Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-18
An ELOQUENT Appeal.

We all know that vice-President Wheeler is
an able and eloquent man. but few suspected,
what is really the fact, that he is a humorst At
his speech In St. Adams last week, after keeping
his auditors in laughter by his witticisms, he
touched upon national issues thus:
Republicans Of Vermont, this the old conne, between
the old parties with this VAR ation-the Democratic
party has dressed up In blue clothes borrowed for the
Democratic party when sought the life o. nation on
the merry hsh.s Of ysburg leads that party s
control Ss government Il could not destroy, And ,hs
turn Of he a SaSa s
a. failure and said ought I, cease and which, during
70 Union rs rends The air With It's shouts fos ase
man who sdsd IN putting down their rebellion OH could
grateful would they have been in the Of brave
sn man has cd me- have ended thai war many ysa .conal
NY friends there = great mistake In this business
close VIII dad dsuliy discovering Ing lie old Dsmo
cratic cat under all this pretenticus meal.
gallant soldier now noSnse Of The Ds%octs p ps e
%Rsn w wSe
It's channel. deep In cur lives homes and heas
stones and soe with the slaughter loved ones God
s he Say' s. &ssS%
that long weary struggle for the nations life and sealed his
own blood Bui as s stream rss sishsr han Al p
rss S NJ sSo az ne above H.
position. Of rns T. bound BY every eonsdemton 70
fountain OF power the
furnished y the solid soaiG As one handfed and
ne bs@osss,e parry Ss,ween The noh and soath In
t Th Ss eHsn S
The south will control .he Democratic party absolutely re-
war whsa oaats he government IL every dspar s
%sn as NJ, stephens p,oysd conclasyey in his speech At
by secession No. Republicans % Vermont the issue has
p NJ party WHEEL a0S aae
he patty ~ whose stads Up power a By
s ns s OF u. Ss ps a. s ,s
hostile % rss poRq eIed N hatred q New
barsm OF slavery and which down this hour prolssis
assa, every ass q The Sna government in the south
wll You permit THIS nnregenerate southern Democratic
bitterness h.reds and reyeases growing 81 their fruit
ihs party assume power in his country ''' 's''"'
sys sp s s on e e party which
% freedom progress education and equality before the
borne oy Garfield and Arthur resgeIdsni win such
have known Cen Garfield Intimately for the decade
q house, m q M" es AMEN sP On n. OF s
OF private 1--we know well the and outs Of his char
Il. s Ss Ss @ S
Like 'fope's Man Of Ross, he Is
Statesman, yet friend To TRUTH Of soul Sincere
In action faithful and IN honor clear"
Without the early aids Of wealth station by the innate
forces Of his Intellect and nanness he has propelled him
self 70 his present high POSITION losing his sympathy
with the msHses OF his counirymen In Their struggles ior
tss en-; s0sS a
TO this great heared sympathy The heart Of this nation
responding In ull and In November next
will furnish 0en. Garfield, the scholar. the soldier,
and the statesman, with such patent Of nobility
millions OF kings concert al the ballot bon
confer, know equally well Cen Arthur In fidelity to
principles Of Republican party and In
maintain them he Is the peer Of any man Ia the patty. In
executive ability he equals Differing with the president
implication rsnse.ed upon his personal ntesriy Gen.
In the country and only wish the position which he il TO
occupy In the government commensurate with his
ability and caarity Tor high usefulness. hut my fello
Republicans weary you, fou have here New Yorker
whose tanscencs the limits Of the great Empire state
struck the presi-
deney and who has locked horns with the party
southern battle nslds. and IN hard fought pol
cal contest Aud he still ready gore that party any
WHORE within The limits Of the iyeight statee Of the
you fro such sands On the neht q The nrst Tuesday Of
cal hs.vens tl.n usual and donT Yoa dissppo,nl ~