Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-02
MIR. PHELPS AT CLIFTON.
Addresses of the Rugby and Clifton Work
ingmen Mr.. Phelps's speech.

Addresses of the Rugby and Clifton Work
ingmen Mr.. Phelps's speech.
The English papers bring reports of the
opening of Workingmen's club at Cliff.
ton, near Rugby, England, at which the
United States minister was the principal
speaker.
At Rugby, on his way to Clifton, the
workingmen of that place presented an
address to Mr. Phelps, in which they said :
We thank you for the kindly interest taken
by you in the. welfare of our class. The
United States of America have been IA mother
to so large II number of English and other
workingmcn who, through divers causes,
have had to seek refuge, home, or scope
Tor their industry, that we feel the greatest
satisfaction Mt this opportunity of expressing
TO you our warmest sympathles for the pros
perity OF your great country. and our admira-
ton of those noble workingmcn who have so
frequently risen to successfully guide her
destiny and maintain her unity, giving in nu-
merous ways bright example to other peO-
pies. We trust that the mutual kindly feeling
and friendly rivalry which animates our two
countries may ever continue, to their respec-
tive welfare and that of the world.
Arriving at Clifton, the chairman of
the Workingmen's club, in the presence
of very large audience presented the
following address to Mr.. Phelps:
MAY it please your excellency, we the in
habilants of the ancient villages of Clifton
on Dunsmore and Newton. whose history
DOoinsday chronicles long before the Norman
Conquest, beg to offer you our warmest well
come upon thu memorable occasion of your
opening our village wOrkingmcn's club. We
thank you for the honor you have conferred
and the kindness you have shown to us and
Warw k,hire generally by coming amongst
us this day, for, us your cXcclcncy has OF late
said, at the Mansion House in June last, the
fraternity and sympathy tn exists between
the two nations depends not on diplomacy or
treaties, but on the personal sympathy and
Not long ago England mourncd the death of
two of your country's greatest men-men
whose earl, days, like ours were spent in
humble homes. Lessons to be gained from
the lives of men like General Grant and Ge.-
eral Garfield probably do more To raise men
like ourselves, and make us aspire to higher
things, than almost any other earthly teach
ing. Many of our relations have sought and
are still seeking, their livelihood IN your
country, and we desire, sir that you, the hon
Ored representative of all sections of the
American people, coming us you do from the
Green Mountain state of Vermont, should UNI
derstand how thoroughly we appreciate your
kindness in hOnOring us agricultural iok in
the Midands of England this day. May this
visit be cmblcmatic OF that thorough union of
love and friendship which exists between our
two great sist.r countries and our earnest
prayer is that unuer Heavens blessing that
bond may long bc continued" CApplauseJ
Mr.. Phelps responded as follows
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