Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-07-13
TO THE VOTERS.
ADDRESS ISSUED BY THE
STATE REPUBLICAN CON-
MlTTEE ON PRESENT
CAMPAIGN.
Strong List of Csnd d ties.

of the State of Vermont is invited to the |
issues of this campaign and to the NOM
nations now made to the respective State
offices.
The platform of the Republican party
promulgated by its recent State conven-
ton may be briefly summarized as fol-
lows:
1t commends the wise legislation by
the general assembly of 1904 which en-
acted into law the important promises of
the platform lopied by the Republican
State convention of that year. This leg
islation provided for what has proven
to be most searching investigation of
all our public institutions; it required
all accounts for public services to be
itemized; it authorized the auditor of ac-
counts to prevent unreasonable disburse-
ments; it restricted State institutions to
the use of one-twefth of their annual
appropriations monthly; it prohibited the
acceptance of commission on any pur-
chase of supplies; it required all officers
of our public institutions to render quar-
terly financial statements of all fees re-
ceived; it regulated child labor; and linn
tied municipal Indebtedness.
The platform this year proposes fur
ther progress bv promising increased ad-
vancement in the education of our child
rem and asks in aid of this that teachers
be better qualified and better paid.
1t guarantees the continued care and
training of the deaf, dumb, blind and
| feeble minded and the welfare of the in
mates of all our State institutions, at the
same time promising economy il the
expenditure of the States money for
these purposes.
1t recognizes the evils of the fee sys-
TEN and pledges sensible and practical
corrective legislation.
recommends such amendments to the
features which have proved objection
able in its use, while it retains and pro-
vdes for those which will secure the
purity of the caucus.
1t pledges the faith Of the party to
lay hold of the problem of unequal and
double taxation with purpose to re-
| lieve the people of Vermont of those
evils.
1t pledges continued trial of the local
option law.
1t calls for better supervision of the
expenditure of the States money upon
highways and demands that this money
be laid out in permanent work.
1t urges the reorganization of our judi
ciary system and recommends a'lniform
system of municipal accounting.
1t insists upon the education of the
inmates of our penal institutions, and
that every opportunity be given them
to become and remain better men and
women.
1t favors such legislation as may be
found important to protect the people
against inequitable Determinations in
intra-State commerce.
Fletcher d. Proctor's speech of accept
ance is platform in itself. He promises
if elected, to administer the business af
fairs of the State with the same fidelity
which he has exhibited in the conduc
of his private affairs, giving to the State'i
business his best judgement and ability
he expects Vermont to be progressiv,
in order to keep our people at home
and draw strangers within our borders
but demands that this progress be along
the line of practical and conservative
expansion rather than in radical innova
ton or parsimonious retrenchment. He
asks for good roads but is opposed t.
an issue of State bonds for the purpose
of building them: he seeks to achieve
this object by better supervision and by
a more intelligent expenditure of the
money raised by both the State and tn,
towns for highway purposes. He ex
presses the hope that the next genera
assembly will pass law making oul
judicial system more efficient and secur
ing a better and more economical adj
ministration of justice in our lowe
courts. He demands killed supervision
of schools, higher standard for teachers
rigid enforcem ent of the child labor
law and the gradual introduction to cen