Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-08-11
wInoo,Al...1he Democratic Pow Wow.


WInoo,kl---Ihc Democratic Pow Wow.
WINoOskI, Aug. :. 1876.
To the Editor OF the Free Press and Times
The grand Democratic rally at WinoO-ki.
came of this evening a. advertised. Con-
cert Hall was about equally filled with men
and boys A y. Merchant was the great
gun OF the occasion and began by alludIng
to the Republican meetin. held IN BuTling-
ton. az which a gentleman lost his watch.
which unfortunate circumstance he claimed
had never been published by the FREE
Pass. the PRONUNCIATION OF the Interesting
piece OF news beng exclusively confined TO
the S,utinel. The speaker then mentioned
the fact that Gov. Tilden had at last writ
letter, which he pronounced the grand
est and most siatesmanlike document ever
given to the world lie dad not tell his a1di-
enee what the letter meant. probably think
ing his audience were all highly enough
educated to comprehend its short and plthy
sentences. Abiding to the war record Of
Gov. Ilden. be not only claimed that 1t was
all right, beyond dispute, but further as
serted the fact that he was confidential ad-
wiser Of President Lincoln during the war
this intelligence also being probably exclu-
siye with the SeHtiHsl. lie then related
not very apt anecdote IN which the Repub-
lieans were compared to pigs and the Demo-
Gratis 10 puppies. Alter appealing 10 the
prejudices OF his hearers. By a bugbear story
OF some secret society, which has down
with all foreigners" TOR it, motto. he pro-
ceeded to eulogize slippery Sammy, whom
he declared to be Moses, appointed to
lead the people Of this country up
out of the wilderness of Republican
fraud and corruption into that beautiful
land that flows with Democratic peach and
honey, forgetting the tritlng circumstance
that the followers OF Moses had to be purl-
fed and reform themselves, by sojOurn of
of forty years In the wilderness. and that
Moses was never permitted TO enter the
promised land. While pleading earnestly
for return to good old Democratic
times, he did not dare TO claim any
thing for Democracy subsequent to Jack
SON administration. and c person ignorant
of our political history would have been
led into the belief that Jackson was the
last Democratic President. lie eOmpli-
mented Gov. Hayes by saying that he had
been a member OF Congress, and three times
Governor of Ohio, and had not made
single enemy. while our glorious Uncle
Sammy, in his one little office OF Governor
OF New York, for part of a term, has sue
ceeded IN making hosts of them this i GER
tainly very encouraging TO unpopular per-
sons, showing that the more enemies man
can make. the bigger man he is.
The speaking was here interrupted by the
arrival OF detachment of the s.. Mary
Band. accompanied by considerable dele
CATION OF boys from the Third War1.
The speaker did not attempt to give any
proof oi his assertions of Republican cor
"A I,s,,s
posed to take 1t for granted that it was 50.
Ills best hold" was In the recitation oil
campaign poetry, with which his address
was copiously embellished This was about
OF the right quality to suit the mental cali
bre of the younger portion OF his audience.
and was du ly appreciated by them.
Alter the adjournment of the meeting,
number of the unterrltied met IN front of
the wigwam of the Grand SIchcm, (No. },
WinoOski Block, where they found vent
for their peut-up enthusiasm by cheering
for everybody and anybody. An attempt
was made TO form Tilden and Hendricks
Club, but with Indifferent success. the bet
ter part OF the crowd being evidently dis
satisfied with the prospect of reform under
the present condition OF Democracy. y
A passage in the Fourth OF July Grafton
of Hon. l.. + Cnit,euden, in this city, was
taken by some to Indicate higher OPINION
of Mr. Tllden as man than most Kepue-
LEANS hold. What Mr.. Chittenden thinks
of Tilden as politician and can
didate for President appears from his
speech at Rutland on Wednesday. Mr..
Chittenden said he knew nothing OF Illden's
character personally He might be pure
for aught he knew, but he knew that he
had been free-soiler. bunker Democrat,
Tammany leader. and copperhead
during the var, and every word he said or
wrote then was against the country. Tho
associate of Tweed talking of reform why,
he never deserted Tweed until the reiorma-
tion got started and couldn't be stopped;
then he came out and did good service. lie
elsewhere alluded to Mr.. TIlden as born I'M
der tine ewes of Undertook, educated In
the worst political school that ever obtain
ed upon this continent, who with his hrst
milk drew in the perniclous doctrine that
"to the victors belong the spolls. IL Is
cool, said he, to ask intelligent American
citizens to vote for him as q representative
of civil service reform.
W.rERvIILE.-On Monday last. Horace
White and Alex. Messier were brought be-
fore 5. R. Miller, Justice of the Peace, for
fighting, the night previous. Messier was
fined So and costs for carrying concealed
weapons. and White 50 and costs, in all
amounting to nearly $50. p. X. Gleed, of
Morrisville, attorney tor State; NJ. McFar-
land, attorney for Respondent.
Saturday last was the hottest day of the
season thus far The thermometer stood
1909 in the shade and 1879 in the sun
Lewis Messier, while at work in the hay
field of Capt. NJ. Mcfarland, was striker
down by the heat and remained insensible
part OF the time for over two hours. Altar
sundown be Was somewhat improved and
bids fair to fully recover. &C.