Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-06-24
VERMONT PHGNIX BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY JUNE a. 1910
THE STATE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM
Recommends Form Of Tax Law Amendments to Constitution En-
actment Of Liability Law Trunk Line Highways Retention of To-
cal Option and Standard Of Weights and Measures

highways that are to be the means
eventually of linking together all the COM
munities of this great continental nation.
| We favor such enlargement of the SCOPE
Of the present highway law as will en-
able the state to undertake this public
! service in the most practicable manner
We believe that Vermont has no more ur-
! gent material need than the DEVELOPMENT
| OF system OF first class interurban high
ways and that the work should proceed
| under the authority and direction and at
| the expense OF the state.
Education.
Mindful of the substantial and inspir-
ing support of the cause of free public
education that has ever been character
isuc of Nermonters, We regard with
pride the advance made by the public
schools of the state under the beneficent
aid of wise laws recently enacted by the
Republican party in legislature. We be-
lleve that the popular education provided
by the government should always have
for its chief object the fitting of youth
for the practical duties of everyday life
and equipping them for self-support. To
this end we urge that the state encourage
by all generous means the maintenance
OF courses in elementary agriculture
manual training, and domestic science
in the public schools. We also urge that
it afford larger opportunities for training
institutions of Vermont.
Weights and Measures.
We earnestly recommend to the General
Assembly such amendment of existing
laws as will not only make the standard
of weights and measures in use in Yer
mont uniform with the standard main
tanned by the national government, but
that will invoke sufficient police power
to protect the people of this state from
the frauds and deceits in merchandising
and trade caused by short weights. un-
dersized measures and packages, and
similar dishonest devices
Conservation of Natural Resources.
We note with satisfaction the increased
and increasing popular interest in the
vital subject of the conservation of
natural resources under wise Republican
government in the nation and in our
own state This is perhaps the gravest
and most threatening problem of our
material life at this time Vermont
should offer liberal provisions under the
tax law and otherwise as an inducement
to forest planting and forest culture and
at the same time should so regulate the
commercial utilization of forests as best
to protect the public interests dependent
upon them. We believe that the present
policy here in Vermont should be ampli-
fed to extend throughout the state op-
POI 'ulllles LOT state forest reserves
and the localized object lessons in
practical forestry they afford. and
that laws should be enacted tending
so to husband the natural water
power and encourage and safeguard
It's development as to promote the
widest possible distribution of the result
ant economic benefits among our own
people. 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 ex-
pressed belief that the manifold and
widespread evils resulting from intern
perance in the use of alcoholic LIQUORS |
demand that the traffic in strong drink |
snail be restricted by the most salutarv |
laws vigorously administered, we be- |
lieVe the local option principle should be
retained as the basis and policy of the |
law until in the process of time and
Improvement of all governmental insti- |
tutions some better law may be devised |
and substituted.
Public Servants.
We cordially record our appreciation |
OF the faithful and efficient services Of |
the senators and representatives of Yer |
mont in the Congress of the United States. |
Under the administration of Gov, |
George H. Prouty during the current |
biennial term the dignity of the com |
monwealth has been highly sustained |
upon occasions of important public |
consequence, while the everyday ma
terlal and social interests of the people
under the laws have been faithfully and |
wisely conserved by the chief executive
and his associates in office. We are
proud to record that, with the Republican
party in power and responsible, the de-
tails OF the state government in all its
departments never were conducted with
more business-like system fidelity and
dispatch than they are today.
Conclusion.
Upon this platform we confidently
appeal to the approval and endorsement
OF the freemen of Vermont at the polls
ana we commend to the loyal support
OF Republican voters and all their fellow
citizens that desire the best of good
government for the commonwealth the
candidates for state officers this day