Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-30
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN,
RouslNe REPUBLICAN RATIFICATION.
A Meeting to Endorse the state 1icket-
Immense Assemblage- Speeches from
Governor Elect Foraker, senator
Edmuuds and Others.


tulIy l'U 'uouSanu persons Ncle p'1se".'
Among The vice Presidents were cN-IreSl-
dent Arthur, Senator EVarts, Senator
V,rrFr NIfunr AlonZo r. Cornell John
niu,,,,,,t >tr,,r
'@'"" N9'"', a. W pm. ~. -,
ChaUuCey NJ DepeW, anu OoFhellus van
derbllt The platform was crowded with
,,eT eminent in the Republican party,
n ,,,o,,,, otbor, wore senator Eyarts.
ahd "n,o'S o'''''' T,r,i.,r So,,'
J.i H. Choale' HoNtr"o' tl'O'
ator Edmuhds, ten Joseph Di'i' II"
Davenport, Cornelius y. Bliss and others.
MIR bliss called the meeting to
IL, r,,,l ,,o,,,ir.,,d r,.enh n Choote
oSue' anu "o'''' ','.'t,,', lf,ar , hr;af
fOV permanent chalrlnah' AlIer prIel
adllre.s Ivy Mr.. Choate, resolutions ap-
proving the platform Of the saratoga con,
VcMtIuu, and pledging the support OF all
Republicans to the state ticket were
read and adopted. Inc chairman thth
introduced GuNernor-clect FORAKER. In
tbe course of his remarks, GOV. FORAKER
s'aid wv hen the RcpuOllcans went ont
bands playing ana faEs liylnG ana every
! man standing SIX feet nigh ana look
/ ing the world square IN the lace NO
body was iinding fault because the hertSy
of secession had been Shot 10 dtath on the
battlefield nor because the coioreu race
hau peeIi tlilL 'Ili,e" "l,' 9PTu,t9 P"S
Old Irishman is broken up and the Demo
ing Industries OF the country, amu thrown
,iJn U,', ", n,e thev IN
vented postal card with the goddess of
liberty printed in the corner, but our
Democratic friends changed all that and
Issued postal c'ru WIN tne laCe III
da mu,i"1 reinntnn, which has cansad ai
the trouble in this country since that
time There is no place in the Demo
cry: a,,.... =, .,,,..,,,e l,.,,., ,,oo,,
cbart,nd Vim Nynvin,t the hlnndv shirt in
Ohio did NOT talk about If to make
trnuhlp bnt only to mt an end to all
tronhie me SGuth dies MT want any
fTht ;rbnv I,nt ali thev wanted twenty
vsar. agn ~ i voice Tyon he'll "TherG
US a line whom thev claimed a south
CaroIlnaian was four times MS GOOD as any
Northern man We chnnned that ont of
them win the sabre and nnnched if ont of
ther Win Tho hnvonet, The snpaker
conriuded as fnlIows. Give ms n RESPONSE
from tba Stnta NJ Nay Work. in Novemher
similar to Thai we yave in Ohio in Octo-
her Gallant Jnhn Wise in VIRGINIA. will
break the back OF The solid south I os SO that
Nav Vori;' hnt wa want the wboIa a,rth
Viroinia INCLUDED :,
-
senator Edumnds's speech.
After Gov. Foraker had spoken, Mr.
Cho.ta irtroincad Senator EImnnds ne
49, ..,'n,,a ~ pn,,,,,Iia,n frn,,, Va.
'he Si"',u Wv i'ep"Di'O'i iio
mont, to whom the party mas always looked
for counsel in time of need" The audi
ence ros. as one man when Mr.. Edmunds
,dronoaa +o tho front of tho nl.+for,, o,a
az ~ Wv .;fon,D,,. l',,i -, ~ Gnu
cheeleu nh, nooneio"ei9' ui'l nc SUI
geStively exhibited his watch and raised
his hand
"Gentlemen." he said ''if YOU who are
soe.gar to use vour voices viii wait tiu n
81 co., ~ vs.. T,i wa, 'iii d
week IRON iieAV uesu"S n'SnU' 'neh you
can shout yourselves hoarse over the vic
tory OF that day. | beg tnat You Will keep
your throat powder dry and let my weak
voice be heard. do not intend to ask
you to listen TO my commentary on
the declarations OF Gov. FORAKER III regard
to the labors OF the Republican party.
have only TINS TO add that an experience
of 20 years in the Senate compels me to
sa: that not "a single e measure ne" OF leglsla-
ton ioI. the welfare OF the ehllre country
has zen passed except against the opposi-
tlon,o1 the majority OF the Democrats i'll
botn houses OF Congress Nearly every
Democrat III congress voted against max
ing men trte ~ THIS country and against
equal rights They voted as the Tories do
IN England and the bourDonS in France.
What Kind OF Democracy IS thisY Every
progressive measure passed since the war
has been the work OF the Republican
party against the almost solid opposition
OF the Democrats. Let me for moment
refer to what Gov Foraker has said about
the freedom and purity OF the ballot in the
Southern States. Every Congressman
when he arrives in Washington becomes a
representative of New York because
he helps to make laws for this
State. Therefore every fraud in the South
is "a fraud against you and me, and ne
man would dare to declare that | have no
right to say 50. If there is one thing
worth preserving in this country it is a
man right to think as he believes he
ought to and to speak what he thinks
II maintain the right of Il man to be a
Democrat or Republican as he pleases,
but he must feel his responsibility ion
good government. lie cannot Shift that
responsibility to the leaders of his party.
So we have no occasion to complain when
there are sometimes differences with
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