Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-12-12

Ing the growth of these crops were not
disturbed because a great political party
one Saturday night in June elected a man
of another political faith whose nominal
ton was ratified in Baltimore a week
later. This great party, after the action
1t had taken. asked the people to rcctifv
theiI mistake ana not put the Baltimore
nominee in power. as 1t would mean dis
astcr distress ana ruin to the business
interests OF the country, Il return o. free
soup houses. CoXey's armies and the hard
times and low prices of 1898 TO 1897 We
do not predict til" recent election means
anything of the kind. We must not shut
orr ewes to the Astounding prosperity of
the whole country, the splendid optimism
of our people and the fine outlook for in
tcrnal and export trade. We believe the
party coming into power is alive to it's
duties and responsibilities. The head OF
the incoming party says honest business
need not fear" The progressive forces
of the nation should unite and strive To
give the country freedom from all cor
porate and private influences ana de-
vote themselves to the establishment OF
free competitions which is the underlying
The wooden trust, which has grown fat
under the scJrned Payne Aldrich tariff
shows signs of alarm and well IT NAV
for IL can be materially reduced without
deprving il of any legitimate profits, and
so with other trusts that are enjoying
special privileges. If the late party in
power had taken the Grange standard for
its basis when IL favored the Payne Aid
rich tariff the people would not have been
compelled to turn the work over to 9TH
erS.
For years the Grange has urged that in
any revision of our tarlff laws the duties
upon any article should never exceed the
difference between the labor cost of pro-
ducnS such articles In this country and
In foreign countries. This would prevent
our manufacturers from charging the peo-
pie OF this country more than the people
In foreign countries for the same article.
If the incoming party does not go beyond
this principle in tariff reduction, they
will have the approval of a majority of
the people OF the country. II they are not
wise enough to profit by the disaster of
others and allow party petty policies and
selfish interests to govern their actions,
tHty Will Dc oI the IuCl tndt the
people reign. Should they be so unwise
as to allow this to happen. we predict
that in four years we shall see new
alignment Of the political forces of the
nation and then have a fair test OF the
comparative strength of the progressves
and the reactiOnaries. The people are
learning their power. Various agencies
one of which IS the Grange. are. broa dem
ing the minds Of our people and teaching
them to think for themselves. The press
is one of the great educators OF the day.
but it does not have the influence over
voters II formerly had A democratic
governor was elected In the State of
Washington with every paper in the State
against him. save one, for "A few days
The press loses Its influence when it fails
to give the people the true situation.
DIRECT ELECTION OF SENATOR'S.
This is a measure the Grange has urged
FOR years, and as Congress has now COM
piled with the demand OF the people, the
several States should lose no time in rati-
tying the measure. When the Grunge
first began to advocate this measure II
was very unpopular but like all other
measures that are right in principle. or
that becomes a necessity. owing to
changed condition, agitation and educa-
ton as carried on in Grange work creates
a popular sentiment in their favor
EDUCATION.
Education is the chief corner stone in
the Grange structure. The primary oh
ject is to enable us to become efficient
and happy and capable of becoming edu-
Gated workers with material things, and
capable of getting life's happiness out of
work, rather than leisure which comes
after work. if perchancc II comes at all
The call of the hour Is an educa tional
system that will turn the strongest youth
towards farm and industrialsm instead
of toward the professions and business
exclusively.
Vermont has been IA sufferer in the past
by the fact that the efficiency OF our
school work has trained our young men
and women for other fields of usefulness
and has thus deprived our communities
of the services of their best citizens
The taxpayers that support n high
school should be the community to profit
by II and not the people OF some other
state. While the high school should not
ecaSa " furnish the training necessary