Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-19
HARNESS. PLATFORM
NOT 0NE.PLANK AFFAIR
Candidate for Republican Nom
nation for Governor Would
Provide More Opportunity in
Vermont for Vermonters, and
Other Desirable Things

or Springfield, candidate for the Republican
nomination for the governship. speak,
Ing at the third in the series of s,,ber-
material luncheons under the auspices Of
the Burlington Chamber Of Commerce.
The largest attendance which has vet an
peared at any one of the luncheons was
present yesterday, about 100 men being
at the tables while Mr.. HARNESS was
speaking. The speaker was introduced by
u. w. Jardine. secretary of the Chamber
of Commerce.
MI. HARNESS opened his talk by de-
claring that politics is based on good
Fellowship. He said that the opposing
candidates in the governorship campaign
were good fellows. and that he was on
me most friendly terms with them, and
mat he did not propose in his talk to say
anything against them. However. he said
! when we have the state to consider. we
should think of that first and think of
good fellowship afterward.
when say the State" said Mr.. Hart
mes, II mean the people Of the State
me real Vermont consists of not only
the men who are interested in Chambers
or Commerce. but of the workers. be-
ginning with the woman in the home
and including all those in every Industry
and business In Vermont who render an
essential service"
Mr.. Hardness declared that at the
present time, people are migrating from
vermont and going to other States that
they may have greater opportunities The
early settlers came to this State that they
might be free and have greater opportunity
than they had ever known before The
present Vermonters are going elsewhere
TO find this opportunity. This should not
De. vermont needs to awake to the situa-
Inv and g, ~,-1.
home which will hold Vermonters in the
State and keep them busy We have con-
centrated our attention a very few of
the opportunities of this age here in Yer
mont, continued the speaker We need to
| utilize more of the opportunities which
are ours. getting In more industries and
thus furnishing markets within the State
for the products of our farms and in
creasing the revenue of the State with
out increasing the tax rate
'1 have been accused Of having a one
plank PLATFORM" said Mr.. Hartness He
then went on to say that his platform
appeared to be one-planked because he
had emphasized the Industrial side of
Vermont, and that he had done this be-
cause he agreed with the other candidates
on most of the other points brought up,
and that he did not feel that it was
worth while to emphasize these other
points for that reason.
On the matter of roads. schools, agri-
culture, etc, Mr.. Hartness said that he
was in sympathy with the expressions of
the other candidates 1t is useless to talk
about these things, said the speaker be-
cause they are going ahead anyhow. We
all want good roads, and we are getting
them. The road contracts are being let
from Montpelier every few days and the
I- I1i,
And when I talk about building good
roads" said Mr.. HARNESS, II am not
thinking so much about roads which the
autoists may drive over with ease. l am
thinking more about good roads which
I will increase the value of the Vermont
farms
Mr.. Hartness went on to say that.
while the other candidates had brought
forward no plan for increasing the
revenue of the State, he proposed to bring
/ more money into the State without in
creasng the present high tax rate by
bringing in more Industries. The speaker
spoke briefly of what had been done
along this line in Springfield which has
increased in population to greater
percentage than any other town in the
State. and the grand list had increased
even more rapidly. No special intelligence
was required to bring this about, said
Mr.. Hartness. 1t was done simply by
working in harmony with natural laws
and with human nature.
Vermont industries should be built up
from the inside, according to Mr. Hart
ness. In heart and by experience l am
a workman" said the speaker. LAS you
men are workers. | know that you will
know what 1t means to build from the
inside. l don't want to New York
Inn pf
Vermont"
Then the speaker went on to tell what
more industries will do for Vermont. He
declared that it will build up the farms
| and enlarge the farming communities be-
cause 1t gives a chance for larger mar
kets. 1t will improve the roads because
II will produce more revenue with which
to build them, and that without increas-
ing the tax rate.
Mr.. Hardness then devoted some time
to the labor problem. In this connection
he spoke as follows:
"Organized labor. If rightly dealt with,
will aid instead OF handicap our estab-
fishing correct relationship between the
employe and employer. In the true sense
both are workers. and when this Is under
stood by both there will be a better basis
for ~ va ming. he employer must know
the position is one of greater re-
spons,h,lty to the worker and those
whose savings are invested in the plant.
He Is a manager and must keep in close
touch with those whose work he is
directing. He must understand machinery
| and men. If he does not know machinery
he is handicapped. If he does not know
men In the industries he is a menace to
the workers and the industry.
Il have said many times during the
war that some of the country's greatest
enemies were right here in America
| They were the men who failed to under
| stand the industries and the men In the
industries In official positions these we'll
intentioned people wrought great havoc
through the ignorant manipulation or
direction of the Industrial activities
This is an age of machinery, an age
when the advance Of machinery has been
to facilitate mans efforts to produce the
necessities and comforts of life. As
machinery advances man is enabled to
turn out a greater product for a given
expenditure of energy. With the develop.
ment of machinery there is a necessary
coordination of the workers all the way
through the plant from the highest of
icer down to the newest recruit Any
Nthing that In any way interferes with
the most confenial and effective CO.
ordination Is contrary to the country's
interests and to the workers. interests.
I'VE must establish a better connection
between the management and the work
ers If We are to obtain the highest re-
suits In coordination. Let us remember
highest results. We mean the protection
Of ry nd