The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-07-29

sacred a. the freedom OF religions q"
lief. a. invioIable ss the rights Of -
and the pursuit of happiness We %
hold 10 the rigig to crush sediiion. %
ssine . m-nacing contempt for 1ss
10 stamp out a peril 20 the safety
the republic or its people. wien ene
gency calls. because security and ne
majesty Of The Law are the nrsi -
sentials of liberty. He who threatens
destruction ~ the government by 's'r
or Naunts his contempt for la"ful
authority, ceases 10 be loyal citizen
and forfelts his rights 10 the freedom
Of the republic
No party Is indifferent 10 the weifars
Of the wageearner. To US his good
fortune Il OF deepest concern, and we
seek TO make that good fortune per
manent We do not oppose but ap
prove collective bargaining. because
that Is an outstanding right, but We
are unalterably insistent that its exer-
else must not destroy the equally sa-
cred right OF the individual. in his nee
essary pursuit Of livelihood. Any
American has the right to quit his EN-.
ployment. so has every American the
right to seek employment The group
must not endanger the Individual, and
We must discourage groups preying
upon one another. and none shall be
allowed to forget that the governments
obligations are alike to all the people.
No Strike Against Government
We are so confident that much OF the
present day insufficiency and inefiicien-
cy OF transportation are due to the
wifher1ng hand Of government opera
tion thar we emphasize anew our oppo-
sition to government ownership. We
want to expedite the reparation and
make sure the mistake Is not repeated.
A state of inadequate transporta-
ton facilities. mainly chargeable TO
the failure OF governmental expert
ment, Is losing millions 10 agriculture,
II is hindering industry, II Is menac-
ing the American people with fuel
shortage little less than a peril II EN-
IithNiNt1 lAtt BiODAfhb hHh
suggests that spirit of encouragement
and assistance which commits all
America 10 relieve such an emergency.
Gross expansion OF currency and
credit have deprecated the dollar just
as expansion and initiation have dis
credited the coins OF the world. We
inflated In haste, we must debate IN
deliberati0n. We debased the dollar
IN reckless finance. we must restore In
honesty.
In all sincerity we promise the pre-
yenfion Of unreasonable profits. we
challenge profiteering with all the NOR
al force and the legal powers OF gov
ernment and people, but II Is fair, aye,
II is timely, TO give reminder that law
IL not the sole corrective OF our eco
nomic Ills
Drive Against Estrsvsoanee.
Let us call 10 all the people for
thrift and economy. for denial and sac
rirce II need be. for nationwide
drive against extravaganza and lux
ury. to a recommittal to simplicity OF
living. 10 that prudent and normal plan
Of life which Is the health Of the re-
public.
New conditions. which attend amaz-
ing growth and extraordinary indus
trial development. call for q new and
forward looking program. The Ameri-
can farmer had hundred and twenty
millions to feed 10 the home market,
aud heard the cry of the world for
food and answered II. though he faced
an appalling task amid hs ndlcsps
never encountered before.
Contemplating the defenseiess ness OF
the individual farmer 20 meet the or
ganized buyers Of his products and the
distributors OF the things the farmer
buys, ! hold that farmers should not
only be permitted but encouraged to
Join in cooperative association 70 reap
the Just measure o: reward merited By
their srluous toll.
Our platform IL an earnest pledge ~
renewed concern for this mos essen
tisl and elemental industry and 10
both appreciation and interest We
pledge effective expression In law and
practice. We will hail that co-opera-
ton which sgsin viii make profitable
snd desirable Tie ownership md op-
GRAFTON OF comparatively small farms
intenslveiy cultivated. and wi ch will
facilitate the caring for the PRODUCTS
of farm and orchard with, n the
iamentsble waste under present condi
lions.
America would look with anxiety on
the encouragement o. farm ne &C
tivi'y either through the governments
neglect or It's paralysis by sn.islistic
practices. A Republican aduinisirs-
ton viii be committed to rene esed re-
gard for agriculture. and SEX the
participation % farmers a. curing the
IT'S justly complained of. saa aim 70
piace the American farm where q
Ought 70 be-high'y ranked De- Ameri-
cun activities and fully siar ng the
highest good fortunes Of American
Ife
RecoIningiy associated win this
subIec are the policies Of Irrigation
and reclamation. 30 essential % agri-
cultural expansion. and the continued