The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-03-30
REPUBLICAN VERMONT.


REPUBLICAN VERMONT.
LETTER OF SENATOR MORRILL, TO THE STATE
CoNvENTIoN-THE PARTY GLORY UNFAIR
NIsHED--AN UNpLEDaED DELEGATION NAMED
FOR CINcINNATI-AN ORTHODOX PLATFORM.
BURLINGTON, VT, March 20, 1875.
The Republican State Convention 10 choose ton dele
gates and aernatos represent the State YER
In the coming National Convcntionlconvened in
tho City Hall this morning. The Convention a
very large one 500 delegates being in tendance
and point of ability, influence and character, the
gathering q remarkable Hon. Russell y. TAFT,
OF Burlington elected President, and J. NJ Hoyt
and II. s. Tenant secretaries and president
from each county chosen. On taking the chair
Mr. Taft made short speech saying that the action OF
the democrats during the last six months shows that
the mission OF the republican party is not ended The
coming National Republican Convention will the
next President give the feelings of the
republicans OF Vermont when he said that the cry "A
clean departure from Grantism," finds more APP
prevail than when the great silent man OF the country
SENATOR MoRRILL's LETTER
Mr. Taft's address was received with loud applause.
letter OF which the following is the substance
read from United States Senator Justin s. Morrill,
Senator Morrill, acknowledges an invitation TO be
present at the Convention and expresses his faith that
the Convention will send delegates OF sterling character
and wisdom. 1t is evident to him that the election OF
| republican President centennial year quite
possible and possible only because he will deserve he
elected Our candidate must be the embodiment OF
| the Union sentiment of the country neither ready to
apologize Tor the preservation OF the Union for the
emancipation OF race. and true not only 70 funda-
mental principles which have given vitality the
! republican party, preserved the national credit,
! protected the great industrial interests OF
! the country and opened way for
| turn to specie payment but our candidate must
also furnish in his behalf name and character as
OF affairs, with robust convictions OF duty that
shall be sufficient guarantee 10 secure ability, purity
/ md FtTf nil nf ha nffyn
department The coming national contest likely TO
be conducted with earnestness perhaps by resort to
all the vituperativc eoquence and extravagant abuse
which extreme craftsmanship is apt to esteem among
Its most potent weapons OF political warfare But this
system OF tactics has signaly Jailed where 1t might
have expected TO have been the effective,
and we may we'll feel our courage reinforced by the
where hatred Of republicansm suffers no dimnution
from any disadvantage OF northern latisude
MISTAKE
for Secretary OF War; mistake now happily corrected
by tho selection OF successor Of unquestoped fitness,
as well ~ OF unquoslcned republcanisfn Yet even
those who may have dislike tho late
rotary suspected his personal integrity until no
dropped forever from hts high position In fact il Is
the truth OF history say that military officers have
almost universally escaped such imputations and this
exception being rare provokes world wide common
tary But even military men, had they been placed
In the Garden OF Eden might not have done much bet
ter than he who said, 'The woman gave me and did
eatn
THE PARTY sELP-PuRGISa.
The flaming sword Is already drawn to execute JUS
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shall escape and they have pursued and will pursue and
punish rascals swiftly when found stealing their
own party as when found in any other. But they do
not connve at the escape OF Tweed do they stop
tue pursuit any trial because II leads to their
camp The republican party does not attempt to crock
all mankind by general Indictment based upon tho
offence OF single individual although It will be found
to possess sufficient health and righteous wrath to cut
Off all offending members knowing that II will then
still hold In its patriotic ranks large majority of the
people.
DEMOCRATIC hoSsrRosrRs
House OF Representatives where Northern demo-
Gratis mainly excluded by their Speaker from tho
lead committees, and where ex-Conicderate officers
hold the dominating influence cannot be expected
to act with exalted ideas OF patriotism, but solely in
spred as 1t would SEEM with the purpose to rule the
government they lately sought TO ruin, the meas
proposed under the plausible guise of reform may
be so gaunt and grotesque as to raise painful doubt
whether not tho real design may not DO to cripple
the ordinary administration of the government and
produce at length mbecity by slow starvation. Some
exhibited.
The remainder OF the letter claims that the re-
publicans In Congress reduced by many mil
lions The annual expenditures OF the government and
In the last half century has there been small
apercentage OF fraud in the collection OF the revenue
and duties during the administration OF Lin
coin aud Grant just curtailment OF expenditures
should DO eagerly accepted, whether coming from
usual and reckless quarters otherwise but absolute
public necessitics should not DO left unprovided for
even though the democratic party never needed
to talk Of economy than now.
Alter transaction OF routine business the Conven-
ton took a
Tho Convention reassembled at two O'Clock and the
Hon L. r. Poland OF ST. JohnsDury made a address
In which he said II would do TO let the demo-
cratic party have the reins of government Thor
control Of branch OF Congress had raised alarm
throughout the entire North lest the always dominant
Southern wing should regain sway. He favored
amnesty rebels but in favor OF putting them
In power II the providence OF cd that gave the
democratic party as much power as they possess but
they have power than they will again have for
many years He thought It too early to express a
preference for Presidential candidate
THE DELEGATES.
Tho election OF delegates largo being In order the
following were elected Hon. L. Y. Poland Of st.
yohnsbury; Colonel Wheelock G. veazey. Of Rutland;
The following are the district delegates elected
Warren 9. French, OF Woodstock Colonel Roswell
Farnham, OF Bradford; s. p. Carpenter, OF Richmond
J. /. Mason Of Richmond; Colonel Masons Colborn OF
Manchester; Hon T. \. WOODBRIDGE, OF Vergcnncs
DISCUSSION
The proceedings entirely harmonious until the
nomination Of ex-Congressman Frederick Z. Wood
bridge was made, when quite breeze sprung up Mr..
Willard harrington objected to the nomination vigor-
ously and reflected severely on Mr.. Woodbridge He
SAID Woodbridge was lobbyist, insincere, tricky and
wholly unit TO be sent to Cincinnati to represent
Vermont at this crisis the history OF the republican
party.
Mr. Woodbridge defended himself with great spirit
Tho only he had appeared for In Washington
counsel for the Northern Pacific Railroad and
counsel for John ID. Sanborn, when the latter's
property and good name were at stake. He repealed
the charge that he was lobbyist a dishonest man.
and dehed the universe to prove the charge against
HIM
Ex-Governor John D. Page. Of Rutland, briefly sup
ported Mr. Woodbridge. The atter's speech took tho
Convention by storm and he was unanimously elected
THK PLATFORM
The Committee on Resolutions then reported through
Chairman Edward 3 Dana, Of Cornwall, the following
resolutions
Resolved That in this centennial again anhrm
devotion those fundamental principles upon which
the Republic and republican parry we're founded;
among these
rhe preservation Of the liberties and equal rights q
All citizens throughout and the impartial and vigorous al
instraon the every Of the country for the
protection and Of public and private rights and
tho punshment Of violence and crimes,
Sccondfhe pure and economical administration o: every
Der artment Of the 20 a. % produce we greatest
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