Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-07-08
DENOUNCE REPUBLICANS
PRoHlBlTloNisTs RATE THEM
AS LOW AS DEMOCRATS.
State Convention Meets at Essex
junction and Nominates Ticket
Rutland Marble Company in Con-
flict with National Workers.

fict with National WORKERS.
The prohibitionists OF Vermont met
In convention at Essex Junction Mon
day. July 4. l.. w. Hanson was MADE
chairman and G.. l.. story secretary
| The chair appointed as committee on
platform and resolutions, q. L. story
of Essex Junction, IL. f. Comings OF
East Berkshire and the Rev. a, H.
Austin of Georgia. The convention
| listened TO the report of the chairman
and secretary and an able address
was delivered by the chairman Mrs.
| A. IL. Phelps, an evangelist, made
dong address upon the necessity OF
earnest political effort in suppresslng
the traffic in Intoxicating liquors. Inc
committee on resolutions then SUD-
mitted a platform which was accept
"a and adopted. II declared allegiance
TO the national prohibition party and
reafiirmed the prohibitionist state
nlatform' of 1902 1t then declared:
"Our party exists because from the
general government down the liquor
business is permitted, protected ana
made legal; anyone for price Delig
authorized to manufacture alcohollc
liquors of all kinds to any extent, and
for another price TO sell the same,
and the liquor evil is freely permitted
for a price, in nearly If not quite all
the territory under the immediate
control of the general government
now in the hands of the republican
party. We deny the right of any gov
eminent. state or national, TO raise
revenue that is so obviously the price
of blood as is the revenue derived from
the licensed liquor traffic.
1--WE lament the mental and moral
decadence of the republican party OF
Vermont in 1902 which made IT pos
sible as a matter of mere political eN-
pedieney and alarm TO abandon the
greatest moral and financial issue IN
existence, to which during its entire
history as a party in Vermont 1t had
given its constant adherence on the
ground of high moral and legal princi-
pies. thereby placing itself on the low
level of the democratic party on this
issue
1t declared itself opposed to all sys-
tens allowing the sale of liquor and to
any local option giving the vicious
element of population opportunity TO
vote any public evil into local exis-
tence; It held that the vote of last
March discredited the present liquor
law and that it should be repeated and
a strong prohibitory law fully en-
acted; that the right of Suffrage
should be accorded without discrimi-
nation against any on account of race,
sex or color and declared for good
government and good citizenship. A
resolution eulogizing the Hon. Cyrus
w. Wyman of Brattleboro was adopt
ed.
Henry Babcock of ST. Adams re-
ported for the committee on nominal
lions the following:
For governor Homer F. Comings OF
East Berkshire.
For lieutenant goyernor--Janes ~.
Crane of Middebury.
For treasurer-N. Henry Hazen OF
North Hero.
For secretary of state-William V.
McLochIin of Peacham.
For auditor-William w. Ware OF
Newfane.
For representatives to congress
First district. Charles c. Manuel of
Richford: second district, Lester W.
Hanson of Barre.
For presidential electors-Frank w.
Wheeler of Richford Willard A. Strong
of Benson, C, b. Wilson of Bradford
and E. NJ Campbell of Lyndon.
Executive committee Chairman, ;.
NJ. Harris of Vergennes; vice chair
man, r. L. Belknap of Barre; secre-
tary, G.. L. Story of Essex Junction;
treasurer, e. H. Field of Charlotte;
auditor. George Il. Ball of Ferrisburg.
The report was adopted, speeches
were made by several present, and
500 raised to start a literature CAM
paign.