Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-04-21
Proctor Out For GoVernOrShip
Featuring Economy Platform
In Appeal to People Of State
Rutland County Man in Expected An
nouncement States That Service to
State is Most Honorable

., The expected announcement Of Red
field Proctor, of Proctor, as a caudi-
date for governor at the September
primaries, has at last appeared tue
Rutland county gentleman publishing
his statement Monday.
Mr. PrOctor's announcement de ala
principally with efficiency and ecou-
omy, and he also make, it plain that
he is opposed to bonding the state for
highway construction His announce
ment is As follows
81 desire to announce my candidacy
for the Republican nomination f1r
Governor at the primary election next
September and to state my pOs.-Oa
on certain matters
81 believe that, in recent years -1.
national government has taken uDJc
itself dutie, which belon, to the states
and the states have taken over dut.as
which belong to the towns In tte5e
way the work o; government ha; D..
come les, of the people lending -
pas, out Of the direct control Of those
who pay for it, and the cost mas n
creased rapidly and aiarmingly THIS
increase should be stopped AMI 4E.
pen,e, reduced not arbitrarily, dlH.
ever but wisely with due regard 20
what Is essential il- our growth i1i
prosperity
81 believe that some state 3ctiv.- =
can be consolidated, thereby reducing
expense, without ,eriou, loss IN IT.
cheney, and I favor such reductions #
state take, as may be consistent w.-1
efficient government and the need; 0t
the people
Our farm land will be developed
and our young men and women VII
seek homes d. the land only ls --=
opportunity is there offered to mike
a comfortable living The state should
make available educational facilities "a
order that the best scientific knowledge
may be brought to bear upon the prob
lens of the farm 1t should help II
protecting plants and animals from ,1-
furious diseases 1t should continue Co
assist in the organization of Coopera.
tive associations for the grading, stand
ardzing, and efficient marketing II
agricultural products Timber prodIc-
ton should be encouraged on land u0-
suited to cultivation
Good schools are the great gulc.
anty that our citizens OF the future
will be competent to deal with their
problems We must maintain the
schools al the highest possible stand
ard. guSrding against over -organiZl.
ton, and the expenditure of too much
public money on nOn-esSentialS. l. Is
the fundamentals that count The
schools are for our children, not our
children for the schools
The care of the public health lnt
OF our detectives and delinqueats
should be continued on sensible ln1
proven lines
New methods OF travel have chang
ed our highways from country roads -
commercial thoroughfareS bearing A
heavy and increasing traffic The long
established policy Of providing good
foundations, adequate drainage, AMI
the elimination Of bad grades and dan
gerOuS curves should not be sacrificed
for large expenditures on short stretcT.
eS OF hard paving | am not, at thus
time in favor OF bonding the state for
sO-called permanent highways
Il believe that we should be evac
mindful of the admonltiOn in our CDu.
stitution that frequent recurrence 20
fundamental principles and a firm Al
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