Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-08-06
TIE BURLINGTON, VT. FL


Republican Rally.
MEETING OF TIE GARFIELD AND ARTHUR CiUBs
SPEECH EI COL e. II. JOYCE-A DEMO
GRAFT PUTS SOME QUESTIONS AND is AN
swEIED.
The meeting Of the Garfield and Arthur
Young Republican and French Republican
clubs of this city drew TO the City Hall We'd
ncsday evening a large asscmbiagc OF members
of the clubs and citizens. Anumher OF ladies
had seats in the galleries. Mayor Hatch,
Judge Tyler and the officers of the clubs &c
cupied seats on the platform. Hon. Il. ;.
Taft, president of the Garfield AMI Arthur
campaign club, called the meeting {" order
andinvited the Garfield and Arthur girc club,
recently organized, 10 preface the sl'c'hInS
with song. The clu5, which is u double
male quartcttc Of fine voices, accordingly
sang the slcc: Put linn 1hrous!." with
CAPITAL effect. The words and sinrr" I'M
mcnscly delighted the audience and Tie ap-
pla,sc was prolonged till the club rcss' ndcd
with the glcc, shouting for CARMEL and
Arthur" set 10 the familiar tune of Match
Ing Through Georgia" This. also, was
finely sung and amply applaudcd.
Hon Charles II. Joyce of Rutland was
then introduced 10y President Taft, rs one
who spent three or four years in fighting
Southern rebels, and for the past SIX wears
has been fishtng the rcJcl-brigadiers in Con
grcss and who never went into iigit with
any doubt of the result.
Col. Joyce then addressed the meeting in
very pointed and effective presentation OF
the issues Of the day.
col. J0ycE's SPEECH.
Col. joyce said he did not see why any
| Republican should doubt the result of the
| coming election. Was there ever i time
| when the PARTY was more thoroughly united
or prospects brighter? Vermont is always
Republican because her people are lnielli-
gent, loyal and law-abiding. Ii the people
OF every State were equally 50, every STATE
would he Republican.
No more important election than The
coming one has taken place. The question
is whether or not the South shall rule this
country. On that question Vermont should
roll up. if possible a majority Of 10000 in
September. in order to show New York and
Connecticut and Maine that Vermont ha'
nailed her FLAG to the mast, and that there is |
no faltering here. The question is not ol
the control of the government for four years, |
but for four times four years. There are but |
two parties. Divine Providence with the
ample crops, and John Sherman with specie |
resumption have finished the Grccuhack |
party. Under Republican auspices business |
has revived with healthy growth. Our man |
F., L "a,
pcnsation labor is employed the mills and |
FORCES are all running. If our Democratic |
friends ask us 10 vote for a change, they |
must show Us that they can improve
on Republican management. They can't |
do it. The two great ideas advanced !
by the great standard bearer Of the Demo
cratic party in this State, in his speech the |
other day, were that the negro is. inferior 10 |
the white MaA, and that the Democratic |
pariy--tlianhs Ia the fact which Mr.. Phelps |
did not alu,lc to- that the Republicans no
where initiate the ku-kluX and shotgun |
methods of the Southern Democrats can
show its head, and freely advocate its can
tliiatcs in every State. Why did he not tcli |
us how his party was going TO improve on |
the Republican policy in this Nation? This |
Union was saved in spite of most of the men |
who are now shouting for Hancock 1t is |
not the Northern Democracy that controls |
that party. There are honcSt and loyal |
Democrats in Vermont; but tEcy have little |
influence in their own party. The Solih
crners control the party in Congress, though |
there are 81 Southern Congressman and Il |
Senators who would have TO give place 10
Republicans, if the people in all the South
ern States were IS free to express their choice
by their votes. as We are.
In considering present issues, Col Joyce
l, ~ lt.l
not been introduced and pressed in Con
grcss by the Democratic leaders. Those
issues are:
LIST Shall the United States election lass,
designed TO project the hallot-box from
rougis and repeaters in the large cities and
from the ku-kiux in Southern States, lac re-
pcaled?
End Shall claims of Southern rebels for
losses by the war he paid? Such
claims, aggrcgaiing billions of dollars
were introduced in the 4ilh Congress and
have been steadily pressed in subsequent
sessions. II. as Democratic orators tell u.s.
there is no thought Of paying these claims,
why have the Democrats in Congress been
so earnest TO procure the repeal of the clause
requiring claimant to prove his loyalty
during the war!
3rd Shall C.. -chsi- - nut on 4 nar. with
thu defenders OF the flag in the United States
army, and on the pension lists.
4h. Shall the National banking law I've r.
pealed and the country thrown back on the
old wildcat system of State banks oi issue?
9Th Shall The tariff laws he ~ changed as
to close every Northern iron mill, and wool
len factory, and marble quarry!
These issues were all forciblv sci forth.
Abiding TO the National candidates. Col.
Joyce spoke Of Gen. Gafiicld's humble
origin. The fact that he was the son OF poor
parents might lower Inn in the estimation
of the Democratic nominee for Governor Of
this State; but not in his (Joyces> cstima-
lion or that of most of his hearers. Gen
Garfield Is a statesman, right, and on record,
on all the great questions, political and iinan-
cial lie had watched and admired linn fer
years, as the Acknowledged Republican lead
or of the House Of Representatives; AMI
there was but one public man he would
place before him-our own Elm,inds. If
elected he will I've worthy successor of the
present honest President and pure Admins
traiion. lie would take no laurel from
Hancock brow: hut it does not follow that
We should vote for him, because We al
nit his sallantry and service as soldier.
The Democracy once before tried 10 cover
themselves with soldier uniform, an!
then with Horace Grcclcy's white coat
but tine ASS ears still stuck ont. Now they
are masqucrad.ng in Hancock uniform
with no better success. No one knows what
flancock's opinions are on any Of the great
public questions But If elected, we know
that he will hc controlled ly The men that
elect him. We look behind his batteries,
over which flies what seems t. h. Il Union
ilag AMI W. see that the color Of the sup
porting lines is not blue hat cray. We are
not yet ready To resi- IN the government TO |
such hands. Let Vermont do her full duty |