News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-08-06
A Good Republican Rally.

uG OJcuIuS LNtpuDllCdu Idb ~ VI the
campaign was held at the Town Hall
Saturday evening. There was a good
attendance, which included many la
dies, an indication that the fair sex
are interested in the politics of this
campaign. F. 6. Fleetwood, Presi-
dent of the Young Mems Republican
Club, presided and introduced George
NJ. Powers, who made few remarks
"While Mr.. Gleed was collecting his
thoughts" Mr.. Powers congratu-
lated the party upon the suspicious
opening of the campaign. He wildly
portrayed the acrobatic maneuvers of
the Democratic party, which declared
atfrst for gold and then Topped over
to free silver and populism. Heurged
the Republicans to work earnestly for
the state ticket and do their best to
get out a large vote at the September
election, because a big majority then
was a great incentive to the National
campaign. There is no good Repub-
lican except voting Republican. He
invited the honest money Democrats,
and there are lots of 'em, to join the
Republicans in the contest for honest
money and protection.
The next speaker was Charles S.
Gleed, Esq, of Topeka, Ks, son of
the late Thos. Gleed. Mr.. Geed said
he had come here for rest and not to
discuss politics; but at the urgent So
lictation of his friends he had con-
sented to speak to the people of Nor
risville-the best town in the best
state in the union. The speaker de-
fined money from its earliest concep-
ton down to the present day, and
how gold became the recognized stan
dard of the representative nations of
the world. The great cry for free sill
yer or free coinage was a move in the
interest of the owners of the silver
mines of the west and the silver stock
owners of the east. Silver had depre-
ciated, and consequently something
must be done to reopen the mines
and raise the value of the stock !;
consequently the "crime of 1878" was
brought forth and an appeal raised
for free coinage. If free coinage went
into effect it would be a big bonanza
for the mine owners. If money be-
came cheaper, labor would be cheaper,
while all commodities would go up.
While it might be q good thing for
the farmer to have a law fixing the
price of maple sugar at 20 cts. per
pound, the absurdity of such an act
would be admitted by everybody
yet it would be Just as reasonable as
the demands of these silver mine
owners.
He refuted Mr.. Senter's statement
that the national banks were the
great money-making institutions OF
the universe and were detriment to
the interests of the farmer and the
laboring man. Anybody could organ
ize national bank, and if the farm
ers wanted to go into the business
they could club together, raise $780,
900, invest it in banking and make
just as much money as the bankers Of
to-day.
He regretted the low price of farm
ing produce, caused greatly by the
vast increase of farms, made possible
by opening up the great west by rail,
roads. Millions of acres had by these
railroads been made accessible, hence
over-production. The advent of the
bicycle and electricity had made sad
havoc with horses. He had recently
sold for street car company two
hundred horses and the best he could
get for them was $3.50 each-horses
that were worth $500.
We regret very much that we have
not the time or space to give Mr.
Gleed's speech in full. He was atten
lively listened to throughout and hi
remarks elected frequent applause
He is u forcible as we'll as logica
speaker and he gave his hearers mucf
thought for meditation. Altogether
the rally was good one and an excel
lent starter for the campaign of '96.
When we consider that the intestines ar