Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-08-03

make this contest is pure and simple free
trade. He tells us in his message that he
does not mean free trade, but our friends
across the water know the meaning of
the English language, and they have
passed Judgment upon that message.
The speaker then went on to show that
home markets were better than foreign,
and reviewed the tariff in general. He
spoke for nearly two hours.
Congressman Butterworth of Ohio fol-
lowed. He first dwelt upon what Yer
mont had done not only at home, but in
peopling the great West. Then he spoke
of the suppression of votes at the South
by the Democratic party, saying, among
other things, that the number of votes
cast for him in his district sufficed to
elect ten members of Congress from the
State of Mississippi Continuing he said
81 wish also to say to my Irish friend, if
there is one here, that if there is any man
who onght not to vote the Democratic
ticket, that man is the Irishman.
could if l had time show how every Lon
don paper has gone wild with accama-
ton at the passage of the Mills bill The
Democrats say that they are revising the
tariff. but their revision is the same as
removing the foundation stones OF
house. What is the tariff? Now for the
benefit of the young voters, will explain
it. Supposing that was manufacturing
cigars in Mobile and paying workmen
Sl.50 per day, while another man was
manufacturing them in Cuba and paying
workmen the starvation price of 10 cents
day; the tariff will raise the price in
this country of the Cuban cigars to that
for which the Mobile cigars must be sold.
The money is paid, not to the manufac-
turer, but to the government. This is a
nation of laborers and labor cannot be
dignitied by laws. Labor may regrade it.
self, but labor can degrade no man.
Cannot you trust the North with its
own industries? Does protection protect?
As an abstract proposition a man has
a right to buy where he can buy cheapest.
But we cannot compel part of the gov
ernment itself to work for sums that will
only just keep soul and body together.
Capital can wait longer for a dividend
than labor can for a breakfast, but in
this country capital is conscientious.
We cannot compete with the human ma
chimes across the ocean except at the
sacrifice of our humanity. We propose
to eclipse the world in our humanity.
You say that we cannot give you human
ity abroad, but we can prevent you out
raging humanity on this side of the water.
AS the Lord marched the children of
Israel for 40 years so we must turn you
out, my Democratic brother, and lead
you for 40 years to come that you may
come out of the darkness into the light.
To-day England has 10 paupers to our
one with much less population"
j. NJ. Thurston of Nebraska, the tenn
porary chairman of the Chicago conven-
ton, spoke next. He said he was from the
wild and woolly West, West which is as
certainly and surely Republican in No
vember as is the State of Vermont. 1t is
Republican because it has been largely
settled by surviving veterans of the
Union army, who fought to preserve the
principles of the Republican party.
At the close of Judge Thursson'
| speech there were loud cries from all
over the park for Senator Edmunds, who
: said: = l must say how happy am in
, the choice of our standard-bearer. |
} know him intimately. There isn't bad
: streak or spot in him, and when he comes
= to the White House, as think he surely
| will, you will have an American Presi.
< dent instead of an English President. II
e Cleveland had been Lord Salisbury him.
4. self, he could not have been more British
: than he is. CA voice, Phelps.) Phelps
4 oh. he is fair type of the rest. II
a you are Democrats, as | think some OF
1 you are. what is our gain is your gain
q and do not think you want to wreck sc
a many mills for the sake of having one il
( BILL"
4 Gen. Swift and Mr.. Dillingham; spoke
2 only few moments each, the latter say
! ing merely that he hoped to meet the
Z voters in their several counties before the
: campaign had ended and discuss witt
e them the issues of the day.
h Ex-Gov. Stewart was the last speaker
: He did not undertake to make speech
S owing to the lateness of the hour.
5 The people from this way were brought
home on three special trains which lef
i Burlington about five o'clock. The whole
=. affair passed off pleasantly.
e NOTES.
: The new hose company had 26 mem
e bers in line.
= Post Willard drum corps was the bes
. one in the procession, and attracted mucl
l,ts