New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-19
THE SITUATION IN VERMONT
WHAT GENERAL HORACE PORTER SAW
ON A RECENT sTUMPrNG TOUR.
VOTERS OF THE STATE ovERwHELMiN'LN
AGAINST THE PARTY OF FREE SILVER
FREE TRADE AND FREE RIOT. AND
WORKING HARD FOR NJ KIN
LEY AND SOUND MONEY.

LEY AND SOUND MONEY.
...o-a, Horace Porter has Just returned to this
.,., from rmont. where he has been addressing
e. audiences in Bennington, Rutland and Bel
- Falls in favor OF the Mckinley ticket. Speak
~" s,erday upon the observations of his campaign
=, vermont. he said:
yves | have just returned from Vermont, where
, lave been making speeches in favor OF the Nc
,,,nlav ticket The managers of the Republican
naraien were anxious chat speakers should so
- that state and assist in the work OF increasing
49,. .sS an,-Bryan majority Politicians in Vermont
-, az active as those in the closely contested
-. for IN the Green Mountain State the ma
,,v &c always so largely Republican that there is
=, the same incentive to active campaign work
n,o importance this year Of rolling up large Re-
nucan majority In Vermont arises from the fact
~, the State election occurs September l. This
Ill he the first gun fired In the fall elections, and,
- course people everywhere are looking toward
vermont as they look at toy balloon that is sent
m hefore the main ascension TO test the currents
~ the air While the election will give some indi-
ca,ion OF the opposition to the Bryan PLATFORM it
uiu b., no means be fair test, as many Democrats
utu vote for the Democratic candidate in the State
election who Will vote for Mckinley in the National
election There is such preponderance of anti
Rrvsri,es in the State that the people there insist
.,a. e,r-een 10 one means sixteen Republicans 10
one Democrat
LARGE AND ENTHUSIASTIC MEETINGS.
"1 first went TO Bennington. then to Rutland and
Fellows Falls. The meetings were large and en-
,bus,astic and have never seen audiences more
.aeer 10 listen 10 statement of the Issues The
mechanics and farmers seem equally interested in
stamping out the heresy Of free silver free trade
and free riots. The workingmen go about with
small placards bearing the motto. An honest dol
lsr and chance to it They stick these
upon fences telegraph poles, curbstones and every
available space In Rutland the workingmen or
r.njzed an enormous torchlight procession. Nearly
every trade represented by large float
drawn by four horses with the mechanics aboard
working their occupations The mechanics
seem TO be thoroughly impressed with the belief
that they ought to have, as Ex-Governor Mckinley
has said a full days work at full wages, paid in
full dollars They know that this will give their
families full stomachs. Farmers have lively
realization of the fact that the Wilson bill cut
down the duties all farm products. and that
our farmers have TO compete actively with
the Canadians
Party lines are largely obliterated and parties
are no longer making issues. but issues arc MAX
ing parties. At each meeting number Of prom-
nont Democrats appeared upon the PLATFORM and
they We're always vOciferously cheered for their
independence in sustaining honest money and be
Ing bold enough 10 distinguish between true De
mOcracy and its Populistic imitation
M'KINLEY'S HAPPY SPEECHES.
Nothing has added more interest to the cam
poicn than the apt aphorsms and singuLary happy
epigrams uttered by Ex-Governor Mckinley from
tine 10 time l received just in time for meet
ing report Of his speech. in which he said:
II is better TO open up our mills to the labor OF
America than to open up our mints 10 me sllVer
Of the word When Ieau ms 70 me aua t ~ ~
There many Swedes now employed IN the
Vermont marble and granite quarries. They are
all good citizens and seem to be anti-Bryanites to
The women are taking mere active inter
owl il. NJ IMPRESSED
would make it very difficult thing to keep house
loved and they will be quite factor in urging the
men 10 do their duty al the polls Inc war NeteI-
inent part in the Mckinley campaign. The men
VINO saved the Nations life in 81 are now laoorih9
with the same patriotism to save its honor. ,
mated for the Presidency. from Washington 10
Is the 6rst one named for that Office who marched
for years with musket on his shouiItef SER
iicularlv endears him to the soldier element. and
the hearts Of his ola comrades warm he 10 Believe n
OF training and experience Ihey Know for h%,
arms one in the service Of his country and the
other In the arms OF his nurse
FREE SILVER MERE PRETEXT
What line of argument produced the greatest
effect upon the masses of the people,
The most enthusiasm elected when II was
argued that the free-slver plea is mere pretext
rnisera BILE subterfuge to throw dust In the eyes OF
when stripped off there is seen beneath IL me an
horrent features Of the advocates of the abolition
~ law and order the abandoning Of protection Of
American industries the debasing OF me coinage
The destruction Of courts. Constitution ana al,
The sacred institutions which have been hanueu
down to Americans as precious lesacleS, by thelr
patriotic forefat Tiers. The people generally are pc
Ginning 10 recognize that the Chicago Connentlon
was composed Of the waits ana straHs fne IAN
and ietsan the disjecta membra OF the Democratic
marty rnasoueraders in the borrowed UNIFORMS, or
that historic organizaon men VINO represe h's me
failures who would not be trusted IN any business
capacity and whose COUNCILS shoula n9t ple.a n III
+, erest' national crisis The masses OF the AHell-
can people are becoming pretty tnoroIughX, ,, con II,
Nuced that II is not yet time In this Tree HeuDc 10
substitute godessness for religion sectohalisih LOT
natonasm partsanship for patriotism ailu us l a.
mite for law While the people may De Inn 70
some extent by the claptrap phrases ana ~ &
orafory Of the burning and SHINING nehts Oh INC
Marty Of free silver will always recognize tla
tongue alone Is not very attractive morse a t,
fh4y will prefer that more saNory una pdliinGoi
dis6 known as tongue garnished with bralhs'
PLATT BEATEN IN JEFFERSON
REPUBLICAN CONVENTIONS INSTRUCT DhLbDAIf'