Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-10-03
LUDLOW.

Hon. Benz. II. Steele, of Hartland,
gave political address in Ludlow Hall,
Saturday evening, Sept. 2Sth, to a large
company of our citizens, who were well
entertained by this interesting speaker.
Judge Steele has the qualifications for q
popular platform orator, and if health
and life permit, will no doubt make his
mark in the politicalhistory of the State.
The reports relating to his personal char
acter and official life are thus far favor
able, and we take pleasure in expressing
our wishes for his prosperity in all laud-
able aims. He commenced his lecture
| by saving it was q confession of weak
| ness on the part of the Democratic par
tv to select their candidate from another
party, and, after abiding to the state
ments of the opposition, that the old
issues of the war are dead and, COnSc-
quently new issues of progress and re-
form are before the country. He pro-
ceeded to discuss the question whether
the Liberal or Republican platform pre-
scented new issues for the suffrages of
the people. He passed in review each
plank of the Liberal platform in con-
secutive order, and remarked that, sub
stantially, they were old issues, and that
the new issues of real progress and re-
form are presented by the Republican
party. These related to the revenue, to
the women of our country iii extending
their sphere of usefulness, to the abOli-
ton of the franking privilege and cheap
er postage. He showed by way OF con-
trast that the expression of regard for
the soldiers by the new party was simply
negative, while that of the Republican
party is pos5tioe. After alluding to Mr..
Greeley's relation to the tariff question,
and presenting some reasons why a
Democrat should prefer Giant to Gree
ley, he raised the inquiry: What party
gives the best promise of carrying out
its principles? AS the new party sub
stantially bOrrOws its platform, as the
straightOut Democrats have repudiated
the Baltimore nominee, as the CONVEX
sion of rebels and that portion of the
Democrats associated with the Liberals
is very questionable, and as the Repub-
lican platform alone contains the essen
tial principles of progress, we are not
at a loss to conclude which party gives
the most reliable promise. He then
briefly noticed the respective merits of
the candidates-that both possess per
sonal merit in their respective depart
ments of labor, and had achiev-
ed success. The speaker con-
siders Grant, however, the more
fit for President because of his reliabili-
ty. Ia time of peril he showed no evil
dence of abandoning this country. His
course has not not been yacillating. Mr..
Sumner has been looking through smoked
glass to see spots on the disc of this dis
tinguished political orb, and the wonder
is, with all the peculiarities of the case,
he has not found more. That he has
found so little that is really objectiona-
Bile is ereditable to our worthy chief
magistrate, The selection of a candi-
date from the ranks of volunteer soldiers
in the speakers estimation, is as honora-
BILE as to choose from other lawful Oc-
equations.
The lecture was interspefsed with
spicy anecdotes and swas received with
hearty applause.
Please correct an error | observed
n the type of my last communication
respecting the insurance on Mr.. DeXter's
saw and planning mill. 1t should read
$4,000, instead of $4,000.
The meeting of the Woodstock Bap-
fist Association was interesting andprof-
table. These autumnal religious convoca-
tions bring together men of like faith to
consult upon the best interests of the
society, and doubtless contribute much
directly and indirectly, the permanently
of free republican institutions. George
Washington, in his farewell address,
said. 'sOf all the dispositions and habits
which lead to political prosperity, reli-
gion and morality are indispensable sup
ports. And Daniel Webster re-echoed
the sentiment when he affirmed that,
'smoral habits cannot be safely trusted
on any, other foundation than. religious
principle, nor any government be Sc
cure which is not supported by moral
habits Whatever makes men good
christians make them good citizens.
LUx.