The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-27
HUGHES ENDORSED
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ministration promised that the reduc-
tion of the tarh would reduce the cost
OF liyins. The tariff Las been reduced
and the cost of living mad been IL
creased. The revenues have bee1 -
sufficient to meet the current expenses
of government, and the administration
has been forced to lay so-cailed war
tax in time of peace. Thes normal
business OF the country has laligalahed
and but for the accident Of foreign
war would have collapsed.
1--WE deplore the weakness and in
competency with which the present ad-
minstration has INDUCED in watchful
waiting for Is months after the neces-
sity for preparedness IL admitted dur
ing which our citizens have been out
ragged and murdered in Mexico; our
territory has been invaded; the proper
ty of our citizens has been despoiled;
and our foreign policy has become a
thing 4 ridicule.
(4) I'VE heartily endorse the good
work of the Vermont Republican dele
cation in Congress.
co 1--WE believe in tariff on i'm
portations for the protection of labor,
business and agriculture and we be-
lieve that such imposts are more easily
levied, more easily collected, more
easily paid, less felt, and produce
more money than any other manner Of
raising revenue. We believe that the
Underwood law should be repealed,
and all Democratic stamp and other
odious forms Of taxation should be
abolished, and that we should return
to the normal Republican tariff to be
adjusted by competent tariff COM
mission. The alarming increase in
| prices during the present war of COM
| modities is a striking lesson to us to
protect the manufacture of articles OF
commerce which can be proftably pro-
duced here to the end that we may
| avoid similar extortions from our peo-
| pie in the future as well as to create
new fields OF labor and production. We
especially urge that such legislation
should be enacted before the close of
the present war in Europe, which is
certain to be followed by gigantic
| strife for the control of the markets Of
| the world.
| co I'VE rejoice in the quickened
conscience of our people and its inter
| est in public affairs, and would hold
all public Offices to a rigid accounta-
bility and would urge the enforcement
and careful administration of the laws
OF the land.
| CD Our party is mindful of its OBJ.
legations to the loyal women of Ameri
ca for their noble devotion to the
cause of freedom and civic virtue
Their admission to wider fields of use
fulness is viewed with satisfaction (;
and the honest demand of any class OF
citizens for additional rights should be
treated with respectful consideration,
(S) 1--WE believe that the United
States should join in a world confer
ence at the close Of the present Europ
pean war for the purpose of entering
into an agreement between the great
powers whereby future international
differences may be determined by &
judicial tribunal established and main
tanned for that purpose and that the
contracting parties shall guarantee the
use of their united financial, economic
and military forces for the purpose OF
enforcing the judgments and DEGREES
of such tribunal.
CO.. But so long as the nations OF
Europe maintain armies and navies
it behooves the American people to
maintain such state Of military and
naval preparedness as to secure ouT
commerce, defend our coasts and re
pei all invasions, to the end that oul
flag may be respected and our citizens
protected, from pole to pole and from
sun to sun"