The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-10-23
c. D. ?. NOMINEES
PRAISE RECORD Of
ADMINISTRATION
Long List Of Accomplishments
Under President Harding
KEYNOTE BY DILLINGHAM;
Senator Warns against Subtle
Arguments in Behalf of
Free Trade Advocates

The county republican meet ng and
dinner held Saturday at the Putnam
House was the best OF the kind ever
held here. The speakers were Senator
william p. Dillingham;, Hon. Frederick
g. Fleetwood and Hon. Redfield Proc
tor
The invited guests were the Republi-
can candidates for Office in Bennington
county and members Of the town com.
mttees OF the II towns in the county.
Altogether about 60 men and three
women assembled Dinner was lerved
at o'clock and speaking lasted from
3 o'clock to 4:30. Collins NJ Graves,
Bennington county member OF the
Republican state committee presided.
Senator Dillingham; was the prin-
cipal speaker He is always a fayorite
with Bennington audiences and never
spoke better than he did Saturday on
the Importance OF Republican means
at the com ng election.
When the Republicans came into
power they found the United States
26 billions OF dollars in debt. year
ly expense account of six billions;
federal taxes OF upwards of fifty dol
lars per person annually and increas
Ing; tyrannies and burdens were still
In force and business was rapidly
slowing down.
President Harding has been in the
White House for only 10 months. yet
great progress for the better has been
Tho na oil doht hAan do
creased by three billions; yearly ex
penses have been cut down one third;
federal taxes have been reduced 25
per cent and American business has
been rendered secure by the new tar
if law.
He warned his hearers not to be led
astray by the free trade talk of news
papers and politicians from great
wholesale centers. The United State
has become great In industry and
wealth through the benefit derived
from the protective tariff. There never
was time when protective tariff
was so important for the workingman
and farmer as now. Democratic sue
cess means low tariff and a lowered
tariff in this country always means
hard times and low wages. The tariff
issue alone should warn every voter
not to vote for Democratic candid.
ate for Congress.
Hon. Redfeld Proctor spoke on state
issues. He favors doing away with
the board of control in its present
form and In adopting an executive
budget system. He asked how many
favored 4 tax on gasoline to increase
the road build'ng funds and most OF
those present held up their hands.
Hon, Frederick G.. Fleetwood. Re.
publican candidate for Congress, spoke
briefly and mostly in relation to the
Volstead act and the 18th amendment.
He declared himself emphaticaliy in
favor of the 18th amendment but stat
I'd that the Volstead act can no doubt
be improved and ought to be but not
in the direction OF breaking down the
18th amendment which is now part
of the constitution, the supreme law
OF the land.
Mr.. Fleetwood stated that the Vol.
stead act is only one of many issues
before Congress and that the Repub.
lican party In its tariff policy, in stop
ping the increase of bureaucracy and
patemalism In reducing taxes, debt
and expenses, In It's great accomplish
ment In the reduction Of armament, In
limiting the flow OF incoming aliens,
and in every national step of progress
deserves the support of every earnest
far.seeing American man and woman