Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-07-04
Brown Defeats Archibald for Attorney
General and Deavitt Wins from
Scott for Treasurer.
UNANIMOUS DENOMINATIONS
FOR BAILEY AND GRAHAM
Platform Favors Direct Primaries, Advocates
Changes in Tax Laws, Urges Labor Legisla-
ton and Insists That Candidates Support
Recommendations Made.


constructive, fearless and beloved Nc
Kinley, whose zeal for the welfare of
the public was unsurpassed and under
whose control the flag of the union
began to he unfured in the neighboring
territory Of Hawaii. His great contest
for the supremacy of sound money and
the integrity Of the gold standard marked
the turning point in public thought and
| legislative enactment
Then came the brave. bold, resourceful
and indomtable Roosevelt. under whose
administration the public conscience was
| thoroughly alive and the great party
became the power in lifting the welfare
Of the masses. the great work of the
marrying of the two oceans by the build
| ing of the Panama canal marked one
great achievement Under the inspiration
of his leadership railroad rebates and
Illegal determinations were largely done
away with, the commerce commission en-
larged. pure food laws were enacted and
| through the annexation of the Philippines
America took her place among the world
powers as a controlling factor in the
development of the welfare of the people
! He left to the conscientious. sagacious
and farseeing Taft the execution of many
laws which have been passed during his
administration and the execution of these
laws has been splendidly fulfilled
How stand the records? Under the
leadership of w. II. Taft great volume
of constructive legislation has been
| adopted and the administration of existing
law has been impartally and fearlessly
enforced. For the first time through the
one per cent tax on the revenue of cor
porations which was made a part of the
| Payne Aldrich tariff act. the path has been
blazed for federal contro! If need be Of
the large aggregation of capital known
as trust. Great economies have been
made in the several departments Of the
federal government by the adoption of
businesslke methods. The prosecutions
under the Sherman act have been fear
lessly carried on. and many have been
brought to justice that have hitherto
been breaking the law.
I'm Vermont, too. the control Of this
! party has ever been toward the better
| ment of Vermont. Time fails to mention
the numerous acts which have been pass-
Cd. looking toward the progress and Sue
cess of our inhabitants. but a few stand
| out prominent. The grade crossing act
has been passed. schools brought under
skilled supervision. agricultural and
teacher training courses have been
brought into existence and the welfare of
the children is furthered through the
adoption of child labor laws The re-
sources of the State are being advertised
by the publicity department. the highways
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and are continually being improved, the
institutions Of higher learning are being
fostered and encouraged and beginnings
, have been made in legislation regarding
the liability Of employers to injuries s,is-
| tanned by the employees. and the party is
not yet through with the great work
| THE adoption ofthe platform which has
been so carefully prepared by the COM
mittee or resolutions still further blazes
| a way for increased progress and efi-
| cheney. The Republican party of to-day
! in Vermont as in the nation has a great
work TO perform. 1t believes that ethics
should control In politics as we'll as in
business We believe that the golden rule
has place in the public life and that tho
candidates shall not mount the threshold
| of public office on golden steps. II Is in
| stinct to-day with the American shirt,
that spirit which years ago smote Ply
mouth Rock and caused to issue forth
freedom of conscience and worship which
brought to full maturity the birth of a
| new nation"
THE PLATFORM.
The platform as drawn up by the COM
| mittee on resolutions was presented by
| Chairman l. b. Johnson of the Randolph
Herald and Esws. The keynote Of the
| platform Is progrcssiveness A plank in
the platform favo-'rS the adoption of
some system OF direct primaries mot with
no opposition The only plank that was
| haGsled about was that relating to taxa
ton. J. Hollister jackson of Barre pro-
posed an amendment to the Inheritance
| tax plank substituting the words "direct
tax for graduated Inheritance tax" as
n means for the support of the govern
| ment II revenues are not sufficient Mr.
johnson spoke In favor of retaining the
plank as 1t stood The proposed amend
ment by Mr.. Jackson was defeated by n
rising vote OF 1913 to 1889 The platform
was then adopted as follows:
| we, 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
fury. excepting only n few years. the
people OF this country have governed
themselves through their representatives
chosen from our party. A nation divided
and weak when we first assumed control
OF shattered government. has become
united and strong by the work OF this
party.
We again avow our faith In the fun
damental principles OF government upon
which tho party of Abraham Lincoln was
founded and which ever since have been
the guide Of the Republican party The
history OF our country under republican
administration throughout is one OF I'm
paralleled progress, and tho administra-
ton OF President Taft wisely and un-
erringly has carried forward the work of
this great party. We heartily endorse the
action Of our national convention In It's
choice OF him as our standard bearer
in the coruiag conflict. having full faith
that thu achievements Of the party I'M