The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-08-01
The Democratic Orally"

The democratic rally last Wednesday
night had the appearance of still hunt
The speakers on this occasion of putting
out the democratic banner were in about
the same luck as the transformers who
played to an audience of four kerosene
lamps and two of them went out before the
first act. The demonstration was an apology
for a rally; but it would not do to have the
canvass 90 by default in Boss Atkins own
town. so the " faithful few " were drummed
up by Xii Day S Moretown drum corps, driven
about the streets in wagon flying the red
flag of anarchism and chased by small boys.
The few gathered around the speakers
stand at the front of the Montpelier Ma
tional Bank, re-enforced by number of
curious republicans
On the stand were the speakers, Felix w.
McGettrick, Esq, of st. Albans and John
III. Senter, Esq, of this place, also the mem
bers of the town committee, ii. q. Dewing,
chairman. The platform was literally
decorated with anarchistic red relieved by
the colors of national republicanism. The
band played, the string was pulled, and the
banner run out on wire, put up by men
taken from the force on the federal build
ing the morning before. The banner
evoked bewildered cheer from the men in
the street whose ranks had been badly de-
pleted by the flow of voters TO the republi-
can headquarters to sign the roll of the
republican club and get their badges for the
Burlington rally.
Chairman Dewing introduced John H,
Senter, Esq, as the man who was to pulver-
ize the speech of Hon. John M. Thurston.
Mr. Senter rashly challenged records dating
twenty years ago, and boldly tackled the
tariff. He made mention of free whiskey,
which the thirsty in the crowd vociferously
cheered. He accused republican admins
trations of stealing every dollar in the
treasury, defended the administration and
claimed the oleo bill as piece of demo
cratic legislation. He said that the wool
clip of the state was worth only 81 per
capita of its people and the duty of little
importance anyhow. More clothing would
be sold at $40 per suit than at $50. Pro
lection to industry is hostile to the interests
of labor. The speaker disappeared in the
surplus.
Mr.. McGettrick declared that the country
is convalesciDg from a serious illness, and
DIR. Cleveland must be retained. He stated
the position of the democratic party az OPP
posed TO the Hamiltonian policy; said that
the republican party came into power on a
false issue, and continues in error; de
nounced the electoral commission OF 1876 as
a fraud; accused the departments of repub
| liCan administrations OF all kinds OF cor
ruption as compared with that of Cleveland
whereupon Hiram Atkins, who had appeared
on the scene, ordered the crowd TO yell
The speaker continued, saying that the
| democratic party, having acquiesced in the
result of the election of 1876, concluded tC
acquiesce in 1884; that the republicans have
| become exhausted in keeping up the re
spectability OF their party. He said truly
| that the bloody shirt has been worn out anC
that the republicans have still the Unior
flag TO wave. Regardless of Mr.. Senter''
advocacy of free-trade, he denied that 1t Il
the democratic doctrine. He gave his speecl
the red hue of anarchy by advocating the doc
trine that the wealth of enterprising citizens
should be taken and distributed among the
suffering faithful, sentiment that would
have made him decidedly unpopular with
the police If uttered in Chicago.