The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-06-30
FOSTER THE choice
Convention Of 1st District Re.
pubiicans Upholds Present
Administration
STRONG TARIFF SPEECH

| iNSt'N AihhAhA NJ GGON
Harmonious Convention at Burlington
Yesterday Chose Congressman ID.
j. Foster as Its Re.NOminated Can
didate For Another EIectiOu-COn-
gressman Hill of Connecticut on the
| Tariff.
Burlington. June z9.-The Republi-
can first Congressional convention
! here this afternoon nominated Con-
gresham d. J. Foster of this city to
succeed himself. The convention was
quiet affair, devoid Of all excite
ment, and harmony reigned supreme.
There was no opposition to Mr.. Fos-
ter. A tariff speech by Congressman
e. J. Hill of Connecticut, attracted
large number of voters.
II. Charles Royce of st. Albans,
presided at the convention with
Thomas Mack of Vergennes as secre-
tary
Mr.. Royce delivered a forceful ad-
dress in which he outlined the
achievements of the party and empha-
sized the point that the party pledges
were being faithfully kept. He was in
favor of the tariff board
The platform embraced the follow
ing planks, among the rest:
Sharing with their political breth-
ren of the State and nation a justifi-
able pride in the record and accom-
plishments of the Republican party,
the Republicans of the first Congress
sional district of Vermont through
their delegates in convention assemb-
led renew their allegiance to the
principles and policies of that party
as affirmed by its last national con-
vention.
Under these principles and policies
and under the principles of Republi-
can administration this republic has
steadfastly advanced in material pros
perity, the just rights of its citizens
have been zealously safe-guarded and
this republic has taken its rightful
| position among the nations of the
earth.
In reaffirming our faith in the Re-
| publican policy of protection we cor
daily endorse the administration of
| President William, II no aft opd osooo;
ally commend his resolute insistence
| that the declaration of the Republican.
national convention of 1908: I'm our
| tariff legislation the true principle of
imposition of such duties as will
equal the difference between the cost
of production at home and abroad, to-
| gether with reasonable profit to
| American industries be made effec-
tive through necessary legislation
Congressman Il. j. Hill of Connec-
ticut delivered strong speech in de-
fense of the present tariff law, speak
ing in part as follows:
perfect tariff law is impossible
In country as large as ours unless
there are different rates for different
sections or zones, it must bear un-
equally.
This question of the fair and just
application of tariff rates is a Nigh
ty serious one to New England today
We have neither fuel nor raw mater
ials for manufacturing purposes with
in our borders.
We have capital and labor but the
central West has both in abundance
also and at no higher cost, and they
are a thousand miles nearer to the
cheapest supply of everything which
our factories need
Whatever the issues may have been
in the past, the clear-cut, well-defin-
ed issues of the future between the
two great parties will be-
Republican policy: Free admission
of non-competing articles and all OF
her articles on which our ability to
compete has been or from time to
time may be demonstrated, and to all
other importations the principle of
protection honestly and intelligently
| applied.
Democratic policy: A tariff on all
importations applied for revenue pur-
poses only. tt
On such an issue I have not the
slightest doubt as to the decision of
the American people, for the Demo-
cratic policy would mean financial
and industrial suicide.