only by prohihtory law can our
homes and good citizenship be pro-
tected from the liquor tiend, again
heartily endorse our present law pro-
hibiting the sale of Intoxicating
| liquors and only favor such amend
ments as shall render them more eff
fective.
| Whereas, We, as the representa-
tives of the farming interests of Yer
mont, use to greater extent than
any other class of people, the public
roads of the state, and whereas, poor
roads cause us much loss of time, re-
solved that we heartily endorse all
practical measures for permanent road
improvement, and that we use all le-
ultimate efforts to have more money
expended in securing better and more
permanent highways in the state.
Resolved, That we recognize that
the prosperity of our order IN our sis
ter state of New Hampshire is of such
proportions as to call forth our united
congratulations and desires for emula-
alton, and that as we believe a large
share of this success is due to the
mutual benefits arising from the Pat
ronS' fire insurance in that state,
therefore it is the sense of the Ver-
mont State Grange that the Patrons
Fire Insurance company of Vermont
should receive the hearty support and
encouragement of state, county and
subordinate oranges and the patron
age of all our members.
Resolved That as the coming year
closes the present century, that we,
the members of the State Grange, put
forth extra efforts to make this year
the best in our history, and endeavor
to close the present century with at
least 5000 members.
The usual vote of thanks was eX-
tended to the people of st. Johnsbury,
the railroads, ETC., for courtesies ex-
tended.