St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-08-30
THE COUNTY RALLY.
Speeches by w. p. Dillingham;, George
M. Dewey, Albert Griffin and others.

M. Dewey, Albert Griffin and Others.
The Caledonia county republican
rally was held at Music Hall Saturday
afternoon and evening. Col. Franklin
Fairbanks presided in the afternoon
when the hall was we'll filled. After
excellent music by the st. JOhnsbury
band Col. Fairbanks spoke briefly.
He said the people were in the pres
ence of great political crisis, greater,
perhaps, than any since 1860; and if
the democratic party remained in pow
er another four years we would come
hard up to the situation of 1860. Un-
less there was a change in the admin
istration he would say to the work
men employed in this town that in his
Judgment business would certainly go
down. At the close of the meeting
Col. Fairbanks said "Let the Mills
bill become law and instead of there
being 700 men employed at the scale
works, there wouldn't be one-half that
number" He also paid warm trib-
ute to Gen. Fisk, the prohibition can
didate for president, whom lie knew
as a Christian gentleman, but whom
he was sorry to see helping the demo-
cratic party in this campaign.
Mr.. Harvey of Topsham spoke with
a good deal of energy, denouncing the
prohibitiOnists in unmeasured terms !;
though they were possessed of moral
courage, they had no common sense.
Hiram Atkins spelled out, he declared,
is all there is of the democratic party
in Vermont. The South was handled
without gloves, Mr.. Harvey insisting
that she was ready to go to war again
whenever opportunity offered.
1t was refreshing change from this
harangue to Hon. w. P. Dillingham's
able and candid address. He has been
heard by so many in this vicinity since
the campaign opened that full alb
stract is hardly necessary. After de-
fining the terms "free trade" and "pro-
lection" he gave somewhat in detail
the steps by which England, once for
a high protective tariff was now for
free trade. Attention was called to
the results of protection in this nation.
The two great parties and their candi-
dates were cOntrasted and strong ar
guments presented to show why the
principles and candidates of the repub-
lican party should be sustained. Mr..
Dillingham; was most cordially well
coined at the beginning of his address
and applauded at the close.
Hon. George M. Dewey of Michigan
was the next speaker, offering a plea
for industrial America, in some par
ticulars the ablest exposition of the
protection idea that has been present.
ed here. He spoke in the highest terms
of the life and character of Gen. Har-
rison, an honorable man, gallant SOL
dier and an accomplished statesman.
In closing he laughed at the idea of
Michigan's being doubtful state-it is
just as doubtful as Vermont. He pre-
dicted that Michigan will give more
plurality for Harrison than Vermont,
and that Indiana will give more plu-
rality for Harrison than Maine.
Evening Meeting.
At the evening meeting the hall was
filled, larger. number being present
than at any rally of the campaign. A.
j. Maxham was present and repeated
the campaign songs that so pleased
the audience of last week. Hon. III.
G. Bates presided, presenting as the
speaker of the evening Hon. Albert
Griffin of Kansas.
Mr.. Griffin said he would speak on
the three great issues of the day, Q) the
question of the ballot, shall it be free
to all men and shall it be honestly
counted, (2) the tariff, and (3) the sa-
loon problem. AS Mr.. Griffin is at the
head of the anti-saloon movement in
the republican party his remarks un-
der the latter head, having reference
to the temperance plank in the repub-
lican platform, are given herewith.
He said in substance =
1t is only this year that the republi-
can party as a national party has taken
a stand on the subject of temperance.
The Chicago platform resolves that
"The first concern of all good govern
ment is the virtue and sobriety of the
people and the purity of the home
The republican party cordially sympa-
thizes with all wise and we'll directed
efforts for the promotion of temperance
and morality" Where can you find a
more sweeping declaration /? 1t is a
broader plank than the one adopted at
Indianapolis. The republican party
everywhere and under all circumstan-
ces is in favor of all wise efforts for the
promotion of the cause of temperance :;
the third party favors only one method
of promoting the cause and that
through a national party. But, some
one asks, why didn't the Chicago COM
mittee incorporate temperance plank
in the platform as first reported Z
Three -fourths of the members of the
committee were heartily in favor of
such action. 1t was great blunder,
a wicked mistake that it was not done.
When the omission was known the
temperance men flOcked to me to know
what should be done. From one side
and another came the cry that the
party has the courage of its own con-
victions and something must be done.
A minority report was suggested, but
we didn't want fight and were deter
mined that there should not be one.
| BOutelle's resolution was finally offer
ed, received with shouts of applause
and Dassed IT WAS a full convention
not 90 were absent. The resolution
thus passed meant great deal more
than if presented by the committee