The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-22


!. declarations upon state issues
The Paramount and otershadowine IS
sue in state affairs is between official
honesty and official corruption.
The people elected Benjamin B. Odell
Jr.. 70 be governor. In palpahle violation
Of his sworn obligation TO be the impartial
servant of the whole people. he has as
slimed to act as state chairman Of po-
litical machine His present dual relation
constitutes public scandal and amounts
10 the grossest contempt of duty in thu
history of the state For the first time IL
in its history the Empire State has o
governor whose personal integrity resti
under widespread suspicion. lie has sur
rounded himself By high officials and adj
visers under whose malign influence thu
public revenues Of the state are largely
diverted TO private profit Instead Of be-
ing opposed to extravaganza and waste
the administration has become the actual
promoter OF adroit schemes to loot thu
public treasury. and in the Euise OF law
The example set in these affairs extends
70 counties, cities. towns and villages UNI
der Republican machine control Thus
the corruption Of party too long contin-
ued In power threatens to lower the En-
pire State to the level of Republican
Pennsylvania, where the moneys Of the
taxpayers exacted from their income and
earnings. are transferred by political Chi
canery to the pockets Of ring OF plum
derers who in turn yield a portion Of
their gains 10 perpetuate the political ma
chine that supports them
The appropriations Of the recent legis-
lature were the largest known in the his
tory 81 the state, reaching the enormous
amount of s2e04i. 201. These appalling and
unprecedented figures are the high water
mark Of increase in state expenditures
curing the four years of Governor Odells
administration
During the last year OF Democratic ad-
ministration the total appropriations OF
the state amounted TO sl5,TlS.77s The tax
payers Of the state-and they comprise
every working man and woman within its
lifnitsare invited to consider these fig
ures and then discover II they can any
Improvement IN administration which
would Justify or explain the enormous
increase In its cost. All legitimate and
reasonable public improvements can be
conducted within greatly reduced appro-
priations by applying to them the same
care which able and enterprising business
men apply to their private affairs.
Under the 0deli administration. by leg
islation passed ait .his instance for corr
rupt personal profit and party purposes.
political machine has seized control Of
the state charitable institutions and hos
pitfalls for the insane, in disregard Of the
AftttttNtE VI kHt unfortunate MdIuS OF the
state and against the united protests Of
organized philanthropy. We demand the
repeal Of all such legislation
the patronage and powers OF tie two
inconsistent Offices Of party chairman and
governor, unscrupulously combined and
used, enabled their holder to control abb
solutely every act of the recent Repub-
lican state convention He dictated a
plank Of fulsome laudation Of the admins
istration, and he directed the selection of
every man on the Republican state ticket.
There is thus presented to the people
an issue broader than any merely par
tlsan question--namely Shall the methods
and administration of Governor Odell be
Endorsed and continued This the people
must decide.
We favor an honest and just enforce
ment OF the state civil service laws
Not even the public school and educa.
tional system of the state has been ex.
empt from the political greed Of thosI
who are in control of the state govern.
ment, We denounce the so called unfit
cation bill' as in many respects a piece
Of Republican hypocrisy The Republican
legislature in choosing a nonpartisaI
board Of eleven regents who are TO hayf
general supervision of the education
system of the state selected ten Repub-
leans and one Democrat. The same Re-
publican legislature enacted a law pro.
viding that these regents shall be chosea
on joint ballot of the legislature, in thu
hope that under the present unfair legis.
ative apportionment the Republican par.
~ may have perpetual control of the pub.
lis schools, academies colleges and uni.
We are in favor Of removing the public
schools and the entire educational sys.
tenn OF the state from the realm Of par,
lsan politics and to that end demand that |
4 fair and honest representation on tina |
board Of regents shall at all times be ae-
corded the minority party whichever par
~ that may be.
We favor the construction of good |
-oads Such roads should be built undes |
i wise and comprehensive plan. safe. |
gua@ding the interests Of the taxpayer
md avoiding the defects Of existing laws, /
which permit disiointed and fragmentafy
instead OF a complete and in
accommodating system.
We demand that the present grada /
crossings law be enforced and all grada
abolished as rapidly as possible
We favor local self government for
We are opposed to the
constant Capitalization Of power In the
state government to the detriment OF 10
'alitieg, and II any constitutional changes
le deemed necessary to cure this evil we
pledge ourselves TO aid IN their enact
nent.
We indorse The Democratic national
platform and resolutions adopted at St
Louis in July last as a complete exposi-
Ion of Democratic principles and policies
ipon All the living issues Of the present
lime. We approve the sound sentiments
g admirably expressed By our national
candidates hi their speeches OF accept
anee.
We cordially indorse the Democratic
nominations for president and vice pres
dent of the United States New York
has been greatly honored by the Demoe-
raey Of the nation In the selection 81 the
candidate whom it presented for the pres
dency. An able jufist an unswervingI
Democrat from his earliest participation
h public AFFAIRS a firm believer in con-
stitutional government bold defender II
The rights Of the people. always consist.
emily and sincerely a friend OF an whit
abor never an advocate Of special priv.
leges, ever an opponent of monopoIisti4I
which cypress the people
his election to the presidency will SIG.
aalize return to the paths marked out
By the founders OF our republic.
His associate upon the ticket IS self
made man, long Identified with large
business interests whose success III com.
nerce strikingy illustrates the results
that may be won by individual merit UNI
Ter political institutions which open equall
TO all who has served tho
people and his party with fidelity and
wisdom In the senate Of the United
States and who IN the vice presidency
viii sustain the best traditions Of that
high and honorable office