St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-18
THE LEAGUE CONVENTION.
An Enthusiastic Republican Catherine
at Burlington.

Eighty league clubs were represent
ed at the banquet and covers were
laid for about 225 people At least
so more were expected from the
southern part of the state, but an
accident on the Fitchburg prevented
their coming. Col. Albert Clarke OF
Boston, secretary Of the Home Mar
ket Club, and Speaker Barrett OF the
Massachusetts house of representa-
tives were also detained. Mr.. Bar
rett gave up coming at all. but Col.
Clarke reached Burlington Friday
m forming.
LETTERS OF REGRET.
Letters of regret were received from
ex-senator Edmunds, President Har-
rison, Senators Morrill, and Proctor,
Congressman Grout and Powers,
Vice. President Morton. Judge w. G..
Veazey, Chairman Clarkson of the
republican national committee and
Col. Franklin Fairbanks. Col. Fair
banks wrote Secretary Forbes as fol-
lows:
Ny Dear Sir:-I find my engagements
are such that they will not admit of my
attending the republican banquet at Bur
lington on the 18th inst, to which you
have so kindly invited me. | regret very
much that it is so.
Allow me to say that l have great
hopes and expectations of a grand and
glorious victory of the republican party
in the coming elections, both of state
and nation.
AS Vermont fires the first gun of the
campaign, it is all-important that we
have our organization so perfected that
every republican voter shall discharge his
duty at the polls next September If this
be done 10000 majority will be rolled
up, the report of which will arouse the
sleeping republicans all over our broad
land. The result will be the election OF a
republican administration and both
houses of congress, thus endorsing the
present brilliant and progressive admin
istration, by enabling its principles to
be carried out in the one which is to fol-
low.
There is no more effective way to ac-
complish this than by the reorganization
of the republican clubs in every town in
the commonwealth.
Let the Green Mountain state make no
uncertain sound in the campaign of 1892.
Sincerely yours,
FRANKLIN FAIRBANKS.
Chairman Clarkson's ringing letter
was as follows:
Dear Mr.. Forbes: l have your kind let
ter of the LIST inviting me to attend the
meeting of your state league on Lincoln
birthday, the 10Th of this month. 1t
would be great pleasure if could at
tend, but l am already under a previous
engagement to attend the state league
banquet at Columbus, Ohio, the same
evening. | wish l had time to go to Yer
mont and gain new courage and 1nsplra-
ton from the republicanism of the Green
Mountain state. have had several in
terviews lately with Judge Powers, Gen.
Veazey and other good republicans from
Vermont. / do not feel that any words
of mine could in any way increase the en-
thusiasm OF Vermont republicanism, or
in any way stimulate the republicans of
that state to more active eXertiOn.
They realize as quickly and comprehen-
sively as the republicans of any state the
fact that we are to-day face to face with
a desperate enemy. If we shall lose the
election next November, the democracy
several years. / am not of those who
take dark view of the republican out
look. flour party be united, we can on
the great business questions now before
the American people carry a majority in
the country. When we had a congress
tinkering with the tariff for two or three
years under Cleveland, we had uncer-
tainty in business, idle factories, unem-
ployed workingman, and timid capital
driven into hiding. The republicans
foug hit through to successful enactment
the two great policies of the Mckinley
bill and reciprocity. This brought back
certainty to the business world and pros
perity came with it. Now the business
world is prosperous, factories are busy,
workingmen employed, and the country
is contented. The business world attrib-
utes this in a large degree to a certainty
in national business policies. All bust
ness men in the country, and all fair men,
will admit that these great business poll
cies are entitled to fair trial, and we
can go to the country with powerful
appeal that the trial afforded them
should be given under the charge of their
friends and not their enemies. We can
carry the country on this issue. Reel
procity is growing in favor. giving new
markets to American products every
where and the tide is running toward
the party. We ought to keep our ranks
united. Vermont republicans need no
exhortation TO do their duty. 1t votes
early and it can help very greatly by
giving increased majorities. Club organ
ization, extending into every neighbor-
hood and coming down to the detail or
ganization of the individual voter, utiliz-
ing the social instinct, making the club
meetings largely social, bringing women
to share in the proceeding, giving their
enthusiasm to the cause, making every
club an agency to see that every doubt
full voter or every voter who Will read
republican paper is provided with it, re-
cruiting every possible convert and &C
complishing intelligent organization, IN
the most minute manner,-all these
things will help to give an increased re-
publican majority in Vermont in Septem-
Der, and that will help in the greater
struggle in November.