Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-10-29
GUST SOLID SOUTH
ADVISES HARTNESS
Next Governor Addresses College
Girls Republican Club

Honorable James w. Hartness, the
Republican nominee for governor of
the state of Vermont spoke before an
open meeting of the Women's Republi-
can Club of Middlebury College Tues
day evening at Mccullough Gymnas-
ium upon the necessity of a return to
republican administration. Miss r.
B. Johnson, president of the club, in
troudced as the first speaker, George
Stone, of Vergennes, the republican
nominee for States Attorney, who out
lined the effcts of tn dmoncratic adj
mnistration and sketched the main
principles of the republican platform.
Mr., Hartness delivered the main
speech of the evening and was follow
ed by the chairman of the Vermont
republican campaign committee, who
spoke briefly of the party's aims.
Mr.. Hartnness stated that there has
been hopeless extravaganza annd ineffi-
cheney under a democratic administra-
tion and that under the democratic
party as now organized we can hope
for no relief Asserting that something
constructive must be done and declar-
ing that there is as much need of good
leadership in times of peace as in war
he cited instances of bad management
in the wartime program, and told of
the vast amount of money which was
then wasted and which is burdening
the taxpayers of the country today. AS
an engineer who was consulted by the
m fha
gram he pointed out that the air-pro-
gram failed because the counsel of
competent engineers was ignored, and
that the democratic administration
placed in positions of authority men
who were totally inexperienced in the
work they attempted to direct
He maintained that the republicans
were 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 republican ad-
he said, produced an
average of three-fourts of the wealth
of the country, and paid threefourths
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 present
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
member of the republican party he
said, 1--WE are going to see to it that
our leaders are as competent to fill
their places as the workers are com.
petent to fill their positions" Further
he maintained that spirit of coopera-
ton should be developed between the
workers and employers for the real
wealth of the country is produced by
the workers.
Turning to the women present he
said that he believed they would stand
for a new era in politics. for they were
careful readers, and would consider
carefully the political problems before
going to the polls. He spoke of the
team work of the women during the
war and the work which they accom-
plished.
Senator Harding, he said, was a man
who was becoming more popular each
day as the people were learning of
his ideals With Harding as president,
and Coolidge as vice president, he
stated we would soon rteurn to Consti-
tutional government, and would elm
mate the extravaganza and inComDe-
tency which has been prevalent the
last eight years.