Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-04-30
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II. II. Powers of Morrisvile.
G.. T. Childs of ST. Adams.
Josiah Grout of Derby.
F. G. Partridge of Rutland.
l.. j. Cross of Montpelier
j. c. Stearns of Bradford
Il. A. Bond of Middlebury.
j. r. Judson of Arlington.
A. +. Stone of st. Johnsbury.
Il. b. Taft of Burlington.
c. II. Green Of Bloomfield.
Edwin Adams of Grand Isle.
G. II. Babbitt, jr., of Bellows Falls.
f. w. Wilder of Woodstock.
The executive committee were to fill va
cancies.
After a selection by the band Senator
Proctor introduced Senator John NJ. Thur
ston of Nebraska, a native Vermor1ter,
saying that Vermont had had a greater
number in the United States Senate ac-
cording to population than any other
State, tho usual number being FIVE. One
of these was Senator Thurston, who next
spoke.
SENATOR THURSToN'S SPEECH.
He told the story OF his trip through
North Carolina last summer, showing
that Congressman Linney was grand
man to follow. He said he first arrived in
this city As years ago, and although he
had no voice in his arrival until after no
got here he had never regretted It. Con-
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help save Vermont to republicanism. 1
love Vermont. l have courted n Vermont
girl for the past Is years and am glad to
say that they make the best of wives and
mothers. 1 am glad to see the young men
inquiring what Is right and then going
ahead and doing 1t. There is no man in
the United States Senate who is more re-
spected than Senator Proctor. / am proud
to meet here a representative of that army
who battled for what they believed was
right IS years ago. 1t makes no difference
whether the baby is rocked to the strains
of Yankee Doodle or the lullaby from
Dixie If the American flag floats above
the cradle.
l ask that republicans in the State of
Vermont join with all other republicans
In the country in standing for that candi-
date who shall be nominated at st. Louis
wherever he may come from and what
ever his name may be, for he will stand
for the republican doctrine. IAN eloquent
reference to Reed, Allison. and Mckinley
was loudly applauded. the mention of the
Ohio statesman meeting with the most en-
thusiasm) The st. Louis convention will
'lot only nominate, but it will also elect
the next president of the United States
The country is ready for a republican
president, and has been so for these many
months.
Republicans in the great West are as
firm for protection and honest money as
Vermont. The republican party is party
of American coast defences in all senses of
the word. The republican party stands
pledged to the proposition that labor
which is to be done for the United States
shall be done in the United States and
by the citizens OF the United States.
1t Is timo that this eternal clamor
about the rich growing richer and the
poor growing poorer should cease. Capt.
tai and labor are so closely connected that
a blow to one hits the other as well. In
other countries the son gets no higher
than his father. In this country 1t is pos
sible for any child to become president of
the United States
Senator Thurston closed with an elo-
quent peroration showing that the repub-
lican party was coming back to power
and would replace upon our statute books
the grand law of protection under which
the United States will be free once again
from foreign power. The republican party
stands for the honor and glory of the
! United States. Senator Thurston declared
for free Cuba and said that all good lcgis-
lation had emanated and would in future
emanate from the republican party.
Senator Proctor asked all those who
| thought that the representatives of the
South and West had assisted in making
the opening of the campaign success
give three cheers. The cheers were given
with a will and the large audience dis
persed at 10 o'clock.