Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-08-10
TIE PuTNEY RALLY
$50 Torch-bcnrcr-, u Hig crowd, npd
Lois Of Euthusinsru

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Lots Of Enihu~insm,
The putncy Republicans have every Pc,
SON to bee proud of their demonstration ln.
Tuesday evening. Their tidy, thriving sol
laee was handsomely decorated and iIu
minated for the occasion The putnev pr,
plc were ont almost en- massc. there Wcr.
go1dly numbers from Dummrrston AMI
Westminster, and the enthusiasm " Brat
tpbpro Republicans manifested itself with
q delegation 300 strong. b. actual count
there were PSI men on the special train
which carried up the delegation. besides
the baud aud considerable number of
women aud young boys When the tram
reached putney 80 torchbearer, were drawn
up in line to receive the visitur- Tine
scene was u fine one when the honi Of Tine
procession reached the town nall. the hand
some large flag lDatcd out to the breolr
and the long line of torch bearer. filling th.
street came tu view Ia blaze Ut roman
candles and red fire The enthusiasm wa.
genuine and unmistakable The detail. of
the demonstration are given elsewhere Do,
our putney correspondent. The croVd
was So large that less than half probably
could get into the town hall where the
speaking took place.
The meeting was called to order hyJ
" ~toWell the president Of the "Col Ge0r-r
". Hooker Republican campaign club"
campaign song was first given hy "a quartet
Of male voices and then Mr. StpNell frlIr
itousiy referred to the fact that the Put
neg club had been named after "a "lI,r
man and introduced COL Hooker u- tblt
man to speak for himself The colonel m
responding mode,tly - said that "fpr th.
second time in his life lac was embarrassed.
the first time being when he was told that
the club had been named after him Dul
Hooker spoke for 10 minutes, revicvin,
the splendid record Of the Republican p.
ty which fought the war Of the rebellion.
gave freedom tp the slave and fre, bal
lot To- every citizen, made the flag houorr.
aud respected at home aud abroad, had the
courage to create the national debit and thu.
honesty to provide for it, payment. ha.
hruadeucd religious liberty. digniiipd labor.
and given "a home tu every man who 9.
willing 30 work for IT,
Referring 10 the tariff question. Col
Hooker said that, even were hp a Democrat
hc should prefer 10 follow the teachiu of
Morrill, Of Vermont. with Ia. life long eek
perience. than that Of "A Mills pf IrNa.
with his uncertain dark lantern -ch-m.
The growth Of the United State, i'm wealth
VAS enough 10 show the wisdom of our
policy of protection. IN $50 our incrca,,
90 national wealth was sStU. OOU. 900. against
only $50. UOl, 900 for Great Brtinn $50
OOO.OOD for France and 5000. COG, 900 for the
German Empire
Mr. Markham, songs brought down the
house. especially his "lnuurupu, Dr-uc
tIde
Hon j t. Martin gave calm. earnest.
convincing talk ON the tariff issue. which
produced AN lumistakabe effect upon the
audience cur space doe, not permit the
Use Of even the main points of his Hrgu.
mrnt. aud We only alude 10 what was sand
on the question of free wool When vou
disturb the tariff on wool he said. you not
only Kill the wool industry. but vou DESTROY
or imperl the husiues. Of mutton raising.
aud the price Of mutton controls the meat
markets ~ the world. The Democrats say
that the business 81 sheep raising has de
cIu-d under our tariff laws true. hut
reduction Of the tariff wa, made in ISIS.
which D. largely responsible for 10. Worse
still. however, Is the deliberate system of
differentiation which the Democratic AL
mnlstratpn has permitted and encouraged
Mr Martin showed samples Of rings.
tops and vor,tDl yarn which be- brought
from the wooden mills u Bennington The
tariff admits w.rprn waste" at . cent, "a
pound. aud WuuI- like those described are
brought 90 this country 10y the ,hiplpad and
admitted a- waste. though IN reality they
are do. choicest kind Of woods. and thu,
they are brought 100 direct competition with
our line Vermont and Ohio woods. and drive
them from the market II j, a regular bus.
ines, with large British concerns to import
wool from Australia, convert it into waste
with British rauper labor. and then send 1t
here to destroy the wool industry Of th,
country.
The speaking closed with a five. minute
address, 10y Lieut. Gov. Fuller in which he
said that our American Constitution Is the
crande,t document ia the world. save.
only the odd family Bible The first law an
der Washington administration was a law
t' protect our industries The first IF the
Southern Confeieracy was "A law that mo-
branch % industry or manufacture should
be protected Mr.. Clevelauds idea repre-
SCENTS the law Of the south The question
now j, whether We shall 20 ON along the
line Of jeff Davis or along that " Wash
mCton and Lincoln. The revision uf the
tariff must be on friendly lines, not ON uu
friendly ones