Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-06-26

| force is necessary to preserve peace
hundreds of thousands of~wage earneri
are vainly seeking employment, thou
sands of factories are closed, business OF
all KINDS is languishing and general dis
trust has taken the place of confidence
What has brought about this marvellous
transformation? 1t was, at first, the
threat of the Democratic party to enact
a revenue tariff, and the general distrust
OF the capacity of the party to conduct
! the government; later on confirmation
of the fears entertained when Congress
met and begun the onslaught upon our
industrial interests.
For the past six months the Demo
cratic Congress, controlled by the South
has been trying to reverse the protection
| policy that has been in force for "a years
during which period of time a great
3lvil war has been fought to a successful
issue, our population more than doubled
and our wealth more than quadrupled
all OF which testities to the benefcence
Wilson, German, Allen tariff bill become
law, the effect cannot but be disas-
trous, but such is the desperation in
business circles that many are praying
for suspense to cease even if the bill
at straws, so they hope that something
may yet prevent the passage of the bill.
What is the remedy for this deplora-
BILE condition? A restoration to power
of the Republican party, which has fully
demonstrated its capacity to administer
the affairs of this government in peace
or war. The American people are anx-
iously waiting for November, '96 to
come, that they may hurl from power
these foes of their industrial interests.
1t is our duty to do what we may to
bring about this much desired result.
Our Democratic brethren of Vermont
do not deserve so severe an arraignment
for the sins of the National party as do
some other branches of it, as they are
not represented in Congress and it doth
not now appear when they will be. But
they cannot wholly escape the disgrace
with which their party is now covered
Whatever we may say relative to the
present conduct of the leaders of the
Democratic party, we cannot equal the
expressions of disgust that are heard on
every hand by its own members.
The Republican party of to-day offers
to the young men of this country the op-
portunity for patriotic service that no
other party can, and l predict large
accessions to it in the next two wears
from those who will during that time
reach their majority. have been Re-
publican for more than 30 years. l cast
my first presidential vote for Lincoln
and the last for Harrison, and if l live
until November, 1896, l shall cast a vote
for the next president of the United
States, which may be Mr.. Reed, that
brainy man from Maine, or Mckinley,
that Napolean from Ohio. l never felt
so proud of my membership in the Re-
publican party as to-day, and when l
shall haYe done with things of earth no.
thing could be said of my political life
that would be so satisfactory as, "He
was a consistent member of the Repub-
lican party from 1860 to the time of his
DEATH"
/ believe in the just and wise enforce
ment of the statute laws of this State,
and in a strictly economical and bust
ness-like conduct of the government of
our commonwealth. If 1 am elected l
will direct my energies to this end.
Col. Woodbury's speech was delivered
in forcible manner, and he was fire.
quently and heartily applauded.