News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-04-12
Delegates to Chicago,

June, at Burlington, Wednesday, wa
large and enthusiastic, and composed
of the representative men from ever,
part of Vermont. The convention
was called to order by Hon. Carol
S. Page, chairman of the Republican
State committee, and proceeding
opened with prayer by Rev. Home
Eaton, of Burlington. The TEN
porary organization, afterwards made
permanent, was effected by the cleo
ton of Hon. Philip K. Gleed of Nor.
risville as chairman Z. S. Forbes Of
st. Adams, secretary; III. W. Vail Of
Pomfret, assistant, and one Vice-Presi-
dent from each county. Col. Albert
Clark of st. Adams was appointed
chairman of the committee on resolu-
ton. Hon. Redfield Proctor of Rut-
land, Gen. j. G. Mccullough of Ben
nington, Col. ]. j. Estey of Brattle-
boro, and Hon. Frank Plumley were
elected delegates at large with an
enthusiastic unanimity. The alter
mates elected were, George Hammond
of Middlebury, Hon. r. G. Cristy of
johnson, A. A. Davidson. Craftsbury
and George H. Babbitt of Bellows
Falls. Speeches otherwise than those
of nomination, were made by Hon.
P. K. Gleed, Gen. Mccullough, and
Mr.. Plumley. The platform arraigns
President Cleveland for his violation
of civil service reform pledges, his free
trade position, and his subservience
to the leaders of the spoils system.
1t declares for the protection of Amer
lean industries, commerce, and fish
cries, for civil service reform, the
care of veterans, the regulation of
immigration, and full and free ballot.
1t invites all who believe in these
vital principles to unite with the Re
publican party in the support of the
nominees of the Chicago convention.
The work of the convention is good,
and its action will be heartily endorsed
by every true Republican in the State.
Below is Mr.. Gleed's speech in full -
Gentlemen Of the Convention =
1 thank you most heartily for the
cheerful unanimity with which, accord
ing to custom, you have sanctioned
the choice of the State committee.
The duty of presiding over this or any
convention of the Republicans of our
Green Mountain State must be at
once easy and honorable. With you
l am conscious of a just pride in be-
ing called to take part in the impor-
tant work of this convention, a pride
that must inspire each of us to ex-
ercise his best thought and nOblest
action. We are here to represent no
political bosses, no rings of federal
office holders, but are as free to think
and speak and act as the air of our
native hills. We are gathered to give
form and utterance by no uncertain
speech or halting measure to the indie
pendent intelligence, sturdy virtue
and far-sighted patriotism of the Re-
publican party of Vermont. Assem-
bling as the second of the sisterhood
of States forming into battle line for
the coming campaign, we can say in
all soberness, that the Republicans of
We. Vermont q ., haye TIE g! same confdenee r.
lican principles, prophesies and leaders
as in the brighter days of Lincoln,
Grant and Garfield. That our con-
fdence should have greater stability,
our enthusiasm motive power is the
natural result of what we have learned
in the sad school of adversely of the
blunders and hypocrisies of the Dem
ocratic party during the last four
years. In its foreign policy that party
seems to have forgotten that long ago
under Washington the nation asserted,
and on..many bloody field maintained |
its independency of all foreign powers, |
of that selfish mistress of |
free trade, Great Britain, and from
that day to this the soil of America |
with all her rights upon and in the |
seas has been consecrated to the in
dustries, the culture and the homes
Of peculiar people known the world
over as Americans. While, with a
broad patriotism surpassed only by
our charity, we recognize the equality
Of every citizen before the law, wheth-
sr in the "solid south" or the
divided north, we have felt again and
again an involuntary shudder as we
nave seen the sword of Excessive par
turned relentlessly against
he MANNED and crippled defenders of
he Republic. We have no judgment
o pass upon the motives of our former
gallant allies who felt constrained in
he heat of the last campaign to for
AXE US with whom they had fought
70 many political battles and won so
many splendid victories for personal
liberty and civil service reform. These,
Gentlemen, are said to be Republicans
nth conscience. Be it so. Have
hey not seen their best beloved child
reform of the civil service-dishon- s
red, rejected and finally driven from 9
he Democratic camp? Are they not
iscouraged, broken-hearted, in their
ruthless missionary work for that 6
rticle of our Republican creed in that 6
ar away land of political spoils? In {
ne name of their consciences believe r
lany of them are waiting to take their
laces in the advanced lines of the old
rmy. We welcome them and with
hem the care and nurture of the Re-
ublican child, civil service reform. {
With the same candor and hopeful ,
'elcome we turn to that noble band of
emperance men and women, who, ia
he last campaign, unwittingly helped
place in the power their natural and I
lveterate foe, the Democratic party. {
'uring the last four years they have 7
cen the combinations of brewers, ,
istillers and dealers filling the Dem
cratic campaign treasures with their
riminal gains, while the party itself {
everywhere known as being no. 8
the friend of free rum. They :
ave seen their former comrades still
ghting beneath the Republican ban
er, driving to caves and dens the a
smons of the drink curse with the 4
hip and scourge of his high license, {
lti-saloon movements, local option b
I'd prohibition. Many of them have
armed that with us they are a power d
r good while apart from US they n
ust share the fate of Israeps lost Il
hes. We welcome them back with q
hearty pledge to join heart and hand =,
common battle against the greatest 9
: of our free people and free institu- u
ms. Four years ago we were told ty
at the party of equal rights had A
led to secure to the black citizen T,
tbo Coufb N frao ballot and n fo;r