Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-08-24
REPUBLICANS RALLY.
A GREAT MEETING IN CITY HALL
TIE DAY EVENING.
over 1900 Present-People Turned Away
for Want of Koom-Stirring Speeches
by Judge A. l.. Morrison aud
col. George w. Hooker.

Inc repuhllCanS TUESDAY nelu one OF
the most enthusiastic rallies of the cam
paign, City Hall being filled to its utmost
capacity. A large number were turned
away owing to their inability to find seats
or even standing room. The audience in
cluded quite number of ladies and the
democrats were well represented. The
Sherman band enhanced the proceedings
of the evening with stirring mdsc, and
the Harrison and Morton Glee club rem
dered several campaign songs In very
effective manner. Among those who
were seated on the platform were Gen.
William Wells, Mayor W. w. Henry,
Hon. Daniel Roberts, Hon w. :. Burnap,
Hon. Il. ID. Benedict of New York, Hon.
G. G. Benedict, Mr. b. J. Derby, ID. j.
Foster, esq, f II. Trick, chairman of the
city committee, Nj. Newell Lawrence.
Mr.. Henry Greene, Mr.. W. f. Greene and
others.
After music by the band the meeting
was called TO order by Robert Roberts,
lican League club. rhe Harrison ana
Morton Gee club then rendered the song
entitled g nhe Republican Rally in very
acceptable manner.
Mr.. Roberts at the request of the league
club then introduced NJ J b Scully as
SAID upon taking the chair: Fellow citi-
zens, you all know | am no speaker, ana
will therefore not take any of your time,
but will simply introduce to you Colonel
George w. Hooker. Colonel Hooker WAS
greeted with applause as he stepped for
ward and he spoke as follows:
COLONEL HooKER's SPEECH.
Mr. Chairman and Fellow Citizens-It
augurs well for the republican party and
gather here tonight, but know what the
attraction Is, the speech of such an able
man as Judge Morrison. The issue is be-
fore US There is not one man in Burling
ton unless be be Il federal official, if he
studies this question rightly, but what
Will vote the republican ticket | am moi
an alarmist, and if Cleveland is reelected
| underst and that free trade will not come
for years, but the Mills bill is step in
the wrong direction. None of us want to
take thai step. Who has the best interests
OF \e' mont al neart, senator Morrill, or Mr..
Mills In no tropical CLINE can the manu-
featuring Interests thrive rs they DO Ill
the North, aud that is why the South
wants free trade. If lived in the South
and my Interests We're there, | would be
in favor OF 1t, but do blame Northern
men tor voting against their own utter
ests.
The ma iority Of the Ways and Means
Committee of the House is made up of
SOutherners and was selected in the inter-
ests of tree trade to frame a bill in favor
OF that doctrine. There is only one way for
the democrats of burlington to vote in
their own interests ard that is to vote for
protection, and the ouly ballot that can
now be cast for protection is a ballot for
Dillingham; and Woodbury. The speaker
then gave several instances in wnich Il
high protective tariff has reduced the
prices Of the articles rather than increased
them.
Continuing he said | want to say
word to my soldier comrades. If there is
any man who wants to be II democrat the
soldier has that right peculiarly, but do
not want any soldier who touched elbows
with Stannard or who was at the Wilder
ness or Cold Harbor or Gettysburg to vote
Tor Grover Cleveland, who in his pension
vetoes has insulted every soldier in the
land. We want a president who will deal
Justly and equitaby. The people of the
North have done more for their soldiers
than any other country on the face of the
earth. Inc speaker was interrupted by
applause frequently in the course of his
able speech.
After the band had played a selection
in its usual pleasing manner Mr. Scully in
troduced Judge A. L. Morrison of Arizona.
AS Judge Morrison stepped to the front
he was greeted with a storm of applause,
which was cot tinued at frequent intervals
ehipuSuoul MS iUtul duuTesS.
JUDGE MoRRIsoN's ADDRESS.
Mr.. Chairman, Ladies aud Gentlemen :;
1T is seldom in this world that a man has
the privilege of reading his own obituary.
and still less often that he writes it him
self, 1t has remained for this country
to produce such man in Grover Cleve-
lond. HIS last message to Congress was
both message and his obituary.
l have cf.(r been asked If thought the
republican party would defeat Mr.. Cleve
land am afraid it will not, but do think
the republican party, aided by good, sensi-
bic democrats will defeat Mr.. Grover
Cleveland,
In the interim between elections the
democrats talk free trade, but just before
a presidential election they seek words to
obscure the issue | have often thought
the authors Of the democratic platform
have studied Talleyrand, who said
language was invented for the purpose of
concealing ideas, and that they followed
out that idea in writing that document.
Mr.. Cleveland i'll his message made no
mention of our foreign relations do
not blame him, because they were never in
SO disgracefu condition as now. He
might at least have spoken of some other
questions, hut there was nothing save that
one dlsgracetul foreign idea Of tariff for
revenue only, so that even the English
papers pat hun on the back and approve
6ls course Now, as | am an Irshman, |
don't love England. 1t is one of the strang-
est things III the world that an Irishman
should agree with England on any one
question, have adopted one short prin
ciple, whatever England wants, | don't
want, and have never agreed with Enc.
land on anything
The speaker then read extracts from
the English press commenting on Cleve-
lands message and its effects on the
turtherence of free trade idea. Contin-
uing he said II was free trader those
extracts would make me prOtectionist
If | was convinced that free trade here
would benefit England then | would be
protectionist; whatever is detrimental to
American interests is detrimental to every
one of us A reduction of the tariff
means an increased importation and that
means decreased domestic product,
AS an American have no feeling for
other nations except to have them let US
alone, This country is our country its
wars are our wars and its peace is our
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