Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-02-17
LXI. NEW SERIES VOL. XXXIH.

success of the republican party in the ma
tional contest in November. Applause.
Col. George W. Hooker was then made
temporary president of the convention,
Albert Clarke of Rutland were appointed
committee to conduct him to the chair.
His appearance was greeted with cheers.
COL. HooKER's ADDRESS.
Col Hooker expressed his thanks to the
convent ion for the compliment extended
to him in being called upon to preside
over convention of representave men of
Vermont. glory in the fact that am 70
republican. | believe in the p9rty's
principles as enunciated by Fremont
and other leaders down to the
time of Lincoln, and during the last
presidential campaign. He congratulated
the party on the indications of the return
of public thought to the graver interests of
the country. The republican party was
essentially the party of the people. He
then referred to the services of the repub
ican party to the country; its fidelity to
public trust its amendments TO the con
stitutiou its statesmen and its martyrs
1t had been said that fools rush in where
angels fear to tread. Cleveland must
have evolved his message from his intense
ignorance on the subject of the tariff, as
said that democratic leader, Henry Wat
terson. The speaker had thought
that il we should all observe the
second commandment, to love our
neighbors as ourselves, there would
not be be democratic voter lett
in the United States. The coming elec-
ton was to settle for years to come
whether the country was to have free
ira lie or protection. The members of the
convention should take this thought home
with them and work so that the republi-
can majority in Vermont would be in
creased from 25,O00 to $4,000. He then re
| ferred to the presidents attitude on wool
whereas the republican party had always
maintained that the country should be
self-sustaining as regards the productiCnl
of food and clothing That has been the
corner stone OF this republic. The presi-
dent would utterly destroy our home
market for wool The speaker while con
versing with the largest butcher in the
country learned that If mutton was ban
lshed the price of other meats would rise
! ihe butcher said every poor mar
! in New York who wanted meat shoulC
vote the republican ticket, and he haC
| been democrat for 40 years. You car
make republican of every democrat j,
no quicker way thuu to touch his pocket
| The diminished cost of meat owing tC
mutton is sufficient over and over agail
| to pay the difference in the cost of WoOllel
| clothing III this country and abroad
| The tariff Is a guard against tht
| inequality of wages paid for labor il
the different countries OF the world. The
man who can hire labor the cheapes
can drive his competitor out of tht
market. Even Il democrat knows that
The European. because of the deg
radiation and dependent condition o
the laboripg classes, can hire labor from
p per cent up more cheaply than can al
| American. II we compete with them W,
must keep up the tariff or reduce ou
wages. The free traders think from book;
instead of American brains. The repup
lican party is about to enter on new ca
reer of prosperity. 1t stands like Il bul
| wark against the deluge of the home mar
ket by foreign labor and importations.
On motion of Hon. Warren Gibbs of st
Adams, w. w. Sticlney of Ludlow wa
elected secretary pro ten. The roll o
delegates was then read, and on mo
ton of f. ;. Stranahan of st. Alban;
was made the roll of the convention
1t was found that - clubs had beel
formed in the State and that % We're rep
scented in the convention by about 30 dele
gates as follows