The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-28
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cannot be defeated until Barnes is over
| thrown, and still the citizens of that
state are hanging back because of party
| loyalty.
"My father was Republican and
have been a Republican for years. But
when my party badge means more to me
than my country and the stars and
stripes. then my case is confessedly
hopeless. ] am first citizen and then
party man. Here in Vermont condi
tons are not quite so nasty, perhaps,
as elsewhere. | was delegate 10 the
Republican state convention in Burling-
ton and went there elected by progress
sive men, 1t was understood by the
men who sent me there that | was to
assist in forwarding progressive features
in the platform. 1t had been previously
agreed that a primaries plank should
be inserted in the tentative platform,
and when j reached Burlington | found
il ripped out. | made a row, because
felt that the Roosevelt men had been
in the majority in the previous conven-
tions and that the large majority OF the
people favored this plank. The commit
tee was in closed session, and / was
unable to get a hearing 1t was be-
cause the men in power were afraid they
would lose their power if the primary
plank were to be inserted and after
wards fulfilled.
Il told them at that time athat il the
chance presented itself | would put nv
IDEAS before the people The time has
now come to oppose these vested inter
ests and by working for the people we
are going to justify our only existence
as a party. | understand that Barre
audience was enlightened the other night
about myself, that it was led to believe !
that am nobody. All right; but ] am
going to be heard. ! am finding that the
woods are full of bull moose.
at has been said that we have no
issues in Vermont, but let me declare
that every word of the national Pro- !
gressive platform means something to
the people of Vermont and that the doc
ument contains some very live issues to
be applied right here in our own state.
Big business is an octopus that is send
ing its tentacles down into every man,
down into every mans home and his
Preside. And the only thing to do VITA
big business is to control it. When Won
have forces that viii check the depreda
tions of big moneyed interests, you will
be emancipated Back of the movement
which aims to furnish these agencies of
combat is man of bigness and rel
blood | speak of Theodore Roosevelt.
II have not time to discuss many
state issues, but take for example that
of the tax question. Here is young
man who desires to borrow $4,000 for
the purchase of farm. No individual
can lend it to him, because our present +
laws discriminate in favor of banks and
loan associations. Eighty per cent. of
bank deposits in this state go out be-
yond the borders. New York capital
lists are buying up the water power priv
ileges in northern and southern Yer
mont Something's wrong. ~Let us our
selves develop that which is rightfully
owned by the people Here is state
ssue which you RAY well give due con- |,
sideration.
I'VE are to believe in a better Yer
mont, better roads, etc. We have been
in the promises of other par
lies, but have they been fulfilledi This
movement is a crusade. and
[ is up to us to act. We must by our
Individual votes lay the foundation for
great and redeemed nation. so that
,ur children will rise up and call us
blessed Think Of these things in the
lays leading up to the general election
" next Tuesday"
Bonaparte Counted Taft Out.
Former Attorney General Bonaparte
poke for nearly an hour along lines
which tended to emphasize the impor-
ance of registering the right kind of
'ote at the polls next Tuesday. He said
n part: "Vermont's position as po-
itical barometer for the past so years
5 peculiar, but important This year
is election should show Taft's chances
or reelection are no greater than mine.
The men who assisted in his so-ealled
omination at Chicago have conceded he
will vacate the White House after
farch g. The lesson was brought home
o President Taft in the primaries be-