The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-26

observance OF the motto: Less talk
more work
'We recommend legislation author
izing a national budget The appropri.
alton of public money haphazardly
without unity of purpose or co-ordina-
tion, has resulted in great waste, un-
due extravagance and burdensome tax,
alton. The sacrifice of the public shall
not endure forever.
I'VE welcome the women Of the coun-
try TO our ranks as voters, in full faith
that the political character of the cleo
torate will be improved and elevated
when the female citizens shall have at.
tanned unabridged privileges OF sur
frage in state and nation.
Republicans are not ungrateful. The
gratitude of the nation to its soldiers
and sailors has always. been exempll-
fed in liberal legislation and by the
plaudits of the people. The government
should speedily and generously provide
for its soldiers and sailors who are in
any way disabled by wounds or disease
contracted in the discharge OF their mill
tary or naval duty. But a policy that
recognizes military or naval service by
a cash bonus system is open TO wide
ly divergent opinions. The Congress
should approach this question with
grave deliberation and should reach
its conclusions unmoved by political
stress. The ultimate good TO the ex-
service men themselves, the common
welfare of the country in its present
financial condition and the influence of
the precedent of such policy on the
character of national patriotism, should
be determining factors as to the adop-
tion of such a policy.
"We deplore the autoeratic conduct
Of the president in negotiating the
treaty of Versailles without reference
to American sentiment, and without
representation of American ideals OF
duty and justice embodied therein.
We recognize the duty of our country
toward the maintenance OF world wide
peace aud liberty; but we condemn
the league OF nations as Incorporated
in the peace treaty because it imposes
upon the United States the duty to en-
gage in war in foreign lands, as mat
ter of international obligation, inde-
pendent of the national sense of right,
and at the dictates of power other
than our own government. We favor
the adoption of said treaty with such
reservations as shall completely secure
American rights and liberties. We ia
vor the proposed defensive alliance for
the protection of France against ag-
gression
"The Republican party has been, and
ia. the best exponent OF government OF
the people, by the people, and for the
people. Its record has been commend
able. deserving of the confidence OF
the public. Ii has been loyal to she
welfare of the country. It's principles
are the principles Of the common peo-
pie, who believe in the common good.
Proud OF its record, confident Of its
future. we earnestly invite the citi-
zenry. who are tired Of the incompe-
tency and wasteful extravaganza of the
Democratic administration, to ally
themselves with the Republican party,
thus assisting in the restoration Of a
safe. sane, economical government Of
the people, by the people, and for the
people
"Great responsibility rests upon the
delegates to the Republican national
Il now seems almost fore
that the next president OF the
| United States shall come from the Re
publican party. Only q msleyolent des-
tiny wrought and shaped by pride of
opinion, by narrowness of political Wis
ion, or by the frenzy of disappointed
ambition that sometimes stultifies the
of men, can endanger the po-
litioal redemption of the country. The
chaotic and distressful state OF man
kind in many lands, the gravity Of so
cial. political and economic conditions
the world over. are clarion calls 10
thoughtful men 10 awaken from their
dreams of safety and security and 10
bring forth leadership of men that
will give hope and promise of a cont;n-
ued civiligstion. :
The platform was reported to the
by Chairman W. II. Fair
child Of Fairfield. and it was adopted
without a dissenting voice.
Fight Over Special Session.
Then resolution calling upon Gov
eruOr Clement TO call a special session
Of the legislature to act on ratification
Of the federal woman suffrage amend
ment was introduced, Adoption of the
resolution was moved. but David ;.
Conant of ST John bury moved that
the resolution he laid on the table.
Frank L. Howe Of Bennington ex-
planned what the resolution meant. On
the motion to lay the resolution on the
table the motion was declared lost and
the original motion 10 adopt was car
ried. but only after some doubt in the
mind Of Chairman Dale The affirma-
tive was seen to be IN the ma jority