Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-09-06
The Final Republican Rally.


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Unable TO get in speeches by lion. Dor.
man ". Eaton and George bradshaw oil
New York city
Tho i,s, rally of t,e Repnblioan, Of Montpelier |
vbcl, ,ool, nace in the Village Hall. ON saturday
night, was one " the best Of the campaign, ana |
was a glorious elimination Of the series Of en- |
thusastic meetings which have enlivened the last
six weeks Mr. watons commentator Of Mt |
Eaton's speech as hardly second to Mr. Bris,ow's
was fully deserved. and even the late hour Of
half-past ten found his audience unwilling TO have
him conclude Both Mr. Eaton and Mr. Brad
shaw are Green Mountain boys, who have achieved |
distinction and fortune in the great metropolis
and they received hearty welcome from their
old friends and neghbors Hon T. T. Walton
presided aud introduced the speakers In his in
imitabe way
MIR nRipsnAw's ADDRESS
Mr. bradshaw devoted all his remarks to o
scathing delineaton Of Samuel J. Iilden's career
as a shlnplaster manufacturer, railroad wrecker
friend Of the Tweed ring, and as humhng " re-
former generally. Quoting extensively ron
the recentarticle Of the brooklyn Afg"s exposing
Iilden claims to be an honest man ana l''r'o'
he then proceeded to give an interesting history
Of the Tweed Ring IN New YORK III Wnieh mt
bradshaw personally participated ana III winch
samuel d. lliden ana not until ne 81" 'ha' " "'
ana not JON IN the current he would oo s"'hlou'
Mr' brau'nA" received the close aNenuoh "i N''
"'e'uns' anu was hcHiuly "ppmu"ou ~ "' ''"'''
rnE srEEcH or rnE EVENING
was Mr. Eatous. ia beginning, he said that this
was the fourth occasion in which the policy and
principles Of the Republican party had been ar
Hgned by the democracy, and perhaps It would
be we'll before discussing the question Of the day
to go back little and sec how the two parties
had stood before when they met face to face In
the Presidential arena. Going back to 1896, when
Fremont and buchanan were tile candidates he
contrasted the conduct OF the two parties down TO
the present time. lie showed the democratic
party was always the servant Of the southern
Shareholders and had opposed all the great
amendments which secured the freedmen the
rights which the war had bestowed. It was
scathing review Of the past course OF the de
mocracy and conclusive exposure Of the I'M
patriotic course Of that party In regard 70 the war
DEMOCRATIC corrrRurApisM
q" ON this its fourth campaign against the Re
publican party, what does the democratic party
say ON the slavery question WHY. We are the
We have been all wrong about the construction
Of the constitution: we have beenai wrong about
our duty to the negro: we have been all wrong
about the capacity Of the negro to develop in.
dustrious and respectable abilities. We are all
wrong at the south for seeking to destroy the
government. and all wrong at the North for apollo
giving for it. We propose to let the past be for
gotten aud enter into the spirit Of the present
are They said nothing Of that kind and their
acts since the election of n democratic majority
to the Inst Congress showed conclusiyey that thew
felt nothing Of the Kind " A. instances Of the
real sentiment Of the democracy. Mr. Eaton ale
luded To their turning ont 6fty-sevon upiop sol
diers from the minor offices ropnd Congress and
filling forty-seven of these paces with men who
had served in the rebel army to the fact that the
present secretary Of Mayor Wiekbam. Of New
York. was Mr. Harrison. formerly secretary 10
jefferson Davis. to the disgraccful appointment
Of Fitzhurh, formerly serrennt-at-arns Of the
confederate Congress. To be doorkeeper Of the
House. and Of the man who named his son after
j. Wilkes Booth 10 be clerk Of one NJ the commit
tees lie said that IL was easy 10 see from these
instances that the democratic marty. TO say the
least is quite rs favorable to those who served
!
it, and more striking fact than any the
candidacy of Wade Hampton, an nrepcutlnt
rebel, for the Governor chair Of South Carolina
and OF lebulon Vance, a still bitter secessionist
| for Governor Of North Carolina. All over the
country this purpose on the part Of the Northern
democracy 10 80 over to and affiliate with the most
bitter and extreme southern sentiment was plainly
| apparent and that compelled the Republicans to
accept the challenge and to say " II you choose TO
raise this issue, then we appeal 10 the patriotism
OF the country We will revive these old MEM
Dries, and the same men who fought for the free
dom Of the negro will now fight the political battle
in order to secure him the opportunity Of educa-
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CIVIL SERVICE REFORM AND THE CURRENCY.
""'ns 70 the ateneSs OF the honr MIR. Eaton
ue'o'eu rev moments only TO these great qucs-
uohS' Iemarhlhg very naNeiy That to audiences
30 inteHlgeht as ne was accustomed To address in
vermont OUT niue nhe was needed Tor what they
UNDERSTOOD ana favored as earnestly as himself
Is Sulnoleht 70 say that he took the same stand
as was l"'ely so apiy maintained by MT Bristow
III MS great speech ana by Governor Hayes in his
ie''er VI acceptance II ume had permitted, II
Wouiu nave been interesting to have heard Mr..
Eaton more al length on the question oil civil ser
wee REFORM MS position as chairman OF the COM
mission On 'hat subject having gwen him unusual
'i'"ns vi UNDERSTANDING us pehehcEh Influences
SAMUEL >. TILDEN
Mr. Eaton. having been for many vears n noi,,l,l,r
Of and brother member of the Bar with Mr. TiIden
and also prominent mover in ali the creat refrrs
which have been made in New York du,iue, m a
last twenty years. is peeuliarl, fitted Il, s,,e,l,
about Mr.. rilden. and especially in relation 10
matters which are not generally known IN tho
public His remarks ON this snbie,t ,rera ~, In
teresting that We give them in fnu They ara a
complete exposure of Mr. Tilden,s elaine IN lo
considered a natriot ar a reforrner and all ,f,.-