Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-08-11
PRAISE PROCTOR And PROUTY
Endorse Administrations Of Nc
Kinley, Roosevelt and Taft
Demand for Civic Right.
eousness.

RcpChlicans Of Vermont:
Your delegates, assembled in State con-
ventlon, have sounded the Keynote Of
the republicanism of the hour In the fol-
lowing trenchant terms:
We believe that II the Republican party
of to-day Is TO conduct the government
Of the nation tomorrow, IL must not cea Sc
to take account Of the awakened and
rcinvigorated aspiration OF the people for
the realization OF their ideals of civic
righteousness, business honesty. equality
Of economic opportunity and political
freedom. and we unhesitatingly declare
ourselves In sympathy with unceasine
progress along lines based by the pa
triotic leadership Of William Mckinley
I'll ,odore Roosevelt ard William Howard
Taft
The Republican party, which has been
unvnryingly dominant In Vermont during
four-and-f fifty years, has this remark
able record 1t has been politically sin
cere: II has presented no candidates OF
prejudice or class, no propaga nda OF me-
CATION. no scheme Of Reputation. nor any
doctrine Of destruction or despair. It has
been optimistic and never pessimls.ic
1t mas believed in evolution Of n steady
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and still is. the training school of states
men. Its policies have all been forged in
the furnace fires Of public discussion,
tempered by calm deliberatloh and shaped
in the conflict Of the best minds. and
tried and found true in embattlng for
the country's welfare. The roster of its
leaders has been the roll ~ honor Of the
history Of half n century
INFLUENCE OF vERMONTs ELEC-
TON.
In the light Of this history. which can
not he s6insaid by one "jot or title +"
and in the further light Of the declara
tion made In your State convention. as
above quoted. 1t would seem that the well
fare of State and nation Is still INSOFAR
able from the continuance Of republican
policies In governmental control; there
fore all voters Of Vermont, whether of
past affiliation With the Republcan
party or not, are urged to take a personal
interest and to practice earnest activity TO
the end that republicanism, as above de-
fined. shall find in the result Of the Sep
TENDER election In our beloved State en-
dorsement by majority Of meaningf,,l
proportions. The candidate OF Vernon.
republicans for the governorship. the
Hon. John A. Mead Of Rutland, In his adj
dress accepting the nomination, fitting
ly said:
"As the standard bearer Of republican
ism In Vermont. I take this early oppor-
tunity to remind Vermont republicans
through you as their delegates, that I'M
less all signs are misleading, republican,
ism in the nation is perhaps facing the
greatest trial of Its history. The Issues
that were responsible for the foundation
OF repubicanism are all passed. During
the half century or more. that has pass
ed since the organization OF the Ropubl-
can party great and remarkable changes
have taken place in our nation. our
population has increased by about sixty
millions, or to about three times what
1t was in 1856. and much OF that increase
is made up of elements slow to be assimi-
lated. Social conditions have changed
radically In all the centers Of popula-
ton, and, In short. everywhere through
out our land. The scale of living with
everybody is far different from whn, il
used to he. Elements of unrest have al
ways been with us, but never before were
they so menacing MS they are to-day.
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ton still comes two months before the
general election throughout the country,
and that Vermont's barometer. whatever
1t may be worth. Is quite as much a need
ell Influence In the coming Scptcn, her
as ~ ever has been in the history Of
the Republican party II our election
next september shall result in large
republican aiority. such as We may
reasonably hore for, II will serve notice
upon our sister States that Vermont is
still true still loyal to republican prin-
ciples.
ADMINISTRATIONS RECORD.
Notwithstanding disturbing signs in
the nation at largo, there is no aues-
ton involving the effective work upon
progressive lines accomplished in the
present Congress, nor can INV tus;
criticism attach itself to the motives
ana integrity Of the national admins
'r"lon under the presidency Of Will
nam howard Taft BY means OF eff
reo'iVe cooperation OF the admins
tration and Congress. accomplishment
perhaps has never boon eaunled I'm anv
similar period Of two years since the
civil War, This accomplishment on
progressive lines involves tho follow
ing most important measures ar Nv
ecutive acts:
Prosecution ana conviction ~ those
implicated in the sugar frauds again at
tho government and other yiolstors
Of the federal statutes; prompt and
successful intervention to prevent Ar
bitrary increases In railroad fpe,rht
rates: effective enforcement Of IN.
law against Illegal dealing In .tock.
Indictment OF those involved in cotton
pools formed to raise the price of ono
OF the necessities Of lie in eyetv
American family: impartial enforce
ment OF antitrust laws. substantial,
| reduction in government expense.
saving n million dollars month in
the postoffice department with a fair
promise Of wiping out the annual nos =
tai deficit; such remarkable progress
In the construction Of the Panama
canal as insures Its early completion
withdrawal from private entry In or
der to preserve for tho public benefit
valuable coal and other mineral de-
posits. timber lands and waterpower
sites Of over seventy-two million acres
Of the public domain. The admins
tration has strengthened our prestige
with foreign nationa and has treated
with vigor ana wisdom important and