Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-10-05

lv in the way of better schools, better
roads. better care of the inmates Of pun
lie institutions. etc. But tho important
question is this, is the public business
under expert management Let us zee
TO 1t that as far we arc concerned
such business Is conducted with the same
eve to economy. with the same care in re-
gard to details. with the same expert ST.
pervision as We would demand If the
business was our own. Efficiency. pup
lefty and economy in the management n
the peoples business. Let us 20 before
the people Of Vermont pledged to tn"ss
three principles, and trust to their Ner-
dict at the polls.
Many questions have arisen concerning
the working of the direct primary law in.
the recent primary election. am not
prepared to say what the consensus of
opinion is i'm regard to it, Measured h
the size of the vote cast on September ;,
It was success. The law undoubtedly
needs to he amended and simnlided. As
have intimated it places a more direct
and strict accountability upon the .nom-
nees for office, which fact is of no mean
Importance. 1t certainly is entitled to fu"-
Their trial and this | believe the people
desire.
RETURN ora THE PROCpa ESS nv r3S... :.
The progrcssives with their indomitaoia
/, leader Theodore Roosevelt, have done
much in arousing the public conscience,
III Kidding the Republican party Of boss
rule and standpatism and in bringing into
the forefront the younger and progressive
element. And now in the crucial test.
majority of the Progressive party owl
IDENTIFY still believing, or believing anc't
that the Republican party is the party
of progressive statesmanship are retdrr-
/ t,Ntv hn f.1l
and they are being received in that tru .
progressive spirit. which more than a half
century ago was the inspiration Of tho
partNs birth. Recent events in New
York and in Maine indicate most clearly
that the proCressives have faith in the
republican party and are returning to
it's banners.
1t seems that four years OF democrat tic
rule should be all the people can tolerate,
The direct and immediate result of the
| Wilson administration was to deplete tile
pubic treasury. to render a Stagge, ing
blow to business. to stop the hum of
| our factories and work shops. How vns
| it done? BY repeating the protective tar
! lift law which was the huwark OF o,Ir
great industries and which will eve
stand as monument to the sagacty Of
republican craftsmanship. But someone
says the times are prosperous. So they are
! but every thinking man knows, or ought
| to realize that that prosperity comes he
cause the nations of Europe have one an
other by the throat in death struggle
ana we are reaping the benefit of the ex
traordinary demands thereby created, for
munitions of war. machinery, automo-
| blles, clothing, etc. etc. Sad as is this
great conflict, the fact Is that without If
business in this country would he limp
ing badly and the democracy would had
~ have leg upon which to stand
WHAT WOULD HUGHES DO?
What would Hughes have done? This
Us the question our democratic friends
have been asking ever since Hughes was
nominated at Chicago. recital of the
things Hughes would not have done
SHOULD read the Democratic party out OF
power. This leads me to ask, what OF
our own leader in the national campaign
Vermont wanted Hughes the peopl,
wanted Hughes and he has been drafted
as the standard bearer Is he a leader
Can he be trusted? His past record j.
the answer. Is he cold and undemonstra
tive? Does he lack magnetism? Is he
partisan and utterly lacking in patriot,
leadership? Follow him in his campai ign
to the Pacific coast and in the South
and now in the Middle Vest stud.
his arguments and their effects upon thu
people and You have tho answer TIL,
pon,,h,ican nar,,. 'ro,,os hatnro t,,o. Moo
pie with no apologies for its past record
II nroser,s today Gotta front, v,ith
ioodar u.hoso rocord i., ,ni,,nooc,,oh Mo
,nd uboss ability ana stroi,htf orvar d
ness cause a shudder in the enemy
ranks.
| With united PARTY. with valian
leader. with an oppnsitiou noted To-
vacillatIon and tcmporarv makeshift
the rep,blicans of Vermont and Of tn
nation await the results of November
: In the firm belief that the next ptesi
dent of the United States will he tn
Hon. Charles T. Hughes of New York
l Congressman Frank L. Greene wa
I escorted to tho stage and received
V most enthusiastic greeting Their
were calls for speech, which later i
the session was forthcoming,
, The first business to be taken up h
u the convention was the adoption of tn
r party platform, presented by tho com
l mittee on resolutions ana read by Rob
= ert W. Simonds OF st Johnshury TIL
. platforms adopted without dissentini
| voice, follows:
o TIM pr Arrnp,
!.
g relieving that the voters OF any boa
r. pollt'c are 'ht 't''" |" KNOW tn' pr'n
Il ''ples upon when party seeks the'
g Sonrae"' We the rephhh'ans or Yer
- mont by our representatives IN stat
convention assemhien' 40 h"repN dc
n care the principles Tor Wh'ch "
= stand
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