Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-29

ivities and interchanges. Tor public
protection we have enacted laws crovid-
ng for a regulation of the charge for
ervice, q limitation on tho capital in
rested and limitation on capitals earn
ngs. There remains only competition OF
service, on which to base our hopes for
In efficiency and expansion which rueet
,ur modern requirements. The railway
vorlmen ought to be the hest paid AMI
snow the best working conditions in the
world Their, Is ar exceptional respon-
,ibiity. They are no, only essential to
he life and health and al! rroductjve
activities of the people, bu. they are
directly responsible for the safe:y Of |
travelling millions. The government |
which has assumed 81 much authority !
FOR .hc public good might vol stamp |
railway employment with the sanctlty of |
public service and guarantee TO tho raTl- !
way employees that Justice which voices |
the American conception OF righteousness
on tho one hand. and assures continuity
IF service on the other
The Importance Of tho railway rehsb.li
ia ton is so obvious that rcfcraucc seems
uncalled for We are SO Confident that
much of TIC present -dsy insufiiciency and
theft cheney OF transportation are due to
the witherlng hand OF government opera
ton tb1: we emphasize anew our oppost-
ton 10 government own4sEip: W. want
20 expedite the rupnraton. ana mshe aure
the mistake is not REPEATED.
MUST ENvLsr CAcvTAIS IIELP
1t Is little rse ~ Tecpe the wrry NJ
development. exp.e,tstor. government
{ experiment. s.,d IT'S neglect, government
operation and rs falurA TIE made
qu.e.S OF tracio.ge snd terminal facilities,
the insuff,citncy CT equipment and the in
ehciency of oper aeicn--s,il bear TIE blight
irg stamp Of governmental incapacity
turing federal operation. The work Of
rehabilitation under the restoration of
private ownership deserves our best en-
couragemcnt. Billions are needed in new
equipment. not alone to meet the growing
demand for service. but to restore the
extraordinary depreciation due to the
strained service of war. With restricted
earnings and with speculative profits re-
moved, railway activities have come to
the realm Of conservative and construc-
tive service, and the government which
impaired must play its part in restora-
ton. Manfestly the returns must be so
eaused that necessary capital may be
enlisted, and we must foster as we'll as
restrain.
TRANSPORTATION PARAMOUNT
we nave no more pressing prOnlen1.
state of inadequate transportation facil-
tiles, mainly chargeable to the failure Of
governmental experiment, is losing mil
lions to agriculture. it is hinderng in
dustry it is menacing the American peo-
pie with fuel shortage little less than
peril 1t emphasizes the present-day
problem and suggests that spirit of en-
couragement and assistance which COM
mts all America to relieve such an
emergency.
! The one compensation amid attending
anxieties is our new and needed reaiza-
ton of the vital part transportation plays
! in the complexities of modern life. We
are not to think Of rails alone. but high
ways from farm to market. from rail-
way to farm, arteries of life-bood to
present-day life, the auickened ways to
communication and exchange. the an
swer of our people to the motor age We
believe in generous federal cooperation ir
construction, linked with assurances OF
maintenance that will put an end to Grim
ina waste of public funds on the one hand
and give a guaranty of upkept highways
on the other.
Water transportation is inseparably
linked with adequacy of facilities, anc
we favor American eminence on the seas
the practical development Of inland water
ways. the up-building and coordination
of all to make them equal to and read!
for every call Of developing and widen
ing American commerce. l like that re-
committal to thoughts of America frs
which pledges the Panama canal. al
American creation, to the free use o
American shipping. 1t will add to tn
American reawakening.
ON THE HIGH COST OF LIVING
One can not speak of industry and com
merce, and the transportation on whic
they are dependent without an earnes
thought of the abnormal cost of Twin
, and the problems in it's wake. II is cas-
to inveigh. but that avails nothing. An
it is far too serious to dismiss with flam
: ing but futile promise
l Eight years ago in times If peace. tn
: Democratic party made it an issue, an
when clothed with power that party cam
, near to its accom- lshment by destroy
ing the peoples capacity to buy b.
that was a curse worse than the ailnen
1t is easy to understand the real cause
after which tho patient must help to ei
= feet his own cure
a Gross exp~I,sior CT currency snd cred
have depreciatsd the d,llar Just IS a,
pansion and initiation hove di.rrr,yitcG tn
a coins Il the World. We inflated IN last
a 30 must d4flate in Geiibess.iop. We {,
based the dollar in reckiass ffnanee, W
. MIST restore in tcDa.ty. Nene ton G
: the one tand and restoration OF the 20
= cent asIA- on tie other cusht to ha,
teGno on the day after tn, armistic
iSut plans were lacking or COURAGE faile
Tie unpre oaredness for pesce was Ntt
n .,<s cnsstly than unN.pareonece err wa
- CAN PylG~I5E NO C.rE ItITrJe;Dy
y. We can promise no one remedy wh,c
y will cure an in Of such wide -1yo.ort;on
J. but we dc pledge that earne,t and co,
l. sistent attack which the PARTY plattor
y covenants "'o will attcrnpt inte,lirc,
IT and COURAGEOUS deflation, ard strike
vt government borrowing which cnlarc
e. tn. EVIL, and we Will attack nigh cost
n government, ~ith every energy and fac
1t i'y which attend Republican capacity. v
A. promise that relief which will attend II
G. hating Of waste and cxtravagance. A,
as the renewal of the practice of publ
IT economy, not alone because it Will relic
tax burdens but because 1t will be
example to stimulate thrift and econon
- in private life.
"A NEED FILLNESS Of SERVICE
o. I have already alluded to the necessi
s. for the fullness OF production and ,
n need the fullness of Service which q
mt tends the exchange of products. Let
rs sneak the irrefutable truth. high wag
nd and reduced cost of living are in utt
r contradiction unless we have the heig
We of efficiency for wages received.
an In all sincerity We promise the preve
r. ton Of unreasonable profits. we CHI,
ut lenge proflteering with all the mo,
n force and the legal powers OF governme