Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-06-07
Col. E. w. clbson's New Vermont Plat
form.

To the People,
/ am a candidate to bring the follow
ing ideas to results, and if elected to rep
resent this district at Washington, l will
pull off my coat, work early and late I'M
TIL they are accomplished
l. national law providing for the
nomination of candidates for president
and vice president by a direct vote of the
people. Such law would insure the Sc
lection of the choice of the people on
day certain, and put an end to the Sc
lection by party bosses.
2. l shall work to secure such amend
ments to the Postal Savings law, and for
such provisions in the so-called Monetary
bill as will provide for the loaning of
postal savings funds so they may be ap-
piled to the development of local indus
tries and the encouragement of local ag-
ricultural interests We have sent too
much money out of the state for the de-
Velopment of other sections of our coun-
try, and kept too little for home develop
ment In the same connection / favor a
provision that national banks loan to
greater extent with special reference to
seasonal needs of agriculturists, 80 that
the crops of farms can be moved with
the greatest economy and advantage to
the producer and the consequent advan-
tage to the consumer. / would have an
investigation and report upon co-opera-
tive land mortgage banks which have
proved such a help in developing the in
tensive agriculture of Europe. In other
words, 1 would turn local accumulated
| money to home advantage.
3. (a) AS directly helping this district,
L would secure a soil survey made 80
| that each farmer may know the crops
| his land will best handle This Is al
| ready provided for and the survey is now
| being carried on in 20 different states.
| hn ha1
| this state with energetic demand. It
would save our farmers 5000, 900 in fer
tilizer bills alone, and double returns
| from farm products.
| (b) I would secure from the Good
Roads Bureau of the Department of Ag-
riculture the detail of one of the road
| building experts connected with that bu-
reau and have him travel from county
| to county to give advice and assist in the
! building or roads. especially in the poor
er towns.
(c) i would secure from the depart
ment of agriculture the stationing in this
district of an expert who would devote
all of his time to seed testing, aiding in
increasing the productivity of the soil
and in eXterminating such pests as the
| farmer has to contend with. Even many
southern sections are profiting by the
work of these experts, but not Vermont
4. The tax on oleomargarine must be
| ldISe enough 10 Iully protect dairy inter-
ests. This district is the principal dairy
ing section of New England. Oleomar-
garine should not be placed in compe-
tition with butter. l am opposed to the
Lever bill which aims fatal blow al our
dairy interests.
8. The high cost of living is a grave
problem. 1t concerns every man, woma
and child How a man of ordinary in.
come can support his family under pres
ent conditions, is almost beyond compre-
hension without abandoning the prin-
ciple of protection, / favor such a tariff
revision as will aid and protect the pooi
man in his struggle of life. In that way
one of the causes of the high cost o.
living will be removed.
6. l would endeavor to secure for al
the manufa cturers of the district, through
the Interstate Commerce commission tn,
advantage of Boston freight rates 'Sucl
rates would stimulate manufacturing an(
add to the prosperity of our people.
I sumbit this platform concerning mat
ters directly affecting interests Of thi
district to the careful consideration o
the people. If it appeals to you, vot
for 1t and for the one you believe will
secure these benefits
do not want vote unless that vot
represents just what the voter believes
I do not care for votes obtained b
gum shoe methods. My campaign vii
be in the open. I want votes in the open
Respectfully.
F. w. GIBSON.
Brattleboro. VT. June 7, 1912.