St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-07-05
THE REPUBLICANS RArIFY.
Hon. Frank P1umley Discusses the Is
sues of the Campaign.

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The republicans ratified the Chicago
nominations Tuesday evening in Mu-
sic hall. The attendance was small,
probably due in a measure to the
meetings of the day and preceding
night. President Carl Spencer of the
Logan club called to order and Col.
Franklin Fairbanks acted as perma-
nent chairman.
Col. Fairbanks spoke briefly on as
suming the chair. We have met un-
der very favorable auspices, he said, to
ratify the republican nominations.
Harrison and Morton is the working
mans ticket, the business mans ticket,
the soldiers ticket, one that will bring
prosperity and protection to American
industries. When we compare the ad-
ministration of the past three years
with what was before, it behooves
every aan to look the issue squarely
in the face. We now have not only
the cOpperheads of the North and
South to fight but England as we'll.
The importers of New York offer any
amount to aid in carrying the election
for Cleveland and he has the sympathy
and aid of the Golden club. Thur
mans red bandana was referred to as
specially appropriate as that was the
color of the first secession flag and the
color of the anarchists; its use as a
handkerchief had suggested the
thought that Mr.. Thurman was per-
haps the only man in his party who
used a handkerchief. The speaker
looked forward to the time when our
manufacturing industries should again
be prosperous, declaring that the busi-
ness interests of the country had Ian
guished since the Introduction of the
Mills bill in congress. The only way
to insure the preservation of the
country's interests was to elect the re-
publican ticket.
Hon. Frank Plumley was then intro
duced and delivered the chief addre IS
of the evening. In the first half Of his
address he presented a carefully pre-
pared review of the tariff legislation of
the country from the first congress to
the present which he epitomized thus
Four times in the history of the ma
tion has it tried partial free trade and
each time has it passed from success
to disaster four times has it gone back
to protection and four times has the
treasury been filled as result. The
fallacy of using England's experience
as showing the benefits derived from
free trade was next shown, England
and the Englishmen receiving sound
drubbing at the speakers hands, while
the advantages of American citizen
ship under protection were extOlled
Cleveland's pension vetOes were Sc
verely condemned. Thurman's red
bandana was compared to the British
uniform, and the Union flag presented
in contrast and apostrophized. Con-
siderable attention was paid to the
temperance question and to the third
party movement. The temperance
plank in the republican platform was
characterized as "ringing resolution, y
broader, grander and stronger than
any other. The third party people
were severely criticised as desiring
prohibition in only one way and that
through party. Let all temperance
men stay in and leaven the republican
: party.
Mr.. Plumley's address gave great
satisfaction to the audience and he
was heartily applauded. A glee club
Messrs. Tyler, Hazen, Silsby and May
rendered a number of excellent musi
cal selections.
I st. Johnsbury's Fourth.
The Fourth of July celebration a
mapped out last week didn't material
, ize, the committee having the bushes
: in charge wisely concluding it better t.
, postpone the exercises a year or so a
the time was too short to make prOpe
preparation. The "horribles" appear
ed, however, in the morning and at
tracted the usual crowd. Some of til
. take offs were very good, notably til
new post office, the Chicago delegation
= the electric light company, st. Johns
. bury band, etc. There were some 2
or so exhibits in line. This constitute
>. the celebration so far as the public wa
concerned. Private parties took to tn
a woods and enjoyed the day picnicing.
: Two Incendiary Fires.
Albert Brooks hay and wood shed
n down by the Carrick granite shop
d with contents were partially burne
y Tuesday night. The alarm was sound
Is ed about 10 o'clock and the fire de
Il partment were early at work, but full
25 tons of hay and over 60 cords {
chair wood were burned OF ruined be
fore the fire was under control. M
# Brock carried an insurance of $460 an
estimates his loss half as much more
20 1t was some two years ago that hi
y sheds were burned in much the sam
% way. There is no doubt but that bot
4 fires were the work of incendiaries.
N About 80 the following morning
r. fire was discovered in the tumble-dow
~ buildings in the rear of the st. Johns
a bury granite works, portion of whic
# are used by the file company. TIL
~ part where the fire started was unO'
. cupied and this fire also was no doul
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