The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-16
Candidate Lauded at En-
thusiastic Meeting in
Home Town Last Night
BOOM INDUSTRIES
SLOGAN OF SPEECH
Activities of Agriculturist and Indus
trial Worker Must Be Correlated -
Money for Good Roads Can Be Sc
cured from New Industries.
Especial to The Reformer.)
SPRINGFIELD, Vt. March l6

A1pt1IdI W iit INclOl HItI
SPRINGFIELD, Vt, March Is.
The first public appearance of James
Hardness in his candidacy for the gov
ernorship of Vermont was made under
impressive auspices at a great mass meet
ing of citizens last evening when the
Hartness For Governor club of nearly
1000 members was formed. The meeting
was held in the town hall which was
packed to its capacity, hundreds stand
ing throughout the meeting while many
were unable to gain admission. The at
mosphere was vibrant with enthusiasm
for the man who has done so much to
make Springfield and who has made her
name famous-a household word through
out the industrial world. The entrance
of the candidate was the signal for ex-
tended applause, which again swept
through the hall when he arose to speak.
The presiding officer was W. j. Bryant,
president of the Bryant Chucking Grind
er Co., and Mr.. Hardness was introduced
by Judge H. H. Blanchard in happily
worded speech.
Mr.. Hartness's speech was brief, force
full. and made a distinct appeal to his
audience. He told of his humble begin
nings in industrial life. that of sweeper
| in factory. the succeeding evolution of
| the apprentice, then machinist. and on
to the invention and manufacture of. the
children of his brain-a product which
supplies thousands of men with their
| daily bread and has enabled the indus
/ trial world 70 rnal-n
| forward in its industrial achievements
| Mr.. Hartnesss main points were: To
make a drive for the prosperity of Yer
mont we must increase the income OF
Nermonters and the state. We must
make greater home market for our agri-
| cultural products We must provide
winter occupation for a part Of oul
farming community. There must be-
correlated the industrial activities of tho
mechanic and the agrieulturalist. The
money for good roads to serve our farms
and for many other urgent state need,
can be obtained by increasing the reve
nues of the state from the money brought
in by industries The royal road to sucl
prosperity is one that has been amply
demonstrated in Springfield and Wind
sor. The slogan, Boost your industries,
|
and easily workable plan "of the people
for the people and by the people |
fits Vermonters; it fits Vermont. 1t fit
natural law, it fits agriculture. 1t great
ly increases the income of Vermont, henc
more good roads and good everything ar
possible. 1t is the plan that boosts tn
income. 1t increases opportunities.
is the peoples plan 1t makes it profit
able for Vermont boys to STAY in Yer
mont, for others to come to Vermont
for Vermont money to stay in Vermont
for other money to come to Vermont
Springfield is now on the prosperity MAJ
1t got there by boosting industry. Tn
whole state can be made as great in pro
portion as Springfield has become as
town.
The interest in the meeting was main
tanned throughout there being some ,
brief speeches by H. d. Caseyhon j. W
Walker, j. +. Stetson, r. ID. Hill. Rev
II. A. Parkhurst, Capt. O'Dowd, Rev 1
A. Beardslee, Mrs. H. W. Lawrence, Mis-
katherine Flavin, Harry Finn an
Others. Music by Perry's orchestra an
singing featured the program.