Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-08-29
The Liberal Republican DEM
ocrasic Mass Meeting.

1t was expected that large gathering
of people would be the result OF adver-
Using Hon. Erastus d. Culver of New
York, and Gen. Fitzpatrick OF New Jer-
sey, two of the most prominent cam
paicn speakers of the opposition. The
morning and noon trains arrived bring |
ing but comparatively small numbers,
making but little perceptible difference |
in the appearance of our streets. On
the arrival of the express train from the |
north, bringing the speakers, process
sion was formed consisting of the Cam |
brian band of Fairhayen and about 40
persons, including speakers, men and
boys, and marched to the Central House.
At two, music by the East Walling-
ford band announced the assembling at
the Town Hall. The audience num-
bered between seven and eight hun
dred.
We noticed on the platform Hon.
Seneca NJ. Door, Maj. John A. Salisbury,
Jesse L. Billings, George Graves, Hiram
Roberts, George w Chaplin, John Ian
don, D. L. Kent, Bradley Fish and
Gasca Rich.
Major John 4. Salisbury, chairman OF
the Liberal Republican State Committe,
called the meeting to order and nomin-
ated for President Hon. David f. Mich
olson, of Rutland.
Mr., Nicholson, on taking the chair,
said it was an suspicious angury that at
this season and on such day, after the
inclement weather for 50 many contin-
/ Gus consecutive days, when the farmer
must give attention to the harvest, that
on this pleasant day had gathered this
respectable and intelligent audience.
Nothing short of the fame, celebrity and
distinguished services of the speakers
of the occasion could have called them
at this. time. He concluded by intro
ducing to the audience Hon. Erastus D.
/ Culver of New York.
JUDGE oULvER's sPEEcH.
On coming forward, Judge Culver
was greeted with loud applause, and he
at once proceeded to the work in hand.
He said he knew the people of Vermont
well in former DAYS. and thought he
knew the State by the very air He re-
mcmbercd long years ago, when coming
over to Pawlet, he asked the gentleman
accompanying if they had crossed the
line into Vermont. and receiving an af-
firmativc reply he said he thought so for
he smclt powder. BE said he was
not as old as they might imagine, He
said after a meeting in Georgia, where
he attended a school in former years, he
overheard Il conversation between two
gentlemen, one said to the other, Il
heard Culver speak thirty-twO years
ag0." The other replied, you fool, it
was his father" Years ago, when here,
I was told that when the net work of
railroads was constructed, the State
could be passed over easily. l have par
ticipatcd in the campaign IN vermont
since 1910. But IN all THESE years
changes have come about, but never
were the issues more important than at
the present hour, and 1t Is necessary
/, that they should bc understood.
In 1896, when he talked TO the people
Of Vermont the Missouri com
was the issue. -Four years later
, brought us to new issues-the life
of the nation-freedom or slavery
> Four years ago the issues growing out of
the war were under discussion. Those
were all antecedent issues and are now
out of the way, and new issues are upon
us. The present issues are LIST. we
want a thorough "VcrhauIlhS Oh oui
+ civil seryice-pur1ty to take the place Oh
+ corruption, "a. we want rc'oncIll-
J alton in heart between the two ends OF
the nation. tie commenced the discus
, sion OF these two propositions by REFER
ring to the Philadelphia Convention anc
10 its presiding officer, Hon. Thomas Settle
r OF North Carolina, whom he Sald' FreSl
: dent Grant had appointed minister u
r Peru at salary OF Slo'OO0' ana VINO
), only performed aserYice OF three months
@ when ne was Drought 10 Fhliaoeiphia to
It De ih"'e pIesiueh' u inc Coii' cii'ioii
e with the endorsement OF zen grant
a I'VE think this charge IS fuily eHpiode'
G by the letter OF Judge Richardson IN an
C other column On 'he TWO ISSUES stated
!, the people are not 10 De oeeeI'eu' "n'
: he was glad ar'er all these years. Il
e come before our people 10 'a!N upon
G these ISSUES anu "oulo say 10 HIS oeHlo
IS cf&tlc 1rleno' we are "-Soiils 10 carry
h SeoaStapol'
is one Oh inc questions W DC 'sneo as
Re can Gen. Grant give US d ciVn service
reform anu recoh,l,l"'ion' r. ms 0lN'
it service SchehieS ha'' oeen iileiieotiEe "ii'
no elforIS hau Oeeil maui 'o"@i" le'on
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