The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-06-05
THE DE,,OCRATIC STATE CONvEN-
TION,
what n presnses-Wha May Result n
shrcyyd Move,

w Y
sshresyd Move.
lSt. .Albans Letter to Boston blope'
IN many respects the Montpelier
convention WAS one of the most not
able in the history OF the party III inns
state. Naturally the CONSCIOUSNESS Oh
certain defeat the unusual attendance
Of delegates. was as enthusiastic an"
hearty in its deliberations as though
il expected 10 place every laNe rue
named on the ticket in the once |"
which he was nominated. lndeea''he
rood feeling ut times knew no bouii'iS'
but burst INTO a wild uproar o. gen
nine old time enthusiasm, and the VI
fer absence Of friction. the harmony
and dispatch with which the business
WAS conducted. the generous SELF sat
ri flee Of many ambitious ones Who
Withdrew from Threatened contests,
that there NIGH, not be the ieast
chance for rupture. alt presase the
most relentless and vigorous calhpai@h
the Democracy ever wageu IN yer
mont.
II would not be at all surprising
if the determined stand when me
Democrats of Vermont have TAX en-
against the prohibition liquor law were
to result eventually in forcing the ne
publicans to adopt something IKE
similar course. The great Uncut. IN
the way of this to be sure, is the laci
that the law has always been Regarded
as Republican measure. pure ana SIN
ple. and the impression has gradually
gained ground. until il has become
Recognized fact. that the Republican
party was IL the attitude al peibS
pledged to maintain the statute IN al
its rigidity.
On the other hand. the opposition 10
the law is fast spreading. and there are
not lacking prominent Republicans
who openlv condemn it, The only
trouble is they are afraid to Jeoparaize
the support Of the rural districts Dy
waging campaign on the line OF us
rrpeal. One of the widest moves mace
/ at the Democratic state convention
was the Introduction into the platform
/ of the issue of extravaganza I'D the
/ state finances. charging the kepunlcah
party with gross abuse OF the power IL
| has held for so many wears.
! Heretofore the Democracy has wageu
war in this state on the broad lines OF
national politics. and as consequence
has made little or no headway against
| the traditional rock ribbed Republi
canism that prevails here. Campaigns.
too lacked an element OF lnterestdls
cussion was confined to d few. the prln
ciples contested for were more or less
remote in effect. and the certainty oil
defeat of the Democracy simulated
little energy on either side.
The orators of the present campaign
however. will have TO face live state
issue. one which appeals to the pocket
hook Of every voter. and one in when
every Vermonter has an active person
al interest. The Introduction OF TINS
state issue. together with that of the
prohibitory law, promises to make
/ new era in Vermont politics and TO en-
nyen the future contests Of the two
parties There is no doubt that the
Montpelier platform is a vote wlHner
and If made the text of campaign
argument will. coupled with the strong
personality of the ticket do much
towards reducing the boosted Republl
can majority in September.
Iron and Oxygen.
From the Philadelphia Times
That if among the hill tops gives
men breadth of view and love OF 10
ertv WAS shown yesterday by the stand
which the Vermont Democrats TOOK
in favor of the gold standard of value
and against protection and the \. t..
A.. by the manly, sturdy way in which
they declared their position. Inc Yer
monters talk like men with iron III
their blood and oxygen in their prln
ciples: in short, like many, wholesome
men-the type of men of which the
poet Whittier prayed in crisis OF the
nations ilfe. and which has never
been more sorely needed in oLr polit-
zeal history than at this critical time.
worthy of Their State and Ancestry.
From the st. .Albans Messenger.
The Messenger extends its sincere
and cordial congratulations To the
sturdy and untiinching Democracy in
Vermont for the vigor and enthusiasm
with which the party has entered up.
CD the state and national campaigns of
1896. While the party III other sections
of the country is to a greater or less
extent disheartened and demoralized,
while the question OF free silver
threatens to disrupt the national con-
vention, and, which ever side Of the is
sue prevails. is more than likely to
result in the presentation of two can
dldates for the presidency, the Dem
ocrats of the Green Mountain state
have lost nothing Of their courage,
nothing of their devotion to the party
in whose principles and policies they
believe and renew their allegiance to
the party standard they have followed
these many years with zeal ard tidel-
ity worthy the state and their ancestry.