Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-04-30
THE EVENING RALLY.
Tho Golden Fleece" Packed with Re-
publIcans-Stirrlng Speeches.

puDiicans-Stirrlng speeches.
Montpelier, VI. April 2s.--In the crowd
of republicans which filled the Golden
Fleece to OVERLOOKING this evening were
many distinguished republicans and a
number of ladies. On the platform with
President Childs were Presdent-elect
Pack. Senators Thurston of Nebraska and
Proctor OF Vermont, Congressman Linney
of North Carolina, Powers and Grout OF
Vermont, Lieut.-Gov. Mansur, Gen. ]. G.
Mccullough of Bennington, Hon. Olin
Merrill of Enosburgh. Hon. G.. G. Bene-
dict of Burlington and DR.. II. d. Hoton
of Brattleboro.
President Childs congratulated the re-
publicans present on the suspicious oc-
casion inaugurating a campaign which
was to result in an overthrow of a party
of incompotency and give us a country
flowing in honey of sound money ond pro-
lection TO American industries. He took
pleasure In naming as presiding officer Of
the meeting man who needed no intro
duction to a Vermont audience, Senator
Redfeld Proctor
Senator Proctor was greeted with long
continued applause. He said that IL was
sure thing that the next president Of
the United States would be a republican.
Ele would not attempt to name him, but
he was sure he would be in favor of pro-
lection to American industries and in ia
vor of sound money. Tho claim has been
made that the republican, party was sim
ply northern party but that claim Is
continually being dlsproved and many
Southern States are on the road to as true
republicanism as Vermont. ono of the
States Is North Carolina and we have with
us tonight one who fought in the Con-
federate army, but who Is to-day as
firm in his repubicanism and his devotion
to the county as any Union man who ever
fired a shot.
CONGRESSMAN LINNEY'S SPEECH.
Hon. r. u. Linney was loudly cheered
as he arose to respond. He said
there are many reasons why 1t Is a
pleasure to meet the republicans of Ver-
mont. You have the best looking men.
and the best looking women too, / ever
saw. / take 1t there are no bachelors in
Vermont. l am glad to meet such worthy
foemen as Green Mountain boys. We ad-
NIT that we were In the wrong in that
struggle. You argued with us and when
that was OF no avail until you shook gilt
tering bayonets in our faces. When l see
man with an empty sleeve (pointing to
Lieut.-G MansuD | feel like taking off
my hat before him. (Shook hands with
Lieut.-Gov. Mansur with cheers by the
audience). The war was necessity and IL
has bulded up bond of feeling that will
never again be broken.
| was never in Vermont before to-day
but ! can say that there never was a
country better fitted to all branches of
industry than your Green Mountain State.
This morning ! stood on the highest
point of ground in the most beautiful city
ever visited, Burlington, and have never
seen the equal of the scene of grandeur
spread out before mo. You are even
grander in your material prosperity but
the browning glory of the Green Mountain
States Is your mon and high order of
craftsmanship. An example of this states
manship is George F. Edmunds, a recog-
nized leader Of the United States Senate
| for many years, now a leader in the high
| est courts of the land. If were to select
| the greatest representative of your State
| ! would select your honored Senator Nor
| ril, who has been permitted to serve In
Congress longer than any other man in
| the history of the country. The steady
rays of intellectual sun have been burn.
ing with him for AZ years
But there are other matters worthy OF
| our attention at this time | am a firm be-
| lever In protection to American indus
| tries. American citizenship is different
| from that existing In monarchical form
| OF government. 1t IL the outgrowth of Tho
| idea that Kings do not govern by divine
WILL Our democratic brethren do not lool
at 1t in this light. They think that you
| and l are merely subjects and would de
| grade us by free trade as English subject.
are degraded Every dollar COLLECTS t
from the tariff system makes two dol
| lars II kept at home. He gav'
ILLUSTRATIONS and figures showinl
that the life of our republic depended OF
tho system of tariff urged by the republl
can party and of how that tariff, as shaped
by your distinguished Senator Morrill,, haC
made all kinds Of industry prosper. Dur
Ing Clevelands administration the country
has incurred debt of $40 per minute FOL
the next 80 years.
Congressman Lnney next threw som,
| light on the methods OF election In tn,
South. Flo said that tampcring with tn,
ballot box should be punished by capita
| punishment instead of by some penalt,
| like that attached to stealing chickens
Republicans In Vermont do not know wha,
1t is to be socially and politically ostra
| cized. as has been the case In the South
Republicans of the North and South do mo-
agree on everything. The money qucs
ton for instance: although the republican.
Of the South want honest money, the,
oan agree on the question of protection
which Is an issue OF the day. (Great ap
plause.)
DELEGATES TO MILWAUKEE,.
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