The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-07-01
s. Villas
SAYS He IS NOW
CONG. CANDIDATE
Burlington Man Would Like to
Go to Washington
HAS ISSUED HIS PLATFORM
Man Who is Said to Have Made
25 Speeches in One Day
Seeks Wider Field
HAS ISSUED HIS PLATFORM

Burlington, July Martin s. Villas
today announces Gis candidacy for
congress az follows:
announce my candidacy for the
Republican nomination for congress
for the First District at the Primary
election, September u, 1922.
As in my three terms in the state
legislature, If elected, ! will repre-
sent no one class, but will work Tor
what seems fair to all. To state
adequately my position on important
national questions, Is impossible,
within the limited space | wish here
to take. To many of the voters OF
the District, | have given my atti,
tude on several questions connected
with national legislation. AS ! can,
/ before the primary election, ! VIII
further inform them of my views.
Among measures Of Importance, !
will advocate, If elected:
% Such revision of the present
tariff as will protect the farmer, lab
orer and manufactures from injur-
ious competition with the foreign I'M
porter without aiding any one to
make unreasonably large profits on
the necessaries OF life.
(2) An increase in the authority
of the tariff commission to take the
tariff further out of politics.
(3) Reasonable freight rates to
diminish the cost OF necessaries and
vet give the railroads fair compen.
sation.
\ (4) A just law against profteer
ing, not interfering with the rights
of the states to local self-govern
men;.
(5) A fair excess profits tax
such as will not injure industry.
(6) An extension of the Farm
Products War Finance Act.
(O A law to take farmers cooper
ative marketing organizations IRON
; under the antitrust acts.
(S) A strict adherence to the
constitutional divisions of authority
between state and nation to avoid al
unduly centralized government ant
to preserve local self-government.
60 Legislation to make the 1Stl
Constitutional Amendment effectiv
with strict observance of Articl
1 ~ of the Constitution providing tina
: the people shall, "be secure in thei
g persons, houses, papers and effect
I against unreasonable searches an
seizures as interpreted by the dc
0 cisions Of the United Supreme Cour
n Q0) An amendment to the const
t tuition by which each state shall hav
s at least two representatives in Col
J. gress.
n The true work Of government
t the people such as ours, is to civ
accurate expression to their vii
l. Government should always so repr,
S sent the will of the majority that
D. will give back to all the people a
o the benefits possible.
g The most important governments
g problems are; To lessen militar
n expenses and to diminish the likel
hood of war without endangering n
g. tional safety to bring to the Co
p sumer the necessaries Of life withol
e an excessive profit to the produce
IS and middleman and to give the pc
Ie PIE more direct participation in go
ernment.
In the determination of these al
iir other issues frequently arising wht
ID the world is. struggling toward Sc
Of government, Vermont, in keepir
1r with it's heroic history should tai
NJ crusaders part, wearing alwa.
the cross of the faith Of the free.
"a Respectfully,
Martin s. Villas.