Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-10-30
SENATOR EDMUNDss SPEECH
AZ the great Republican rally IN View
Hork city last Friday ntght.

~ NMe HEfhN NNeNaMmANNhM rally WV
HorL city last Friday night.
A throng Of 10000 people gathered in
Madison Square Garden, New York, last Fri
day night in response to the announcement
that Judge Foraker, governor. elect Of Ohio,
and Hon. George +. Edmunds Of Vermont
would then speak on the issues Of the New
state canvass. The meeting was presided
over by Mr.. Joseph II. Ohoate, who made a
short opening speech, introducing in due
time Judge Foraker, who spoke for an hour.
In introducing Senator Edmunds, Mr.
Choate said You will now have the pleas
ure Of hearing the man to whom Republi-
cans everywhere have always looked for
counsel on every great occasion, that grand
old Republican hero, Senator Edmunds Of
Vermont" The audience rose az one man
when Mr.. Edmunds advanced TO the front Of
the platform, and cheered him vociferously,
until he suggestively exhibited his watch and
raised his hand and said
II you gentlemen who are 20 eager to use your
will wait until week from next tuesday night
then you shout yourself hoarse over the victory
Of that day. tApplause.l l beg you, therefore, 10
keep your throat powder dry and let my weak voice
make itself heard within the small compass Of this
building don't intend to ask you to stay to hear a
repetition Of or a commentary upon the magnificent
declarations that Gov. Foraker has made concerning
the history and the operations and the intentions OF
the hepubuchn party only nave Just 70 huu IRON
experience OF twenty years face 10 face With the
Democratic party In the Senate Of the United States
that Il a only true TO say that single measure OF
legislation for tho interest aud welfare Of the people
for the preservation Of s liberties for the protection
Of its Industries for the security Of ts inhabitants
from end Of the country 20 the other, has ever
passed except against the vote Of majority OF the
Democratic party in both houees. fApplausel Near
ly every Democrat In the Senate Of the United Slater
voted against making men free In this country on.
y twenty years ago this very time nearly every Dem
ocrat ia the Senate Of the Uniied States, on tbt
| yeas" and mays" voted against securing equa
| rights 10 men in this country They voted just AZ
the Tories do In England and as the Bourbons do IL
France. Nearly II not quite every Democrat in the
Senate Of the United States voted against that grand
declaration now 10 the Constitution Of the United
States, that no man should be deprived Of bis right
| a. an American Citizen TO vote for the man OF hit
choice, by Of his his color his previ
| Gus condition In life
/ What kind Of Democracy, should be glad to know
10 that which does these things In the awmaking
Hemblies Of the people that every good measure
repeat, 10 the work Of the Republican party, from
| the beginning Of the war-which was the beginning
| Of the Republican party nearly-H beaten IN on
election IN 1885, It il true, which II recovered from ID
1900 as It has been beaten 10 the last election
| which II will In the same way recover from thre
| years hence tApplausel But In every one Of thes
in every statute of your statute books-everythin
that has been put into your Constitution has been th
work Of the Republican party against the almost sol
| ID opposition OF the Democratic party.