Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-12

majority Of meaningful proportions.
The Candidate OF Vermont Republicans
Tor the Goveraorship, the Hon. John A.
Mead OF Rutland, ia his address accept
ing the nomination fittingly said:
AS the standard bearer of Republic
cauiSm ia Vermont, | take this early
opportunity /" remind Vermont Repub-
licaus through YOU as their delegates,
that unless all signs are misleading,
RrpuhlicaniSm Ia the Nation is Perhaps
faclus the greatest trial of its history.
The issues that We're responsible for the
foundation of Republicanism are all
passed. During the half century or
mere that has passed since the organiza-
ton OF the Republican party, great aud
remarkable changes have taken place in
our Nation. Our population has iu-
creased 10y about sixty millions, or to
about three times what it was in 1856,
and much of that increase is made up
OF elements slow to be assimiated.
Social conditions have changed radi-
cally in all the centers of population,
and, in short, everywhere throughout
our land. The scale of living with
everybody is far different from what
it used to be. Elements of unrest have
always been with us, but never before
were they so menacing as they are to-
day, Let us remember that the Yer
mont election still comes two months
before the general election throughout
the country, and that Vermonts baron.
eter, whatever it may be worth, is quite
as much IA needed influence in the com
ing September as it ever has been in
the history of the Republican party. If
our election next September shall re-
suit in a large Republican majority,
such as we may reasonably hope for, it
will serve notice upon our sister States
that Vermont is still true, still loyal to
Republican principles"
Notwithstanding disturbing signs in
the Nation at large there is no question
involving the effective work upoL pro.
gressive lines accomplished in the pres.
ent Congress, nor can any just criticism
attach itself to the motives and integ-
rity of the national administration
under the presidency of William
Howard Taft. By means of effective
cooperation of the administration aud
Congress, accomplishment perhaps has
never been equalIed in any similar
period of two years since the Civil War.
This accomplishment Oh progressive
lines involves the following most i'm.
portant measures or executive acts
Prosecution and conviction of those
implicated i'll the sugar frauds against
the government and other violaters OF
the Federal Statutes prompt aud Sue
cesstul intervention to prevent arbitrary
Increases in railroad freight rates ef-
fectlvt enforcement of the law against
Illegal dealing in stocks; indictment OF
those involved in cotton pools formed to
raise the price of one of the necessities
of life in every American family; i'm.
partial enforcement of antitrust laws,
substantial reduction in government
expenses, saving a million dollars
month III the postotfice department with
fair promise of wipng out the annual
postal deficit: such remarkable progress
in the construction of the Panama
Canal as insures its early completion
withdrawal from private entry in order
to preserve for the public benefit valu-
able coal and ether mineral deposits,
timber lands and water power sites of
over seventy-two million acres of the
public domain. The administration
has strengthened our prestige with
foreign nations and has treated with
vlgor and wisdom important and deli !
cate international questions. Such is
the record practically unequaled in the
history of the American government in
any period so short.
The Republican platform upon which
The present campaign is being conducted
mas outlined party policy with great
precision. Upon the tariff issue it de-
hands continued recognition of the pro-
ectlve principles with such an amend
nent Of schedules as shall be best
ldapted to the demands of varying con-
litions of trade and economies and with
administration of them upon business
principles, rather than upon partisan
xigencies. The platform further com
nits the party to needed amendments
. our State constitution to simple and
Elective primary election procedure; to
he best administration of our tax laws
hat can be had to legislation involv-
ng better protection for the working
lan by means of an employers liability
aw and ten.dolar exemption law; to
nabated effort directed to the improve
lent OF highways; to aggressive ad-
ancement of public education and
of the study of elementary
manual training and do
lestic science in the public schools
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