Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-31
rum DnMocnArIc PARTY
As Arraigncd by IA New York Indepcnd.
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ent.
one Of the most eminent and univcr-
sally respected of the true independent |
Republicans Of New York, who believe i'm |
the reform but not in the destruction Of
the Republican party, is the Hon. Sher-
man :. Rogers. of Buffalo. In speech
before the Young Republicans of Brook .
lyu the other evening he said
This political canvas, is not one that
stands still. Tim" and reflection. and the
courage that can always look a iai-chood
ont of COUutcnauCc. have helped it ON
good ways. Applause. Mr. SChUw i~
still pcrHmhulutiug the country with what
must hr even to him a di~agrccablr bur
dcn-his Brooklyn ~pccch-but 1t has
ceased to alarm anybody. The people
have been reading and hearing and brush
ing up their memories of the past. They
have been going through the litc-rccurd Of
James g.. Blaine. Tremendous chccriuE.I
They know that character is not the pro
duct of ii day ora year. hut that in il are the
storms and Sunshine of many years. They
have been looking for the evidence that he
ever dcirHudCd man ont of "A iamhing,
or went back on his promises, and thcy
haven't found it, Applause. They have
been looking for the proof that hc ever
betrayed one of the public trusts which
the people who knew him and loved him
found it. IApplausc. They have been
looking for the proof that in his high
place as a Speaker of the House
of Representatives he ever made a
ruling that was not right. And they
haven't found it. Applause. They have
been looking for the proof that i'm order
TO make money for himself he ever led his
friends into investments which proved
disastrous and which he got out Of after
the manner Of the world and left his
friends To suffer. Andthey haven't found
it, but they have found just the contrary
LApplausc.
They have been looking at him in the
social and domestic relations of life, as ii
son. husband and father. and at him
in the uuietcr walks of his lifcas a citizen
and have been asking themselves what
American has IA purer record. They have
been looking at him also as a, statesman
any mystery that in the tearts of the
PLAN people of whom Mr.. Lincoln used to
speak he is nearer and dearer than any
living citizen except perhaps he two great
Generals of the war, and they are com
PEELED to answer no. IApplause
And so say the canvass is moving on
we all see that the question which con
fronts Us is not that of candidates but the
question of parties. That is the uucSti ion,
and it cannot bc cvadcd. much us "Our
| friends the enemy would like To do il if
| thry could. That ancient tacticiau. Coy
rIuor Tildrn. comes out of the shadows
and fancic> that ne sees the coming bright
ness of a Democratic sunrise. when in fact
the dav which hrrcmembrrs went down in
the west a quarter of a century ago. and
can have no tomorrow. Hear his cry Of
"I.o. the Democratic party comes again
! Go We out to meet it. 40! NO. Nor
| The old mans ~uuruking treble i lost in a
dcafcuing chorus of dissent. Applause
| 'Nut the Democratic party. but cleveland
stand aside, old man Don't YOU see you
are blocking the way tor MIR. Curtis
Don't You see how you are croWdiu- Mr.
| SchurI What do Nuuthiuk the Er,Hiu,
| Post will say about you Tonight. and tn,
TJiucs to-morrow morning." "Ah. yc,
gentleman. see. See. FORGIVE me!
Sec. Yes. ii i, CcyclauG." and ncudiu-
like an Interrogation point hcdi-app,ar~
But uII the same, lrlIpV.citizru.. Iirul,
man j, riuht. f. is the Democratic part,
which comes moi. however. to victory
| I'M 10 iul.m,l,t. "t'nrur. then" We. ,;i\
To that' 'pariv. "thc time i,,hUrt. but tncr,
are two 'Wuck, before the election. / fan
can b, said for YOU"
What have you got to say foryour,clt il