Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-07-16


commerce between the interior and the sea-
board, and as beneficial alike to the farmer,
the manufacturer, the producer and the con-
sumer, by an increase of transportation IA
cilities and consequently more direct and
friendly commercial relations and cheaper
transit of property.
Resolved, That the ticket this day nominal.
ed shall be supported by us; and we invite all
good citizens to help us in electing it and
giving a good government to our State.
The business of the Convention
being completed, Gen. L. S. Partridge
called on j. w. Pierce, ESQ, for q
speech. Mr.. Pierce said he had not
been to dinner. Mr. McMaster claim
ed, as all Of Mr.. Pierce was there, he
could stand it for half an hour or So
He was urged by other members.
Mr.. Pierce held forth for half an hour
in a happy line of thought, which we
hope will not be lost on the various
Committees appointed and the Demo
cracy generally. The remarks were
true and to the point.
Mr.. Partridge was called out. He
dwelt on the principles which has
given the Democracy success in the
several States lately. He went
back of this and recounted the defeats
Of Democracy through amalgamation
by the cry of Smiley and Bank Re
FORM and lately, by "Greeley and
Government Reform" lie believed
that the Democracy had principles as
old as the Government, and it should
stand on them. This was Mr.. Pierce's
Doctrine-no party or creed could sue
coed without platform of Principles,
and the democracy had one that dat.
ed back to the foundation of tie Gov
eminent, and all that was needed to
insure success, was acorh on the part
of its members.
Mr.. j. X. p. Chamberlin, of Wood
stock said he had a copy Of the Rome
(Ga) Courier in his possession which
an article on our State Con
vention, and he thought 1t would in
terest the Convention, in the lull Of
business, to hear it read. Nj. Cham
berlin spoke nearly as follows: -
Mr.. President and Gentlemen of the Conven-
/ do not propose to claim your at
tention with political speech because
| am no politician, however, being of
the opinion that it would be crafty
ing to at least some Of the members
of this Convention, | desire to read
the Editorial of the Rome Courier,
entitled the Vermont Democracy,
published at Rome, Georgia, under
date OF June ~, only two days after
our late State Convention. The
electric wires seemed anxious to carry
the results of the Vermont Democracy
as expressed in that Convention from
our eastern sea-board to the golden
gates of the Pacific, and from our
northern limits to the Mexican waters;
results which will eventually agitatc
and disturb the sound waves OF the
political atmosphere of this our corn-
try. deem it worthy Of observation
that the Democracy of other States
eagerly and with so much satisfaction
grasp the keynote of our State Con
In reply to Gen. Partridge, I would,
as member of your Committee on
Resolutions state, that the position
taken by himself, is in keeping with
the Rome Courier editorial which l
am about to read. But your Commit
tee after much thought was clearly
of the opinion that it would be ulti-
mately better to simply endorse the
State Ticket and omit entirely the
State Resolutions. Not but what a
stringent license law would have the
tendency to mitigate and lessen the
errors of intemperance and be vast
Improvement upon our present system,
still as a matter Of policy we had bet
ter not touch the State Resolutions.
This opinion is illustrated by the fol-
loving instance EARLY of the morn
ing l met an old and formerly strong
Republican. On learning where I was
going he said that before knowing
the action of the Convention at Mont
pelier he was strongly Of the mind to
vote hereafter the Democratic Ticket,
but that he did not approve of the
second resolution, and now he had not
decided what course he should take.
[ fear however his vote will count
against us. There are doubtless
many more in the same situation, but
low many know not.
tits ordinarily true that policy
should not subvert principle-It is
equally true that when coupled to-
yether they ottentimes effect a pur-
pose. Every person is cognizant of
The fact that our temperance
statute produces suits generated in
malice and subserves not the purposes
Intended, but whether or not it is
expedient for us as Democrats, here
assembled, to ingratt into our resolu-
ions the sentiments embodied in the
Second State Resolution is a matter
r NJ a.