Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-10-13

Repre- scntatives:
In accordance with the v,stom of our
fathers and nv harmony with the CON
stituuon Of our State. you are convened
In General Assembly for the performance
of n sacred duty for the faithful fulfill
ment Of which you have each taken a
Solemn oath
The conditions or society are Of such
nature In our State, that certain re-
ttrictons or laws are necessary for tho
betterme0t and happiness of mankind
HAT justice. honor and fair dealin.;
ehould govern so far as possible the
affairs of the people Of our state It T.
Tor the consideration of such laws that
you are convened 1t is a solemn oblga-
ton which you have sought and whicl,
has been delegated to You by your CON
ntltuents
The most perfect system Of government,
the wisdom OF the ages has devised Is
that contained in our Lwn constitution.
which expressly provides shat the three
coordinate departments--the '1aw-makiuG
power the "law-oxccuting power" qud
The ew-eXpoundihg power shall ne
Kept separate and distinct and that
neither shall attempt to exercise the
rights which belong to- the other
To you. the chosen representatives ~
Our people. * delegated the high duty and
exclusive privilege Of all legSlation
At this time we should bear In mind
that Vermont has no seaNOrts or deep
waterways, hut. strictly speaking. Is an
finland State. and that certain rules or
laws which might greatly work for the
betterrnent Of conditions in other com
munities differently situated. might prove
unfortunate for tho government Of orr
people.
on the other hand I feel that Vermont
Is blessed to a greater degree than any
other Of the New England States. and.
Indeed, Il may we'll be said that Yer
mont, considering her size. is favored
90 ms great n degree by nature as any
State in our Union. Nature has dealt
18th our State IN the most generous
manner
BY referring 10 the report OF our com
missioner Of agriculture. we are informed
that Vermont nearly equals all the other
New England States together I'm the
production OF dairy products being the
only State whose cows nearly equal In
numbers its inhabitants
In the splendor Of our scenery, our
mountains and valleys, our rivers and
lakes are unexcelled in variety and
beauty, and these afford an asset which
.hould he fully appreciated by our
Legislature. that our people may b.
enabled 10 realize all the benefits which
should easily and naturally inure from
this source
In addition. We should not forget III,
natural wealth and extent of our ston,
products
The General Assembly is the suprem,
law-makirG power OF the State and within
lts Jurisdiction there should he no inter
ference by the executive nor attemptec
Influence by private interests.
time-honorcd custom. however, direct,
that | submit for your consideration
few suggestions concerning some of tn,
larger questions and more importan
problems, which as experience ha
demonstrated, and changed conditions
now demand, should require your atten
ton at This session, and It is in Obedience
10 that custom that ! now call your at
tention to ana recommend for your soy
Nous and patriotic action the subject
that are to follow
AGRICULTURE
This small territory in which we liv
hnd which "" love so dearly and Of Whicl
ne feel so justly proud and call Vermont
IS greatly blessed I'm many resuccts. nm,
especially IN the wealth Of her soil A
farmers we are just realizing this I'm
heritanCe, but surely we have not ayauo,
ourselves of the best knowledce of apli
cultural life for the reason that II ha
not been easily available.
Large sections of our State testify I,
this fact.
The agricultural products of our Stat
In certain large areas can he onsilr
doubled, but this can only be done h,
greater knowledge of agriculturl
pursuits
Agricultural life occupies nearly two
thirds OF all our people and thus is b
far the most important of all our In
dustiies, and yet. if | read our loolsla
tive history correctly less has been don
70 encoura ge and further the wcllbein
Of the farmer than any other consider
able class
Tho agricultural college ls ronderin
special assistance to agriculture. but II
service il Cllupltd nv ahsentr of an an
portunlty to illustrate fully It's wisdom +
the farmers. sun, much has been ac
com llshcd by our college But. If ar
advised correctly, very few OF il