Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-08-01

ilLternto and therefore unfit for the high Of
fee Of President But the people looked be-
You'd the manners and bohod Che man and
ono dry ho took q little trip out Co Gottvs.
burg. and thoro delivered IN % few words. au
urntion that the youth OF future ages will 70.
cite long after those men who ridiculel him
will have been forgotten. A like complaint
was made against Graut-ho was not high
toned enough 10 suit the dudes but the peo-
pie did not listen to their faultfnding the
man whom Lincoln and the country had look
cd 10 for three years 10 save the nations life
they regarded o. q fit man for President and
once more the common sense Of the country
prevailed For himself. the speaker said, be
had rather follow the mass Of men than any
one man be believed that everybody was
wiser than anybody that the popular iudg-
ment was generally the safest. When be
started out as a young man. be said, be was
something Of @ theorist He eschewed both
tobacco and rum be did not think it right TO
use them but he soon found that il be refus-
ed to associate with anybody who did use
them his companions would be dreadful few
He had lived 10 learn that the people who
were guilty Of the faults Of which be was in
nooent oftontimes possessed virtues OF which
be could not boast Large organizations Of
men are only possible when they consent to
overlook their little difference The real an
linus Of the Independent movement he deciar-
ed 10 be free trade This question Of free
trade versus tariff he said, was a puzzhng
one to many people In debating ii IN his
own mind he had bit upon this solution Of it
II the free traders are right IN their theory
then an examination Of the facts ought 70
show that articles Of common use are higher
under our present tariff laws than they were
during the period Of low tariff in 1aje 80
nd h.A J. E.,I 40 ~, q.
In a long list which he compiled he found
there was not a single article but that was
cheaper now than then among farming i'm
plements not one but that was 80 per cent
cheaper On the other hand, wages have ad-
vanced since that time from 20 10 40 per cent
1t might be answered that the reduced prices
Of articles Of manufacture had been brought
about by the invention and use Of superior
machinery but how would this have been
possible without protection
Mr. Blaine, the speaker remarked. has been
long before the public and is sound Oh every
subject On the tariff question he has left
DO one in doubt as to his views. The Amer
lean idea Of which be is At the present time
the most conspicuous exponent is the very
essence Of patriotism. But, is somebody
ready to ask what about the Nulligan let
ters r, Well, what about them Rightly W.
derstOod. said Mr. Horr they do not reflect
IN the least upon Mr.. Biainos character. Did
be profit by his purchase Of the stock which
they refer TO On the contrary he lost heav-
iiy, and not only that, but he reimbursed tha
friends who had lost 10y like investments
made through MS advice. Biaines nOmlna-
ton at the last national convention, he said
was q foregone conclusion. Had the dele
gates there present cast their ballots without
previous consultation or agreement each for
the man Of his choice Blaine would have re-
ceived the nomination by 81 overwhelming
majority The speaker himself had the hon
or 10 be q member Of that convention. having
been chairman Of the Michigan delegation
and he knew whereof he affirmed. The con
vention IN looking for a man 10 balance Blaine
had selected General Logan. and be regarded
1t As q wise choice Logan was d strong man.
al honest man, and had an honorable record
Is u soldier. To be sure, some Democratic
Pathfinder has come out charging Gen. Lo-
gan with having sold slaves before the war.
But It would be a. fair, said the speaker, 10
charge St. Paul with the acts which be con-
United before his conversion TO Christianity
as 10 charge Gen. Logan now with acts com
mitted by him before he had seen the light Of
Repubicanism. In those days Gen. Logan
was q Democrat, ana 1t was foolish piece Of
business for 3 Democrat 10 come out now and
charge him with having simply lived up 10
the doctrines Of his party The Independent
dudes accuse Logan with being illiterate
but nevertheless he always managed 70 make
himself understood. The fact Is, said Mr.
HorE, even Congressman are not always ca
pabie OF using good English, and perhaps
there are none OF them, with the exception
Of Mr.. Tyler here nodding toward Hon. j.
". Tyler and myself who invariably use cor
rect language. Laughter But they also
charge Gen. Logan with bcing ignorant Of
good manners they say that at table ne eats
with his knife Well. said Mr. Horr there
Is where fully sympRthize with Gen. Logan
tine fact Is, this FORK business has been tine
bRne Of my existence Prolonged laughter
and applause.
These charges against our candidates are
terrible, 10 be sure but whom have the Dem
ocrats nominated that these Independents are
so ready TO support Did they select for
President one Of their tried leaders and fore
most representative men, like Bayard OF
Thurman, VI even Butler. Oh, no They
were men who had records they were too
vel known they had too often expressed
their views. Someone must be selected who
had never gaid OF done anything 10 indicate
what might be expected OF hin. such man
was wanted, and Cleveland filed the bill To
institute q comparison between Cleveland and
Blaine would be too ridiculous. be might
say something IL regard 10 MIR. Cieveland's
private character, bat he was not engaged In
that kind Of q campaign. In his official char
acter a. Governor of New York Ny. Cieve-
land was entitled TO the credit Of having We
toed every measure coming before MIN which
was calculated 20 benefit the vorkingmen.
For Wee President the Democrats had nomi-
mated Thomas 4. Hendricks, a man whom
NJ. Curtis once sticmRtized o. zone OF the
yilest OF Indiana copperheads and a cop
perhead OF the Indiana variety mad always
been acknowledged 70 be little worse than
any other breed Hendricks declared the war
a failure, and did al lac could TO oppose it.
such Is the man whom the old soldiers are
now asked to support Poor Democrats o."
exclaimed the speaker, you were born to
blunder, and you have always improved your
opportunities. The speaker had lately Wis
tied twelve states Of the Union. and In all Of
them good crops were IN process Of growth
or harvest. The Lord himself is thus canvas
sing for Blaine for II IS AZ acknowledged
! fact that when the people are happy and
/ prosperous they vote the Rspubiicau ticket
and vice versa. IL is the custom OF Demo
cratic politicians 10 60 about trying 90 dis
courage lRbOrlng men and make them think
that they are abused bui the fact still re-
mains that IL no other country upon the face
] Of the earth can poor man so easily estAb-
/ e. q
I tency as IN our own land. The homes of our
country-they constitute its main strength
and independence, and the influences which
/ emanate therefrOm are more indispensable
/ than any other which can be named said the
/ speaker and his closing injunction to young
/ men was TO build up good homes and vote
the Republican ticket gil the time
/ In this brief report Of Mr.. Horn S two hours
/ speech II Is impossible TO embody the many
/ humorous touches and brilliant passages with
/ which 1t Rbounded and which the audience
/ greeted with laughter and applause that were
well nigh continuous At the conclusion Miss
Mozart sang a solo Mr. Markham followed
with one Of his original campaign songs,
which was encored and the meeting closed
with a selection by the band. Following the
meeting at the hall there was a grand display
Of fireworks on Main street
West BrattlebOrO.
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