Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-07-03
THE COUNTY CONVENTION
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Your committee neg TO submit Tor you
consideration and approval, the following
resolutions:
The Repu blican voters of Orleans county
by their delt gates in convention, declare
their unchangipg faith in a self controlled
represf ntative government, which is a gov
ernment for the protection of civil liberty
and equal rights OF men.
We again welcome the opportunity to
announce our allegiance to the PRINCIPLES
of the Republican party, both as to Ma
tioDel and 5 ate 6 IF ,irF, and our fidelity in.
and devotion to, the cause OF Republican
inst 'tdtioDs. We avow our faith In the
fundamental prime plies upon which this
party was founded and which has ever
been It's guido.
We view with pride and satisfaction our
party's record of achievement during the
last half-centu" and we look Onward
wit copfider CT and fidelity TO the lospon-
sibiiities }esting Upon US by reason OF the
new problems to be solved as q result Of
the new conditions arising in our social,
economic snd political affairs. We pro-
pose to go for ward in our solution of these
problems with all the energy that has
brought success to the Republican party In
all the years over which its history Is now
written.
We endorse the administration ofEPresi-
dent Taft under whose wise leadership the
work of our great party has been 80 con-
scientiOusly carried forward.
We rejoice that Vermont has led many
of her sister states in legis,at Oh calculated
to meet the rapid changes in modern and
industrial conditions.
We endorse our State platform In gener-
al and we especially place ourselves on rec
ord as fRvoring the development n con-
servation of Vermont's natu al resources,
and urge that every Republican of our
State lend his aid in the furtherance of this
development.
We particularly approve of the continu-
alton aud extension of the present admir-
able system Of highway Improvement, and
a more harmonious operation Of town
end State officials to this end.
We urge q more liberal State aid for the
small rural schools.
We particularly favor the passage of an
act providing for a uniform low rate OF
taxation OF money, loans and credits, as a
means OF increasing the public revenues,
affording relief to the borrower, and slim
ulat1ng home industry.
We favor the equalization of the tax of
individual lenders OF money and savings
institutions
We heartily favor the adoption of some
practical system by which the people may
direotly express their will In the choice Of
candidates for public office.
We favor a strict enforcement ofthe cor
rupt practices act, and stamp our disap-
prevail upon the undue and improper use
OF money by or in behalf of candidates for
Public Office. t
We believe in long tenure OF office for
the Judges of our Courts, except in cases
where such might not be practical because
of incompetency. We are not in favor Of
the recall of Judges, nor the recall of de,
cisiOns. We have a system of laws which
commands respect end admiration This
system does not permit of the weakness
that would manifest itself In Courts, II
| thnEr iT1H ~ - 70 h4 G~-D- $1,000
upon by the people at large, and the peo-
pie and not our courts would be the ulti-
mate judges, were we to enact a law per-
hitting the recall of Judges or the recall
of decisions. -
We s~trenuously urge the passage of q
law which will provide that in all causes
In the trial court such amendments shall
be allowed as shall present the facts
claimed by either party, whether these
amendments be to change one form of &C.
ton to another, or one cause of action to
another; and that no cause shall be re-
versed in the Supreme Court unless the
Court is satisfied that a different result
would follow a reversal, thereby affordine
litigants more speedy and less expensive
trials of causes than is provided under
our present system of procedure.
We particularly favor legislation looking
to the reform and reclamation of wrong
doors before consigning them to the hope.
lessiy criminal class, and we approve the
enlig htened Judgment OF our Courts In The
administration OF, our present probation
law.
We believe that the Republican party
should keep it's promises to the people
and that our candidates for office this day
nominated shall, so far as is within theil
power, carry out faithfully each AND ever
recommendation herein made.
AS loyal Republicans, we pledge our sup
port to the candidates by us this day nom
mated, as well as to those nominated at GU
recent Republican State convention, con
fident that in our united support OF GU,
party principles and purposes as set forti
in our National and STATE platforms victor.
shall crown our efforts.
The following list of town commit
tees was ratified by vote of the con
vention.
ALBANY BARTON
A. M. Rowell w. III. Gilpin