The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-10-28
ADMINISTRATIVE
WASTE IS SCORED
BYDHL|NGHAM
Republican Rally Well Attended
Last Evening
E. C. BENNETT PREsIDEs
Hon. James Hartness Of Springfield
and Henry Chase Of Bennington
Made Addresses.

High school hall was nearly filed
Wednesday evening by an audience
THAT had assembled In attendance up
ltn the first republican rally in Ben
lnington during the present campaign.
LIT was an enthusiastic gathering,
Ilargeiy due to the nspi atlon mJec.-
cd Dy the presiding oihcer, Edward Z.
Bennett me genial PROBATE Judge
informed the audience that pubic
speakers desired to De appreciated,
and that they aid better work when
applauded, lie asked tnat, on tnis
Il occasion Bennington should refute
the reputation OF the past and show
lsome enthusiasm. IL I'D.
The speakers were Hon James
Hartness OF Springfield, repubncan
candidate for governor, Henry Chase
cand. date for town representative
from Bennington and Senator VIII
liam p. Dillingham; of Montpelier.
He maintained that the republicans
we're more capable of administering
the country efficiently because they
came from a section OF the country
which is predominately Industrial,
The states at present under repub-
fican administration, he said, pro.
duced an average OF "a Of the wealth
of the country, and paid 3-4 OF the
income tax We should have in
charge OF the governmental depart.
ments men who are competent and ex
perienced in the work they are direct
ing. He Is convinced that the pres.
ent democratic party has not the men
TO fill the positions of leadership. and
do not intend TO counsel with the best
brains of the nation Speaking as a
member tf the republican party he
said, I'VE are going 10 see to 1t that
our leaders are as competent to I'll
their places as the workers are com.
petent to I'll their positions Fourth
er, he maintained that spirit OF CO.
IoperatOn should he developed be-
tween the workers and employers for
the real wealth o., the country is pro,
lduced by the workers.
Senator Harding, he said, was a
imam who was becoming more popular
each day as the pee pie we're learning
of his ideals. With Harding as presi.
dent. and Coolidge as vice president,
he stated we would soon return to
ILOHtAlhuAiuHhl 4hhtA anu NOhiu
eliminate the extravagance and In
competency which has been prevalent
the last eight years.
Henry Chase devoted his remarks
almost exclusively to the local situa-
tion that has developed through the
&C ntroversy with the Berkshire
Street Railway company IN connect
ion with the permanent improvements
that are being made on Main street
He took occasion to deny emphaticaL
ly the rumor that he wou'd seek, If
elected to the legislature, to release
the Berkshire corporation from its
obligations under the charter. He
plainly stated the situation at present
existing and wished II to be distinct
lly understood that he desired to have
the problem solved not by the legis-
lature but by the people OF Benning-
ton who alone were vitally interest
ed. In the final analysis, he said, the
people would eventually face a situa,
tion in which they might be compelled
TO make some concessions in order to
retain the service provided by the
Berkshire system. Il was for the pub
llic to decide how much of concess,
lion Il would make or whether It
would make any concession.
Senator Dillingham; verified his in
PRODUCTION by the chairman who an
nounced that the audience would
have the privilege of listening to some
coed republican doctrine The Sem
ator's remarks were divided into
three distinct parts, the DEPRESSION
from a constitutional form of govern
ment that has come about through
the Wilson administration, the eX-
Itrayaganee that has characterized
that administration during and since
the war and a comparison OF the con
dition cf this country when its al
fairs we're administered under the pol
licies of the two great parties.
No monarch in Europe, declared
the senator had in recent years been
accorded the despotic power that was
granted to President Wilson by con-
press during the war In its desire to
bring that great conflict TO speedy
end laws had been enacted that had
transgressed the constitution and
these laws we're today in operate n.
Roth the senate and the house of rep
reseniatiyes had been ignored by the
president and the government had be-
icomh extremely beaurocratic. The
president did not seek the counsel of
his own party and completely os-
tracized the republican party,
Extravaganza not on'y charaeteruz.
cd the administration during the war
hut Il has continued during tho
months that have elapsed since the
armistice was signed. While before
the war tho expense &C running the
government was only a billion dollars
Il ran TO over six billions during the
war and the democrats apparently
intended to keep it at the latter figure
If possihle. The different depart.
ments had asked for the latter amount
when submitting their budgets but
the republican house and senate had
reduced It by more than two BIZ
lions.
Perhaps the most serious charge
made hv tho senator against the pres
nnt administration was tho avowed
Ink asst mad0 hy 'ts representatives in
coneress thai thev deliberately in.
tended to make the north pav the eX.
nenses of tho war and he gave figures
To show that they had successfully