The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-22

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1890, by leaps and bounds whilewe still
remained first in agriculture among
the nations Of the earth. we have be-
come more than first in manufactures
More than one-third of all the manu-
featured products of the whole earth
is produced by American capital, by
American labor, which works shorter
hours than any people on earth and
has more steady employment than any
people on earth and on the average re-
ceives, conservatively stated, $1.75
compensation where similar labor else
where receives but 81.
"Our manufactured product yearly
Is greater than the manufactured prod
yet of the people of Great Britain,
Germany and France combined, and
this product is substantially consumed
by our own people, finding Il market
within the borders of the republic. Al
| though our exports of manufactured
products are rapidly growing last
year they were over $4O0.OOOOOO. 20
per cent of our total exports.
For more than sixty years the Dem
ocratic party has denounced protec-
ton as robbery, and their cry has
been sometimes "a tariff for revenue
only, sometimes for progressive free
trade throughout the world but what
ever the expression may be they have
always been ready when clothed with
power TO run the dagger into the pro
tective policy. And such is still the
position of that party.
I'm other words, If they are given
power the American manufacturer and
laborer will be gradually starved to
death instead OF being destroyed at
one stroke. 1t reminds me of one of
Aesop's fables, where the wolves pro-
posed to the sheep that they should dis
charge the dogs, their natural protect
ors, and place themselves under the
protection of the wolves. Does capital
on the one hand and labor on the 9TH
or desire such protection?
'We'enter the coming campaign with
the record of the Republican party, I'M
der the leadership of Theodore Roose-
velt feeling that we have made prog.
ress, and marked progress, along the
line of law and order contemporary
with the development of our material
interests"
After briefly reviewing the acts of
the Mckinley and Roosevelt admins
trations Mr., Cannon closed with these
words:
Let us make our nominations in or
der and appeal TO the people Of the
country for a renewal OF power 10 the
Republican party, standing by our pol
lcies, ready TO legislate where legisla-~
ton would be productive of more good
than evil from the economic stand.
point, but refusing to legislate and lose
the substance of success In vain eff.
fort to secure the shadow that abideth
not and satisfleth not either the intel
lectual or material existence"
The committee on resolutions met in
the green room of the Auditorium An
mex hotel Immediately after the con.
vention adjourned yesterday and Or
ganiZed by electing Senator Lodge Of
Massachusetts as chairman, Senator
Clark Of Wyoming as secretary and
r. G. ProctoR Of Massachusetts, as
clerk. The chGiR was then authorized
to appoint a subcommittee of thirteen
to prepare the platform.
Senator Lodge announced the follow
ing sNOcommittSe to formulate the plat
form: Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,
Senator Gallinger Of New Hampshire,
Edward Dauterbach of New York,
Representative Dalzell of Pennsylva-
mia, Senator Foraker of Ohio, Senator
Hopkins Of Illinois, Senator Clark Of
Wyoming, Senator Nelson Of Minneso-
ia, Senator Hansbrough Of North Da-
kota, Senator Hepburn of Idaho, John
w. Blythe of Iowa, Senator Beveridge
Of Indiana and Frank H. Short of Calf
fernin