The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-30

troll of their own affairs. Banner
and Reformer, Aug. 8, 1911.
1T is more evident that the regu-
lation (of trusts proposed by Mr.
Roosevelt, or public ownership as ad,
vocated by Socialists, are the only
choices left open Banner and Re-
former. Nov. %, 1911
The Banner is of the opinion that
it 1.-THE referendum works pretty
WELL and might well and safely be
extended to state affairs. Banner
and Reformer, Nov. /, 1911
"(D 1t is not true. / have never
either openly or secretly endorsed
the Democratic scheme of tariff re-
vision nor the entire program of the
Democratic majority of the lower
house of congress"
In examining the following extracts
the reader will bear in mind that all
tariff legislation since the enactment
of the Payne-Aldrich bill has orig.
mated and been put through a Dem
ocratic House, of Representatives and
! the measures which passed both
! houses were vetoed by President
Taft because they were contrary to
the principles of the Republican par.
ty and have since been very gener.
ally condemned by Republicans
throughout the country. The reader
will also keep in view questions 6
and Z jointly
"The passage of the wool tariff bill
by the Senate is a great victory foI
the insurgents, and especially foI
Senator La Toilette. The
insurgents or progressives are OF
the right track, not always right, but
far safer for the rank and file of the
people to follow. The bill is MOI
perfect, but it is the most importan
step in tariff matters since the Civi
war."-Banner and Reformer, july
2S, 1911.
THE Senate should promptly TAKE
up the steel bill and pass it, eithel
in its present form, or amended al
may be agreed upon Evening Ban
ner, Jan, 81, 1912.
Here is a sample of Editor Howe
arraignment of the Republican party
Now, for fifty years the Republican
party has been mostly in power ant
stands today about as the Democrat
ic party did in the days of Franklin
Pierce. Government by
lawsuit and injunction is farce, o
at best but temporizing with tn,
devil The powers of privilege hav
usurped the functions of govern
ment.'-Banner and Reformer, Jan
"a, 1912.
With promising probability of Dem
ocratic success in the presidential
election Vermont Democrats are tab
ing a greater interest than usual il
the selection OF the party candidate.
Banner and Reformer, Feb. q
1912
Every two years the Republican
party, with a great flourish of truu
pets, parades, an altogether charm
ing and delightful platform and the
spends all its effort-not to put tn
platform into effect-but to elect
few candidates who may or may nc
stand by the platform. Banner an
Reformer, Dec. 6, 1911.
"(S) No, never introduced a 81
cialist soap-box orator and endorse
his views and / have never con
Z mended the Socialist platform in tn
columns Of my newspaper"
p In regard to the first part of thi
! answer the Journal will merely sa
! that many citizens of Bennincto
have told us that they are quite will
ing to make affidavits to the fact tina
they were present when Mr. How
did so introduce a Socialist "soal
box orator (this term is not intenc
ed as a slur, but is commonly use
by Socialists themselves) on tn
2 streets Of that village.
The address Of Mr.. w. H. KILLING
beck on the corner Monday evenin