The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-11-17
PARTY PLEDGE REPuDIATED

The Senate yesterday took the
swif,est and the snrest method OF
driving the labor vote OF Vermont
~ body into the Democratic eAml
by lts haste 10 defeat the third read
iDg OF the House bill to exempt
from trustee process the wages oil
laborers 20 the amount Of ten dol
lars. The Cushman bin favored by
the senate is not considered by the
party leaders or the laboring men
an Ia any sense In Keeping with
the party pledge twice made. and III
conntltutlonality is considered doubt
ful by not few good lawyers.
II ia not a light matter thus u
rspudiate party promises aud no PAL
~, however strongly lntfenched II
may bee, can afford 20 pursue a
course like that taken By the Senate
The action Of the House In recon
sidering It's vote killing the Cnshma
biz In order 90 pave the way for q
committee Of conference was a gooc
one but the delay In taking action u
I'll Friday was unfortunate aud Il
not In thee interest OF standing By
platform pledges
The Journal regrets exceedingly
that Senator Lyfofd. OF this county
should have voted against this bill
which a vast majority OF his eonst
tuents favor. lie never could have
been nominated II IL had not been
supposed that he would support this
blll aud an employers liability meas
ura and the general understanding
al the time the county convention
was held was that he had agree
10 favor these party policies.
No party platform was ever sub
mittod To the Republicans of Yer
mont more fairly and thoroughly
than that OF 1910 II vas prepared
tin the first instance by one man
from each county, nominated by the
state committeeman from the sew
sral counties The tentative platform
Was then published Ia the newspa-
pers OF the State In order that nc
man might say that Il had been con
ooncted quietly by few persons.
public hearing was held the night
b.for. the state Convention. The
platform itself WAS tak0n up be-
fore nominations were made so thai
a fuil attendance OF delegates might
be- secured. Nothing could be fairei
and more above board and this plat
form was adopted without objection
by the supreme party authority OF
the Republicans OF Vermont, repre-
santlug the voters who make Gov
ernors and Senators and Represen-
taliyes. This authority aud plank
OF this platform the Senate now dc
ilberat.iy repndlates.
In debate In the Senate last
Thursday on the Cushman bill, II
is reported that Senator Archibald
Of Bennington. said that he waa MOI
bound by any party platform, but
vas here nnd.g oath To follow tht
dictates OF his own conscience. u
that was reading himself out Of the
pGrty. he was willing 70 SO
senator Archibald sas a delegate
20 the Republican State Convention
held IN this city June 80. 1910, aud
by vote. and vote participated ~ -
proceedings Mr., Archibald neither
spoke nor voted against this or any
other plank Of the platform.
On August a.laiO.the Bennington
county Republican convention wAh
hello and ia its platform adopted al
that time may be found these reso-
luiioas We hereby affirm our al
l.xsnacs 20 the principles Of the
Republican party and declare our
LOYALTY 10 the State and national sd.
tnlulstratl0ns and To the platforms
ON which they Rere elected.
sw. affirm and support the plat
form adopted at Montpelier on June
40 1910. except the plank relating
10 the liquor law.and We dominate
ana fndofse our senatorial ranai-
dates today with the understandable
that they shall supper; tails plat
form with the exception above not
I'd
Then follows a plank on The saaof
aassison which il followed BY Tbs
final declaration we declare oui
iotsi support OF the ticket this dhs
nomina,ed .shs Republican Sthse tick
~ and ~ all Candidates represent
las trae Republican principles.
There rAy De some question A. 70
The proprie,y Of cosniy eonFeniiot
dssssntInE from any part 81 Inc psAs
,orm 81 the State convention Of shs
pArss. bot that concerns aA event q
,hs past, which has "a psrs 70 ihis
dtsra ssicn. Apparently no kepnhah
car member u .ithet branch o. the
ssA.s Legislature IL more dsiinii"'s
and specifically pledged "a ne SUP,
pors IL the Republican Sistiofn .
stth he single exception % ihe "
amos pisnk, than ls Prank Archs
ssla Doasslsss ,ssrs wsrs other ne