Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-04-28
Equal Suffrage.

| prominently in the public mind a.
| present My conviction is that this
country and this state belong as much
| to the women as to the men; that the
| future of the state and nation, which
| is the future OF our sons and daugh-
| tiers, is of as much intimate concern
| to the mothers as to the fathers
believe there should be no more dis
| tinction of sex than there is of creed
/ and that there should be timely
amending of our federal constitution
| in this regard.
| Eis.tc<ntn Amendments
/ The 18th amendment to the Federal
| Constitution and the enforcement act
! passed by Congress are both before
the United States Supreme Court
| When this whole matter is cleared
up it will be the time for a definite
statement.
1t is my purpose TO use the publicity
! Of the ccmpa& gn for the industrial al
| vancement of Vermont and Vermont
| ers and l hope thereby to eliminate
some of the undesirable features of a
political campaign.
people also embraces every activity
every influence that is beneficial to
the people Of the state
With this fact in mind, now let us
| proceed on a plan OF progress for Yer
| mont. Let US make this political cam
paign something useful, a campaign in
which will be started an action that
| will produce far reaching results-re-
suits that will extend a long distance
| into the future.
The plan for welfare of the people
| must embrace great opportunities to
| succeed in obtaining those things that
bring happier lives, happier homes.
| and better cities.
The betterment of the physical con-
| dition of the state requires the expen-
diture Of large funds that are not
| available under the present conditions.
Taxes are always burdensome, but
especially so where the income is
small. The tax burdens have already
been increased to very great burden
on the people.
What is needed is to greatly aug
ment the income Of the people. and in
crease the amount received by taxa
ton without increasing the tax rate.
That this is now possible is of great
est import to our state and people, for
it makes it possible to carry forward
all good work. 1t is an all-embracing
scheme that meets all the issues that
have been mentioned.
Some Of our problems are made diff
fcult by our failure to go directly to
the basic causes. Many of our largest
business interests and greatest activi-
ties can be conducted by adhering to
certain simple yet fundamental prin-
ciples, and it is to those funda-
mental principles we must now look,
ia IT frrr To
are to avoid thu criticism of having
mismanaged the interests of the
people.
The true plan of progress is one
that not only provides larger incomes
for ,Vermonters, but also makes better
homes and more congenial opportuni-
ties.
Volumes have been written advising
men how to live, advising us how to
manage industries; but Vermont, IL it
follows the plan set forth, will be the
first state to take rational action to
build up the number OF happy homes,
and the income of it's people and Of
the state as a whole through a ration
Al scheme OF industrial plant germina-
ton and propagation.
The scheme for the state would be
one by which seedlings and cuttings
tries in order to start new units It
g well known fact that the great
est industries have started from very
jmall beginnings.
The handicap that has prevented the
growth of small industries to larger
onos in Vermont has been the lack of
understanding of some of the funda-
mental principles of industrial plant
growth. Through this lack of under
standing, the growth and evolution of
young plant is not understood Men
who invest their money in such things
tail to realize that through the early
years an industrial plant needs most
eareful nurturing. 1t is very COM
mon experience to see plant that
Is growing naturally and evolving
into successful Organization yanked
Out by the roots by board of direc
tofs VINO wish to examine the thing
10 see when it would begin. to bear
lrdlt- When the right attitude is at
famed great confidence will be estab-
ushed in rightly managed organiza-
lions.
This is not plan for a wild fnan-
clal orgy. 1t is not a plan that en-
dcrses all schemes of taking seedlings
AID cuttings from industrial plants,
or even from desirable plants unless
use seedlings or cuttings are healthy
members and free from all those
Eh-ngs that make for bad manage
nsnt.
Ihe result OF propagating this idea
ENl De to awaken the interest of all
tnose competent to take on such activ-
tiles.
It Is not possible in this preliminary
statement to fully set forth all the
elements of this general plan. 1t is,
however, desirable to state at this
line that many men who are compe-
-eHt to do this are unconscious of the
-aed that 1t lies within their powers
o carry on such undertakings. This,