Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-08-09
Grant and Wilson.
LARGE md EsTa '7tAsTIc RALLY IT EHELBURY.
ffrscBEs BY IL. Z. TAFT AND COL. CH4s.
H. JOYCE
The Methodist church at Shelburn WAS literally

TINS city, sad Col. Uhas. II. Joyce of Rutland.
Early in the evening the Republican men snd
women Of Shelburn commenced to turn out and
soon filed the church Abou; o'clock about
three hundred members Of the Grant and Wilson
Csmpsign Club, Of this city, arrived on s spe-
cial train, accompanied by the Queen City Band,
and bearing NUMEROUS atgs. banner, and de-
vices, one Of which was especially noticeable and
loudly cheered Il was quotation from Wen
dell Philips, viz, " We have hsl one Andy
johnson. We will not ran the rick Of tzving
another in Horace Greeley"
rorce,sion Wss formed ~ ,br depot.
and the club mar ohel to the church where they
we're received with cheers Ia rear Of the pul-
pit, the national ensign was t4,rly hung, aad
with the banners of the North Wsrl and City
Campaign clubs, ma ie pleasing and patriotic
spectacle In the pulpit were seated Col joyce,
Hon. + S. Taft, Warren Gibbs, President of the
city camp,ign club, \ X. Ballard, ESQ, Pres
dent and James B. Souly, Vice-Pre,ideut,o of the
North Ward Republican club
Henry n Newell, Esq, called the meeting to
ORDER, and nominated wafer a. heel, Esq, Tor
President; Of the meeting Nh Weed on taking
the chair said he WAS no speech maker, AMI pro-
po,cl three cheers for Graz and wil,3n. which
were given with eu,hu,as1
He then introduced Hon. Russell s Tsn NJ
this city, who ms1e an ab,e and interesting al
dret.
Mr. TAN hDoAtss
lie reviewed at length the pending issues of
the canvAss, and dealt singing rebukes to the
Liberals and Democrats lie well remarked thst
! the csnyass in Vermont was rot ,or the SiSte
4 itself bat 10 help the whole country TO 20 fer
Grant. These earlier State elections were = sort
/ Of Thermometer Of the CANVAS California.
yesr Sgo, gave between 5000 and 600 Repud-
/ licAn majority, against = Democratic mriority
two year, before In March, New Hampshire
wss recovered by the Republicans. and in
/ April, Connecticut WAS carried by in
creased majority. Last week the Greeley
/ managers in New FORK teiegrapbei up % the
Dolly Warden Conventions IA burlington that
/ North CsroliuA wGs going to give 10000 ma
/ jority for the Democracy, sni they shouted
themselves hoarre over it. But the result turns
/ out IA otherwise, and be could not zee what
I comfort the Democracy hal received from tlese
/ preliminary eectious
Ar. Taft then Epoke of the chsngeat leucss in
/ principles Of the Democracy and their utter sub
feryiency to their leaders. Their two million and
half Of voters, invariably followed the will ani
+ policy Of 4 coue!sye 1t Wsthinrton or New York.
.nl now they were going into the canvass with
out platform or candidate. when six months
I 40 thrv would cell YOU in the rbilossrher's own
lancusge, 80 liAr ami 4 villain vs. if YOU iutim-
4 atei they would vet vote for Gree ev. II the
democracy could have elected Hendricks, Han
cock or Hoffman they would not have nominated
Greeley Taey took him up because through
him. they saw the only way successfully 10
reach the White House The effect Of NJ.
/ Greeiey's election would be the restoration o.
tie Democracy to power; and whG, tai.
would he. was beat shown IL the columns
Of the Trl5u1. i,self, snd in Mr.. Summers
speeches during the lart two vesre. The -pesker
here Iesi Gpt quotations from Greeley AMI sam
ner, when showed that democratic triumph
would be allowing the rebels 70 direct the policy
Of the nstion. Mr.. Taft had no fears that Nr.
Summers letter would Siect the col7rti vote.
lhNt would be SOM Tor the Republican party.
They would not 60 with the democracy. who
I had sept them 10 slAVeryi they preferred 10 -;
win Tie party that hai inside them Tree
Inc oppo'iuon nave Llnch 10 tAJ sss'us' me
AIminisirAuoa- Out cAa they Toi1- oAt better
one Nhen vas TIE country ever o'tier Oh
+ vs. hen DID the iahoring glasses ever nave As much
70 do Ile materisl prosperity OF The country
h,i never leen better tnan under the s-m.n's-
T Irston o. L. . Orsnt In vermont and Wa
never less morisagei than u Is to-day. NLe1
were the finances oi the country IN such excel
lent condition n now
buchanan aiuiais'rauon left the country
sxiy millions IN debt, sal money could NOT be
borrowed IN " sA street for less ihsa twelve per
cent lhere never was Al intelligent statement
81 the pubic debt until Ursnt came INTO power
Inc tu5nS4 deot nHs Teen teiucei ever three l-l-
ifci millions, but the democratic orators asr thai
The people pay the money o 10 Il IaA ls true,
but is II not 4 satisfaction TO the people 90 kIow
that they have an Administration that viii apply
the revenue 10 the REDUCTION OF the public debt.
sud MT rob the country OF It - under BachAutn's
The opp5si.i5n. b,s.u.e they o.nro, attack the
'im,l.''Fation' ID Any other way make per
10 t.,. 80 Sa-nsr,. -t
break Up the Republican P4rty to yr.t.f, hrs
mean Ireiuliae' aglin't Gen Grant
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