The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-06
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full work Of our party to the solution
of the problems of taxation as they
arise. We shall seek such remedy
for doub.e taxation, wherever and
however It exists, as will equalize the
burden. But we believe that evasion
OF taxes Is the greater evil, and that
our first duty is to see to 1t that all
taxable property pays its fair share.
We demand the enactment Of such
laws as will make the duty to pay
the lawful tax a debt which may be
collected whenever the evidence
shall appear, end that the completion
of the grand list shall in no case bar
the right of the state or town to re-
cover what the taxpayer ought to pay.
Judicial Procedure.
I'VE recognize that changing con-
ditions and tire development Of socie-
lty have made the jurisdictional line
between our various courts out of
harmony with the times. Our higher
courts are burdened with trivial
add platform.
causes, with the resulting hardship to
the parties and great expense to the
commonwealth. We urge such chan
ges as the legislature has the power
to make, to simplify and expedite le-
gal procedure and to make the admin
Iistration of justice more speedy.
And, as the time approaches when
the constitution may be changed we
ask the people Of the state to thought
fully consider whether it would not be
well to so amend the organic law that
the legislature may be given a wider
scope in the enactment OF these re-
forms.
Workingmen.
THE government of this state UNI
der our party, has always been ready
to adopt such measures for the pro-
lection and help of the workingmen
as are fair and just. 1t has supported
brought to pass, and enforced the
weekly payment law. 1t has taken an
avanced stand for the protection of
child labor.
I'm accord with the best judgment
of the present day, we recommend the
passage of such legislation as will
put the public under the same liabil-
lily to working men in its service as
obtains in the case of private employ
ers. We pledge our support for the
passage of a liability law which will
accomplish that purpose.
And we favor an absolute eXemp-
ton from attachment by trustee pro
cess of wages to the amount OF ten
dollars We also recommend to the
Legislature an equitable employers
liability law drawn along the lines of
h.. IaW thnc inunrinu n tho
Iworkingmen of Vermont the same
measure of protection now given by
the federal law to men engaged in in
Iterstate commerce.
Forestry.
I'VE urge more careful attention to
the great question of forest preserva
Ition. We urge our senators and rep
Iresentatives in Congress to use every
lawful means in their power toward
the establishment of a White Noun
tain forest reserve.
I'VE believe that larger appropria
ltions should be made Tor the nursery
for forest seedlings, and for educat-
lonal and organizing work along the
lines of intelligent forestry. and that
a beginning should be made in a state
forest reserve.
Public Service Corporations
1--WE favor the placing of all public
service corporations, including tee-
Iphone, electric light, and gas COM
lpanies, under government superyis.
ion
Natural Resources.
We believe that the state should
lend its aid in the investigation of our
natural resources. We recommend
Legislation to provide for careful
and authentic investigation of our un-
used water powers, and such further
Legislative action as will properly aid
in their development.
Highways
I'VE pledge our continued efforts
to the improvement of the public
roads, in the method of their construc-
ton and in the manner of their re-
pair We pledge our support to the
continuance of the stale highway tax,
and to continued appropriations from
the general funds OF the state for the
building of permanent highways.
Temperance.
"Our present liquor law has worked
so we'll in the application of the To-
cal option principle, that in only one
Ieiehth of our towns and cities Is the
sale of intoxicating liquor legalized.
We rejoice that the great majority
continue in their devotion TO the
sound principles of temperance. We
demand such changes IN the present
law as will prevent community vot-
ling yes from multiplying the vote of
Ian adjoining community by granting
la license to be exercised on the Dor
ders of 4 no-license town or city. We
ask that veto power on the granting
of a license be lodged with some high
err authority than the local license
commissioners and that an appeal
may be taken to such higher authori-
ty under proper restrictions and reg
uations. We demand such further
amendment as will prohibit the sale
of LIQUOR by licensees of this second
class, to persons other than for their
own or that of their families.
with such amendments we recon-
mend the continuance of the present
law, believing that the cause OF true
temperance will be best served by CIV
ing 1t further trial, and we recon-
mend that the appointment of license
commissioners be vested In some
other authority than judicial officers.
Public Servants Commended
1--WE express our hearty apprecia-
ton of the service in Congress of
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