The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-08-05
AN ADDRESS TO VOTERS.
The Republican State Committee Urges
Activity Early and Effective.

/ clearly expressed views oil lth cahuluate
for the Presidency, William II. TAFT, as
spoken by him in his recent address OF
acceptance, in part as follows
10 give TO employees their prop
or position in such a controversy to
enable them TO maintain themselves
against employers having great cap
ital, they may well unite, because
in union there is strength and with
out il each individual laborer and
employee would be helpless. The
promotion OF industrial peace
through the fundamentally OF the
trade agreement is often one OF
the results OF such union when in
diligently conducted. There Is
large body OF lab0rerg however,
skilled and unskilled, who are not
organized into unions. Their rights
before the law are exactly the same
as those OF the union man, aud are
10 be protected with the same care
and watchtuIness.'
Bulwarked by this presentation OF the
state aud national situations, the Re
publican State Committee OF Vermont
expresses its belief that Rcpubl,canism
in Vermont and in the country at large
is destined 10 move onward to a reign
OF greater usefulness than has ever char
acteTiled the past, glorious as that has
been. But at the same time It urges
the utmost activity all along the line
and particularly it desires this TO mani
fest itself in early and effective organ
ization in every town in the state, Let
town committees at once get 70 work
with the purpose predominant Of getting
out the largest Republican vote possible
ANY and all assistance that the state
Committee can render will be promptly
furnished In conclusion, the state Com.
mittee calls attention TO the admirable
contrast OF the two great parties as
expressed in the Republican platform
as follows:
Beyond all platform declarations
there are fundamental differences
between the Republican party and
its chief opponent which make the
one worthy and the other unworthy
OF public trust In history the diff
ference between Democracy and Re-
publieanism is that the one stood
for debascd currency, the other tor
honest currcncy the one for free
silver, the other for sound money;
the one for Tree trade. the other for
projections the one Tor contraction
OF American influence. the other for
its expansions the one has been
forced TO abandon every position
taken on the great issues before the
people, the other has held and vim
dieated all. In experience, the dit
ference between Democracy and Re-
publicanism is that one means adj
versity, while the other means pros
petity; one means low wages, the
other high, one means doubt and
debt the other confidence and thrift.
In principle, the difference between
Democracy and Republicanism is
that one stands for vacillation and
timidity in government, the other
for strength and purpose; one
stands for obstruction, the other
for construction; one promises, the
other performs one finds fault, the
other finds work. The present tenden-
cies OF the two parties are even
more marked by inherent differ
ences. The trend OF Democracy is
towards Socialism, while the Re
publican party stands for wise and
regulated individualism. Socialism,
would destroy wealth. Republican
ism would prevent its abuse So
ciaism would offer an equality of
possession which would soon leave
no one anything TO possess; Repub
licanism would give equality OF OPP
portunity which would assure to
each his share of constantly in.
creasing sum Of possessions. In line
with this tendency the Democratic
party OF today believes in Govern
ment ownership, while the Republi-
can party believes in Government
regulation. Ultimately Democracy
would have the nation own the peo
pie, while Repubheanism would
have the people own the nation"