Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-01
ENTHUSIASTIC VERMONT REPUBLICANS
PROCLAIM IN RINGING RESOLUTIONS
UNSWERV|NG LOYALTY TOHUGHES

built up industries: maintained the ex
penses of government and steadily retire,
the public debt.
The republicans of NermtOt regret tn
unfortunate disscnsions of 1912 that dc
livered the country into the hands of
weak, vacllatlng and incompetent demo
| cratic administration, and we invite al
citizens who believe in the Fundamental
principles Of republicanism to unite will
us in the overthrow of the Dcmocra ti
party.
The present democratic administration
| promised that the reduction of the tariff
| would reduces the cost of living. Tn
| tariff has been reduced and the cost o
| living has been increased. The revenue.
| have been insufficient to meet the cur
rent expenses of government, and tn,
administration has been forced to lay
so-called war tax" in time of peace
The normal business of the country ha!
languished, and but for the accident of
foreign war would have collapsed.
We deplore the weakness and incom
| potency with which the present admins
tration has INDUCED in watchful waitins
Tor eighteen months after the necessity
for preparedness Is admitted, during
which our citizens have been outraged
and murdered in Mexico; our territory
| has been invaded: the property Of our
| CITIZENS has been dcSpoiled: and our for
eign policy has become n thing OF
ridicule.
We heartily endorse the good work D!
the Vermont republican delegation IN
/ Congress.
We believe in a tariff on importations
Tor the protection of labor, business and
agriculture, and we believe that such
hhposts are more easily levied more
easily collected more easily paid, less
ielt. 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be repealed, and all democratic stamp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 a competent tariff
commission. 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 profitably pro-
duced here to the end that We NAV
in the future as we'll as to create new
fields of labor and production We espe-
cially urge that such legislation should
be enacted before the close of the pres
ent war in Europe. which is certain to
be followed by a gigantic strife for the
control of the markets of the world.
We rejoice in the quickened conscience
of our people and its interest in public
affairs. and would hold all public Off
GERS to rigid accountability and would
urge the enforcement and careful adj
ministration of the laws of the land.
Our party is mindful Of it's obligations
to the loyal women or America for their
noble devotion to the cause of freedom
and civic virtue. Their admission to
wider fields of usefulness is viewed with
satisfaction; and the honest demand of
any class of citizens for additional
rights should be treated with respectful
consideration
We believe that the United States
should join in a world conference at the
close of the present European war for
the purpose OF entering into an agree
ment between the great powers where
by future international differences may
be determined by n judicial tribunal
established and maintained for that pur-
pose and that the contracting parties
shall guarantee the use of their united
financial economic and military forces
for the purpose Of enforcing the judg-
ments and DEGREES of such tribunal.
But so long as the nations of Europe
maintain armies and navies, 1t behooves
the American people to maintain such n
state Of military and naval preparedness
as TO secure our commerce, defend our
coasts and repel all invasions, to the end
that our flag may be respected and our
citizens protected, from pole to pole and
from sun to sun.
After the resolutions were read, Judge
Darling moved their adoption, which was
effected to the accompaniment of en-
thusiastic applause.
ENTH CSIASTIC OVATION FOR
HUGHES.
The following resolution expressing the
enthusiastic support of Justice Hughes by
Vermont republicans was introduced by
the Hon. Clarke G. Fits of Brattleboro:
Resolved, The republican State oonven-
ton of Vermont endorses and afiirms the
spoken word of the republican voters of
the State in favor of Charles +. Hughes
for the presidential nomination.
We believe that his unblemished record,
his wide experience, his forceful charac-
ter and his great intellect combine to
make him the master hand to navigate
the ship of state across the unchartered
shoals which are ahead
We urge that the delegates elected bv
this convention. by their personal efforts
and by their votes, support him with the
full strength of tho State
When Mr.. Fits had reached the name
of Justice Hughes. the convention did
not wait for him to finish the reading of
the resolution but broke forth into cheers
and applause, the ovation lasting for n
considerabl period. The chairman was fl
nally obliged to use the gavel toenablc Mr..
Fits to proceed with the reading of the
resolution. At the conclusion of the read
Ing the convention again applauded for
some time
recess was taken at noon until
1870 o'clock to allow delegates and visi-
tors to dine.
ELECTION OF DELEGATES.
Seven of the eight delegates were
elected unanimously by the convention.
each candidate as his name was pre-
sented by delegate from his county.
was generously seconded by the other
delegates, the only contest being over
the choosing OF the eighth delegate.
George f. Moody of Waterbury receiv-
ing the honor on the second ballot over
Hugh j. VI. Jones of Montpelier and
George O. Gridley Of Windsor, Mr.