The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-06-24
iiREPIJBLICAN PLATFORM ISSUED
Direct Primary. Constitutional Amendments ru'''''
of Campajgn Expenses, Trunk Line Highways

...,, AZ a Law saving from aiiashmsh'
,,'s,,ss sustseient 10 obisln tho hreos
.i,,r. al lie, which shall ee an An''uh'
m NO, lees than ten doilais'
Highways.
a.. are persuaded that tao time has
..,., when Vermont mus. tnkc w. ava
n,.,,.., mart and place with nrighboi
,n. s,at-s in the construction ~ ifuhA
ii.a highways that are 20 lie tho n,ean'
~ linking toIethTf nii ",
Of this great continents,
ns,ion. We favor such enlargement ~
IN. seope Of the present highway law
as will enable the state TO nhdef,ah'
hi. mblic service In The most praa'
,irabie manner. We believe that N'f,,
n,ont ms no more urgent mat.npl
need than the development Q, = ~
I'm az first class intefnrbii highway
and that the work should proceed uhnei
IN. authority and direction ana ~ th'
expense Of the state.
Education.
Mindful of the substantial and IN
s,irins support Of the cause OF tIee
nnblic education that has ever been
Of Nermonters, We 70
gard with pride the advance made ~
The public schools Of the. state under
,h. benedcent aid Of wise laws re-
Gently enacted By the republican party
IN ne legislature. We believe that nc
nopuIar education provided by Tue
should always have Tor I'VE
chief object the fitting OF youth i2i
III. nraetieal duties Of everyday hie
and eauipping them for seii,suppo,,,
To this end We urge that the state
encourage by all generous means tne
OF courses in elementary
,gricnlture. manual training, anu
domestic science in the public schools
Ne also urge that IL afford larger ep-
for training teachers iof
service in the educational INSTITUTIONS
Of Vermont.
Weights and Measures.
We earnestly recommend 10 the Gen
eral Assembly such amendment or ex'
sting laws as will not only make the
standard Of weights and measures IN
MS. In Vermont uniform with the stand
ard maintained BY the national govern.
ment. but that will invoke snhicien,
police power 20 protect the people OF
!, his state from the frauds and deeeits
I'M merchandising and trade caused by
short weights, understood measures ana
pac kares. aud similar dishonest devices
Conservation Of Natural Resources.
We note with satisfaction the in
creased and increasing popular interest
in the vital subject of the conserNa-
tion of natural resources under WIS.,
government in the nation
and in our own state. This is perhaps
I he rravest and most threatening prob
lem of our material life at this time.
Vermont should offer liberal provis'
ions under the tax law and otherwise
rs an inducement TO forest planting and
forest culture and at the same time
should so regulate the commercial util-
izaiion of forests as best TO protect
the public interests dependent upon
I hem. We believe that the present
policy here in Vermont should be ampli-
fed TO extend throughout the state
for the state forest re-
serves and the localized object lessons
in practical forestry they afford, and
hat laws should be enacted tending
so to husband the natural water power
and encourage and safeguard its de-
velopment as to promote the widest
possible distribution of the resultant
NtHtHAN aubhF pht V"h w.
nle in preference to an outside owner
ship that may simply seek to divert a
power originating in Vermont to uses
beyond it's borders.
The Liquor Law.
Abating no part of our frequently
expressed belief that the manifold and
evils resulting from in
temperance in the use of alcoholic liq-
iors demand that the traffic in strong
drink shall be restricted by the most
laws vigorously administered.
we believe the local option principle
should be retained as the basis and
policy of the law until in the process
IF time and Improvement of all gov
institutions some better law
may be devised and substituted.
Public Servants.
We cordially record our appreciation
IF the faithful and efficient services of
he senators and representatives of Yer
mont in the Congress of the United
States
Under the administration of Gov.
George II. Prouty during the current
biennial term the dignity of the com
has been highly sustained
upon occasions of important public
while the everyday ma.
-erial and social interests of the peo-
pie under the laws have been faith
July and wisely conserved by the chief
executive and his associates in office.
We are proud to record that, with the
'epublican party power and responsible,
he details of the state government in
I'll its departments never were conduct
d with more business-like system.
idelity and dispatch than than they
ire today.
Conclusion.
{ Upon this platform we confidently
appeal to the approval and endorse
nent of the freemen of Vermont at
he polls aud we commend to the loyal
support of republican voters and all
heir fellow citizens that desire the
'est of good government for the com
the candidates Cor state
ulcers this day dominated