Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-06-30
Ratification Meeting.

rousng ratification meeting was held at Bur-
lington Tuesday evening which, though local
affair, was participated in by large number of
the delegates and spectators who had arrived to
attend the convention on the following day. Stir
ring speeches were made by Senator Edmunds,
Hon. j. W. Stewart, Hon. +. +. Woodbridge and
by Representatives Joyce and Tyler We clip
from the Free Press the following report of the
remarks Of Senator Edmunds and Mr.. Stewart.
MR. EDMUNDs' ADDRESS
at is a good thing to DO remembered that the
government Of this country is the business Of its
every citizen. Every man is as responsible for the
good government of the country as he is for the
correct management of his own affairs II the
people OF the country at large do as well as the
people Of Vermont, and understand their duty as
well, it will be well. Let us understand that this
great republic will be well or ill-governed just
as the people choose If the people realize this,
good government and republican government
will endure forever Other forms Of republican
government have failed because the people did
not attend to their political business Our gov
eminent will succeed as long as the people attend
to it, 1t is great misfortune that there is class
Of people in this town--good people who always
vote the Republican ticket-which do not come to
a meeting like this ! should like to have big
scraper and rake the streets from the hill down
and bring them all in--not because they don't
mean well and always vote right, but because the
affairs Of the country are a business and must be
attended to like any other business. The Repub-
lican ticket should have the first place because it
is going to win and because 1t deserves to win
The ticket combines the promise and the potency
Of success The Republican party wishes the
government 20 managed that every man, regard
less Of creed or race sect or color, shall have
the same kind of rights that we enjoy. 1t wishes
to secure for every man the fair and equal pro-
lection of the law. We have been denounced by
the south and their northern allies who call them
selves Democrats. | have stood in the senate and
asked the southern senators in what the laws we
desired differed from those of the northern states
and they had no reply. 1t has always surprised me
that SO many people in the northern states should
feel it their duty to stand by the Democratic party
Perhaps it is because their fathers were Demo-
Gratis But Thomas jefferson condemned slavery
rs an injury alike to whites and blacks. 1t sur
prses me to see so many of our northern people
cling to the name of Democracy when all OF the
essentials have changed What IL the Democracy?
In Ohio, Indiana, and on it clamors for the ex-
convince anybody with any brains at all that this
Is a delusion' The speaker then referred to the
example Of France and Of our own forefathers
here In New England, and continued: In those
states that went INTO rebellion the Democracy is
the same as twenty years ago. The south is the
Democratic party. Four years ago, In this great
northern belt where schools and churches and
equal rights flourish, the Democrats were able to
same in aim and principle as twenty years ago.
1t has not changed particle. Every southern
senator believes he was right In the rebellion.
He thinks now as then. He believes In an arts
tocracy, in the right of landed people to rule the
country. He believes the common people not fit
to rule-only those who part their hair in the
middle and can read Greek are fit to. The reason
the south went to war was because they saw that
the common people Of the north were going to
govern the country for themselves 1t amazes
me that any intelligent people in this state should
vote that sorrowful and hopeless Democratic
ticket How any Irshman, that believes in the
dignity Of labor, can do so, surprises me-" Sen.
ator Edmunds then referred to the free trade fal.
lacy, making strong argument for the protective
tariff, and continued 81 am heartily gratifed
that this club il to be formed There Is Of course
no doubt of Vermont's action--but small as oul
state is, II will have an influence next September
that no Vermonter can realize. Vermont Is the
thermometer which shows the heat Of the cam
paign. Let see to it that every man puts In his
vote and thus records the honest opinion Of an
honest state. | have known General Garfield fol
many years He Is noble and upright man
He will make as brave a president as he was d
soldier. ! have long known General Arthur
The only serious. difficulty | have, had with
the present administration was when 1t wa,
proposed to remove him from the collectorship Of
New York. No one questions his personal honol
and integrity. | resisted the attempt TO the ut
most Since that time i has turned out that al
the reforms suggested had long before been recon
mended by General Arthur himself and had beer
pigeon-hoed at Washington. He Is brave anc
calm and upright-and yermonter" Senator
Edmunds was frequently interrupted by applause
and as he closed was heartily cheered.
HON. JOHN W. STEWART
was the next speaker. lie said: "When on
honored senator said that the Democratic party Il
the south he struck the, keynote of the campaign
There is nothing Of the Democratic party in tn
north except the organization Governor Stew
art then spoke OF the Chicago convention and re
ferred to Vcrmonts candidate there-an allusio
which was received with three rousing cheers 10
Senator Edmunds-and continued: 1.-THE men ar
better and greater than the platform. Genera
Garfield is the embodiment and incarnation OF GU
principles. lie sprang from the masses of til
people and through his own efforts has risen b
his present position. looked at him in the con
vention az the nomination unexpected and I'm
sought) came TO him. He bore calm and stead
fast face; and | believe that whatever nigh
come he would be an unmoved and steadfast rep
resentative OF the principles Of our party. As /
General Arthur, | am happy to believe that W
could not name a better man The ticket repre-
scnts the hepupllcan party-not an organ, not
machine. The power Of the Democratic party lie
south of Mason and Dixon's line. Are we prt
pared to submit the government OF the country
not TO the north--which might be endurabe-
to the south? The men OF the south boldly dc
clare their purpose to nullify in one way an
another the amendments to the constitution an
the congressional legislation necessary 10 carr
them out They are opposed TO the education {
the masses-to the right OF self-government Al
we ready TO commit the government TO them
The vote OF this state Is assured. Bat 1t Is OF III
last importance that every voter In Vermont o,
presses himself at the polls. the Rovernmer
goes to the south now, II goes for the next twent
ye lrs. The question is, Shall we submit TO soutl
trn supremacy There ought not to be sngl
Democratic vote In the whole state Of Vernon
Let the Republicans Of the state bear their bann,
70 the forefront Of the fight"