Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-06-23
BARTON. VT.
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION

anu WAS CdllCu W OInOL dl
about 1880 O'Clock. F. d. Raymond
of Fair Haven was made chairman
with II. E. Kingsley of Rutland secre-
tary. Mr.. Raymond then expressed
his thanks for the honor of presiding
over the convention. A committee
on resolutions was appointed consist
ing of one member from each county
with Ex-Gov. Stewart of Middlebury
as chairman. The Clement faction
then endeavoIed to havethe conven-
ton vote or resolutions which they
had prepared demanding that the
next legislature should pass a high
N license local option law which the
people were to have an opportunity
to vote upon and which was to become
law only when a majority had been
found to favor it. On motion by Gov.
Stewart it was voted to let this lie on
the table until the committee on res
olntions submitted its report. The
convention then adjourned for dinner.
In the afternoon the committee on
resolutions submitted the following
report:
''Resolved, by the Republicans Of Ver-
mont in convention assembled, that we
renew again our fealty to the Republican
party and express our undated confidence
in its prir ciples which have been tested in
war and peace, giving freedom to race of
slaves, broken the power of hoary des-
potism, and presents spectacle of a great,
free, united people in the enjoyment of a
national prosperity unexampled in his
tory"
''Resolved, that while we continue to
mourn the irreparable loss our country
sustained in the tragic death of our beloved
and Iamented President Mckinley, we
rejoice that the wise policies he inaug-
urated are being carried into effect by his
faithful, courageous and statesmanlike
successor to whose vigilant keeping we
may confidently entrust the honor of the
country and the interests of the people.
''Resolyed, that we cordially approve the
policy of the administration with reference
to the recently acquired Philippine
Islands. Criticism Of the policy of their
acquisition is not now in season.. They
are in fact and in law territory of the
United States and within the jurisdiction
of its government, whose authority it be-
comes the duty of the president to main
tain. We admire and approve the patriotic
and conscientious method of dealing with
his difficult and perplexing problem,
whose ultimate solution under wise and
patient guidance we may hope will estab-
ish in the orient politically united and
self governing race.
"Resolved, that we regard with just
pride the fidelity of our government in the
redemption of its voluntary pledge of in
dependent government to Cuba, by which
has set liberty in the place of despotism
md added another to the list of sister
Fepublics.
"Resolved, that we heartily approve
reciprocity as recommended by President
Roosevelt; we believe that the urgent de-
hand Of the expansion of our export trade
n view of our enormous and ever increas-
ng productive and industrial capacity
mperatively requires enlarged reciprocal
rade arrangements and that such result
may be secured without serious impair
nent of our protective system. That most
agacious statesman, James g. Blaine,
arIy foresaw this and President Mckinley,
q his last public utterance at Buffalo,
Eave emphatic utterance in favor of this
rinciple. international commerce on any
Rrge scale must be two sided. By the
onditions which we impose upon Cuban
Independence we make her in no small
ense our ward and are therefore bound in
onor to give her opportunity to develop
er natural resources by which alone can
be maintain her separate independence
"Resolved, that while we recognize the
Rct that the enormous business of the
puntry in the several departments oi
nances, industries and transportation
IN only now be done by combination
orporate or individual, and that this
ecessity rises from trade and business
bnditions which lie outside and beyond
be control of legislation, disclaiming any
Pirit of unreasonable hostility, we are il
vor of the utmost vigilance, legislative
dicial and executive, in guarding tn,
pblic against any and every abuse of sucl
mbined power and of the swift and sure
rnishment of all offenders whose greco
ould resort to undue exaction, and W.
vor strict legislative safeguard agains
er-valuation of corporate property ant
e issue of fictitious stock, and are TO
ch publicity Of exact and verified state
ents by the official management of sucl
operations and combinations as shal
Early show to the public their actua
ancial condition.
Resolved, that this convention recon
Pnds that the next legislature enact
regulating primaries or caucuses callet
the purpose of putting in nomination
ndidates for the various town, city