Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-11-02


tionai Objections Free Trade aud the
Rights of state Sovereignty the Bane of
| Our Politics
ny THOMAS HALE.
| To the Editor of the Free Press:
wish to say word more of the poll
tical campaigns of 1910 and of 1914 When
in my last communication / referred to
| the great mass whig convention at Bur
lington In 1910, an incident worthy OF note
was inadvertently omitted. When Solo,
mon Foot of Rutland called the meeting
to order, impressed with the Importance
of the situation by the imposing mass of
surxing humanity before him, standing
erect on the elevated platform, his manly
handsome form presenting an imposing
figure, he uttered in his usu lily clear,
clarion voice these words "The people
of Vermont will please come to ORDER
In that convention there were from 400 to
500 men from Orange county.
THREE GRADUATES oFTHE U. v NJ.
The University of Vermont graduated
that year OSLO three young men, who
early after their graduation made their
mark. They were James r. Spaud.
ing, Henry J. Raymond, and Henry Hale
MT. CDdululDR WAS u son Oh Ut. JOnn
Spauldlng of Montpelier and early enter
ed upon journalism He became a credit
able correspondent of the New York
Courier and Enquirer, edited by James
Watson Webb, celebrated politician and
journalist of his day, aud his paper was
pronounced leader of the wing party.
Mr.. Spaulding's letters to that paper,
written at Paris in 1S4S, during the revolt
utionary troubles there of that year,
gained for tn writer wide celebrity aud
secured for him, on hi- return to this
country, position on the editorial staff
of the Courier and Enquirer, where
from his pen appeared some OF the most
brilliant editorials that American journal
ism has ever produced. Snhst queutly
Mr.. Spaulding became connected with the
New 1Ork WOrId, when that daily paper
was started rs an independent paper, to
be sold at Que cent per copy, and to be
conducted not as a religious journal but
as high toned political and literary jour
nal, from moral and religious stand
point. 1t was started with a capital of
800 600 and obtained wide circulation
and reputation as an able and heightened
journal. But it did not prove success
financially. 1t finally dritted into an or
gan Ot the democratic party. Mr.. Ray
mond was native of Lima, western
New York, but took his "better half"
from the vicinity of Burlington, Mss
Weaver of Winooski After writing as
contributor to the Tribune and perhaps
to some other periodicals, he organized
and started the New York i1mcs, will u
: capital stock of 10000 divided INTO 100
shares of $1,000 eacn. M. RAYMOND was
a pronounced w6ig and republican, and
proved good organizer and writer. The
Times has had wonderfully successful
career, financially aud journalist callv.
} The Times company bought the "Brc ok
Spring, Presbyterian, being its pastor,
tore it down and erected the present Time,
l building in its place Wnau the present
financial manager of the Times obtained
control OF the establishment, ne purchas-
: ed 10 shares of a Mr.. Taylor, a NermOnter
residing In New York, paying therefor
e 100000 or $4,000 a share This trans
[ action emphatically marks the financial
growth of the es Adjustment. When
Mr., Raymond died, his widow received
$3.50 900 for her share of the Times proper
= ty. | ought to state here, that Mr.. Spauld
4 ing, before referred to- was taken on to
t the Times editorial staff, on leaving the
a WOrld office, and the writer was told by
one of the Times editors that Mr.. Sptud-
, ing was the most brilliant writer ever on
Z the editorial stall of that paper. Mr.
u Raymond, as many readers of news
, papers know, was elected to Congress
but his conspicuous merit was that Of
: journalist His controversy with Horace
u Greeley on the social question marked
a his superiority in that llue.
= Early in the campaign of 1910, Tippe
t canoe clubs were formed in nearly every
= town in the State, and Henry Hale, theI
) just gradu tted, was appointed 70 address;
, the clubs of Chittenden county. TIT
! ladies of Burlington made a beautiful
. banner, and presented 1t to the Burling
: ton club, and Mr.. Hale was selected Il
. make the presentation speech. he enter
l. ed the law office of Lyman & Marsh, (Wyl
q Tvs Lyman and George r Marsh wa
e admitted to the bar in due time and form
Z and settled as H lawyer in Orwell, wher
II he was quite successful. He married tn
J. daughter of the late Hon. Paris Fletche
4 OF Bridport, settled In st. Paul, Minneso
IL to, where by his business capacity in In
! ve5ting in real estate and other fiuanctt
n transactions he has become wealthy. H
Il is now visiting the old world, having CIR S.
ed the Atlantic several times. an
= travelled extensively through Europe
= having spent the past winter in Egypt.
IL ought to state mere that during mis- lega
% studies he wrote good deal for the FIRE
+ PRESS, then published by the late II t
). Stacy. Thus all the three graduates ha
T. journalistic roclivities-although NJ
~ ii ile's experience was quite limited. II
81 was the private secretary to Gov. Charlie
" Paine, and to Gov. John Mattocks. du
rs ing the whole time of their eXecuty
u terms. He also was during one SESSION {
-, Congress Washington CORE pondent {
ne the Boston Atlas, then the leading VIII
us journal of New England. He had tt
ga had he chosen journalism rs profession
rn he would doubtless have succeeded adm
IN rably, having both the literai y aud iinal
us cial ability happily combined.
lie INCIDENTS OF THE CAMPAIGN OF lS44
III When James X Polk Of Tennessee wf
aS nominated in 1914. the general expect
"i ton was that eX-Presldent Martin Va
l Buren, would be renominated Cass an
nd others were talked of, but the name
w Polk was hardly If ever named. Althoug
,e, he had been governor OF Tennessee Al
Go had been in Congress many years, III
nj speaker OF the House of Representative
Vi his candidacy for nomination TO the pre-
. dency was hardly Thought of, at least
81. the North. All were looking aud llste
e ee ing TO hear that Van Buren,, and II n
m Van Buren,, then Gen. Cass had been NOT
are mated. A delegate to the nominatlI
CHI convention Was on MS way home In Ne
OF York when he met friend WI
asked who had been nominated
a.. Il