Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-07-25

( opened at the Howard opera house IL
Burlington at halfpast ten yesterda.
morning Rollin S. Childs of Brattle
boro was appointed chairman and mad
an extended address on the issues o
the day. Clarence Senter of Montpel
I ier was made secretary and vice pTeSi
dents from each county We're appoint
/ ed, +. H. Davenport of Brattlebort
! being appointed for Windham county
/ The committee on resolutions, Hon
Elisha May of st. Johnsbury, chair
man, reported as follows:
The Platform.
The Democratic party of Vermont declares
its unfaltering belief in the teachings of Wash
ington, jefferson and jackson, as well as in the
principles of the Declaration of independence
and the Constitution of the United States. II
believes that all free governments derive thell
lust powers from the consent of the governed
and that no man is good enough to govern his
fcllowman without their consent, fairly oh
tanned.
For these causes-and for many others-wc
are opposed to every attempt by the officers OF
this nation to establish colonies or dependen-
cics anywhere. and particularly in lands re-
mote from the United States, where wrong do
ing and oppression in high places cannot be
easily detected and punished, We believe that
the nation ought never to form any entanEflng
alliances and ought never to be placed where II
is liable to be involved in the quarrcls between
the powers in Europe, Asia or Africa: nor do
we believe it is the duty Of this nation 10 en-
gage in the work popuarly called "benevolent
assimilation" Such work will surely weaken
us financially, morally and religiously.
We believe thar freedom 0t speech l. one OF
the sacred rights of man; and that special leg
islatiou in the interests of few, effects rank
Injustice to the masses, For the failure OF the
Republican party to procure for all its citizens,
and for all persons under the protection of the
,,y,f ..f hlir iThT fn
voice IN the government under which they are
forced to live, a well for the unjust lcgisla-
tiOn 1t has freely given 70 certain favored
classes, at the expense of the masses we de-
nounce that party and we demand equal rights
to all living under the protection Of the flag
We denounce the national Republican party
for its partial. unwise and autocratic legisia-
ton in Hawaii, Porto Rico and the Philippines
The trusts are legitimate children Of the Nc
kinley aud Dnglcy tariff bills and VIII never he
50 long a the present prohlbltorN
importation laws are iii force. The show and
make believe prosecution of the trusts Will re-
suit in failure, and the proposed legislation by
which all the trusts will he compelled to make
public their affairs Will be futile, and the Re
publican party know such to he the fact.
We favor the immediate abolition Of all tar
ills upon trust articles. The prosecutions OF
and proposed legislations for trusts are solely
for campaigning purposes in the fall of 1902.
We believe that capital and labor should work
for the best development of all
our industries and that any disturbance that
tI htltNS SNtl lutltlNlItNs - eNll'hSAN
detrimental TO both. We therefore pledge our
selves TO use all proper means To secure the pas
sage OF state and national legislation that >hal
cause Immediate arbitration and settlement ot
ali seriuus differences between employers and
aployeps
We believe in developing IN the peoples living
in those Islands As rapidly as possible the ca
lacity for self government and that the nation
pledge its good faith 10 support them IN sell
government whenever they snail nave reason
'hly established the same
,lal "A traf, rg pf
congress to keep the pledges made by the Off
'ers of this government I" the people of Cuba,
md We insist ON the prompt tuIhlment OF those
hedges.
we invite the candid consideration Of the
'oters of Vermont to certain conditions that
re known to exist in the state, the remedy for
which lies in their own hands.
Nominees for the important ONCE ol governor |
re named years in advance of nominating con-
ention by the Republican leaders. But even
hen large sums of money must befurnished by
ore he can reasonably expect the actual noml- |
ation, In the preliminary canvass for gov 1
rnor of Vermont before the Republican CON 4
cntion in the year 1902, the methods that pre- !
all in New York and Philadelphia were fol- /
owed by some Of the candidates and money :
vas laVishly and unfairly spent to produce such /
omnation We drnounce these corrupt, de- I
rading methods, and ask, for the good name .
nd fame of the state that the authors and ben /
hciaries of these methods may be punished at .
he hallot-hoN in September.
he traffic Of intoxicating LIQUOR are unwise, /
nfair, and in violation of the great right of .
crSonal liberty. We favor temperance, and .
lrdpe our support to the enforcement of all /
,,ys now founf an orr statute book We lament
he evils Of LIQUOR drinking. but cannot agree
.ith the Republican party Of this state that the
resent laws ford me best or sltreSt aid to the
,is,.- Of actual living temnprance
we believe the hcst way to secure temperance
ly education and example and not bv any law
,af undertakes to regulate annette OF to pro-
,.,,,ly
1brrp Ia the nrinrinIes of thp Democratic par /
y mar The salr of liduor should be lcgalized and
.gulated bvthe enactment of a license local op-
~ I,,v
wanra ununSed Ia thp frrut1ent changes in the .
onaltirS nrn. .cribrd ly the liuuOr laws hy which
ors.vho have never committed any otIense
fhpr Than to ,ret drunk have been sent on CON {
iCtion therefor for a term of many months to
,n ,,nrkhnusa where they arp ,ompplleJ to ,
nrk ,lay after day by the side of Graduates
,om state prisons.
we arr onnnspd to Iiuuor agencies in which
rr,a nIiantities of moor 1iuuor are daily sold to
srsso,is who rould never bily at any respectable
cansed saloon ar hotel. and through which Ii
1or a~encies Iiouor arents town officers and
NOR dealers combine f6 chpat- the general pub-
= and re- furnish tbe yilest sort of liouors to
lrchnsers
il, Yya,+ira for half a ,entury the Iiuuor laws I
III IA ;,rin, h,nScricv do,ynrht
No w mi narinrv aSd IN orr onininn will con-
mo r. ia sn as inn@ as they are in force, The
NOR law i'm many of its provisions, has been
- Lii cnndp,nnpd Inv the Democratic marty
II II ~, ic,,islatura bas 6aen nersistently asked
n,I,,nit fhs law to a vnte Of the whole state.
:, -, tha nresnnt year every RepubIiean con-
~, b.i. I,on asEnd +n entertain a resolution
i,, % rI,njssinn of tba law to The voters
.ii - -, : Al ,las, ,,o,i,fosts to rho IegisIa
~, vs. a,,h tbe PairbIic,n Marty have bcen dis .
- ~ T. os o. nn,rnrtby If 1oticp until the
So, ~ rear ar "" ami, that the resolution of
"a pi,,;, Iiica, stata convention fayorinp n re- /
renjipm If rho iiouor 1uestion. is simply a {