Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-07-07

N, s,v exceptions existing only p.ys the rule, and
tnat the discipline when nv srst Who
passed through mighty VAL " strei1h into
| tory and then absorbed her min nssnce upos ths
hsrssif lea ino no permanent innuenco - tne
hn vist,s y, mon ancient Institutions 70
posterity cannot POINT with honor an ~, IN rland
For our future Is full Of nop pncs the country of
| pocket purchasable boroushs, inc s .s,;ssocracy
electoral corruption; the cspitai .. ne md profit
Wa in ested in sipecure Offices oil honor a. nj
,,nca she carried measures through wholesale
berry and once as I have shown you ~ iittle as
aeter and personal integrity count ~ ,hsrs is not
a country earth more Tree from -.Sr ~ neer or
none in which private character whe.ness nare eff
peasant, statesman or private citilen, - ~ Law
GENTLY protected. 1t is shielded not Oniy ~ ~ oc
but by the higher law of public opln on se,ino-
| casonally low and scurrilous hcNsfII intrduc-
up, and achieve ephemeral success ~ -, ~ con-
Ing there toe press warfare which we ousns ~ ,bs
denim. noted case of this sort arose ou. cant y. NJ,
Tichborne trial, and there are others mSlo ~ law
and public opinion ike noxious Vcrmin- rbosa
And we have other reasons i9r our a 10 elevate
themselves to power, over the murdered rePutsa .
lions Of Others should note the nanowi IN
upon the wall The people have had 49, a.
are already showing the 4 dsapproval OF these per.
sstent assaults upon the characters OF Puo..e s,,-
Even AS write one ofHhe candidates IN M the
| ing election has spoken. / gre=tly MISTAKE sno
character and the snrewaness, lOJ, OF the o.he' =,
didate If he does not speak in similar telms, ,,,.s
me cite the words. MY iriendf thank you Decau,
| YOU have laid aside all partisan feeling. There
has been too much bitterness on such occasions -
this country. Let US see TO II that aouse aa
tuperation OF the candidate who shall be nomlnaieu
at St. Louis, do not pass our bps. Let Us on w,
Centennial occasion. in this second century o. our
! Republic in this respect set an example VI ""a'
| free and enlightened people may do" .,
| That other candidate has since been no . lna.eu
at st. Louis. Let him now gather ms lllen .ss
around his home or his residence and give TEEN ,ie
| like advice Let him counsel them 10 RAISE INC
coming contest above the level OF personal attacA
| into igher and purer atmosphere. l 10 mos mos
iervently hope he will. hope 10 see MIN zi'e w
political opponents the opportunity OF uoihz M.
jus ice, OF sayln. FOR him as say that lie once le
tne light against the leaders Of his own party anu
rescued our great commercial city from tne power
and control OF the worst of men. Let US have the
opportunity of saying Of him, that he has stricken
down corruption wherever II showed It's head, win
out a thought of the political bearing OF MS actlon
LIE. him bear the banner o, reform, but DO II IKE
true knig hit. Then Will our campaign this year be
worthy Of the AmericanipeOple and OF their leacers
| then will personal abuse be confined TO the 10"
and Wi gar Of both parties, and hud no sanction IN
| the leadiug journals Then when in this centsn-
NAL year have thus returned 10 the way o. our
fathers will make 1t harbinser OF greater good
to cur country, than that year when was born
| with our national independence.
| But time admonishes me To bring these desultory
remarks to u close. | have fallen short OF the de-
mands Of the occasion and your Just eNpectiiOns
Ii Is great occasion. Never since the landing on
| Plymouth Rock has the Nation kept such holiday.
II j. a great occasion for Vermont Through twenty
six wears our Fathers tOiled and labored- suffered
and BLEED for the right to enter the Union Of the
! States. To-day no member has place OF higher
| honor This dav j. welcomed throughout the nation
- the greatest auksgiying ever celebrated In II
We cross the line Of centuries and commence auOth
er period OF our national existence Looking back
/ ward forward we discover abundant reason why
we should greetthi morning with the roar ni reJnlc
ing cannon, and flash upon the darkness Of tonight
the blaze Of universal illumination II Is high !
uri, cre to stand before the people to-day gathered
| In mighty audience. in thousand places to recall
to their minds the virtues and the CORY OF their au
| ccstors II j. grand experience. surrounded hy I
the morning glOrie- Of that century standing before
its ouSu gate, to see spanning the entire hofikou
| the bow Of future promise 10 postcrlty anu 70 /
humanity. Ours j. a glorious heritage indeed. To !
learn how our fathers gained IL for i also 10
learn how We and children preserve it. II !
was not gained without mighty sacrifice It cannot
be preserved without watchtul care have sought
in an imperfect way before you tile principles
hv the use of which Fathers gained the liberties
which We enjoy by which they became great and /
their children prosperous Let the song OF thanks,
giving ascend from choir Of forty million votes
let IL theme De "A country stretching from Ocean TO
ocean from the dark forests Of the tar Northwest to
thehlmv airs sftropcl -aac- with IT. mines Of
gold ami silver All All metal- fertility in all that
Sustain. human life and promote, human comfort
inhghi,,l II, an Intelligent and progressive peoul.
give thanks Tor the free constitutions under which
- - H. ~ ,i,..-r ,,i.e i..o--Iatnre. f,~
their love Of education their general industry. fr-
pafify truuerauce and .uferrri.y Lctit be said in
fg.r praise that they welcome to the protection Of
fher ilg The oppressed of ever, land tnat no slave
i,e- beneath IL folds that no faint color ac
rident of birth excludes any man from the highest
il.yes which that flag frorrfs and let II pro-
i7,, -. fliqfv f,ef ~ tbe Government under
which We, live has na,g been tested bv she heats Of
century bv foreign war and domestic rebellion bv
AN rho a5citsurs and all the events which have /
wrecked other governments, while it has only de- |
mou.trtel the Strength Of ours because Ut that st
greater ami more momeutou- tact that the strength
Of our government consists in the honor the uatrio
i'm and tho iute the rorraud II these virtues
can h., tr....r,i our nation lll endure. a, long "a,
earth endures until the fountains OF the great deep
are broken up and the elements themselves dissolve
ia frrvent heat \ great thank giving OF the people
of l,ui,rher, 8 millions in mum Der +. an occasion
of mighty significance. when like ours it demands
of M md world lie recognition Of rh, principles Of
popular government based upon tbs virtue
Of the people. II reduces tle service of
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