The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-09-27
VERMONT DEMOCRATS
SCORED REPUBLICANS
At State Convention Of the Party Held
in Burlington Yes
terday.

Burlington, Sept, 27--Fullv 100
Democrats from all over Vermont at
tended an enthusiastic convention OF
their party ait the New Sherwood ho-
tel yesterday afternoon, when the
platform on which an active campaign
for the coming election in November
viii be based was adopted, and the
convention addressed by DR.. Daniel L..
Cady of this city, ex-Att0rney- General
Thomas j. Boynton Of Massachusetts
and James P. Leamy Of Rutland, Dem
ocratic nominee for attorney general,
who was chosen chairman at the con-
vention.
The convention was called to order
| by Park H.. Pollard of Proctorsville.
chairman of the Democratic state
committee had chosen Mr.. Leamy as
temporary chairman and George r.
Stackpole of Winooski secretary.
These men we're made permanent Off
GERS Of the convention by unanimous
vote. Members of the state and coun-
ty committees were elected and the
state committee was authorized to fill
any vacancies in the committee which
may occur. The speakers all predicted
that this was Democratic year and
were optimistic for the future.
The platform adopted said, among
other things;
I'VE condemn the leaders Of the
Republican party for carrying on
campaign corrupt to the very heart of
it, dishonest morally and dishonest in
telligently, directed toward the single
end of melting public discomfort. Of
arousing race and religious aninosi
ties, and Of capitalizing all the tin
rest that inevitably resulted from the
most disastrous war known to hui
man history, and all this after Wood
row Wilson had won that war.
III was campaign OF hatred. OF
destruction, of mendacity, of dema-
gogy, and of Newbenyism, shameless
beyond comparison. 1t accomplished
the purpose Of the men who planned
it, but il left the Republican party
bankrupt in cash, bankrupt in leader
ship, and bankrupt in character. Elec- |
tions can be won by such methods, |
but government cannot be successfully |
by these methods, and |
the Harding administration has proved |
itself incapable of evolving either for
eign or domestic policies to meet the
needs Of the country; it has ceased
to be representative in the very es-
sentials Of representative government; |
il has become thing apart from the |
life OF the American people, unable to
help in the solution OF their problems;
il has failed and failed miserably,
chiefly because IL has been cursed by |
the record that the Republican leaders
made when they were directing the
opposition against Woodrow Wilson.
THE Republican leaders have divided
our country's war associates, disgraecd
the peace, deluded the people, deceived
the voters, deserted the wounded, re-
iesed the profteer. reduced the mil
ionaire's income tax, reduced the ex-
,ess profit tax of the profiteers, bur-
iened the great multitude Of working
men and women with a high tariff on
he necessitiea of life for the benefit
II the profteers, when we already
rave poverty, misery. discomfort, cheap
,ay for the common laborer, and high
,rices for food, fuel, clothing. rent,
md all the necsssaries of life."
Republicans Driving People Out of
Vermont.
Turning to the Republican party in
lermont, the platform stated:
''in Vermont, the Republican leaders ]
re worse than in the nation, for they ]
ave been in power longer--since 1854. '
)uring that time they have in effect (
old their nominations to public Office
o one rich man after another. They I
ave promised the people everything
efore election, but given them moth !
ng after election, but higher and still /,
igher taxes, more and still more pub ,
c officers. boards, bureaus. commits
toner's and deputy commissioners. su-
and assistant snperin-
endents. supervisors and assistant SUI {
ervisors, probation officers and dep
ty probation officers. inspectors ana /
ssistant inspectors, directors and as
ociate directors, trustees and associ- 7
te. trustees, chief state engineers and {
ssistant state engineers, fire marshsls
nd deputy fire msrshals, agents and .
Iib b-sgents, examiners and assistant
hammers, delegates and alfernates,
and assistant secretaries, +
erks and deputy clerks. stenograph-
rs, messengers and chauffeurs. They
ave become so wasteful and extray-
CANT with the public money that they ]
ave reduced our population by driS-
x good men and good women out of +
ermont to avoid the extraragance
nd burdens of Republican government
Vermont" ,