The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-05-27

tary and g. II. Heaton sergeant-at-arms.
There is practically no opposition to the
name OF Dr. j. Henry Jackson of Barre for
governor, and his nomination by acclama-
ton is assured, as is that of Ozro Meacham
OF Brandon for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. The
names of those most prominently mem
toned AZ delegates to the national conven-
ton at Chicago are Wells Valentine of
Bennington, p. j. Farrell Of Newport John
McGearey of Burlington, w. III. Miner of
Brattleboro, 7. W. Moloney Of Rutland, A.
A Olmstead Of Newbury, w. B. Wall of
Randolph, s. G. Shurtleff of Montpelier, f.
G. Stafford of Bethel, ID. q. Pollard OF Proc
torsville, Michael McGiff of st. Adams and
j. w. Gordon of Barre. The platform will
contain the usual platitudes endorsing the
administration of President Cleveland, will
declare for tariff for revenue only and will
declare unequivocally for gold standard.
1t will charge the republican party with
hypocritical enforcement OF the prohibtory
law and will favor local option law.
TRINITY CHURCH was filled last Sunday
morning when the services incident to Me-
mortal Sunday were conducted by Rev. A.
II. Webb, the pastor. The organ loft,
choir gallery and communion table were
draped with the national colors, and dec
GRATED with flowers. The members of
Brooks Post and Brooks Relief Corps
marched to the church in body and were
| seated in the front and center pews. The SER
mon by Mr.. Webb was patriotic, practical
and eloquent 1t struck responsive chord
in the hearts Of the veterans before him,
many OF whom were moved to tears. His
text was from Psalm cxxiv: /, 2, 3. If it
had not been the Lord who was on our
side, now may Israel say: If it had not
been the Lord who was on our side, when
men rose up against us: Then they had
swallowed us up quick, when their wrath
was kindled against u.s." Mr.. Webb said
that the history of this country, from the
landing of the pilgrims to the present time,
shows everywhere the footprints OF our
| God. Next to God we are indebted to the
veterans, dead and living, more than to any
one else, for what we are and for what we
enjoy. This country has done well with
her soldiers, pensions larger in amount and
number than in any other country have
been distributed, and no one can say their
services were not appreciated And al
though the veteran has not received all he
deserves, yet he is more highly honored and
appreciated in this country than anywhere
else in this wide world. The speaker re-
ferred to the fact that although 1t is thirty
one years since the war closed, the beauti
full customs of Memorial day are not al
lowed to languish. He spoke of the beauti
full custom OF placing flags, both over oul
soldiers graves and our school. houses, thus
teaching immigrants that this is an Ameri
can nation, and giving the pupils in oui
schools an object lesson in patriotism. The
flag over our soldiers graves tells an elo
quent, though silent, story That flag
snapped the negroes chains, it brought tt
him much and it means much to him. LIE
sorrow for the dead be turned into joy a
the thought that slavery is dead, and tina
every man in this country has right to b'
a free man. That one black stain has beer
washed from our nations flag, and ever,
state in this grand Union has been linket
together in one mighty chain that, will
Gods help, will anchor the ship of stat
and enable her to Outride any storm sh
may, in the future, encounter. Mr.. Web
spoke of what the future has in store for u
and of the dangers that threaten us as ma
ton, and closed with a tender address t,
the members of the Post and the Relic
Corps.