St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-05-22
PROGRESSIVE LEAGUE.
New Political Organization Adopted
Platform at Meeting Here-Meet
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Platform at Meeting Here-Meet
in Montpelier Tomorrow.
''The Vermont Progressive
meeting in Waterbury, "The Yer
mont Progressive Republican
League" as it was dominated in
the declaration of principles here
and whatever it may decide to call
itself at future meetings held
meeting at the Pythian building last
Thursday evening which was attend
ed by about 40 men enthusiastic for
the permanent organization of
new political organization and
adopted a declaration of principles
The meeting then adjourned to
meet tomorrow evening in Montpel-
Ter when a permanent organization
will be formed To this meeting
everybody WIFI is interested in the
progressive principles of today is
invited and expected to take part
in the organization of the league.
1t was expected a permanent or
ganization would be perfected at
the meeting here last week but it
was found there was some criticism
of the idea of so few men attempt
ing to form a state wide organiza-
ton and after discussion it was de-
cided best to appoint a committee
to make public the proceedings of
that meeting, to call a meeting at
some central place when everybody
interested in progressive principles
should be invited to take part in
the permanent organization of the
league. Those taking prominent part
in the discussion were: Wallace
BatcheIder of Bethel; F. u. Thomp-
son of Barton; H. H. Carr of st.
Johnsbury; Frank Williams of
Bradford; Judge G. M. Moore of
Ludlow; w. X Farnsworth of Rut-
land; s. E. Pingree of White River
Junction; c. o. Gill of Hartland;
George E. Mann of Calais; L. P.
Thayer and Thomas G. Cheney of
Morrisville and F. ]. Babcock of
st. Johnsbury.
The committee on publicity was
appointed as follows: L. P. Thayer
of Morrisville, William Bean of
Newport and L. NJ Hays of Essex
Junction The committee issued a |
call for the meeting at Montpelier |
as stated above.
DIR. T. R. Stiles of ST. Johnsbury |
was elected chairman of the meeting !
and Samuel E. Abbott of Bethel
The resolutions reported |
for the committee chosen at Wat
erbury by L. P. Thayer and unani-
mously adopted by the meeting are
as follows:
Declaration of Principles
Whereas, This is a government of |
the people, dedicated forever to the
principles of truth, justice and hui
man liberty, sanctified by the sacri- |
fee and devotion of those heroic |
men and women who founded this |
state and nation, therefore be it
Resolved, That we, the members
of the Vermont Progressive Republi-
can League, reafirm those cardinal |
principles and pledge anew our ear
nest purpose to reduce those prin-
ciples into practice as living issues
of today
Resolved, That, to the end that the
people may again resume their
rightful sovereignty as it was ex-
ercised by their forefathers, to con-
troll the government of this country. |,
we are in favor of
1. A simple, direct primary for
the nomination of all public officials.
2. The choice of United States
Senators by direct preferential
8. A revision of the system of
.axation so that all will be taxed
like.
A. That every citizen have the
privilege to borrow or loan money on
he same conditions as the banks.
5. Full publicity of all campaign
expenses.
6. No man is fit to be entrusted !
With making laws; no man is fit to
De entrusted with executing laws; !
and no man is fit to be entrusted
With constituting laws, unless he
himself intellectually is willing to
i've up not only to the letter but to
he spirit of the law.