Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-23

Men and but the party organization abdes so long
is able commend itself sufficient number of people
to warrant its continuance. ~
This distinction explain why party responsibility
is more potent influence in the promotion OF the public welfare
than individual accountability This the consideration
which tends personal schemes in connection with
popular rule
we'll itself from Objectionable and
far possible and when refuses to do this the people
turn in and help it to clean house. y
For number of years the Republican party in Vermont
has been striving bring about Greater Vermont through the
adoption of progressive has adopted splendid plat
FORMS and it has succeeded in nsung numerous progressive
their hearts however have been blocked because some indvid
ua individuals who considered themselves bigger than their
party stood the halls of legislation and declared that they
not bound by the party platform out the wishes of
the people of Vermont as whole contendng that only few
Anybody who knows anything about patformb building
Lies fully that declaration of party principles written with
of the members of the party whole stands that
party assembled in convention would endorse platform
which it knew to run counter to public sentiment.
The very fact that declaration of principles of tho
of appealing for public support proves that in the esma
ton of the platfombuldr they making declaration of
principles that they expect will appeal majority of the
pie If not they manifestly would leave their thoughts
If party platform, written represent a majority and
submitted to popular approval in advance of the convention
~and adopted without word protest from the representatives
or the people assembed can be prevented from being carried
out in the halls of legislation by who hold themselves
be superior to party then whole scheme of
ny rams TO the ground and ours becomes government OF the
individual without future accountability to the people instead Of
negectng to out the wishes of the majority of the voters
If we are to ho1 party responsible to the people for the
fulfiment of platform pledges then without
the party in adopt the effective possible
to strengthen itself for the purpose of accomplishing
and.
party which dominates for public office right
to insist that they shall its PROMISES otherwise YOU
not have party for party
team work and not struggle of disconnected ndivd
ua efforts.
Under these circumstances the Republican party of Yer
mont is fully justified in striving to undo the injury has
ained in years through the helped
to elect to out the party Pledges and guard against
further and perhaps ieparabe its welfare through
further reputation of its platform pledges by irresponsible
individual presumption. :
The State republican prof
OF asking that county conventions of the party held
State convention that every nominated party
convention shall be bound by the State platform.
We believe republican county convention in
ated resolution that every candidate the legislature
pledge himself carry the progressive
by the State platform.
1t would not be wise to disregard the that the re-
cent failure of of the pledges of the Republican party
receive ulfiment has caused marked discomfort and
repetition of this experience through Republican
legislators to be bound by party declarations may
trOus effects upon the party.
Under these circumstances is the bounded duty good
republicans county in the cooperate the
purpose of seeing it that every possible prccauon adopt
ed with reference to the faithful redemption republican
Legislature of pledges made by the coming republican
convention
If any candidate refuses be bound by a convention then
republicans should it that candidate is who is
good enough republican to stand by public pledge of the
party.