St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-10-05

the New York Central railroad, for
rebating. in which he obtained the
imposition of fines aggregating near
~ 100000. He appeared person
ally before the United States SUI
preme court and argued against the
appeals taken by the New York
Central, winning every appeal. The
proceeding to compel the late Ed
ward H. Hartman to answer ques-
tions put to him by the interstate
commerce commission was also won
by Mr. Stimson, and his next legal
victory was over the American Sugar
Refining company for fraud in weigh
ing imported sugar.
The platform adopted by the
party has many strong features. It's
endorsement of President Taft is
given in full:
progressive and statesmanlike lead
ership of William Howard Taft and
declare our pride in the achieve
ments of his first eighteen months
as president of the United States.
Each succeeding month since his
Inauguration has confirmed the
nation in it's high estimate Of his
greatness of character, intellectual
ability, sturdy common sense, ex-
traordinary patience and persever-
ence, broad and statesmanlike COM
prehension of public questions and
unfaltering and answering adher-
ence to duty. He has strengthened
our prestige with foreign nations
and treated with vigor and wisdom
important international problems
notably our tariff relations with Ger
many, France and Canada. Under
his administration the prosecution
of those implicated in the sugar and
other customs frauds have been con-
tinued and convictions obtained;
there have been impartial and ener-
getic enforcement of the Sherman
antitrust act; a substantial reduc-
ton of governmental expenses, the es-
Enlistment of better business meth
DDS, which will result in the greater
able progress in the construction of
the Panama canal; and the with
drawal from private entry of over
100000 acres of the public do
main, to preserve for public benefit
valuable coal and other mineral de-
posts, timberland and water power
sites. On his recommendation con-
gress has provided for commits
sion to Investigate and report on the
regulation of the issuance of stock
and bonds by public service corpora
tions engaged in interstate COM
merce. He has advocated a new
system of appropriations for river
and harbor improvements, under
which each item, after investigation
by experts, shall be approved and
carried to completion as a separate
measure This recommendation we
heartily endorse
1t declares relentless warfare upon
official and legislative wrong doing,
approves of the work of Gov. Hughes
and declares for direct primaries as
advocated by him. Thus it will be
seen that the republican party in
New York has come out the most
clearly and boldly for political righte-
BUSINESS of any time in it's history.
In Wisconsin-The most radical
platform of generation was adop-
ted by the republican. state conven-
ton in Wisconsin last Wednesday.
Senator La Toilette was shown the
greatest enthusiasm and no mention
was made of the national admins
tration save to disparage. Features
of the platform are
Condemnation of the Payne-Ald-
rich tariff act; physical valuation of
railroads and more stringent regu-
lation of them; second choice prim-
aries; initiative, referendum and re-
call; anti-lobby law; graduated in
come tax; home rule in the liquor
traffic; national control of natural
| resources; advalorem taxation of cor
| porations; condemnation of the
''pernicious activity in the recent
campaign of the brewery corpora
tions, insurance agencies and the
| binding Irvine trust employers
liability laws; condemnation of the
suppression by special interests in
| congress of the investigation of the
country life commission; regulation
of working hours of women and
/ children.
In Massachuse tts-The contest at the
primaries in Massachusetts indicates
that Senator Lodge has defeated his
opponent, Congressman Butler Ames,
who stood for more progressiveness
than Senator Lodge. Senator Lodges
victory stands almost alone in the
contest between the old and the new
in the republican party. In Michi-