Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-08-11
REPUBLICAN PRINCIPLES
ENUNClATED AT THE
CITY HALL FRIDAY EVENING.
Addresses by Con. Stewart L. woodford
ana Hon. l.. IL. Chittenden of New York
--Reasons why Voters should be Repub-
licans-An Enthusiastic Meeting.

Shortly before s o'clock Fridayevening
large numbers of citizens were gravi-
tating toward the republican rally at City
Hall. The Sherman band played popular
airs while the people gathered. Upon the
platform, sat, as chairman, Col. U. A.
Woodbury. and with him lion. l.. L. Chit
tenden, Hon. G.. q. Benedict Hon. Daniel
Roberts, Col j. II. Goul1ing, Alderman
Painchaud, b. S. Barrett and John Bacon.
Col. Woodbury. called the meeting to
order and in a few wel-chosen words re-
ferred to what the republican party had
done Tor the country, especially in the way
OF fostering American industries by means
OF protection. He showed that the de-
mocracy bad shown themselves to be I'M
worthy and unfit in every way to control
the government. Allusion was also made
to our State ticket, commenting Fuller and
Stranahan to the hearty support of the
party Then the colonel spoke of the valua-
bic services rendered the party by Gen.
Woodford, OF his having bsen elected TO the
position next TO the highest which the peo-
pie OF New York could give, and the speaker
was introduced.
AS Gen. Woodford rose he was greeted
with enthusiastic applause. In opening he
tons in hand in spirit OF fairness: that he
did not claim all the virtues for his party,
and that he would receive courteouslv any
contradiction or question by any one in the
audience.
lie proceeded straight to the main ques-
ton at issue, that of protection, calling at
tentlon to the definite and firm stand Of the
republican party upon this question.
The position of the democratic party was
then defined by reading the clause on PRO
lection in the democratic platform. 1--we
denounce the republican protection as a
fraud the robbery of tho great majority of
the American people for the benefit of
few, etc. " The general showed, in clear
and forcible way, that while the prices on a
few of the less essential articles of trade
might have been raised, the prices on the
great staples had been reduced He then
traced the pedigree of the democratic prin-
ciples that protection is robbery, finding
the first symptoms of it in an action of
tho North Carolina Legislature of
1880, in which they declared the
tariff for other purposes than revenue I'M
constitutional and nullitied it. He found
that the same principles were embodied in
the policy of the confederate States, SO that
all considered, the democrats of to-day
stood upon platform of three planks-
notification in 1850, rebellion in 1861 and
free trade in 1892
He also eloquently defended the policy
that the wool which enters into our clothing
should as far as possible be American grown
and that every dollar paid out in the manu-
facture of it should be paid here and not in
foreign countries. The summing up of the
characters of the two candidates was fairly
and wttily done. The democratic leader
Nsya- oh octn ri. oil Ill,
his platform. Tie speaker referred to sun
dry reflections cast upon Mr.. Harrison
but reminded the audience that
his heart was warm enough, his arm strong
enough, and his sword loyal enough, so that
he went to to the front in 'Gl and won his
brgadier S stripes by actual service in the
field. Attention was also called to the fact
that through his tirmness and decsiveness
our flag is now respected and feared abroad
as never before. The address closed with
bit of wholesome advice to the Demo
cratic brother" to come into the republican
fold "While the light holds out to burn
The speech was interspersed throughout
with applause and received an ovation
given at tho end.
After quiet was restored Col. Woodbury.
said that General Woodford had refused to
be paid for this engagement, whereupon a
hearty way extended to him.
The chair then called upon Ex-Governor
Dillingham;. who was in the audience. He
responded by saying that n hard weeks
work at Mddlebury had made it impossible
for him to speak this occasion, but he
hoped to do so later.
Hon. l.. e. Chittsnden was then called
upon, and gave some very suggestive re-
marks. Among other things he said that
it would be good thing for Mr.. Cleveland
if he could annex England and Scotland to
the United States, as he was carrying every
thing before him in those countries. After
showing up the iniquity of the recent
democratic apportionment of New York
State he said; eve not only going to
carry New York for Harrison aud Reid
next fall, but we are going to eject q repub-
lican legislature"
At the close of Mr.. Chittenden's speech
Col. Woodbury. called for three cheers for
Harrison and Reid, Fuller and Stranahan
and the old flag, The audience rose and
gave them with will, and one of the best
republican rallies ever hold here was at an
end