Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-08-18

believe In the speedy payment Of the natlona
be doubled and the hanks blotted out. They framed
platform to suit both the hard-money and the
| soft money men. Tilden is somewhat . master o.
words; Men Of no principles or convictlons IRE.
| quently substitute words for both. They taid "a
the hard-money men, Here is . Republican gov
erument who said in 1875, let there be resumption
On or ;% before January lst is.s: Ihs hard-m9nsy
the soft money men wished to strike out the date.
That platform 10 q ricketty thing. Mothers, how
ever, arc said to love their ricketty offspring best,
sometimes. and perhaps 1t is so with the trainers
OF this platform.
As to Tilden's letter Of acceptance You have
political principles guiding you in direction or
another suppose you have an ofhce rendered
you. IL would not take you long to give your
reasons for accepting or rejecting it. Here We
have an incubation Of Eve weeks The candidates
had conference at Saratoga. II vas desirable
that there should be q union Of sentiment on the
currency and the national debt. Gov. Tilden says
The proper time for resumption is the time when
wise preparations shall have ripened perfect ability
TO accomplish the object with certainty and ease
That Will inspire coincidence and encourage the re
vivins of business" May not the millennium pos
sibly come before that can happen under Demo-
cratic administration When you want TO get at
the financial views OF Tildsn and those OF Hen
dricks read both letters. You will then retire in
confusion.
Tilden speaks as though it was the fault OF the
Republican party that we have so large 4 national
ueot. am free to say that If the Democratic par
~ gets INTO power--the men Who dominate and
carry Tilien in the hollow OF their hands-we shall
have repud aton, abnegation OF the rights of the
colored race, and the fastening upon Of hundreds
oil millions OF dollars. When the great came
upon US the leader of the Democratic party, Bu-
chanan, said that he pOwerless to coerce a
ktate into submission by force-powerless to deal
WIN the rebellion with military force. II any
southern State called for aid he was powerless 30
II condnued until Lincoln took the chair occupied
BY the man OF whom Tilden an earnest disciple.
A debt OF about hye thousand millions vas incurred
in the conduct Of the war. OF whicn about three
hths has been paid and about two-hfths remain
unpaid. To its payment the national honor is
pledged and honest men will see that t is faithful
ly carried out. Applause. You will see to it that
reputation does MT obstruct the Imation OF
this honest purpose that those do not get into
power who will say, This is not debt. Congress
must leslsate and the executive must act. The
Constitutional amendments simply command
the government to do its duty. viii those " no
fought against you in the field take overmu ch
trouble 10 see that the debt Is paidl
II we have contracted a large oebt under Repub-
lean rule, bad as some say II is. ther els something
si6 l5O.00,OJJ; in 1870 il was OtOtvO it
having nearly doubled III the decade. In 1860
the Manufactured products OF this country amount
90 Is The country ruined,
when the advocates of Tld@n and Hendricks at
tsck the leaders OF the Republican party Who have
slorihed It's ex stence, and when these attacks
directed at man who. when 1ilden was enga yed in
printing reasons 10 discourage the people and tho
suVeInment~as engaged in the war ,nting for his
country, he viii be defended and the party will bs
defended. Prolonged applause. There are spots
on the sun, there faults every where but thank
God, great heart has beaten alOn. all through the
cluairy and brought US where We nov afe-honor-
ed all through the earth and where not hOnurel.
feared.
On taking his seat Mr. S,oughton re-
cclved prolonged and enthusiastic applause.
Hon. W. &. Shaw moved that the thanks
of the meeting be returned to the speaker
Tor hls able. instructive and eloquent adj
dress, and the motion was carried unan.-
mou>y.
Gen. Grandey was loudly called for. but
gracefully excused himself from speaking
Three rousing cheers were then gwen Tor
Hayes and Wheeler, and three (Which far
ly shook the building) for the orator OF the
evening, after which the meeting adjourn
ed.
Mention should not be omitted of the
Hayes and Wheeler Glee Club, who sang
some eampsign songs in an admirable man
ner, greatly adding to the pleasure Of the
meeting