The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-08-26
SENATOR THURSTON


Ringing Speech-A Leading Democrat
of the City Hangs Out Republican
Flag.
Hon. John M. Thurston and wife of
Nebraska arrived in town last Monday
evening, called here by the death OF George
II. Bennett, relative of Mrs. Thurston.
The local republicans could not let his pres
ence in the city go unnoticed, and the re-
publican clubs, headed by the Montpelier
Military Band, marched at eight o'clock in
the evening to the residence Of Hon. Joseph
Poland, where Mr.. Thurston was stopping,
to tender him serenade. After aselection
by the band, Senator Thurston was intro
duced by Hon. Hiram A. Huse as man
who needed no introduction to a Vermont
audience, so he would not waste words in
introducing man who was born in Mont
pelier, brought up in Wisconsin, and lives
in Nebraska,
Senator Thurston was received with en-
thusiastic hand-clapping from the several
hundred people who had hastily gathered.
Mounting a granite horseback, he spoke
for twenty minutes and was frequently IN
terrupted with applause. He said it was
always pleasure to come back to the beau
tiful city of his birth, and he appreciated
the unexpected and kindly greeting that
had been given him. After referring to the
fact that Vermont always has done the
right thing at the right time, he spoke OF
the part Vermont took three months ago, at
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toward nominating the leading republican
of the country for the presidency. He paid
Hon. E. j. Phelps of Burlington graceful
compliment for the stand he has taken in
the present campaign, and said there had
never been year when party lines counted
for so little as they do to. day when democrats
can fall into line with republicans as they can
! to-day, and, while remaining as much demo
| Gratis as ever, can vote for Mckinney ana
Hobart and still be democrats after the
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Senator Thurston referred to the reported
silver craze through the West, and said
that, as he travelled up and down the coun-
try, he always found this located in the
next state or the next county, and never
where it could be nailed. He said Mr.
| Bryan's populism was nothing new, and
referred to the elections in Nebraska from
the time, six years ago, when Mr.. Bryan
carried his congressional district by nearly
six thousand, down to two years ago, wher
Senator Thurston defeated him by nearly
as large majority
In this connection he said: I" Mr.. Bryan
cannot carry his own ward, city, state Of
nation-every one of which is for Mckinley
to-day" He referred to the silver question
at some length. and, in speaking IN I'M
connection, said: 1.-The prosperity OF this
or any, city depends upon its laboring men
There is no hand of want where there arr
days works for every man at fair wages
The leading question is how to get suftclen
employment and decent wages. Four year
ago there was no man who could not ge
labor and fair price for 1t. -Four year
ago the American job was on the stree
looking for men, now the men are ON tn
street looking for jobs, but the jobs hav
gone over the water. Every days labo
there is the loss of days labor in tn
United States. Prosperity will never re
turn to this country until the labor of tn
United States is done by the people OF tn
United States. Let not your hearts b
, troubled. The good times of four years ag
: are coming again. The people were foole
then, but they will not be fooled agail
t Four years ago William j. Bryan said I
the people, give us free trade and wage
. will rise; give us free trade and bushes
will boom; but it busted. To-day he come
4 to you with the same promise. just strlh
out the words, free trade and inse
free silver and you have the same ol
promise, but is it not better at this time
ask him for little collateral security
back it up? This campaign Is campaign
laboring men, campaign of women al
babies. When / leave your state, Tuesdt
night, l shall keep my ear to the wire f
later. Vermont has often declared the wt
to the great republican majority, and Q
pect that next election day the people
this my native, state will emphatically d
clare for American employment and Ame
can labor for a century to come"
At the close of Senator Thurston's I
marks, the clubs and band marched to d
residence of Harry Lowe on Main stree
where q handsome Mckinley and Hoba
flag had been hung out that day. NJ
Lowe is one OF the leading democrats in IL
city, and, in response to loud calls, he a
peared and said that he was not pub
speaker, although fully alive to the poll
cal situation Of this campaign, and was co
WINGED that 1t was the duty of every go
citizen OF the country, whether repubic
or democrat, to vote for Mckinley and II
ne bart in November.
IL After giving three cheers for Mr.. Low
~ for Mckinley and Hobart and for Gro
DIS and Fisk, the crowd dispersed