The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-08-29

Mr' OleWaTJ, introducing Jllc ncNJ
speaker said: "lou have with you to-
day another son of Vermont, one of the
soundcst and ablest advocates of Repub-
have the honor of Introducing the Hon.
Roswell G.. llorr of Michigan
Mr. lIorr spoke for two hours. holding
the closest attention of the audience to
the end. and the majority would have
staid twice as long. lie kept his hearers
in excellent humor; but he told them,
too, many things that they ought to
know and will always remember 1t was
as effective II political speech, without
doubt, as was ever delivered in this town
or county. He did not come to Vermont,
he said, with the expectation of making
many converts, for he knew this State
was always right.no matter whether it was
stirred up or not. He had always adj
mired Mr.. Blaine; for eight years ne had
wanted to vote for him for President.
Mr.. Edmunds he knew and appreciated,
but the majority had decided in favor of
Mr.. Blaine; and all he desired was that
the friends of Mr. Edmunds and Mr.. Ar
thur would shout as loudly for the NOM
inee as Mr.. Blaine's friends would have
done if one of the others had been placed
at the head of the ticket. There was such
thing he believed, as loyalty to party.
Without party loyalty there never could
be party with anybody in it. In enlist
ing soldiers for the rebellion he found that
there were very many good fighters who
used tobacco and drank. He did neither
of these things and did not think they
were desirable habits; but the war could
be carried on only by putting in the
ranks those who could and who would
fight. So in political affairs we must
work with those who agree with us in the
main things we are trying to accomplish.
No man was ever more fairly nominated
than Mr.. Blaine. lie is tile candidate be-
cause the majority of the party want him.
SchurI and Curtis were the chief agita-
tors for tho adjustment of the unit rule
in national conventions; yet they kick at
the first candidate named after that rule
had been repealed and favor the man
nomuatcl by the most stringent appica-
ton of the rule. At the Republican con
vention Il resolution was introduced
plcdging the convention to stand by the
candidates it should nominate. The
resolution was Withdrawn because Mr..
Curtis said it was an imputation up
on some members of the convention. 1t
would have been more honorable if Mr.
Curtis had then and there said that he
the man he desired was nominated. But
he remained to the adjournment and then
went off and held another convention of
his own. But this is not the first time
these gentlemen have been down with
this disease. In 1851 they nominated
Fremont. They said that Mr.. Lincoln
was not heightened and literary enough
to be President of the United States.
But Lincoln was elected, showing that
the people a. Il whole are more nearly
right than the book-wormS who philoso-
phizc only to their own ruin. In 1872
they nominated Horace Greeley. and the
Democrats mdorscd him. He might
have been elected had the people not dis
covered in time that every copper-head
and rebel was on his side. The people
were satisfied with the government Gen.
Grant had given them. lie WASN'T an
angel. but we have t. depend mostly ON
men for the carrying ON of govern
mental affairs. This election will repeat
the lessons of 81 and -. The Demo-
Gratis and their Independent helpers will
go to the dust together. In the West
Mr.. Blaine is liked. Both in 80 and so.
though he had been prominent Candi-
date, no one worked harder for the nomi-
nceS than Mr. Blaine. Western men
think that shows the good quality of the
man. Another thing-he has always
stood by the nottingham. Blaine was
for this reason Il protectionist. lie be-
| lieved laborcrs were better otiunder pro-
tective thln free.trade policy. The
speaker said that there was not one of
the articles in most common use that was
not now cheaper than in the period from
- to 90, when the policy of the country
was practically free-trade. lie knew
that frec-tradc was generally taught in
the colleges. but was glad to know that
in Middlcbury there was a college presi-
dent big enough and old enough to know
better. What the Republican party be-
licyes in is the policy of building up our
own country in preference to the rest of
the world. Blaine is liked in the West
because he IS in favor of the American
policy. That policy is not to insult other
nations, but not to let other nations in
suit anyone who claims the protection of
the American flag. Blaine is the ablest
man in the country. On all the great
questions he has shown where he stood.
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