St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-09-01
Mr.. BRISTOW AT ST. JOHNSBURY
A Grand Republican Rally in Cal
edonia County.

Mr.. BristOw in the old Green Mountain
state. had been Strikingly shown from
the moment he set foot in Burlington.
and when he reached this place on
Thursday, there was Il very great de
size to see and hear this representative
of honest reform and pure and loyal
government.
BY reason of an accident on the Mont
pelier and Wells River road the night
previous, the train containing Mr. Bris-
tow and party. did not reach this place
until - o'clock Thursday. The advent
of the distinguished men WAS heralded
10y the ringing of all the church bells
and the booming of cannon from Reser-
voir hill. y delegation of citizens, head
ed 10y the band, escorted the party from
the ears to the 81. .Johnsbury House,
where dinner was served.
A stand had been erected for the pub-
lie meeting. in the Court House grounds
just west of the soldiers Monument.
and Il great number of seats placed in
front of the stand. under the shade of
the large naples and clmS which 50
much adorn these grounds. At two
o'clock II pI"ce>>inn WAS formed in front
of the hotel, headed 10y the band, and
the party proceeded to the court ward,
on entering which cheer after cheer rent
the ali, and as they assembled the plat
form another outbui>i of enthusiasm
and cheers greeted them. Immediately
following the band in the procession
from the hotel. walked Cen BriStnw
beside Col. Fairbanks. the president of
the day; then followed Judges Bcnham
oL Louisiana and Poland ot this place ::
Hon. Horace Fairbanks and Judges
Barrett. Royce. Ross and Powers: the
executive committee of The Hayes and
Wheeler club. aud other citizens. On
the platform ais" with the speakers,
wa> our honured aud distinguished
t"wn>man. Sir Thaddrus Fairbanks
When the cheering had ceased. Col.
Fairbanks. president of the day. step
ped forward and introduced General
l'rist"w substantially in the following
words We all know about the good
old State of Kentucky; she i the twin
sister of Vermont admitted into the
Union 10y the same Congress. the tw"
states have much III common. kcn-
lucky is like Vermont in many respects.
have rode through Kentucky and |
found there the same kind of SCENERY
high mountains and fertile green fields
We have voted III common in many Il
Presidential contest We voted iuI
k"ntuckA'> Henry Clay. aud had her
candidate been the nominee this NeaI =.
We should still have supported hen son,
Hon. Benjamin II. HI>row. whom |
have now the honor to intrndmce to
Nnu day.
A. soon IL the applause which greet
Ell General BIl>t"W appearance ceased
hc spoke to the large audience Ion over
an hour and a-half, giving Il most can
did and powerful address. substantially
the same a> that delivered at Bmling-
ton, c"pl"m> extracts from which We
give upon the first page of This paper.
The speech shows the real spirit, mo
tlNc> and pr"gIc>> "t the Democratic
party. He thoroughly diSSrrtcd their
wal record. treated the financial uucS-
ton III lis true light. and in all his
points oi argument made Il most thor
ough Impression upon his audience No
man even before came To Vermont who
received Il noIc hearty welcome. uI
who's" words carried more weight. Tn
fortunately Gen. BIi>tow was 50 huars,.
from out door Speaking at Burlington.
It. Alhan> and Montpelier. that many
on the outer edge OF the audience could
not hear him: and this failure to hear
VAS. We are >nrIl to add. greatly in
creased 10y quite "A number of people
VIII" kept up Il continual buzz of con
vcr>ati"n evidently under the msta-
ken impression that Gen. Blistow call
ed their friends together So they could
have Il good visit.
ten. }rl>t"w l. Il giant in stature ;lS
we'll ;tS III intellect, aud no one can see
and hcaI him without acknowledging
1t. From the impressions left in this
state, We think there j. II" one Vermont
will mon" gladly vote for. for President
III l--0. than Benjamin H. BIi>t"w.
AT the close of Gen. Bri~t"w'S speech.
Judge Poland addressed the audience
briefly, replying To some of the all
>urd stories put atioat 10y the sham re
form Democratic press of the state.
concerning the Incorporation of the
Fairbanks company, put forth for the
purpose of Willy ing the true character
OF the Republican nominee for Govern
or of Vermont. "'Thry accuse him of
being Il tax d"dger.'" said the Judge.
'but fellow citizens. our town has within
ITS borders monuments not only of in
dustry, but of art, progress and litera-
turc which Mr.. Fairbanks has given ST.
Johnshury, costing thousands upon
thousands of dollars. Does this look
like Il tax dodgcr p" Cries of mo.
no" were the reply. The Judge con-
cluded after showing some of the ira
ditions and schemes of the past record
of the Democracy.
After Judge Poland, Judge Bcnham
of Louisiana made. an impaSsiourd and