Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-01-04
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MIR. PHELPS RESPONSE.
Hon. Edward j. Phelps was the first
speaker and he was given an ovation upon
his introduction by the toastmaster. He
said lie could hardly express how much
pleasure it gave him to be able to be pres
'ent He thought he was something of q
traveller himself, and while he had been nb-
sent from Burlington more or less he still
f0lt that he was to be included in its Tray
ellers' association
Mr.. Phelps said it was easy to define pm
triotism in n time of war, but in times of
peace what was il . It was, first. a sentiment;
in the second place it was the feeling which
led man to prefer his country to himself
in peace as in war. He said our country
was simply great business concern We
are all in the same boat What do we
want to hasten the solution of the
problems which are facing the country We
want good government, and that is one
that is wise and honest. 1t must he the
property of no party. Any party may give
good government The difficulty is that
party spirit steps in and prevents the will
and desire of the people. Then what is the
remedy The people must assert themselves
to degree that will help to place the coun
try above party.
If the prosperity and welfare of this coun-
try is to be maintained, it is through the in
struncntality of the Independent voter. |
do not mean by an Independent voter man
who belongs to no party, for parties will
always exist. What | mean by an independ
ent voter is Il man who will go with his
party to certain degree and who, when
that point is reached, has the courage
to say that he will 90 no further.
! address you all as Americans. not as party
men. In the long run the man who help, to
misgovcrn the country suffers with the rcst.
If there ever was a race in which inderen-
d"nce is n Characteristic it is the Anglo
Saxon. He then spoke of the particular
claims to independence of America of New
England and of Vermont in particular. He
would turn the old maxim squarcly about
and make it ''men not measures. In the
present emergency of the country il is for
the men who do not interest themselves in
politics for what is to be made out of it to
act. If you say to me Waterman. what of
the night - | say. the night is all right.
The moon is there. 1t may be obscured by
clouds. but it is only temporary: the morning
will surely come. God has done his part
for this country. What are you going to do
for it
GOV. FCLLER'S SPEECH.
Gov. Fuller spoke for the State of YER
mont. He said in part:
The Burlington Travellers association is
renowned for the ability of its members, who
travel for commerce, and count il n spe
cial honor to be invited to sit with this large
company who 60 forth to battle armed with
every conceivable sort of grip-sacl. contain
ing every imaginable article. the most curl
Gus ard wonderful that man has conceived
of to invite trade. These men. too. are the
best Informed concerning trade, possessed of
the latest arguments regarding the tariff
and the mornings predictions concerning
the weather. They accurately feel the pulse
of the country merchant and inquire after
his wife and children as well as the obber
and manufacturer. And many of them have
such persuasivelv convincing ways of putting
| things, as no other classes in the community
could use. | heard the other day Of two
Germans of this class, one of whom was
selling Downs Elixir and the other
Celery Compound =" The fellow with
the elixir said dot medicine ferry
often SURPRISES me py de remarkable dings
wot it accomblshes \ man gone to me
one day who got his legs shot off III de war,
und he asked me if dot Elixir would hat any
! effect to make his legs grow on again [
told him don t dink it was efer tried on a
case like dot but | gif him one bottle, und
pefore he got it all took he seen two little
stumps begin to grow on where his legs used
to be. und den he bought six bottles, und
before he got EN- all took up his legs was
growed out. und he hat yust so good pair
as anybody. The German who was selling
the Celery Compound acknowledged that
this was certainly remarkable result but,
said he II hat case come under my per
oil * st
ing. A man gone to me some time since,
whose liver was all gone-und his lights
und his friends dnk he cant possibly live
much longer. Well sold him one bottle
of dot Celery Compound. und right away
when he took the first dose, he begin TO feel
hi, liver grow again, und pefore he got all
dot bottle took he find he has a pran new
liver ind full set of electric lights
1t is n fact that the commercial traveller
can be found anywhere, not only in Yer
mont, but all over the earth, and possibly
under the earth Indeed the class is so
numerous that some merchants are at
times, tempted to utter the wish that the
girl did to the sentimental drummer who
said to her POLITICALLY, Il wish | were
star. and she answered, II wish you were
comet. - ''Why do you wish that, = said
the ardent drummer, and she answered. IF
| You were a comet you would not be likely to
get around more than about once in every
| 1900 years.
But must say just word concerning
the State of Vermont; the stage Of our ac
| tivity. the field of our operations. the com
monwealth in which we live. The true
greatness Of a State does not depend upon
the number of the population, the acreage
of its land nor the glitter of its wealth, but
| ha oh on of re eft bn t,,r