Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-08-18
THE MOCRATlC STANDPOINT.
A Rhode Island Orator In a State of Mind
over the Republican, Speakers in YER

A Rhode Island Orator In a State of Mind
Over the Republican Speakers in Yer
mont.
Although it is proverbia that the demo-
crat is not addicted to water, he overcame
whatever repugnance he may have had and
turned out at the City Hall Wednesday
night in considerable quantities while the
tail-feathers OF Jupiter Pluvius were still
hanging over the city shedding a discourag
ing drizzle.
There were few republicans in the au
dence, though hardly enough to leaven the
democratic lump. On the platform as
chairman, sat Mayor Haselton, and with
him number of prominent democrats,
including Cow w. II. Ii. Bingham OF
Stowe, John H. Donnely OF Nergennes, c.
G. Peck of Middebury, j. A. Brown and
j. II. Holton.
Soon after S o'clock the chairman opened
the meeting by introducing the speak
er of the evening, Hon. James c. Mona
CHAN of Providence, r. |, Mr..
Monaghan was received with APP
plause and opened his batteries by saying,
Il trust you will make it as warm on the
Sth of November as Old Probabilities has
been making it here for the past few days.
He then called attention to the magical
effect which the democratic vote of this
State would have on the party as a whole,
saying that all eyes were upon Vermont
and that b. b. Smalley should receive the
heartess support of mis- party here. He re
called how the success of the American
revolution dated from a defeat at Bunker
Hill and strove to encourage the faithful by
saying that if they would stand by their
| party in November they would be joining
'landslde' which was going to sweep the
country for Cleveland. The speaker
then warned the party against the
pernicious influence of Frank Plum
ley, who with Capt. Mimms had
been speaking lately in the State. Mr.
| Plumley was accused of saying that the
democratic party was crazy and had inner
tied it from a long line of ancestry. Ex-
| ceptions were taken to this statement. Mr..
| Plumley had laid great stress upon the 10y
atty of the republican party during the
war, but the speaker could have told him
that there we're 10000 Canadian French
mon, and 100, coo soldiers Of other national
tiles in the Northern army, while several of
the battles had been won by democratic
generals He advised his hearers to go and
hear Plumley, but not to be seduced by his
| line of argument In the course of the ad-
dress Mr. Monaghan set forth in clear and
| forcible manner the democratic policy on
the tariff question, but every few moments
his feelings overcume him and he would go
back to 'wak on Mr.. Plumey.
! The relative positions of the two
parties were defined by the state
ment that the democracy throughout its
history had been with the people, while re-
publcauism favored the business man. The
speech closed with description of the bat
tie OF the pyramids, likcung the democratic
candidate for governor to lie Petite Cor
poral," Napoleon, who appeared at the
critical moment and saved the day.
At the close the announcement was made
by the chairman that Mr.. Billiard who was
advertised to speak, could not be present,
ana after rising vote of thanks to the
orator of the evening, the meeting was ad
| journed