The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-22
.sE-Known Barre Attor.
ley to Run for Represen-
tative in Congress
STATES HIS VIEWS ON
SEVERAL MATTERS
There Are Now Four As.
pirants for the Republi- /.
can Nomination

trict as a candidate for representative
in Congress, John w. Gordon of Barre
puts himself ON record as believer in
a standing army large enough to guard
American interests, large navy, ade.
quate tariff but not monopolistid
tariff, an improved diplomatic service
national budget, liberal treatment
to the veterans of the World war
maintainance of the merchant marine
slow meddling with matters in tha
economic domain, development of az.
griculture and adherence to the prohi'
bition amendment but revision of the
Nolstead act.
Mr.. Gordon will have as his oppo
nents in the campaign for the nomina,
ton the man whom he ran against in
1914, Representative Porter Fl. Dale Of
Island Pond, as well as two other en-
trants, Raymond II. Trainor of White
River Junction and Ernest w. Glib
son of Brattleboro. In the Republican
convention of 1914 Mr. Gordon had a
strong vote at the outset and rallied
others to his support in later ballots
Mr. Gordon is recognized as one OF
the leading lawyers of the state, lie
is 81 wears of age, native of Vershlre,
graduate of Dartmouth college,
school teacher for some years and
the leading lawyers of the state. Ha
has had the usual official experiences
which comes to many men in Vermont,
such school trustee, lister. town lav
agent. city attorney and village trus-
tee: and in addition, he has served fou
terms as mayor of the city of Barre
and was in the Vermont Senate Id
1914
While serving in the Senate, Mr.
Gordon was chairman OF some OF tbs
most important committees, namely
general committee and committee on
constitutional revision. and also wal
member of the Judiciary and street
railroad committee. In that assembly
he was considered one OF the sbles'
members.
Mr.. Gordon was recently the presi'
dent of the Vermont Bar association
His professional studies, penchant
for reading in English and in French
and ell-developed bump of obser'
walton have enabled Mr.. Gordon to be-
come equipped most admirably to MI
the position as a representative III
Congress. In fact. few people IN the
state have a more ready command OF
historical and current matters. Study
of history in the light of late events
has stamped deep impress on Mr.. Cor
don's mind and he has some positive
ideas. as viii be seen by the follow
ing statement of his platforms
To the Republican Voters OF the Sec
ond District:
In announcing to the Republican yot'
ers of the second district that ! am
candidate for the office of representa-
tive to Congress, | will briefly state
some planks of my platform.
/ regret that the women of Yer.
mont equal in virtue and intelligence
TO any. should not have the right TO
vote in common with hundreds oil thou'
sands of their sisters in other states
III. ! favor the gradual adoption OF
the metric system. American sciences
has long employed it in a large degree:
II should be taught in our schools ana
is not difficult 20 acquire. II wouia
tend TO uniformity of our weights anu
measures. We have four different sues
in ellis, three different sizes IN plnts,
quarts and gallons, many sizes OF bar
rels and bushels. three kinds OF ounces,
Grains and pounds, two sizes OF 100
hundred weight. four different tons and
two or three kinds of miles. This ~
confusing TO business. We have long
had the decimal system for our money
and no one would exchange II for the
old colonial pounds. shillings and pence.
Thirty four nations use the metric sys,
tenn as a standard and two hundred
and twelve countries use the metric
units more than any others.
III. We must have larger army
than our old one of 10000 to 15,uOn
men. III the war Just ended showed
ANYTHING. il was the need OF greater
military establishment. Our army
must guard possessions that reach half
wav around the world. 10 say nothing
about home protection. | would favor
a large increase IN our engineer corps
and this corps should be trained so
that in case OF emergency they could
handle our transportation, at least TO
the extent of moving the necessities
Of life.
". No one will question the need Of
navy easily holding second place
among the navies Of the world. No
other nation unless Il be Great Britain.
n her colonies are included, has 20
large a sea coast exposed 20 attaek.
Our navy is our first line Of defense
Y We need an adequate tariff, not
a rnonopolistic one. We should ospe-
ciaIlv protect industries that cannot
thrive against foreign competition y
an illustration we should no longer
depend upon optical instruments made
in C,eruiaIz out Of Nebraska sand.
VI. Our diplomatic service should b
better provided for. During the last
w.r Il was not in q condition to expand
it, svstem and personnel 10 meet the
increased service We had III sorts q
sphssifutes. II j. wei to note that our
di,louatic service was 80 deficient that
wben We met 20 make treaty -
Versailles We had no plans Great BRIT
ain obtained substantially al she asked
bersuse her diplomatic service Sss -
suppIied With personnel that she had
= rian for every QUESTION. frsaoe cane
next 70 England in that rsspect- Oar
foreign serrice should he open 20 shil-
ifv and uut - the purs 81 IN the psst.
WI. We oaght - have zatianaA
tu4rrf It uaaid reiucr murh - -