The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-08-29
WEDNESDAYS REPUBLICAN RALLY.
A Rousing Demonstration-TJib Procession
and the speaking

The Republican rally held in this town
on Wednesday was very enthusiastic
and enjoyable affair and must result in
awakening the Republicans of the county
to a realization of their duties and re-
sponsbilitcs in the coming election. The
day was perfect. A heavy rain the night
before cnuctually laid the DUST and the
air was neither too warm nor too cool for
those taking part in the procession or
listening to the speeches. People were
present, we believe, from every town in
the county. They began to come in car
" in the morning. BY noon there were
not less than 5000 on the streets. Flags
were flying from many of the business
blocks. some of them being deliberately
decorated.
THE PROCESSION
was formed at the fair ground at eleven
o'clock. 1t was headed by the Middle
bury brass band. b. Cobb, leader;
Milton A. Brooks. drum major-followcd
by a troop of fifty horscAen; carriages
with the speakers and Hon. J. W. Stew
art, j. NJ. Slade. president of the local
Blaine and Logan club; Hon. George W.
Grandey, Addison county ember of the
Republican State committee, and llon.L.
ID. Eldrcdgc. chairman of the county Re
publican committee; the West Cornwall
cornet banda second company of hors O.
men and carriages. The calvacade was
fully quarter of mile long and pre-
scented fine appearance. The line of
march was through Court street to Cross !;
Cross to Pleasant; Pleasant to Washing
ton; Washington to High; High to Sem
mary; Seminary to North Pleasant;
thence through Main and South Main to
Dnrly avnnnn Dorl, uvpntIp N (,rpnp n M
so back to Main street. A dress parade
was had at the Main street railroad bridge
and hearty cheers were given for Blaine
and Logan and the flag. The procession
then disbanded. Col. Thad. NJ. Chapman
of Middcbury was the chief marshal :;
Col. L. \. Hamilton of Salisbury, Capt.
Wallace W. Dewey of Middlebury, W.. b.
Child of Weybridgc, assistants.
THE SPEAKING
began at two O'Clock in the afternoon.
a stand had been erected on the north
side of st. stephens church. and the au
dience occupied seats on the rising
ground in front of the stand. Numbered
fully 5000. On the platform were the
speakers, James NJ. Shade, who presided:
Hon. John W. Ste wait and a number of
prominent men of the town and county.
Music was provided by the Middlcbury
brass band, which occupied the band
stand.
After music Mr.. Sladc introduced Hon.
John |. Gilbert of Malone. y. V. as one
who at the Republican national cOnven-
ton did all in his power to secure the
nomination of Senator Edmunds. but was
now an earnest advocate of the election
of Mr.. Blaine.
Mr.. Gilbert spoke for about an hour.
making a clear, calm, straightforward
statement of the main points ut issue and
the reasons why the Republican party
and its candidates should prevail in the
coming contest. Though from New
York. he was. he said. also from Yer
mont; and whatever of service he had
been able to render was due to his Yer
mont home and the Vermont institutions
which it had been his privilege to enjoy.
lie knew Vermont was poor field for
Republican missionaries, and the most
he hoped t. do was to refresh the memo
rics of the audience with respect to what
the Republican party had accompl shed
and point out to them what remained for
them rs Republicans to perform. The
idea at the basis of the Republican party
! was free representative government.
such as Ncrmontcrs had enjoyed since
| the \ Orkcrs were driven out. So the
work of the party will never be finished
till all citizens of the Union enjoy the
same privileges that Nermontcrs have.
Every man has certain rights which 9th
ers are bound to recognize and protect.
But for that principle the Republican par
ty would not have come into being. Each
of the parties-the Republican and the
DemOcratic-ha distinctive character
M. l1nf hp ont
from Il review of the deeds of the parties
just as we come at mans character by
looking over what he has done by
their fruits We shall know them " apple,
to political parties as well as to men.
And we predict future action of parties
and men from past conduct. The Re
publican party said that slavery should
not be introduced in the territories, anG
finally the rebellion broke out. 1t is Sait
that the Democrats assisted in putting
down the rebellion. But war Democrats
were not true Democrats. The true
Democrats were those called copper
heads" When the war was over the
Republican party set to work to pay the
enormous debt that had been incurred
They believed Mr.. Blaine, who said &" Il
will cost great deal to pay that debt
but it will cost great deal more not t
pay it, They would pay it, they said
because it was right that it should be
paid The Democrats, ON the Other
hand, said it never could be paid. An,
so it has been when any great question
has come up; the Republicans have
sought to find out the RICH
thing to do and have done it.
a change is demanded, there is NJ
other party than the Democratic int
whose hands the government can be Civ
en-. The record of that party for tn,
past 20 years was examined. 1t has op
posed all the wise and salutary measure
proposed by the Republicans. liendrick
) said the emancipation proclamation wa
A a weak thing. Can more mOnstrou
/ proposition be conceived of than this
! Then. when we proposed to give colore'
t men civil rights and political power. tn
Democrats opposed us. We have bee
o ut times aggressive, but We have ais
e been progressive. 1t is said that tn
+ Democratic party has reformed. Blu
n there is no reform for a party. Anothe
-. way to see what the Democratic party is
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