Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-22

graduate the lnyesilgalins committee for
Having made IL hrsi consideration the moral
and physleal welfare Of the inmates Of our
state institutions, and We urge that the leg
ll,laturs In dealing with these Institutions
make that consideration paramount While
we urge that economy In expenditure be Sec
land only 10 the good OF the wards Of the
,tats. We do not concur Ia the political propa'
sanda which makes dollars aud cents iis
sole cry, aud has 10 far neither offered nor
,ngsested ANYTHING for the welfare Of those
WHO. by the laws Of the state and Of hui
Imanity, are objects 81 oar special care.
sixlh-The searching investigation TO
(which our state Institutions have been sub
lject shows efficient administration Of our
state affairs. Whatever there was OF weak
ness aud error In the management OF those
Institutions has been laid open TO the pub
lie and remcdied and We know that at the
present time there is no hospital for the care
Of all classes Of insane where the Inmates
are better cared for than at Waterbury, that
lin no state prison is the discipline better
than NJ Windsor; and that In no secondary
penal institution do better conditions pre-
vail than AT Rutland; while the return re-
celyed BY the state for Its convict labor Is
no, equalled class for class, in any other
state,
seyenth-we recognize the evils In the fee
system, particularly In the administration Of
the penal laws In the minor courts We be-
lieye Il Is not prudent 10 entirely abolish the
| system for the reason that TO meet the re-
oulrements Of an towns and cities In the
state II would necessitite the establishment
OF larger number of new courts with sal
aired officers. We urge the attention Of the
legislature to the detail % these matters
that remedy 81 the evils and improvements
In procedure may be brought about We par.
ticularly demand that the law relating to
misdemeauors shall not be affected by the
distance Of the committing court from the
house Of correction.
Eighth-we believe that the purity Of
the caucus should be fully protected by sim
pie legislative measures, and we recommend
such endorsements 20 the present law as
viii modify the manner in which the voter
may Announce his political preference.
! Ninth-We deplore both unequal and
double taxation as being unjust aud In vio'
lhton Of the spirit Of the constitutional re.
ouircments that each person and corporation
shall contribute his proportion towards the
expense Of government We recommend
that such measures be adopted by the next
legislature as will relieve us u those evils.
! Tenth-We rejoice that under the local
option law the great majority Of the peo'
/ ple of Vermont have continued 10 demon
strate their enduring devotion to the sound
principles Of temperance and ssbriety, This
law should not he repealed but should be
given a further trial.
! Eleventh-We recognize that our high
ways are primarily for the conduct Of the
business affairs Of the people Of the state,
and we pledge our adherence to progress
| in their improvement, in their methods Of
construction and in the continuance Of state
appropriation therefor. We recognize that
under the present law some Of the funds Of
the state are wasted in ill.directed temper
airy repairs and upon portions OF highways
that are not thoroughfares: we, therefore,
recommend that the legislature provide some
means for the better supervision Of the ex.
penditure Of this fund and the establish
ment Of lines Of highways upon which the
same is TO be expended that thereby there
may be an increase in the yearly nggre.
gate OF permanently improved highways.
Twelfth-We recommend that the next
legislature give careful attention to the adj
visibility of recognizing our Judiciary sys'
TEN.
Thrteenth-We recommend uniform sys-
TEN of municipal accounting.
Fourteenth-That our penal Institutions
may be made more reformatory, we demand
| that suitable facilities be afforded for the
education Of the inmates and every oppor-
tunty given them to become and remain
better men and women.
Fifteenth-We are in hearty sympathy
with the great battle being fought by the
| republican party in behalf OF the people
against the evils Of rebates favoritism and
determination ia inter-cify commerce. We
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necessary to safeguard our people against
evils in commerce within the state.
| Sixteenth-we rejoice that steps have al
ready been taken by our state in the i'm
portant question Of forest preservation We
believe the future Of our commonwealth de.
| ponds in no small way upon the replanting
| Of our waste lands with trees. We believe
the state should recognize this fact and that
further provision should be made to induce
private capital to take up this great work.
| We request our senators and representatives,
! in congress TO urge the passage of the
White MI Forest Reservation bill, and fur
Their to seek national aid toward reforesting
the water sheds in our state which benefit
the streams of commonwealths.
Seventeenth-We believe that the time
has come when people should adopt
methodical measures to draw attention to the
ldttr3cIlONs OF our slhAt de a ito'itr anu w
recommend legislative action to this end.
| Eighteenth-The republicans OF Vermont
have this day nominated for the highest Of
fee within the gift Of the people man Of
marked executive ability and progressive
ness in public service as in private enter
prise, believer in the application of thor
ough business principles and methods to
the affairs of our commonwealth, an advo-
cate of broad and statesmanlike policies for
our state, and champion of a Greater Yer
mont Our entire ticket represents the ag-
gressive younger republicansm of our state,
every candidate standing for a clean, ener.
getic and efficient public service. With such
a leader and such state ticket. standing for
the broadcast and most progressive policies,
we appeal to the electorate of Vermont.
MIGHT INJURE BRATTLEBoRo.