The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-29
SATURDAY, MAY 90, 1920.


The Banner is a trifie disappointed
in the platform adopted at the Repub-
LEANS state convention, in that it fails
10 pay sufficient heed to the greatest
issue Of the year. though not yet rec.
ognized as such by most people, the
production of food supply for the
United States of America.
The people of this country, and of
other countries, are going hungry
within the next twelve months unless
something is done to speed up pro-
ducticn of food crops. High wages
and short hours have drawn most of
the young people from the farms,
The farm owners, particularly back
away from village or city, cannot
hire help at any price. The result is
that farm planting this spring is re-
duced from third to half and at the
same time about every other farmer is
selling off his live stock or reducing
considerably
During the past few weeks the world
has been entertained by advocates OF
wearing pasGhes to save clothes. Along
next spring the'tpeople of many coun
F'trfes will be N compelled TO weai
patches on their alipetite
The situa ion is the most menaclng
in the history Of the world but. thC
Volstead act and compulsory training
received more attention. On the whole
the platform is creditable and excel
lently well written. 1t is as follows
THE Republican party of the S at,
OF Vermont, through its represents
tives assembled in convention, agail
declares its allegiance to the funda
mental principles Ct democracy; tina
all men are created equal and ar
equally entitled to the orderly pursui
of peace, happiness and prosperity
The rights guaranteed the people b
1.-THE Constitution Of the United State
fought Hot TO BE denied nor subverte
either BY great COMPILATIONS Vt capita
4 Or by great cbfnbihations' of labor, {
by the autocrat;c,, or Bureaucratic e
ercise of governmental functions.
1--WE believe that capital, Under wis
and sane regulations, should be give
free initiative in the. development {
industries and natural resources$ an
r thai hbory,shouia tpef PAID a faiI an
just compensation fer its perfornianc
II in MAY PROCESSES of'pfo6uction, base
upon its economic value, and give
sahe and liyable working condition
/ worthy OF American freemen.
Il 1--WE. faveT clegislhUAn that via r
I quires the chiidfan and youth of tn
| nation TO be .thSrodghly instructed, {
public EXPENSE in the riid!mehts Iof
sound education, Including the civic
of a free government; and urge libt
al appropriations BY state and NUM-
pality TO the end that secondary an
-collegiate education may be -within-t i
reach Of any boy or girl in the Ian
| who is willing to exercise reasonab
self-denial. And we demand that IL
instruction given in cur public al
private schools and colleges shall
of character to engraft upon Il
minds Of our descendants that the CT
dinal principles of life worthy
be lived in free country are fideli
to duty, efficiency in work and ia
play toward all.
I'VE believe that the stability of
free government rests in large mel
ure upon the character of its farmiI
population; and we urge an intel
gent governmental survey of rur
conditions and the enactment OF sal
| llegislation--free from bureaucrat
and red-tape tendencies--to promo
| la more inviting environment in rur
life and make The calling of agricl
| ture sufficiently alluring and remun
alive to keep more of the best type
Jour hsys and girls at the old hon
stead.
81 We believe in preparedness, whet
: err in time of peace or in time TO wa
m and favor universal military trainin
not from the mlitaristic points
d view, but as the best me bod know
n to our day and generation for inc
N eating and developing the right spt
in national patriotism and for ira
IN ing the bodies and minds CT our you
4 men in the direction of sound healt
n discipline, self-control and obedien
to constituted authority.
n I'VE view with disquietude the 81
it of unres; and discomfort now RI
Y pant among all classes of our Poop
q which will not be allayed until the
citing causes are abated and norm
h and rational living condition is
n tanned, Domagogism in public a
n private life, false prejudice, fal
promising, class prejudice, prof .e,
ing, gross extravaganza in the m
management Of the railroads and OF
err utilities while under governmel
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