The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-10-09

interrupt what has been going on II any OF
you have failed to finish your repast but
the hour il late and it is thought best that
the after pant OF the ceremonies begin at
this time. 1 wish to express to you my
congratulations at everything l have OBJ
served concerning this reunion. l am free
to confess that, when we came together yes
terday morning, had some apprehensio
as to what the success of the reunion would
be but before evening | was satisfied 1t
would be great success There was a dis.
position on the part OF all past legislators to
make new acquaintances and to renew
those of old time. 1t seems to me, as /
look upon this body tonight, that the last
hour Of this reunion is the best of ALL and
that there may be no delay in the enjoy
ment, would direct your attention to the
exercises. The first on the programme Is
the sentiment, The President of the United
States and the response will be by the
quartette."
Vermont of To Day." was responded to
by Governor Woodbury., who was most cor
daily received. He said, in part
GOVERNOR wooDBURY's RESPONSE.
"Mr. President, Ladies and Cent smen:
l wish you to notice the contrast between
the gentlemen who are to speak tonight
with the rest of this audience. Our doleful
faces are in sharp contrast with your joyous
ones. Nothing during this reunion has
struck such responsive chord in my heart
morning, when he said that governors OF
Vermont ought to be re elected. There are
many reasons why governors should be re-
elected; and l give notice, here and now,
that am candidat Tor reelection. (Ap-
plause and laughtet). In speaking of Yer
mont to-day, L have already said she is
all right. Her mountains are as high, her
hills as beautiful, her scenery as attra ,tive,
her brooks as clear, her Morgan horses as
hearty, her men rs brave, and her women as
fntr Il I..v 49, aene.. t,.e l...
Union has so small current expenses as Yer
mont Absolutely free from corruption, her
legislatures are models for the whole country.
The offices seek the men, and the people are
patriotic. More than generation ago, 30, 900
of her sons met, and 900 of them found death
in her service. Vermont has been criticised
in some quarters for her extreme temper
ance principles, but 1 think it is no less a
cri ne for a Vermonter to sell whiskey in
water than 1t is for a New York man to sell
water in milk. We have practically no
state debt and our municipal debt is very
small. Her climate is healthy, her people
are thrifty and our state is filed with happy
and conten ed homes. We are proud OF our
present and hopeful for our future"
Hon. Josiah Circuit of Derby spoke for
Vermont in the Past" after very happy
introduction by the POSTMASTER. He said:
RESPONSE BY MAJOR CIRCUIT.
"Mr President: You will notice that am
to deal with the dead while the governor
has dealt with the living. He might enlist
your attention with little amusement, but
it won't answer with me. You must take
the serious side Of things from now on un.
til | resume my seat. Only this-I promise
the governor that Stickney and will look
after him on our side of the state. This is
one of Vermonts great Occasi ons, one of
her ten year pilgri images, when her people
come together to see what remains of the
past. Montpelier Is Mecca to which the
h AZ. beens' and the would-bes' repair
On this occasion we deal with what has
gone before, and it is our pleasure to think
that the greater part has been taken and
the smaller left The history OF Vermont is
80 full Of the greatness of great men, and
the goodness of good women, that any pc ST.
ton may take in the procession is hon.
orable. 1 would ra'her be file soldier in
the little Green Mountain army of Ethan
Allen than be commander OF the Old
Guard of France, because | would rather
be least among the builders OF Freedoms
Temple as it vas erected upon American
soil, than greatest in the scramble for ag.
grandizement. Ii credit for what Vermont
has been belongs to one person any uore
tina to another for this state of things, it
is to the fathers and mothers who have
taught their children that right is right and
wrong is wrong, and that lie well stuck
to is never so good as the truth"
For THE Presidents of the Vermont
Senate"
EX-GOVERNOR s. K. PINGREE
of Hartford said in part:
"This matter of the presidents of the
United States Senate is something about
which most any of US ought to be bile to
say something. The Senate of Vermont
was not made a. single bound any more
than great men. Until 1886, we had no
such thing as Senate-only one branch OF
the legislature and the chief executive
until the people made up their mind that
something better was needed. In 1886 the
Senate of the state of Vermont was estAb-
lished as coordinate branch of the egis-
lature. 1t was started out with difficulty
and amid much opposition. Had it not
been success at the outset, IL would have
been very short-ived. The success of that
body came largely from the quality of its
first p esiding officer-Ddvid NJ Camp OF
Darby-a man cultured, strong, urbane,
powerful as pariamentaran, just the man
to take that body in its infancy. He was
one of the first Free Sellers in the history OF
| Vermont legislation. He was one of the
sturdiest temperance advocates that Yer
mont in those days could boast of. There
have been twenty-nine presidents OF the
| Senate in fifty-nine years" The speaker
in closing, eulogized Jefferson p. Kidder
one of the early presidents of the Senate
and others of a later day
"The Speakers of the House of Represen
tatives" brought