The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-09-05


away and every branch of Irish industry
crushed. Irish domestic industry was
strangled. Ireland's farmers lost their
home market for their produce ana rum
overlook her agriculture as well as her
manufactures. The misery and wretched-
ness of Ireland during the nineteenth CEN
fury is directly attributable, in some large
part, to the destruction of her protective
system. During his speech Judge morrison
was interrupted by one of his countrymen
and the accuracy of some of his statements
challenged. Judge Morrison succeeded to
the entire satisfaction of the assemblage in
substautiating his statements ana in bring
ing confusion upon his interlocutor The
Judge was given three rousing cheers at the
close of his address. He Immediately
stepped to the front and called for three
more for the man who had interrupted
him-and they were given
Captain S. j. Forhan of New York, another
Irishman was next introduced, who made
an exceedingly pertinent and practical short
speech cut shorter than his hearers de-
sired by the arrival of the hour OF the de-
parting train which he was to take to meet
another engagement.
Hon. a. w. Beard of Boston, a native of
Vermont, longtime merchant OF the
Hub now treasurer of the commonwealth
of Massachusetts, closed the speaking for
the afternoon. Mr.. Beard is thoroughly
familiar by practical experience of nearly
half a century with the effect of protective
tariff upon American industry, and he has
lived through the periods of financial and
commercial disaster which the temporary
adoption of free-trade or low tariff has
brought upon the country. There was
nothing theoretical in Mr.. Boards re-
marks. He set forth the conditions
which had confronted this country under
both a low and a protective tariff. The
ability, experience and candor of the speaker
in discussing the various plans of the tariff
question carried conviction to the hearts of
tbnrp Gnnprinp
doubt in the mind of any person who heard
him as to the wisdom of the policy of pro-
lection Mr.. Beard must have effectually
settled that doubt.
Mr.. A. j. Maxham's singing here, as
elsewhere, was an exceedingly popular
feature of the demonstration and invariably
won applause and encores.
EVENING PARADE.
In the evening the grounds at the Pavilion
were again thronged. Mr.. Markham sang,
For Harrison brave and Morton true"
and with the pleasing singers wit made
merry in comical circumtieX with " innocu-
GUS desuetude" Mr. Beard continued his
address of the afternoon with a strong ar
gument for protection as demanded by the
present situation. He cited Bismarcks in
dorsement of the American protective
policy and gave facts and figures to prove
its truth Though Mr.. Boards speech was
shortened by the stir attendant on forming
elusive.
The magnitude of the parade was even
greater than the attendance during the day
had given reason to expect, and compared
favorably with the display made in the jolli-
ficaton of 1880. 1t formed on State street
and when the ranks, with four men
abreast, were all in line it extended from
the gate of the state-house grounds to Main
street. 1t was composed of squad of
one hundred twenty mounted men, the
TitNn oil nv ltr ~ md nt
too old to vote" as was proclaimed by
transparency following, carried by masquer-
aders in garb worthy of Denman Thomp-
son and riding in g one-hoss shay" The
veterans further declared for "Tippecanoe
and Tariff Too" Following the " shay
were bicycles and tricycles. Huber Brew
ers big wheel was deliberately trimmed
with the national colors. After these
came a company including the Mechanics
Protective Club, declaring by its transpar-
ency for $500 day, " Protection to Ameri-
can Industries, American Wages for Ameri-
can Workmen," Harrison and Morton,
Dillingham; and Woodbury." and for 5000
Day and Roast Beef, That's Protection,
Quite Protection, You Know" in prefer
ence to "Seventy-ive Cents a Day and
Liver-That's English, Quite English, You
Know" The young republicans followed
with a transparency bearing the query,
How Many Small Boys are Smoking
Cigarettes this Time Hiram" Waterbury
was well represented anu StHu llS DdHu
Plainfeld showed good delegation, headed
by its band. Barre, East Montpelier and
Montpelier raised the number to a grand
total of twelve hundred men in procession
Among the pertinent hits on the trans
parencies not above mentioned were these:
" No Free Lumber, No Free Wool, No Free
trade for Us" 90 believe in Free-trade.'-
Grover Cleveland" Our Trade Should
be Free. Speaker Carlisle" "Will you
Shut up the Mills of Massachusetts Or the
~
Seventy per cent Wool Free" q No Pro
lection for Fish on Decoration Day" " The
What-is-it Tariff Reform" "Surplus-
1860, 0; 1884, $50, 100000; 1888, S13,000,OOO."
" cleveland Wants to Retaliate and is Look
ing for Another Substitute" Will he Re-
mortal Day, Pension Vetoes for July L."
" The Democrats (hic) are the (hic) Tenn
perance Party" "Grover gave $50 to the
Charleston sufferers, $4,000 to the Demos
Campaign Fund" d" Barnum has the Great
est Show on Earth, Cleveland, No Show at
all. " Grover will Take Walk over Home
to Buffalo" "W Why is Grover like the Trees
around the White House? because he
Leaves in the Spring." One of the really
meritorious pieces of caricature carried in
the procession, showing the talent of local
artist was a cartoon reproduced from a re-
cent number of the Judge, representing
Cleveland walking the free-trade rope,
loaded with monkey and jackass, APP
proachng dangerous 'spllt ana strain
ing hard for a walkover-"if" On the
reverse Uncle Sam is kicking Grover out of
the White House yard, with the order,
" You get" answered breathlessly "You
bet"
The town had shown its coors during the
day from every place of business and dwell
ing in the village, especially along the an
nounced route of the procession, except in
isolated cases of democratic occupancy; but
at night all kinds of ilumnants added bril-
liancy and many of "our friends, the
enemy" courteously followed suit and were
cheered, d" irrespective of party" by those
in procession. The brilliance of the Pavilion
and the speakers stand beftted the head
quarters of the demonstration. State and
Main streets were the chief thoroughfares
of light On State noticeable device, set
out in red, white and blue by a powerful
electric light, was a monogram of the letters
III " and an in the window of ID. f.
Longs bookstore.
Mention of the Examinations in detail
would be a directory Of the streets trav-
ersed; but the picket-fres on the outposts
may be given as an indication of the ex-
tent to which candles, kerosene, gas and
electricity were used. Barre and Hubbard
ctra . hal hon, 1arx rnff ha mil