The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-06-30

that the sin d Our political leaders has
consisted in their tagdy and hesitatng
approval Of new IDEAS.
The ease and frequency with which
parties of the post have shifted their
doctrines to each other and have as
suned the political theories and plat
forms Of each other is proof that
party doctrine represents public neces.
sity and that q party ofganized to do
effective work may Be relied upon to
apply the principle of popular require
ments as conditions demand. The Re
publican party, both Of the nation and
the state, has always met the duty 81
the times by diseharginG it's problems
with loyalty to its people. It Is now
occupied both here and in the nation,
in the consideration and discharge OF
these new and important problems To-
which your attention has been called
Your duty consists in bringing TO
these questions the most patriotic ard
Intelligent support which you can give
and in solving them honestly. fearless
II and faithfully, without prejudice
and without favor, BY SO doing YOU
viii insure this result, that no harm viii
come to either the country or the state
When Mr. DeBoer had concluded his
speech Frank ri Howe OF Bennington
moved that the temporary organization
be made permanent and the motion pre-
vailed Tnen Chairman DeIioer asked
for the report of the platform commit
tee, and Frank +. Greene, chairman Of
the committee, reported He had 10
sooner completed his report than Edward
Hall Of Bennington got lip and presented
q resolution 10 the effect that Vermont
favors a national department Of health.
The chair then put the platform report
before the convention, and it was adopt
cd almost unanimously Tae platform
has the following planks:--
The Platform.
The platform reaiIirns allegiance to
the Republican party and asks for prog
ress along the lines made hy William
Mckinley, Theodore Roosevelt and VIII
liam Fl Taft, and il commends President
Taft for his @high purposes and his
devoted lahors
The tariff should be taken out Of pol
itics and should lie revised, when ncces
sary by piecemeal
10 eommends the report of the com.
mission looking toward a revision Of the
state constitution and urges action by
the coming legislature
Asks foY establishment Of state cen
trail authority To secure uniformity IN
the system nf taxation il the several
cities and towns Of the state.
Recommends the enactment Of law
to safeguard caucuses also another to
compel candidates TO file itemized ao-
counts Of their campaign expenses.
Recommends the enactment Of an
equitable employers liability law Or q
sworkman's compensatory laws also
law which win put the public under the
same liability to working men in its
service as obtains il the case Of private
employers
Favors trunk highways and enlarge.
ment Of scope Of present highway law.
Urges the state to encourage mainte-
nance of courses IN elementary agicul.
ture. manual training and domestic sci
ence IN public schools and better train
ing for teachers
Demands conformity with national
government standard in weights and
measures and sufficient police protection
for the public ii the matter
Fayors conservation Of natural re-
sources.
Believes shat present local option hq-
nor law should not s. abandoned with
8ut a referendum similar TO that by
which It was adopted.
Commends Vermont senators and rep