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whole are advocates of progressive
ness; and by that do not mean the
| progressiveness that is advocated by
the office-seeker or the opportunist, but
rather that progressiveness which is
manifested by constructive measures
looking to the establishment Of sub.
stantial and needed reforms. and per
manent advancement.
The Republican party, owing to the
new and complex social and economic
conditions that exist today, has be-
fore it an unrivaled opportunity for
political service.
| We cannot fail to recognize the
manifold significance of these new
conditions, and l believe that the
Republican party is fully responsive to
the conditions with which we are con.
fronted
We should therefore pledge ourselves
to program of constructive legisla-
| ton that shall afford practical and
effective recognition of the awakening
| political conscience, and the growing
tendency to hold political parties strict
ly accountable for their acts when in
power.
We hope to be permitted to continue
our work and to give to Vermont the
progressive legislation outlined in our
party platform recently adopted at our
state convention.
| We are content to stand upon our
party record as whole, and while we
may have erred in the past. by our
united efforts we will convince all
thinking voters that our hearts are
right and that there is no real cause
for a third party in Vermont.
Before closing, Gentlemen, l am
constrained to say that in this era of
war in Europe we are highly privi-
legged to be citizens of commonwealth
and nation where ballots are etter
than bullets; where arbitration is
better than armies ard where liberty
| is insured to us by law.
Let US then rejoice that We live
upon American soil where our flag is
| pledge Of liberty with Justice; peace
with honor; untrammeled opport unity
within the law.
The committee on resolutions pre-
sented the following:
Your committee beg to submit for
your consideration and approval the
following resolutions:
The Republican voters of Orleans
county, by their delegates in conven-
ton assembled. hereby declare their
Interchangeable faith in self controlled
representative government, a govern
ment for the protection of civil liberty
and guaranty of equal rights for all
mankind and we voice our firm belief
that the Republican party is the most
effective political organization to main
tain such government. one which is
adaptable to the civic, social and econ.
omic development of our state and
nation. We endorse in general the
state platform of the Republican party
adopted at its state con vention recently
held in Montpelier and we place our.
selves on record as especially in favor
of
1st. The direct primary.
I'd. The enactment of a working.
mems compensation law which shall
afford assurance of just and harmoni-
GUS relations between employer and
employee.
Sd. A law requiring publicity of
campaign expenses.
4th. The continuation of our pres
emit system for improvement of high
ways.
5th The simplifcation of court
procedure.
9Th. A law which will enable a
town or county to appropriate money
for the purpose of securing the serv-
ices of an expert county agricultural
adviser.
7th. An increased appropriation for
the publicity of Industrial, agricultural
and scenic resources of Vermont.
9Th. Economy in state and county
expenses.
We hereby express our highest con-
fidence in the integrity, wisdom and
executive ability of Charles w. Gates,
and we pledge our loyal support to him
and to those nominated to be associat-
ed with him in the administration of