Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-08-23

and in sweeping your State cleaner than ever
| before YOU nav exercise greater influence over
| the destiny of the Nation than any other state.
Mr.. Barrett w.s listened to with close and
gratifed attention, and wa, frequently and hear
tily spplsuded.
After another glee, Tried snd True" by the
/ St. Adams Glee Club, and music by the West
/ ford band, Colonel r. c. Benton was introduced
and made an eloquent snd effective speech.
COL. DEMONS SPEECH.
/ No better speech was made At the great meet
| ing st Milton on Thursday. than that Of Col. Il.
/ c. Benton, Of St. Adams
He ssid This presidential struggle is like
/ others before it, contest between the outs and
the ins. With the great party OF the unremu-
neFalei, anything to beat Grant means anyway
to the spois For this, this unnatural and incOhe-
rent alliance has been formed with e''.childlike
| and bland " philosopher at its head seeming
sntcipstion Of the lying down together Of the
( lion and lsmb with 8 little child to lead them.
! But the people at large care little who control
the ofises, 60 long as they are in honest hands.
They have higher interests at stake. What they
/ look at is the preservation and progress Of the
country. 1t is now prosperous. Labor was
never better rewarded. The opportunities srd
rewards Of enterprise and industry were never
/ more ample. Our Schools and institutions Of reii-
/ gion are Increasing We are thriving at nome
/ and respected abroad. These are frui;s Of Re
publican administration. Why then should we
Z desire to change Nobody ROW claims that the
republican psrty has fSiled IN iis mission. On
The other bsnl its tuccess has been such that all
0t5er parties profesteiiy adopt it, principles. Is
f i uot succts8 when We are told that II has
converted two millions Of democrats in lump !:
Bat csn We trust these new converts In
answer 10 this question Colonel Benton over
hsulei the democratic record, AMI showed thst
it could not hsve been essentially changed by the
addition Of the iucongruous element Of the lib
ersi faction. II Ess N alliance in which come
holy Was sure TO be cheated. We hsd seen some
thing Of il here in Vermont. There Wa we'd
dig q Burlington the other day. Ar. Roberts
gave away the bride, who confessed to kind Of
endowed icsln' and sss but too willing, while
The groom took her FaJing, IF must love
you I will, blt it's awful hard work" And
over this union Tammsny Cfi3e-holdsr from
New Yorz spread ht bands and asked tic b,sss-
ing
b.. SIC are tod ,i&t sir Greeley II N honest
usr. Il s.i that e 10 sland between this c0un-
try AMI the dis. lysi al dangerous sieGenjg that
lave heretofore So nearly ruined Il, is Horace
Greeley, We must eZcllm with DR.. Watts,
Crest God, on what e slender thread hang ever
lasting things.' II Alr. Greeey's heart is right
his head has almost S.wsys been wrong, Sc when
be aud Gr.,1 Brown sad John Cochrsne went to
Cleveland to defeat Mr.. Linco.n's reelection,
ana when he weat into the peace negotiations
with Sanders and Thompson. ilr. Lincoln, bur
. ss-~eHf 4. and
sad truly, Mr. Greeley gsye him more tr5u-
Bic than SEy ten rebel generate in the
fed Col Benton went on to rhoE the
positive danger Of putting il the Executive
Chair Ct the Nation q man Of Mr. Greeley's
svowel sentiments IL reference TO the State right
insisted OF by the South, Of being represented
by the worst criminals, sai On the right Of sc
cessi0u, sni Ga financial questions. To elect
him would ba 10 e1i4ngsr he financial success
Of the government, imperil the new privileges Of
the freedmen, destroy Tic hopes Of their further
elevation aaI Improvement, and throw the
Nation into fresb disorder sal calamity.
Col Benton also defended Grant and his al
u.ilis-7s,ion, sai ccn.calei list there Eas no
reason Bhy any h1nest republican should leave
HE party. L is likely to be q cleaner and
stronger party thsn ever. II there have been
yel4l men in 1t, the Chsppsqusck ooEglomers-
ton is taking most Of them. Aud it Is tie duty
Ct the patriot to stand by It, to work in it, fer
reform Of ThAteyer is faulty, AL TO sustain iiS
noble principles COW AID io-eYe--
Col Benton il a faent sud eloquent speaker
lie helI his audience thoroughly ard vas
stu-l-ntiy and heartily applaulel. He was fo!-
lowed ty L. Z. Lawrence, who in spirited speech
replied to cone Of liz. Summers crjtio.5us and
charges, aud rhorsi up the rings which make az
the Greeley party.
Mr.. G.bhs' Original s5az, "Te'll al vote
once mora for General Grant" ,uug by
the St Adams and Darlington glso
clubs together, t.ougat the exercises
pleasantly 10 a close, aaI vas voted fine thing.
The meeting eale! with three tremendous cheers
and tiger for cur nsti5nsi standard bearers,
Gran, .aI wilson. TIE Eailagsan sid COL
chester clubs lei, Milton ~ special tr.ia at G.3O
sud arrived home ie COOL season aai II good
cr5e-.
The Milton club led zao,4er meeting Al
Acs.ia's lsil, in tie evening, Fa.oh vss silrefs-
q ~ Col C. Il. Joyce, vlo wa announced for
Oh. afternoon meeting. baj through come mis-
tale dl DO. s--ise :-I it ,,,s ever.
Tas rspuaG,.as Of Iaal are vile awake
G.cl'eyi,m. v.-. little tlsg asve hal there.is On
TIC wsns. AL ,7e count aa Big vote sd Big
Re nb..esn majority there.