Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-03-28
VERMONT ISSUES NOT oyrasHApewEp BY The PRESIDENCY

Despite of the and acrimonious preliminary
p campaigns in the history of the car par
OF not to lose sight of the fact that Vermont issues are
all important this year -, ......
of steady confidence the of business and industry
in the future stability of federal and in the CON
tnued supremacy policies favorable to the conserving OF the
home markets for the benefit of American labor well as Amer
can capital the prosperity and progress OF vermont VIII ae
policies
American markets will little for Vermont unless we
Our magnificent scenery will be of little avail
Oh nnd a Hs 10 will be- of no Value
to the commonwealth long streams permitted TO
flow idly in placid channels dash unresraned down precp
Our magnificent scenery will be of little avail precursor
will be worthless when Samuel de Champan pied the
waters of the lake he uncOncos named long as they are
developed.
Our infinite possibilities of soil development will continue
unle. rapidly increasing awaken to the
necessity of the application of modern methods of culture to help
make valleys to blossom the and hills to take
nantes of moneyycdng and waerconservng for
All these things will not come to as themselves alone
We people have waited too long for somebody to help
We coming to realize that have the remedy in
onr own hands
We have the sturdy young and the winsome, ready
young women as of yo but we can not tie their hands and
with few of the influences that combine to make up the higher
We have the money spare by the millions of dollars
but we can not expect to help to any marked degree un
less this stay here in Vermont and find
its rest field the development Of the natural resources OF
hills and smiling orchards and fertile valleys
Individuals do all this in and of themselves alone
While forget that nature helps those who help
themselves must also recognize the stern fact that in TINS
age cooperative effort tremendous factor progress and
development Whatever the have done for us in the
way discouragemenl individual effort that have taught
the lesson of the old adage that union there
strength.
Cooperative largely, if at ALL
through the of the body which most closely represents
whole people namely the State government and especially
the Legislature.
Now before need governor who will take
the leadership in promoting material development of
beloved commonwealth
We recently learned that of smaller towns
date their decline in educational facilities and their alleged
intellectual and spiritual Indifference to the crushing out of
the little that clustered about little indus
try defunct
This being the who governor lead toward
increased utilization of and the building
Of small industries and the exploitation of attractions for
visitors scattered little hamlet and along bit OF
santial foundation for the Intellectual and moral and spiritual
upift for which many of greatly hoping we'll
working.
The Legislature which will take courageous and decisive
in the direction
stay and help develop Vermont by enacng
to eliminate double taxation far possible equalze the
burden of public Improvement and and induce
capital to help develop soil and other natural
will stand out in Vermont history having earned the
itude of all succeeding generations of Vermonters.
The Greater Vermont which has been sweeping
commonwealth and producing such marked results
Burlington and elsewhere points the present the year Of
for the people select State officers and lawmakers who
will to bring about the grand results named
That why the Green Mountain can not afford
allow of the important and far.reaching
national contests half century Of national growth
supreme necessity of selecting this
will enable really ourselves by thoroughly repre-
senting chamber and the department
Headquarters well as in the halls of legislation.
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