The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-26
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THE CAMPAIGN IN VERMONT
HON. WI. A. WHEELER At
ST. ALBANS,
AN ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION.
HIS mASTEKLY SPEECH.
OTHER POLITICAL GATHERINGS.
Especial to the GLoBE.l
BRISTOw AT BRATTLEBORO.
A Large and Enthusiastic Gathering.

A Large and Enthusiastic Gathering.
BRATTLEBoRo, Aug. 25.
Brattleboro was alive to-day on the oc-
casion OF the grand republican rally and
largo numbers gathered to listen to Gen.
Bristow's address. Col. Ki,tridge Haskins
presided with great acceptance, and Col
George W. Hooker was chief marshal
The speakers were escorted TO the grove
by the Brattleboro cornet band and Estey
guards, under the command of Capt julius
j. Estey. After the firing OF cannon,
speeches were made by Gen. Brlstow, Hon.
Dudley c. Denison, member of congress
from the second district, Judge Bcrham
of Loultiana and Hon. Dorman b. Eaton,
chairman of the United States civil service
commission, successor of George William
Curtis. Mr.. Eaton spoke upon Tilden us
pitriot and Tilden ua reformer, substan-
TALLY as follows:
ME-. EAToN's SPEECH
He sad the able speakers had covered
the principal points of the issues of the
campaign; he would touch upon only two
topics. Leaving out Tiden as citizen
and lawyer, he proceeded to consider
Tilden as a patriot. Hc was resident of
New York and knew Samuel J. Iilden
well. When the republican party gave free
men liberty, they gave them power, which
not controlled correctly, might strike
mortal wounds to the nations health. The
south might go down to the beakncss of
San Domingo society unless education and
northern influence give direction to their
vote. We must educate the negro resist
the southern idea of servitude. We would
place the government in hands which
would do as the republicans pledged to do.
Shall it be Hayes, sympathizing with the
north, or Tilden, sympathizing with the
south' That Mr.. Tlden hal and still
holds views adverse to The north, has been
shown in the present house of representa-
tives. The speaker referred to the substl-
tuition of confederate soldiers for manned
Union soldiers in New York. where MIR.
Tilden controls. The private secretary of
Mayor Wickham of New York is former
secretary of the president of the confederate
government. He referred to man
who named his son J. Wilkes
Booth, who was gwen the clerk
ship of the committee on ways and means,
who was only elected after his identity
was proven by congress. The south is in
full sympathy with Tilden and this is
enough. The speaker had in his pocket o
letter written by Samuel J. Tilden in 1860,
10 Judge William Kent, partner of his
(Mr. Eaton's) at the time. III this letter
MIR. Tilden says that the republican party
is formed against the interests of
the country, and based upon false
morality, Upon the right of secession
Tilden, says in the letter that the constitu-
ton recognized the right OF secession, that
wv statNr ait tiSiNi ttettlCT w sitllNltI litS
in the confederscy. 1t further says "there
is no right of coersion when one state Or
ganizes Withdrawal the-e is no hope for
the union, unless the republican party of
1861 recede from their position upon CO.
ersion, and that if Mr.. Lincoln was elected
he must recede from his party AMI come
back upon the democratic doctrine, or the
Union must be dismembcred. This was
almost the literal language of Samuel j.
Tilden. Was be loyal? Compare this let
ter with democratic aflldavits sixteen years
after.
He then referred to The manner in which
the prison system of Ohio, under Governor
Hayes, had been mara gcd The prisons
now pay profit to the rtste of twenty five
thousand dollars annually. Under Gov.
| Tilden Sing Sing prison runs the sia,e of
| New York in debt over one hundred and
forty thousand dollars lie referred to the
reforms IN New York city, the police sys-
TEN, fire department, the board Of health,
| but oil these received no word of cuc0ur-
agement from Gov. Tilden. When the
New York Times exposed the Tammany
frauds, Gov. Tilden, three months after,
seeing death to the democratic party unless
something was done, came ont from Tam
many. His first reform act was performed
at fifty-seven years of age and he now
claims the credit of reforming Tammany.
Mr.. Eaton said, Tilden believes in party
majority; that the voice of the people is
the voice of God and Tilden knows no God
above Tammany Hall.
Nj. Eaton's able address was well re-
ceived. The evening torchlght procession
| aud illuminations were grand affair. 8.