The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-04-01

agitation as "hurtful TO business and
destructive of confidence, and hostile
to all tariff legislation designed to give
protection to our industries and reve.
nue. to our treasury" On the financial
question the Bay State republicans
plant their feet on the solid rock
ave are entirely opposed to the free and
unlimited coinage of silver, and to any
change in the existing gold standard, ex-
cept by international agreement. Each dol
lar must be kept as good as every other
dollar. The credit OF the United States
must be maintained at the highest point, 30
that it cannot be questioned anywhere,
either at home or abroad. Every. promise
must be rigidly kept, and every obligation
redeemable in coin must be paid in gold"
Whether or not Senator Lodge has
faithfully represented the republican
opinion and sentiment Of his state, a
mooted question among mugwumps
and latter-day tories and copperheads,
his selection to head the Massachusetts,
delegation aud the resolutions relating
to foreign affairs are in very abundant
anu COuClublV6 6Nlu6uCt.
"Our interests in the American continents
must be carefully guarded, and for the pro-
lection Of those interests we should main
tain our influence in the Hawaiian Islands,
and build and control the Isthmian canal.
We have never interfered, and shall not
now interfere, with the long-establshed
possessions OF any European power in the
Americas but those possessions must not
be extended. The Monroe doctrine as de-
oil in 1909 apd apforca6 N 12Hk and
in 1896, must always be upheld"
And as to Cuba:
eve sympathize with the Cubans in their
struggle for independence. As friends of
freedom everywhere, we wish them success, ,
| and believe that the United States should
use its influence and good offices in the in.
| terests of humanity to bring to an end the
useless and bloody war now desolating
Cuba, and to give to the people Of that
island peace and self-government."
Scores of passages like the subjoined
extracts from the senator's speech were
punctuated with fervent applause:
"After England has yielded to our con-
tention, is it worth while to argue that we
were wrong2 England has learned more Of
| the United States In six months than in q
generation past. England adnires man
who loves his country. L wish that some
pbOpl6 III bno OulJtu OJhJ6S WOulu 6uuldtb
its example. L have something here that
will read on this subject.
81 have written few lines, and will ask
your patience while read them. For my
self cannot doubt that in the interest of
both parties-Cuba and Spain-and in the
should be closed. This is my judgment on
| the facts, so far as known to me. Cuba
must be saved from its bloody delirium, or
little will be left for the final conqueror.
Nor can the enlightened mind fail to see
that the Spanish power on this island is an
anachronism. The day of European colo
MES has passed. at least in this hemisphere,
where the rights of man were first pro-
claimed and self-governmentf first organized.
Tomorrow morning you will read in one
! paper in Boston, and perhaps in one in New
York, that that is the utterance of jingo-
that am wanton, noisy demagogue, who
| goes about needlessly wOunding the feel
ings OF country with whom we maintain
friendly relations. Those are the words of
Charles Sumner speaking to republican
| convention-to Massachusetts republican
convention in 1869. With that statesman
am content to stand.
"There are certain quarters where it is
| fashionable to sheer at patriotism. 1t Is
well not only to have patriotism, but &C.
| casonally to talk about it. Look on the
flag and you see there not the dollar, but
the face of Washington, the face of Lincoln.
| The flag means that we are great nation,
that we are the guardians OF this Western
Hemisphere"
Massachusetts is the first of the New
England states to choose delegates to
st. Louis and to voice New England
sentiment The indications to-day are
that by the end of the convention
period her sister states of the northeast
ern section of the Union will be arrayed
under the same banner.