Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-08-22
THE RUTLAND HERALD.
MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 1872.
Stephen J. Meany's Appeal for
Votes.

what shaky as to how the "Irish vote,
as they denominate it, will be cast.
That there is reason for this "shaki-
ness Is apparent. However it may have
been years ago, our fellow citizens of
Irish and French descent are, as class,
a reading, thinking, intelligent people.
The cannot be led as body, and will
not follow the leadership or dictation
Of any one man or set of men. They
act, think and vote for themselves.
Hence, Stephen J. Meany, of New
York city, editor of the Irish Democrat,
whom MIR, Dorr pronounces ''the most
eloquent and foremost Irishman on this
continent" was procured to ''speak up
on the Political Questions of the day."
Saturday evening. Great efforts were
made TO procure the attendance of this
class of OurvOters, free railroad train
leaving West Rutland at 7 p. m, re-
turning after the meeting" This, of
course, secured the attendance of quite
large number but not rs many as might
have been expected. We wish that ev-
every intelligent, thoughtful voter of
Rutland-and of NermOnt-cOuld have
been present and heard the address. We
apprehend that the fears in reference to
the Irish vote were not much allayed
by Mr.. Meany's speech, unless it might
have been to reduce to an almost absO-
lutte certainty what was before, only a
fearful looking for result, not by any
means desired.
The Town Hall was comfortably filled.
Hon. Seneca NJ. Dorr presided, assisted
by David E. Nicholson, Prof. O'DriScOll,
George Graves, Jesse l.. Billings, Miner
billiard, Patrick Mcclure, David Wing
j. d. Hanrahan and others, whose
names we do not now recall. Mr.. DOrr
introduced Mr.. Meany, who addressed,
a. he was particular to claim, those
present of foreign descent, in a speech
of an hours duration. The speech was
egotistical, rambling, incoherent, illogi-
cal and without any particular point.
The only place where he touched upon
matters which might be supposed to
have a bearing on the present campaign,
were eitller manly the repetition OF
SIahaefS long ago exposed ana exploded
downright Misrepresentation OF facts
or base .lnuendoeS. Ills only excuse
can be, unless MT. Dorr was mistaken
III GAZING nm the foremost ArlShman
on ILllS COMMENT that nc was IaooTIhS
unuer " lhlSappFenehsioh as 10 'he H.
IelllSeHCe Oh HIS duOIehce' IL So some
OF those instrumental III procuring his
attendance here, Saturday night, should
nave informed nm That the Hlshmen OF
Rutland ana her other cltlzens' were an
intelligent, educated ana reading people.
Our .oplnon is that both he and MI
Dorr were mistaken. We know that
the audience was intelligent and, having
nothing but this speech TO Judge from,
we believe, to put 1t mildly as possible,
that Mr.. Meany IS most grossly mlSln-
formed upon history III general, ana up
ON American history and politics.
We propose to call attention to some
OF these m'5SaPprede"S1o"S, taking them
II the order IN which they were uttered,
emitting, OF course, the egotlstlcal parts
OF his speech IN which he argued 'ha'
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