The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-01
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THE PLATFORM
OF VERMONT
REPUBLICANS
As Adopted by the STATE Convention
at Burlington on Thurs
day

/ The platform, adopted by the Repub-
liean convention at Burlington Thurs
day, is as follows:
I'VE, the Republicans of Vermont, by
our representatives in state convention
assembled, view with just pride the mar
Vicious and constant progress which our
nation has made under the government
maintained by our national political or
| ganization. For more than half CEN
| tury, excepting only few years, the
people of this country have governed
themselves through their representatives
chosen from our party. A nation diyid-
! ed and weak when we first assumed
control of shattered government, has
become united and strong by the work
of this party.
| 1--WE again ayow our faith in the fun
damental principles of government upon
which the party of Abraham Lincoln
was founded and which ever since have
been the guide of the Republican party
| The history OF our country under Re
publican administration throughout is
one OF unparalleled progress, and the
administration of President Taft wisely
and unerringly has carried forward the
work of this great party. We heartily
endorse the action of our national con-
vention in its choice for him as our
standard bearer in the coming conflict,
having full faith that the achievements
of the party under his patriotic leader
ship viii commend themselves to the
people of this country and we pledge opr
earnest support to the platform recently
adopted by the national Republican con-
vention.
Vermont Is Progressive.
"The Republican party of Vermont,
entrusted by the people of this state
with control of its public affairs since
the birth of the party, once more well
comes the opportunity to give an ac-
count of stewardship. 1t has brought
to the task of continuous adnlinistra-
ton of state affairs for over fifty years,
a loyalty and uprightness, determine
ton and far-sighted Judgment that have
given Vermont a place among the best
governed states .of the union.
within the past few years the rec
ord of achievement has been one OF
almost continuous progress. No state
has been more progressive than Vermont
under Republican rule in the passage of
of opportunity. limitation of corpora
tions to their proper sphere and encour-
agement of legitimate enterprise. YER
mont had led many of her sister states
in legislation calculated TO meet the
rapid changes in modern conditions So
cial Industrial and intellectual, As Re-
publicans, we rejoice in the record OF
things well done. We mention with
pride that despite heavy disbursements,
Vermont's government is self-supporting
and that. too, without the laying of n
direct tax or oppressive tax rates yield
ing the state revenue. Nor has Yer
mont the burden of state debt proper.
But though proud of our partys rec
ord we are not satisfied while there still
remain tasks for our hands, and to
these we now give attention.
Nominating System.
Believing that the choice of candidates !
for public office should reflect definite
ly the wishes of the people whose serv
ants they are to be, we favor the adop- !
tion of some practical system which |
shall directly express that viii.
Publicity of Campaign Expenses.
"The use of large sums OF money to !
promote candidates. for office tends TO |
dehase the electorate, to subvert the /
peoples wealth and to give men of t
wealth an undue advantage in politi /
cal canvass. We favor strict enforce
ment of the present corrupt practices
act. and the addition of such features I
as will further tend to lessen the UNI
due and improper use of money by or
in behalf OF candidates.
. I'VE recommend the passage of an act,
in scope and carefully
drawn, which shall require all candi
dates for nomination before the pp-
litical parties, or for election before
the people, to the several state offices,
to make public a correct itemized state
ment of their campaign expenditures be-
fore and after the nomination and be-
fore and after election and also limiting
the total sum that may be expended
on account of the several offices, with
adequate penalties for violation.
Taxation.
Real Improvement has come to the
taxation system, especially in its admin
features. as the result of re-
cent legislation Bearing in mind that
no taxation system is perfect, Nermont's
will compare favorably in most respects
with those of sister states.
I'VE believe that the next general as
,embly should address. itself seriously
10 the task of still further correcting
such inequalities as it may determine,
after careful Investigation, to exist and
10 be subject to, remedy.
1--WE recommend changes in-the laws
hat will equalize the tax of individ- =,
ial lenders of money and savings insti-
and urge that as far as prac-
icable the ultimate benefit of such low
red rate be assured the borrower
I'VE urge the general assembly to con-
ider the merits of uniform low rate ,
If taxation of money, loans and cred !
Is as a means of increasing the public
evenues, state and local, of bringing ,
asier conditions to the borrower and of i,
home industry.
"If the revenues of the state are not