New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-27
VERMONT WAS ALL THERE.
A GREAT REPUBLICAN MEETING IN BUR
LINGTON
ADDRESSES BY EX-SENATOR WARNER MILLER
SENATOR EDMUNDs. REPRESENTATIVE BUT
TERwORTH AND oTHERS-No FRIENDLY
FEELING FOR FREE TRADE-EN.
THUSIASM FOR THE REPUB-
LICAN TICKET AND
PLAJFOhM.
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JlCAN TICKET AND
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Burlington, yhly 20-The Republicans Of Vermont
clearly preparing avalanche for the November
election. They held a Harrison ratification meeting
here to-day which attended by 5000 Repubncans
who came members of Republican clubs, ana l2ooo
Republicans who camo to hear the speeches ana 10
witness the parade of tho Republican Clubs Besioes
there were 1000 Republicans Of New-York state who
crossed Lake Champlan attend the meeting senator
Edmunds had from Washington expressly TO a.
tend the meeting and had brought with him Congress
Buttcrworth of Ohio In addition, there had como
10 the city make speeches ex-senator Warner Mler
Of Ncw-York; James p. Foster, president OF the Ma
tonal League Of Republican Clubs John NJ Thurston.
of Nebraska, temporary chairman OF tho Repuohcso
National Convention; and John W. Swift, OF Massa'
chusets The leaders of the Republican party In Ver'
mont were all in the city, Governor f. J. Ormsboss
x-Covernor j. Gregory Smith, Ex-Governor stewart.
Ex-Governor Proctor, Colonel George W. Hooker ana
William p. Dillingham;, Of Waterbury, the Republican
candidate for Governor
The Republican clubs, many Of which were IN ani'
FORM came from almost every county In vermont
Tho railroad depot packed with special trains.
The clubs had in their procession which was TWO
miles In length, two large log cabins on wheels, OF
the Harrison type Of 1910, with cask OF hard ciaer
standing by the back porch aud coon skins nailed 70
their doors The clubs bore transparencies and ban
notices bore the Mills bill Upon one banner
John Bull was represented looking very depressed
the starving and fantng condition of the British
laborer and Cleveland bending over the taeorer
tanning him and saying: "Never mind IL stay
i will bring you round" Among the notices toeN
Protection to American labor from cheap Tor
eign labor" Democratic pocy-LOuisiana sugar, %
per cent duty; Vermont wool no duty; In protec-
ton trust in Grover bust,; Free trade ruined
Ireland and would ruin the United States.'
picture Of a large sheep had beneath II the
words: There is no free wool on me-
A largo proportion of the 10000 Republicans VI
Burlington were in the park when, after the parade
Of the clubs, speech-making began. Ex-Governor
Proctor who cast vermonts eight votes for Harrison
from the beginning to the end of the Republican Ma
tonal Convention, acted as chairman OF The meeuns'
SENATOR EDMUNDs ON CLEVELAND.
Senator Edmunds, upon coming forward in re-
spouse to the demand of the crowd, made fierce
attack upon President Cleveland He said In parts
My belief is that Vermont will lead the column with
greater majority this fall than she ever has before
Instead OF $4,000 10000 majority, we have the
strength and ability carry it TO 10000, and be-
lieve will do It. There is moral influence be-
hind the Republican party which will make II IN
vincible. i must say before you 60, however, how
happy am in the choice of our standard-bearer.
within reach Of my hand of General Harrison In
the Senate of the United States six years and know
him we'll, and knew him intimately during the six
years that was with him in the Senate and there
does not breathe a more honest, conscientious anu
truthful There is not bad spot nor streak IN
him anywhere and when he goes TO the White House,
as honestly believe he surely Will, you VIII have an
American President instead Of what you have now,
really British President and nothing else. mean
what say. mean dsrespect to the Democratic
party TO Mr. Cleveland but II he had been Lora
Salisbury himself he could not have acted moro to
the satisfaction of the British people and more in the
interest of the British manufacturers, and in fact, In
favor of British people every way (Cres Of, How
about Minister Phelps ~ lie IS a bad chip like the
rest However. the business before you now is work
for Harrison and the Republican party The real Dus
Is the home business. If you are Democrats any
of you (as hope of you are here, for we want
TO call sinners to repentance we want you to come
What Is welfare is your welfare What Is
. loss is your loss.
THE BATTLE GROUND NETWORK.
Governor Proctor In Introducing warner Miller 10
the audience. said
1t do every Republican good be in attendance
here the largest Republican meeting ever held In Yer
mont We do little In Vermont to elect Harrison
except march and drop in our ballots The real
battle ground is in New-York. 1t is now my pleasure
TO introduce you leader OF the Republicans In their
fight IN New-York, Senator Warner Miller.
Ex-senator Miller greeted with tremendous
applause. Like Senator Edmunds, he made the Mills
tariff bill the main theme Of his Speech which was
the chief ore of the day. lie said
NO OTHER ISSUE THAN FREE TRADE.
President Cleveland made the issue last
fall in his Stripped OF all verbage 1t is simply
free trade. 1t is tariff for revenue only 1t denies
the American Government the right 10 protect the
industries Of its citizens know that the President
denies that IL free trade but our friends
in England and in Canada pronounce it free-trade
and have only to the Canadian border
end country solid for Cleveland UauRher)
We have forgotten that the doctrine Of protection
which We adopted when the Republican party came INTO
fore The Democratic party has also given us its in
terpreation Of the message 1t has put 1t into the
Mills bill. You all what that bill is and you per-
ceive what its effects would be- President Cleveland In
his argued tina: materials should be free
the question up: What are raw ma
They put lumber rough marble, building
stone, salt the free list They have gone as far In
this direction they have dared They confess that
1t is only opening wedge for free trade They have
not put in They have decided TO fight pro-
lection In detail. they destroy the sheep indus
try now, they think that the farmers who have been
stricken down will then reduce the tariff on iron
ore. 1t remains be whether we con thus be
beaten. VIII not join hands with the
chanics to defend their common rghtsf In no other
way preserve TO us American markets. This
bill Is attack largely upon our agricultural classes and
still the Democratic party proposes to appeal to the farm
especially and to ask them to vote to break down
protective system. They tell that your present
system obges you sell products in the cheapest
markets Of the world and to buy in the dearest The
poducts OF your hrners are aseJ SOU " INC manu'
facuters large portion Of the products of the farm
pershable that they cannot be exported
Farmers sell these products 10 the manufacturers We
only export and like articles II II were not for
products you sell to the American manufacturers
It would be hardly worth your while to cultivate your
farms the measure Of value OF your farms
is the number OF manufacturing industries near
them. Over 30 per cent Of market is the home
MARKET but told by these theorists who now
controlling Government that cannot sell abroad
unless also buy They commerce is mere barter
II IL would be fair argument
trade, for need tell you that the cost OF
transportation must out Of the original producer
We sell products in Europe in competition with
OF world and sell low they
sell.
ONE OF Mr. MILLS's CRUDITIEs.
Mr. Mills said the other day could only sell
manufacture articles In Europe by underse;ng its