Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-12-08
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
The oIorrisvliIo Republican Cuba Re-
view Of Its work.
MoHR1sNILLr, Nov. 80, ]

Inc horrisvllie Republican CUBA ne
view of Its work.
MoRRisviLLr, Nov. 80 1892.
To the Editor of the Free Press:
Much has been written and said concern
ing the republican club of this town during
and since tho recently closed campaign.
|, an humble member thereof, having sur
vlvod the wreck of n true republicans
hopes for the reelection of our honored
president, claim space for n few fiual words
touching the seemingly almost famous his
tory of our ''H. H. Powers Republican
club" 1t was organized in midwinter
year ago, comprising in its membership
SO me of the best young republican blood of
the community, sending u full delegation
| to the league convention in Burlington and
awak ening an interest III current politics by
! holding meetings at regular intervals That
| the name of the club was selected by
unanimous VOTE shows that as young men
of his native town, We honored and re-
spected the Hon. II. II. Powers, whose
distinguished abilities still recognize.
Several members of the club were upon
the delegation to the State conven-
ton in Montpelier which elected
the delegates to tho republican national
convention II ever, in q State convention,
there prevailed a faith in, or choice of
/
| gathering there was evident all sides a
strong faith in President Harrsons admin
istration, and an enthusiastic hope FOR his
reelection was strongly developed in all the
work of that day 1t cannot DO denied
! that the delegation that doy elected by the
represen tatlves Of the republicans of Yer
mont were selected with the full belief that
the candidacy of President Harrison was to
| be Loyalty supported in the national conven-
ton.
That our esteemed townsmor, Judge
! Powers the head OF this delegation, was not
! in entire sympathy with the choice OF the
people of Vermont very soon developed i'll
his private and public utterances, such as
his ante-con ention talk about Vermont
| following the lead of New York when they
| came to the convention, etc. a little Incl
dent of a local nature showed that the
Judge was out of JOINT with the prevail
Ing approval of the present admins
tratiou. Our club shortly before the
| convention held a mock national conven-
ton attended by a crowded house. Con
gresham Powers had been invited to be
| present and address the audience at the
| proper time. The convention S work passed
very successfully, with George NJ Powers
presiding Soon after the fourth ballot,
which nominated Benjamin Harrison, the
expected speaker left the hall, much TO the
disappointment Of oil. Soon the Minneapo-
lis convention came, and | do not need to
recall the wave Of surprise and disappoint-
ment which passed over the State, finding
expression through many of the news
papers-that our State delegation were so
faltering in taking any positive pc
sition of its own, and that
the hearty Endorsement of President
| Iarr uiI in Y
the State convention seemed about to be
thrown overheard by portion Of our dele
cation, who seemed vacillatins 'twl1t one
idea and another. Then came from the
chairman that famous telegram 20 our club.
"Harrison can't carry New y ork or the
silver States" Did ali this ''sst well"
with large number Of the citizens of Yer
mont? Certainly not.
In the reply sent to our model for sound
judgment aud staunch republican principles
as believed to exist in Judge Powers, the
young mems club did, ! admit, a somewhat
audacious net, but in this much quoted
dispatch We simply exercised our rights.
Being ourselves voters, who more than
we might have the right TO express to
our delegate our townsmen, and our exist
ing political star, the prevailing sentiment
among 'the people ard press OF
did not cater to the approval Of ell the pso-
pie or all the papers, that was not claimed;
but the letters and kilograms received by
members OF the club, the personal words or
approval, the comments of state papers at
the time, testify to the fact that the young
republicans Of the ii. h. Powers club did
but their duty. They but said what many
another telegram from individuals through
the State expressed to the delegation at
Minneapolis, only these last mentioned de
spatches were not made public through the
Associated Press. And uow we have be-
fore us the picture Of the democracy
rallying around tho houorel head of that
delege alton, saying you "toll them so;'
patting him on tho back; pralsing his polltl-
cal foresight, oven bearing his name upon
their transpar snces III the rabble OF their
professions, while their own argus, in
the same column, which sounds its praises
: of Judge Powers as a prophet, declares that
} in spite OF President Hsrrison's upright
walk at the head OF the administration, the
republican party forced TO an extreme an
issue that would have defeated any repub-
lican IN this country. May there not nave
been selfish purpose in this sending broad
cast that assertion that Harrison could not
carry New York or the silver States, and
is there any doubt but what 1t
! aided to work OUT that purpose, anu III Tue
defeat of that ideal statesman, president,
! soldier and Christian gentloman-BenJami
Harrison Let the two leading members OF
that historic delegation enjoy the plauditS
of the democracy of our State, and revel In
the new friendship of the great throng OF
the hungry unterrined, II 1t peases them;
but, as for me, let me remain true repub'
lican, rejoicing that in tho future am SUI
to have the constitutional rights OF
A VOTER.
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