The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-01
DIR. LYNCH STATES
WHERE HE STANDS
Says He is Not Seeking Political Of
fee but Has a Desire to Serve
Town and State.

According to the records of the town
clerk. | have been selected by the vot-
ers of nv town as a candidate for town
representative and have been urged by
nv friends to accept the nomination.
| have no political aspiration, and am
seeking no political office. simply |
have desire TO be of some use to my
town. and the good old state of Vermont
where | first saw the light of day.
| stand for the winning of this war |
Of freedom, for all peoples of the world |
| hold unbounded thankfulness for |
what this nation has been permitted to |
accomplish to that end and all that |
has been done by the matehless words |
of it's president, by the wise enact. |
| ment of its Legislature, by heroic deeds |
of its soldiers and sailors, the living |
and those dead on fields of honor, by
faithful efforts and patient self denial
of its people.
| bow before our fathers God, the
God of Nations, in appeal that we and
all the people of our state may be given
the will and strength, the fortitude, the
patience, and the rich grace of under
standing to complete this work of
which we have pledged and do now
pledge ourselves and all. To the presl-
dent of the United States ! pledge my
support, and at critical time in the
world S history, his wise counsel IN
formulating the policy and aims of the
allies has received the appreciation and
applause of the entire civilized world,
while under his wise leadership Ameri-
can arms have achieved a success un-
\ paralleled in our history.
stand for such revsons of the
statutes, and of existing orders OF pro-
eedure as will correct evils found to eX-
list in any departments of state govern
ment. executive, administrative or lu-
: dicial. approve of the enactment al
ready passed looking to the entran-
chiSement of women, and favor such
further action as NAV be needed to
{ make suffrage for women and men
equal | believe the present primary
2 law to be failure, complicated and
expensive.
II In the light of experience and grow
a ing knowledge concerning existing pos
e sibilities and present future needs,
(, favor cooperative efforts by the state
and nation in the conservation deyel-
n resources of the state, by the state, for
u the benefit of it's citizens. | believe by
doing this there can be found a plan
; both profitable and feasible, which
will enhance and stabilize private in
vestment and which will in the largest
measure guarantee a reasonable return
+. to the investor, a fair cost to the con
sumner and full return to the state for
- any expenditure that it may make and
to the people as a whole the mainte-
II nance and preservation of the common
. heritage in natural resource.
!. The conservation of coal in our state
!. under present conditions is an absolute
h necessity. without which extreme sui.
ferng is the penalty | would there
fore oppose any plan to waste the same
by an unnecessarily long session of the
legislature during the coming winter
and would request the federal author
tiles to limit the amount to he uset
y for this purpose. The government 81
] Ithe United States has modified tn,
y hours of service in all of ITS depart
+ ments and increased the eompensa
y tion. ] am in favor of an eight hour da,
j for all shops and factories and in 81
" kinds of work where it is possible Th
= however, could not be applied to farm
Ework
approve of the present local op
n tion law of Vermont and believe it i
L the best law we ever had. would ia
vor a thorough audit of state finances
land improved educational program
% and a uniform assessment of property
would favor a patrol system for on
L., L. 4 1
to cut out the bitches in the spring an
work the roads to some extent and hav
the roads patrolled, one man would b
able to take care of from ) to Z mile
of road, using the split log scraper t
keep the holes filed up, load of gray
ell here and there and attention t
drainaoe. keeping the bushes cut. wit
this he might be able to cultivate a
acre of beans which under favorabl
conditions would yield from - to ]
bushels. This plan has been tried
New Hampshire, and so far as I kno
has proved a great success.
| favor state aid for all sailors an
soldiers believe Vermont shoul
have a registration law whereby ever
citizen should register and the chez
list should be made up from the reg
tration list instead of the tax list ;
he is now done ! am opposed to the She
NV pard amendment to the constitute
Ter of the United States. After the fir
hat of December no beer, wine. or spir
ng will be manufactured in this countr
all This is war prohibition and if il prov
on to be the best solution of the inu
ain question | would support it; if it do
ard not the mistake can be easily rer
oes edied- The trouble with the Sheppa1
So amendment if ratified by the leeisl
no. turaS of thirtv-Siv Statac io +ha+ - fv