The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-07-07
PROHIBITIONIST PLATFORM.
Demand Re-SubmissiOn of PrOhibi
ton to the People by Constitu
tiOnal Amendment,

Following is the platform adopted
by the State Prohibitionists in con-
vention at Burlington.
Prohibitionists of Vermont in con-
vention assembled, Burlington, June
30, 1910, thanking God for the won
derful awakening of the people
throughout this nation to the prin-
ciples of civic righteousness, heartily
endorse the national prohibition plat
form adopted at Columbus, Ohio in
1908, and hereby pledge the Prohi-
bition party of Vermont to the can
didates here named and earnest ad-
vocacy of these issues.
After eight years of unsatisfactory
and disappointing experience with
local option and high license, we be-
lieve the people of Vermont are con-
WINGED that the law should be repeal
ed. We demand the re-submission of
prohibition to the people by constitu-
tional amendment.
Whereas, every prohibition law OF
the United States, whether local or
State, is handicapped and largely null
lifted by the interstate traffic in alco-
holic liquors now permitted by the
federal government. we join the
other forty million citizens of the
nation now living in territory from
which the saloon has been outlawed,
in demanding the passage by the next
session of the present Congress law
abolishing all interstate traffic in Ii
quors, to the end that each State of
the Union may have full power to
successfully Danish the Gli
from it's borders.
The people of Vermont cannot af-
ford to tolerate system of perjury
by public officials that compels pri-
vate citizens to continuously main
tain an organization for the enforce
ment of law which their elected Off
Gals ignore or nullify while sworn to
faithfully support and administer.
We demand the enactment of law
affording the people of the State the
privileges of the initiative, referen-
dunn, and recall of public officials who
fail to perform their public obliga-
ton.
We favor the payment of salaries to
all public officers and that all fees be
turned into the public treasures for
the benefit of the taxpayers.
If elected to power, we promise to
abolish all unnecessary offices, and
exercise the strictest economy in the
conduct of State affairs.
Political parties are national. The
| Prohibition party IN Vermont is a
branch of the national party dedicat-
ed to the peoples interests and the
abolition of the liquor traffic by ma
tional prohibition of Its sale, manu-
facture, importation and distribution
in any State or Territory of the
Union. We contend that the liquor
traffic can never be destroyed by vot
ing with parties that regard it as
legitimate source OF income and have
allowed it to grow to its present al
arming proportions.
We believe that the public roads
are arteries to commerce and pros
perity vital to the public welfare. W,
therefore advocate such policy in tn
building and maintenance of gooC
roads that will stop the presen
wasteful and futile methods, and pro
vide permanent and durable high
ways.
We declare for the equitable assess
ment of all property to the end tina
all citizens and corporations shall
bear their just share of the govern
mental expenses.
n Passenger fares, freight and eX
press charges should be based upol
fair return upon the cost of con
struction and operation of the rail
roads of the State We believe two
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principle.
We declare that the right of sui
frage be granted to all citizens re
CARELESS of sex who can read an
write the English language.
We favor laws showing the peopl
to determine whether they shall ow
and control public service utilities.
We declare that it should be made
felony for a person on a board {
trade" or stock exchange" or any on
q else, to sell thing he does not owl
e or buy thing that is not delivered
e him, for the purpose of gambling O
= :, its price.
We favor reforms in the method
of dealing with the dependant an
= criminal classes of our State. Law
o should be administered on the bas
of reformation, and for the purpo'