The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-10-06

in al. earnestness to solve the prob
lens of the hour
Il have been around the statehouse
now for good many years and there
fore am going to run the risk of offer
ing you a little advice born of ex-
perience and observation. This ad-
vice covers two important essentials:
First, get your bills in just as soon
as possible. second when you get In
to the committee rooms hasten the
measures along Just as rapidly as is
consistent with proper understand
ing. There are certain proposals
which might just as well be brought
forward for debate tomorrow as to be
haggled over in committee until the
crowded days Of the latter part of
the session. Among these subjects
are woman suffrage the abolition OF
capital punishment, the bill to permit
seining in Lake Champlain. to repeal
the doe hunting law and many others
which viii occur as the session pro-
crosses. The final decision on this
class Of questions rests on the vote
Of the two houses. Therefore such
bills should be brought forward and
disposed of so as to give more time
for the consideration Of the newer
questions which will crowd forward
little later.
eve are gathered together here
not to work for ourselves but for the
good old state Of Vermont. The Leg
islature is the high court of the PEG
pie Of the state and the court to
which every citizen, from the high
est to the lowest, may appeal. For
the time being, we represent Yer
mont and all its manifold interests.
The measure of our diligence during
the next few weeks will be the meas
ure of the progress of Vermont for
the next two years
"In our oath of citizenship we have
sworn to vote and act as our consci.
ence shall indicate to be the best for
the whole state. The meanest mem
Der of any Legislature is the man
who lets his own personal interest in,
fuence his action on a public ques-
ton. Next to him in meanness Is
the one who will work against the
advantage Of the state, as a whole
because he thinks it might cost his
own town a few dollars more. From
what know Of this House / think II
has very few Of either of these class.
es and | hope II has none
Vermont with her mountains. hei
valleys and her hills is developing Q
new era of growth progress and pros
| perity. The conditions in the state
are surely changing. To keep pace
with these changes and to prepare
/ the way for further advancement de
mands Of us some progressive legls
lation. We cannot foretell the eff
feet Of every act, we cannot forse,
all that the future will require. bu
we can try to build for the years Il
come instead Of cropping among the
cobwebs of the years that are gone
II the progress Of Vermont in the fu
ture is to be commensurate with he
glory in the past she must take som,
forward steps. A step forward mus
always be step into the unknown
All the things of this world hav,
come from taking a chance. I d,
not mean the gamblers chance o
the foolish risk, but a fearless ad
vance into the mysteries Of the IN
ture, provided such advance is mad,
with due judgment and honestly
earnestly and in the fear of God.
when this Legislature shall az
iourn 7 would rather go back 70 m,
home and be condemned for mistake
made, than go back and be damne,
for a failure to try.
Once more, gentlemen, I desire T.
thank you for the confidence yol
have displayed in me. and It is m,
earnest hope that | may deserve you
esteem and good will to the end"