Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-08-19

The Republican Caucus last Saturday
evening was largely attended, and was
a very pleasant and harmonious gather
ing. Col. Mansur was elected chairman
and Z. ]. Parsons, Esq, Secretary.
Judge Storrs in very effective speech put
in nomination Hon. G. n. Dale for town
representative. He referred in compli-
mentary terms to his ability and qualica-
tons for the position added to which
was the desire that Brighton should have
strong and able representative, one
who would take front rank i'll the inter
ests OF good and true legislation, and on
motion Mr.. Dale was nominated by n
rising vote and was unanimous. twas
very fattering nomination indeed
Following this these gentlemen were nom
mated as Justices of the Peace e. J.
Parsons, \. llobson, {. II. Laid, Z. A.
Bems. T. +. Hobson, Geo, l.. Clark, Geo
W. Currier.
Gov. Dale being called upon. in n brief
speech of acceptance spoke very fcelingly
of the honor rendered him. He SAID he
had no idea until recently that his name
was thought o: as candidate for town
representative: that although he did not
personally desire or seek the nomination.
vet. coming as it did, it excited feelings
of gratitude even beyond those he had
c. perienced when in the full tide OF Young
hopes and ambitions like position was
rendered him; but he appreciated this
more than all else because grand and no.
bic friends, whose interest and friendship
be had perhaps not fully appreciated, had
risen up and rendered IN encouragement
of such spontaneity, charity, and gcner-
osity as to be full compensation for. and
an inducement to, any effort which
pride or duty might call him to make i'll
his own behalf or theirs. If elected he
should endcavor not to be a slave to his
own ideas, but to fairly represent the
true feelings and sentiments of the town.
He said he was not prepared to make a
speech because he had not been able to
work sufficiently to prepare the data,
but he briefly reviewed the lives of illus
trious men who were the most prominent
in representing the national sentiment of
the country from its first to last Pres
dent. and said, am ong other things, that
if the present tariff was unconstitutional
and as vicious as our Democratic friends
had stamped it how do they reconcile he
act of Jackson who was about to and
would have enforced an act of precisely
the same nature at the point of the bayo-
net if the people had not submitted to
it's provisions peaccably; that it was in
grained into our institutions and that 1T
could not be possible that long line OF
Presidents, Federal. Tory. Wing, Repub-
lican and Democratic had been executing
and keeping in operation system ike
"the eliminating atrocitv of class legis-
lation" void because unconstitutional
and unjust and oppressive; that that
plank in the Democratic platform is
simply an arraignment OF long line OF
illustrious men from Madison to Cleve-
land" He contrasted the effects Of CEN
tralization with those Of Decentralization
as those theories have been understood
and applied in the Republic. He argued
the necessity and justice of the federal
government having the right under the
constitution to legislate upon all mat
tiers relating to the general government
like the election of men who were to
legislate for the whole country, and
closed by abiding to the unequalled pros
peritv and boundless happiness of all
our people and the wisdom and proprIety
of letting well enough alone.
The Republicans OF Brighton made no
mistake in selecting Gov. Dale as its
standard bearer. Here the office sought
the man. Mr.. Dale il elected will prove
a tower of strength in the General Assem-
blv. and the interests of the best legls-
Iation for the State will receive at his
hands hearty and unqualified support.