Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-27
SIX HOURS A DAY.
Soc'"''St candidate for Governor
Would Limit Time Tor work.


rally of the Socialist party was
held In city hall last evening with a
good attendance. The speaker was J.
n. Dunbar OF North HartIand. candi-
date OF the Socialist party for COVER
nor OF Vermont. John Mcmillan pre-
sided ana in introducing Mr.. Dunbar
made few pointed objections to
things as they are. Nh Mcmillan OBJ
served that although the city has a
municipal electric lighting plant. the
city nall Is lighted with gas The
sidewalks OF tho local streets are a.
disgrace to the city, continued the
speaker. and he added further that
that something must be wrong in an
enlightened community when the can.
didate for governor on the demo-
cratic ticket says that Burlington
needs bigger jail than the one lust
completed.
Mr.. Dunbar Is an earnest speaker
graduate OF Dartmouth College. he
was for years engaged in educational
work but at present is engaged in
farming and the raising of blooded
horses in North Hartland.
In the course OF his remarks last
evening he said there is really no
great difference between the plat
forms OF the democratic and republi-
can parties save In some minor mat
ters, and he could see no reason why
Mr.. Taft could not stand on the dem
ocratic platform. The great CONFLICT
is between the socialists and these
two great parties Of indIviduaiism.
T>& a
the panic and the reason for II. In
| 1890, "a and a fraction per cent. Of
tho people Of this country owned their
own homes. In 1900, ten years later.
the percentage Of those who owned
their own homes had fallen to 81, al
! though those years are said to have
constituted period of unparalleled
prosperity. Fifty per cent. ~ the peo-
pie OF the United states possess moth
ing There has been no substantial
| Improvement, IL any az all, in the
| condition OF the laboring people in
| the last ~ years.
Tho fault is that few people aaVe
control OF natural resources and the
manufacturing plants and means OF
| Developing these resources. He put
FORWARD the claim tnat ia" iaDOTln x
people should not work more than
six hours per day. quoted benjamin
Franklin as declaring in his autohiog-
rapny that II everyone would work
three hours per day an abundance of
necessities and ~ reasonable luXurtcs
would be provided for all. and drew a
glowing picture OF conditions IN New
! Zealand where the socinlistic regime
! obtains.
| The speaker urged the voters be-
| fore casting their votes 70 ask what
the different parties nave to offer, for
| surely they will not do moro than they
promise to. The Republican party has
no disposition to improve the condi-
ton Of the laboring man and does not
know how to DO II If 1t had the dis
position. On the other side the DEM
ocratic party is without inclination to
, Improve the condition of labor. MI
BRYAN had rather be i.ght than wrong
! but unfortunately he had rather Do
president than be right. The indie
pendent party is silent as 10 the
rights Of the laborins man in the
products OF HIS labor. The only
sue rdian Of the rights of the people
Is socialism.
| At the conclusion of his speech, Mr.
| Dunbar answered several questions
put to him BY voters present.