News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-02-23
REPUBLICAN CLUBS.
Organization OF Vermont Republic
ear CiubS---A Stirring Platform
Unanimously Adopted.
from the Burlington Free Press.1

GndnlnOuSi AuOPbSu"
From the Burlington Free Press.1
MONTPELIER, Feb. 15.-The con-
vention of the Republican clubs of
Vermont for the purpose of forming a
State League, was n of the most
enthusiastic Republican meetings ever
held in the State, and it was the gen.
eral sentiment that the early organiz-
alton thus effected placed the party in
better fighting trim than ever before.
The influential and representative men
of the party were present from all sec
tons of the State, imparting a digni-
fed and substantial tone 10 the con-
vention and its proceedings.
Mr.. MOBILES REMARKS.
MI. Noble reviewed some of the
circumstances which called the con-
vention together, and congratulated
it's members on the large representa-.
ton of the Republican clubs of Yer
mont. The speaker referred to the
value OF organization. Politics en-
nobled a man when looked upon right
" and it was the design of the na-
,ional league to enforce this view on
the minds of Republicans. The
clubs are not e%phemeral they are not
strictly campaign clubs, but are in
tended to be perpetual for the up
building of the party and the securing
of the best interests of the country as
we'll. Their aim would be to dissem-
mate literature with the above end in
view. The speaker then referred to
the methods that had been adopted in
some of the other States. In Con-
necticut the clubs had established
reading rooms, and in some places de-
bates were arranged for the discussion
of financial and other national topics.
He said that the clubs were not con-
fined to Republicans, as a number of
young Democrats had joined them in
many places. The Republican clubs
are not intended to take the place Of
the State and county party machinery
but after nominations have been made
the clubs are to educate the public
mind. The clubs are to teach the
truth that principles are above per-
sons. He then spoke of the illustra-
ton of this teaching in the letter of
withdrawal of Mr.. Blaine, the an
nouncement of whose name vas greet
ed with hearty applause. He spoke
of the ~magnanimity therein exhibited
and then referred to the manner in
which Mr.. Blaine responded to Cleve-
lands free trade message. The Pres
ident had thrown down the free trade
gauntlet we are here to take it up.
The verdict which Vermont gives on
the eve of the Presidential election is
looked 10 by other States to indicate
the growth of public opinion. Towns
in adjoining States have been affected
by the meetings held in Vermont, and
therefore it behooves the Vermont Re-
publicans to make their majority at
the September election as large as pos
sible, for it may forecast the success
of the Republican party in the nation
al contest in November. Applause.
Col. George w. Hooker was then
made temporary president of the con-
v~ention, and w. H. Lewis, of Yer
gennes, and Col. Albert Clark, Of
Rutland were appointed a committee
to conduct him to the chair. His app
pearance was greeted with cheers.
COL. HooKER's ADDRESS.
Col. Hooker expressed his thanks
to the convention for the compliment
extended to him in being called upon
to. preside over a convention of rep
resentative men of Vermont. l glo-
nv in the fact that I am a Republican.
l believe in the party's principles as
ennnciated by Fremont and other
leaders down to the time of Lincoln,
and during the last Presidential cam
paign. He congratulated the party
on the indications of the return of
public thought TO the graver interests
of the country. The Republican par
ty was essentially the party of the
people. He then referred to the e r
vices of the Republican party to the
country ; it's fidelity to public trust {;
its amendments to the constitution !;
its statesmen and its martyrs. 1t had
been said that fools rush in where an
gels fear to tread. Cleveland must
have evolved his message from his in
tense ignorance on the subject of the
tariff, as said that Democratic leader,
Henry Watterson. The speaker had
thought that if we should all observe
the second commandment, to love our
n~eighbors as ourselves, there would
not bea Democratic voter left in the
United States. The coming election
was to settle for years to come wheth-
err the country was to have free trade
or protection. The members of the
convention should take this thought
home with them and work so that the
Republican majority in Vermont
should be increased from $4,000 to
80. 900. He then referred to the
Presidents attitude on wool, whereas
the Republican party had always
maintained that the country should be
self-sustaining as regards the produc-
IlOn Oh lOOu duu ClOIulHS. Aua1H has
been the corner stone of this repub-
lie, The President would utterly de-
stroy our home market for wool. The
speaker while conversing with the
largest butcher in the country learned
that if mutton was banished the price
of other meats would rise. The butch
er said that every poor man in New
York who wanted meat should vote
the Republican ticket, and he had
been a Democrat for 40 years. You
can make a Republican of a Demo
erat in no quicker way than to touch
his pocket. The diminished cost OF
meat, owing TO mutton, is sufficient
over and over again to pay the differ
ence in the cost of wooden clothing in
this country and abroad. The tariff
lisa guard against the inequality OF
wages paid for labor in the different
countries of the world. The man
who can hire labor the cheapest can
| J,;,.o bie onmDatiior onf IF fho nnork.