Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-09-16

ORLEANS COUNTY
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM |
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.
THE TARIFF
We declare anew our adherence to
the Republican policy Of protection of
American industry. and our belief in a
tariff system that will ensure the con-
tinuous employment of American labor
and American capital. We hold that
the tariff law enacted by the present
Democratic administration, framed as
it was by those openly advocating the
theory that ''the federal government
under the constitution has no right or
power to impose or collect tariff duties,
except for the purpose of revenue"
has not only failed in it's avowed pur-
pose of cheapening the necessaries of
lite to the consumer but has disorgan-
lied our industry, subjected our labor
to disastrous and unnecessary foreign
and impaired our tariff
revenues.
Again we express our belief that
future tariff readjustments should be
under the advice of tariff board, or
so constituted as to be
relieved from the suspicion of partisan
intrigue and so conspicuous in person
mel as to insure the highest degree of
technical ability and the most unbiased
Judgment. We believe the time has
come for the elimination from tariff
revision, so far as may be, of partisan
and sectional strife, to the
end that our tariff system may be
framed with an eye single to the well
fare OF the entire nation, and necessary
changes therein effected from time to
time without Gripping American in.
dustry,
DIRECT PRIMARY
The people of Vermont have declared
unequivocally and decisively in favor
of the direct primary. Accordingly we
pledge ourselves to the enactment of a
comprehensive and practical direct
primary law; and we recommend that
such a measure receive the early
attention of the next general assembly,
so that it may be ensured thorough
legislative and popular discussion.
WORKINGMEN'S COMPENSATION
LAW
Vermont is to be congratulated upon
the generally satisfactory relations
existing between employer and en-
ploye within her borders. This har.
monious industrial condition not only
makes for the material prosperity of
our people, but also promotes good
citizenship and spirit of cooperation
in all live endeavor. We commend the
legislation heretofore enacted for the
amelioration of the status of workers
in certain industries. and for the super.
vision of the conditions of labor there.
in. We favor the enactment of &
working mans compensation law sc
framed as to afford continued assurance
of just and harmonious relations be
tween employer and employee.
PUBLICATION OF CAMPAIGN Elk
PENSES
We favor the enactment of a law
making compulsory the publ cation by
candidates for state and county Offices
and members Of the general assembly
of the expenses Of their campaigns fol
public Office, at such times. in such
manner and under such specific regu
lationsas shall effectively; safeguard
the people of the state against the
corrupt or improper use of money by
candidates for public office and promote
the honesty and purity of our elections
DEVELOPMENT OF STATE RE
SOURCES
We call attention to the marked in
dustrial progress already achieved by
Vermont under success sive Republican
administrations. Conservation of ou1
forests and water powers, the encour
agement of home investment by giving
the borrower the benefit of a lower
interest rate, and the campaign OF
publicity so effectively carried or
under the efficient supervision of the
secretary of state, are among the
notable contributions of the Republican
party to this great forward movement.
But more remains to be done. Oul
scenic beauties constitute an asset, the
value of which our good roads have
opened to view to hosts of tourists.
but which we have hardly yet begun to
appreciate. With the increase in the
price of western farm lands our agri.
cultural resources are at length but
tardily, becoming apparent. Favorable
conditions of labor and abundance OF
cheap power, the controlling factors in
many Industries make Vermont a field
for divers lines of manufacturing not
yet adequately understood by those
seeking industrial locations. Along
all these lines we recommend the
most vigorous prosecution of the
publicity campaign already Inaugural.
ted. To the end that home industry
may be more substantially encouraged
by home capital, we commend to the
consideration of the next general
assembly such notifications of existing
law as will enable Vermont banking
institutions under proper restrictions
to invest in the securities of conserva
tive local industrial enterprises; anC
in general we favor all measures look
ing toward the conservation and devel
onment of the natural wealth of tn.