Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-07-21

change her dear old lace cap for the rat
crowned head-dress of the modern young
woman. At any rate ] would 60 slow In
tinkerng with the very heart Of our or
ganic law
PURITICATION OF THE PRIMARIES
Another fundamental principle upon
which both sides agree Is the purifca-
ton OF the primaries. And right here
believe we arrive at the real issue Of
the coming contest. believe c!vlc
Righteousness Is an Individual virtue as
we'll as a public virtue. The time has
come to talk plainly. If We stop to think
of it. what possible reason is there why
the transactions of politics should not ,,e
conducted as honorably the trans
actions of business? Both the organic
and special law Of Vermont. and the spirit
Of our institutions, our form of govern
ment prohibit the use of money in OBJ
tanning votes. If innate breeding al
common manhood do not control mans
ambition for office, If simple honesty does
no; prevent man from influencing his
neighbor with money instead of worth.
| If choice Is to be directed through
cupidty instead Of by natural selection,
shat. in the name OF God, can you expect
of tho man thus chosen after he reaches
the desired office? Will you be surprised
If he winks at Irregularities In others"
| lave YOU the right to blame him If h.
favors those to whom he is obligated? DO
| you expect the highest service and the
, most untrammelled administration from
| him? DO you select that kind of man
as n servant in Your business? Or has T.
.ou,o 10 ,hi, ,h,, 49, ,,,,i,,i, oo,eo,o.,,,.
h,s hoco,,a ,,ip,ad en- tb,. WIN, ,,i,,toi,.
wound no dtshonor &c n,,h,tc,v = ,,,ro
| ,,oooodu,oo
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'A-hi ION f'AfHNSh''
FOR one shall never Yield M my foiih
IN tne ultimate purity of the pubic cor
| science | beileNc in the honor ana the
| honesty OF Vermont. Know her mon aad
her women and | know they have no.
| ore" trlpe without u conscience. W.
are simple asleep and tho opportune daf
Is mere to round the awakening trump
we may well take courage in TIC
mighty leap which the majority in vor'
S'aine mas ocen forced to take Listen
ana we further recommend srcl
| 'eB'"iatlon as snail compel candidates -
| party nomination and political Offices I
make pubic an itemized account OF thci
fhod'ncatlons or the existing statute re-
sa'ulns corrupt practices in political
campaigns and elections AS shall tend
my Ne' AMY 10 secure me Tree choice
r-'p'e He' wants III 'he govern
an" me 'Hc manner ana method
| VI 'i"' r"o'ce c'eaf or any features
| oP"s''r' 10 '"e enlightened sense or
,"''' 'epP'e'
- 'i'' quo.atioh had been couched in
have soid =, ,a,.a e Eou "ouio
| platform. In fact If ,s q o1o,,,io,, f,a,,,
the platform or the ren,,hIic,rs ., w.
mont adopted June 90. 1910 And again
listen to the words Of tho cb.ir,,.n -
the body that adontod tina, miami.
The doctrine certainly is sound ,b,,
money in excess of reasonable exrersos
should be eliminated from elections ,rd
that the people should he invited n +a,s
part in political action hv suhs,i,,,,irn
their individual and untrammeled iude-
ment on the choice Of mon for oe,co T.,
| order to bring our system of goyernnent
as nearly as possible down 10 the r,,s
Of government nv the neonIe
ana so we ask IT money has not been
use" IN gaming nominations and cleo
''''''' way SiNc ltlt SUBJECT q place In
the platform. And If the use of money
10 get the nomination untitled the man
ior the oillco, what has so soon regen-
era'ed 'Ne dlshonor of yesterday into the
hohor OF to-day" If am unfit to-day by
reason oi the use of money, shall be
unit tomorrow. otherwise. a new and
suhNorslNe doctrine must obtain. namely;
mat nomination. however obt aimed, is
a" 'oSo!u'ion from all political sin
AWAKEN PUBLIC CONSCIENCE
1T IS this use of morev nc o,>.o,s
tho untrammelled cboico Of ~
that has shocked tho r,or., sa
Vermont for scver,, vo,rs ,,o,,
the truth of tbs cb,r,o l.,
do not effectuallv denv !, ~, ,,,,.,,.
statement under oath bv ,ho ,.,,.
that he used no mona, 10 oh..,. 49,.
preferment would douht,ess sa,,,o 49,
question for all time sucb .,o,a-,
ought to some vol,r,ar;r 40 :, T.,
gwen let the conclusion 49,.
follows be a rebuke 70 ,bo ,,r,.,,.
let that rebuke no ad,,,,,s,ooa -,
polls. way
"T ain, nv.
but only at tho corrunt nract,ca d.,
REFORMS are sometimes beset impressed
upon the sleeping minds of dominan
power by solar plcxus blow at thu
representative Of that power. II Is tc
this end that the people Of Vermont
the honest voters of Vermont (anc