St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-06-25


. ity it becomes the duty of the Presiden
y to maintain. We admire and APPROX
the patriotic and conscientious metho
u of dealing with this difficult and per
picking problem, whose ultimate solu
ton under wise and patient guidanc
r and by gradual uplifting finally we ma,
hope will establish in the Orient politi
r cally regenerate and selfgoverning race
Resolved, That we regard with jus
I pride the fidelity of our government il
the redemption of its voluntary pledge o
independent government to Cuba by
which it has set liberty in the place o
deposition and added another to the list
OF sister republics.
Resolved, That this convention re-
commends that the next Legislature en-.
act law regulating primaries or eau
cuses called for the purpose of putting in
nomination candidate for the various
town, city, county and state Offices and
to provide such rules and regulations as
shall safeguard the purity of nomination
as well as election and also to provide
adequate punishment for those violating
the same"
Resolved. That we heartily approve
trade reciprocity as recommended by
President Roosevelt; we believe that the
urgent demand of theexpansion of our ex-
port trade in view OF our enormous and
| ever increasing productive and industrial
capacity imperatively requires enlarged
reciprocal trade arrangements and that
such result may be produced without
serious impairment of our protective
system. That most sagacious states
man, James q. Blaine, early foresaw this
and President Mckinley, in his last
public utterance at Buffalo, gave empha-
tic utterance in favor of this principle.
International commerce on any large
scale must he two sided. By the condi-
lions which we impose upon Cuban indie
pendence we make her in no small sense
our ward and are therefore bound in
honor to give her opportunity to develop
her natural resources by which alone can
she maintain her separate independence.
Resolved. That while we recognize
the fact that the enormous business of
the country in the several departments
of finance, industries and transportation
can only now be done by combination,
corporate or individual, and that this
necessity arises from trade and business
conditions which lie outside and beyond
the control of legislation, disclaiming
any spirit of unreasoning or unreason-
able hostility, we are in favor of
the utmost vigilance, legislative, judicial
and executive in guarding the public
against any and every abuse ofsuch COM
bined power and of the swift and sure
punishment of all offenders whose greed
should resort to undue exaction, and we
favor strict legislative safeguards against
over valuation of corporate property and
the issue of fictitious stock, and are for
such publicity of exact and verified state
ments by the official managers of such
corporations and combinations as shall
clearly show to the public their actual
financial condition.
Resolved. That the republican party
OF Vermont adheres to it's long cherished
belief that unrestricted traffic in intoxi.
eating liquors is public evil and that
material modification of existing law on
that subject should be made only after
thorough discussion and mature delibera-
ton by the people and we request the
State Legislature at its next session to
make provision for ascertaining the will
of the people by direct vote upon the ac-
ceptance or rejection of a license and local
option law regulating liquors, and fur
Their providing that upon popular vote in
favor of such law. duly ascertained,
the same shall be and become a statute
law of the state in force
DEBATE ON THE REFERENDUM.
The resolution in reference to the refer
endum was submitted separately, all the
Others being adopted practically unan-
mously. Gov. Ste art called up his res
oution on the referendum and moved
that it be adopted in place of the one Of
Tered by Mr.. Jones at the forenoon ses-
sion. Mr.. Jones motion that ten minutes
be devoted to examining the resolution
offered by Gov. Stewart was adopted. 1t
is understood that during the intermis-
sion this resolution was hustled to State
street, where it was examined by Clement
at his headquarters, and pronounced by
him satisfactory. After little scussion
between ex-Gov. Stewart and Mr.. Jones,
the resolution was pronounced satisfac-
tory by the Clement men. W. W. Miles
OF Barton aud Gen. F. G. Butterfeld of
Derby Line made futile attempt, with
little following, to secure notifications
to the resolution. Gov. Stewards origi-
nal resolution on the referendum was
finally adopted, almost unanimously. A
proposition submitted by George Prouty
of Newport, which hecaled "a referendum
straight" was voted down.
NOMINATING SPEECHES.
Nominations for governor were de-