Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-08-15

few, however, relraning from voting
The rest Of the ticket was unanimously
chosen and without discussion or speeches
Aftcr the ticket had been voted upjn x.
s. Childs spoke on local organization tie
said that 10y having ev'ry school distri
put IN charge of SOME man the vote could
be materially increased If such work was
done, " hei now 30 h. 10 ID m Gratis come
to polls, there would he 90 10 20. Whining
ton will increase her Dem Icratic vote from
80 to 100 aud other towns could show SINH
lar gratifying results if rightly handled
He had been told 10y one who knew that
Brattleboro will largely increase her Demo
cratic vote over that Of two years ago
The gain will come by thorough organiza
ton Of the Democrats aud 10y Indifference
and lethargy on the part Of the Republicans.
The Democrats can astonish themselves
and demoralize their opponents. w. II.
Chlds whished to know if r. S. Childs
would constitute himself a committee Of
one to look after Somerset, and also said
that the Democrats had the best organza
ton in Windham county Of anywhere in
the state Mr.. Stickney Of BroOkline said
that there was one among them who had
the ability to encourage his fellows and he
would like to hear from S. T. Davenport
Mr.. Davenport said that those present
we're informed on all the issues and he
would rather speak 10 those who we're not
posted. lie would confne himself 10 the
principal issues, state expenses and the
tariff. After eulogizing Grover Cleveland
and the stand which he took on the tariff,
the speaker devoted himself principally to
the topics above named. He told how
the Republican rank and file would endorse
anything that the leaders did; how Repub.
licau extravaganza had put "A load ON the
people, as had also the tariff; how the Re
publicans ad killed the farming interests
and depopulated the state, aud a lot Of other
stuff that made his audience happy and
won hearty applause when he sat down.
In response to a call from Mr.. Stickney
9. H. Davenport took the floor for a speech.
He began with the chestnut, d" There was
once a time when the proudest utterance
a man could make was am a Roman
citizen The proudest boast one could
make today should be | am Democrat y
He then went ON to tell how il was the
Democratic states which furnished the
largest quota of troops to put down the
rebellion, and that two thirds of the Union
generals were Democrats, while il was the
Republicans who saved the country by
staying at home, and that they had done
their hghtlng since: 1t was the Democrats
who rlghted notification, the L. ). bank
and secession troubles To-Day there was
another issue TO be righted-the plutocratic
which enriched the few at the expense of
the many. Mr.. Davenport waxed eloquent
as he went on to tell what a great and
glorious man is Grover Cleveland; how the
wicked Republicans have wiped out the
surplus and given big areas of public lands
to rich corporations; how Reed and his
pals have gone to work 10 admit five new
states, three of which had not the requisite
population, in order to give their party a
better showing at the next presidential
election. he denounced the Reed gag
rule, " and did not forget the tariff already
one third too high, that is now to be in
creased another third; etc, etc, etc
After this harangue Mr.. Davenport
moved an adjournment and the convention
was at an end.