Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-09-01
Democratic Meeting.

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first rally at Union Hall Monday eve
ming. There was large attendance,
and it was the largest political meeting
ever held in the Hall, except the repub-
lican meeting of 1872, when Gen Wood
ford spoke, The adjoining towns and
New Hampshire were largely represent
ed, besides many republicans who were
present from this village.
The ball was opened by Mr.. George
Slate, president of the Tilden Il Hen
bricks Club, who first addressed the
meeting and then introduced Col. o. A.
Brewster of Boston.
Mr.. Brewster's speech was very fair
and candid throughout, and as merely
an opposition address certainly no one
could find fault with it, but its greatest
strength was more in what he did not
say than what he did say. No opposi-
ton to Hayes and Wheeler was express
ed. The silence was equally able as to
the record of the democratic party the
past sixteen years. The greatest ex-
travagance of the evening was the state
ment by Mr.. Brewster that Tilden's let
ter of acceptance was the greatest and
best political document since the Declar-
alton of Independence But he candid
ly acknowledged the services of General
Grant in putting down the rebellion,
and when he added to this how he re-
joiced when he heard the news of Lees
surrender, there was in the hall fear
full and most suggestive silence Where
Tilden had taken $4,000 in fees, he
(Tilden) had saved 100000 to the
treasury of the railroads. And here he
stopped. Nothing was said of Tilden's
income tax on this same $4,000. Nor
is there any reason why he should, for
until Tilden himself explains that mat
ter there is no reason why any one else
should, and that is also what the demo-
cratic papers of New York are saying
to-day.
In speaking of corruptions he only al
luded to those of individual republicans,
which he of course applied to the whole
republican party, but, good man, never
word of corruption did he attribute tc
Hayes, and not a sign about that demo
cratic Tammany Hall steal of fourteen
millions in New York city, nor word
of the fact that Tilden was inside that
ring for seven years and knew not e,
that any stealing was going on, or thai
Tilden himself received $4,000 of Tweed
Sept 8, 1861 [See copy of Tweed:
check to Tilden in another place.
Mr. Brewster alluded to the Hamburg
massacre, which he heartily condemned
though toned it down with reserve, bu
of the political intimidation and muir
ders and assassinations in Alabama, Mis-
sissippi and Louisiana, not a word. Ii
speaking of the great expenses of thu
government, he said not word of tn,
millions we have to pay as pensions t.
widows, orphans and crippled soldiers
nor of the fact that this enormous ex
pense was all caused by the rebellion o
his democratic friends in the South no
of the fact that democratic Congressmel
q from Virginia, Tennessee and George
!, have introduced bills in the Hous
amounting to one hundred and sixt
millions, to pay the rebels for losse
on account of the presence of the Uniol
army all of which would make trl
= fling increase Of the burdens complaints
of Altogether the meeting was fin
success, the silent portion of the speec
being an able vindication of the reput
lican party and its nominees.