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The Republican Rally a. St. Altans.


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The Republican Rally at St. Altans.
GREAT MEErIyG-AE ATTENDANCE Of sEy
ERAL THoUsAND-AN ENTHU sIhsTlC DE
MoNsTRAT1oN.
CONDENSED from Thursdays Messenger
The Republican mass meeting in the park
this afternoon, was one of the most success
full of the kind ever held in this vicinity
The audience numbered several thousan'
persons, including many representative mel
of the party aud large number of ladies
The ''fun" began when the Garfield ant
Arthur club of Fairfax, to the number o
200 persons, arrived about noon, in proces
sion of some thirty-fve double and singl
teams, accompanied by the Westford Cor
net Band and Fairfax fife and drum corps.
At2 O'Clock, there was quite crowt
gathered in the park; and about the SAINT
time large delegations arrived from Swantor
and towns on the line Of the Missisquo
Railroad, and were escorted to the PARK by
the Brigade Band The Swanton delegation
was accompanied by the Swanton Corne
Band. There was considerable number
of Republicans from Grand Isle county alsc
some from Chittenden and Orleans counties
Gov. Smith presided, and vice-presideni
was appointed for each town in Franklin
and Grand Isle counties.
Gov. Smith made brief Introductory
speech, congratulating the audience on the
favorable auspices under which they had
gathered. He said it was long since an elec
ton had been pending. when the issues were
more momentous than now. What has
caused this vast uprising? From the coast
of Maine TO the Pacific slope there is one
united sentiment among Republicans. The
issues of this political campaign are Of vast
importance, and arouse a spirit of activity in
the entire party. They are issues that strike
at the vital force and energy of the Govern
ment After more remarks of like tenor,
he introduced Vicc-President Wheeler as 3
gentleman of high character and standing
who in all the political conflicts of twenty
years, had stood manfully by the right,
Vice-President Wheeler was received with
enthusiastic cheering.
| SPEECH or vIcE-PEEslDESr WHEELER.
Vr. Chairman and Republicans cf l'er.
mont:
| With all the boosted freedom of the good
old Green Mountain State, there is one man
here to-day under duress and am that man
and the despoler of my freedom is your wor-
| thy Ex-Governor. surnamed Smith. With n
merely colorado warrant of authority, he
caused my presence here to-day TO be adver-
tise,!, well knowing that would not dare to
turn my back upon my old boyhood home,
| Just over the eastern hills which skirt your
beautiful town.
The Governor called at my house in Ma
lone a few days since, and spoke of this
meeting. He said he had already engaged
all the oratorial ability that was needed j;
that nothing could be- or would he, expected
of me in that line !h"' H." simply wanted
something in the wa SHOW, and as
| had been travelling in that capacity with
the administration for the last four years he
thought would just fill the bill. A COM
plimentary, plain-spoken man this ex-Gov-
ernor of yours. He forgot that John Adams,
our Vice President, in his inaugural address
in 1889. said, in identical words, that the
Vice Presidency was respectable situa-
ton" adding that he was ''unaccustomed
TO refuse any public service, however dan
gcrous To his reputation or disproportionate
to his talents" These words of Mr.. Adams
have been wonderfully comforting to me
during my official term, particularly those
declaring the Presidency respectable
situation" My shrunken and attenuated
frame shows you how onerous have been
my official duties, confined maiuly to
keeping the obstropererous Senators from
Vermont in order in tho Senate Chamber,
But the Vice Presidency has its trials. The
great trial is in attending church, my life
time habit, learned here in New England.
ought to find consolation, but l go away, too
often, with my spirituality greatly rolled.
To hear the minister pray in turn for the
President, his cabinet, both Houses of Con-
.sre=-,-r--z tr-iiienic Court, The Governorsand
Legislatures Of al! the States and every indi-
vidual heather fIom "Greenland's icy noun
tains to lndia's coral strand" and 10 find
my self wholly left ont, gives the man of sin
the advantage OF the upper dog in the
fight.
On one of these occasions in Washington,
when just this thing happened, as | passed
out of church. my old friend, Shelabarger,
of Ohio, locking arms with me, said !:
wheeler the minister was pretty hard upon
you this morning." YES" said |, when a
man is rated below the untutored savage,
who strols in breech clout along where
Afric's sunny fountains roll down their
golden sands, and is past praying for, he is
in q tight place" But afterwards found
consolation it came from your Senator Ed
munds, who said to me, in learning my trials,
''you don't need the prayers and the other
fellows do, and that probably was the view
the minister took of it." While had lin
gering fear that the congregation did not ac-
cept this theory, concluded to comfort my
self with it and have come to have absolute
faith in it. From that time Mr.. Edmunds
has grown wonderfully in my estimation,
and regard him as eminent in psychology as
in craftsmanship. And of your illustrious
Senator in passing have to say, that with
ability as towering as his native mountains
and with character US pure as the breezes
which comes from them, a Nation proud of
its imperial statesmen, will not permit Yer
mont alone to monopoize his reputation.
The Vice Presidency is place of Great
Expectations" rarely, alas, realized. 1t is
getting late now for me to look for the oc-
cupation of the mansion, coveted fear by
some, more than the heavenly mansion-I
mean the White House. While l have
wasted away like Tanner, in my starved ex-
pectations, the President, with all the cares
of his great office, has actually increased his
avoirdupois, and to-day there walks in all
this broad land no sturdier specimen Of ply
steal and intellectual manhood than he. And
he is going into retirement on the 4ih day of
March next, with an eye undimned in its lus-
tire; which can look back upon nearly So
900, 900 of happy, prosperous people, at
peace at home and abroad, whom he has
led out of the morass of shifting. uncertain
values to the solid standard ground of the
world; and whom he has lifted ont Of the
depths of financial depression to the heights
Of universal prosperity. lie can look back
upon constitution successfully defended
against every assault, open or covert; upon
every prerogativc of his great Office jealously
maintained upon National financial faith
impregnable in its integrity and challenging
the admiration of the world upon an ad-
ministration untarnishcd by a single stain and
unrivalled in the history of the Government,
for patriotism, good sense and official clcanli-
ness. Like Duncan. President Hayes
Hath borne his faculties mec., hath been
So clear In his great oiilcc,
that his fame as a wise, patriotic and she
ccssful ruler is forever assured. And Just
where he drops the Government reins, they
are to be taken up by another of like pa
iriotic, sturdy mould. And let il not be
| forgotten that both of these men came out
of New England loins.
Here, Mr.. Chairman, is where the per
formance of the side show naiurally ends and
where Gov Smith said must stop. But
| cannot consent that the Governor shall alto
| geiher deacon off the tune | sing here.
want TO add few words ION my own account.
know it is like carrying Goals TO Newcastle
for a New Yorker to undertake to cnlighten
the Republicans of Vermont They know
full well what the coming Presidential eicc-
ton imports.
IL is always II mystery to me, how you
identify the Democratic party in this State,
for we outsiders never hear OF il except in u
Presidential year. AS little humor is par
donable in the side show, | will give you
my theory of identification | suppose il is
by the application of the Irish test. A son
of the Emerald isle had been sick u long time
and while in that state would occasionally
cease breathing and life be apparently eX-
tinct for some time, when lac would come
| to. On one of these occasions, when he had
| just awakened from his long sleep Patrick
asked him And how'll we know Jenny
when you're dead9 ye'rc after waking up
every time" Bring me n glass Of grog, an
say to me, here's till you, Jenny an il /
don't rise an drink, then bury me" | I'M
derstand there are now Democrats from
abroad travcrsng your State, saying 10 their
party friends Here's till You, Jenny,
and that the party is arouSing itself for qua