The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-10-12
"United, We Lick"

since-and particularly Republicans in
all parts of the country-regard with
unlimited satisfaction the restoration OF
cordial fraternal feeling and hearty uni
ty of action among the party leaders OF
city and State. They see with equal
delight the rank and file pressing with
out divisisn, but with wild enthusiasm,
behind the banner of Colonel Roose-
welt.
On Roosevelt night" in the city OF
New York, October s, the warning
chiefs of year ago-the 'iadependent"
lambs and the irregular" lions-were
not at all lying down together, but were
on their feet bleating and roaring in
unison, in a common cause and for a
common champion, and Carnegie Hall
resounded with the notes of harmony
and appreciation. DIR. Seth Low, fore
most among the insurgents year ago,
was foremost among the returning
prodigals, remarking in the opening
paragraph of his speech that "when
Colonel Roosevelt looked out upon this
vast audience and considered the vari-
GUS elements that have gathered to-
gether to support his leadership, l
should think that even the colonel of
the rough riders might have been
tempted to exclaim with old John Mil.
ton:
"Peace hath her victories
No less renowned than war;"
Among the returning SINNERS" also,
was the inimitable and irrepressible
Joseph H. Choate, whose opening re-
marks are exceedingly interesting for
their humor and as illustrating the
spirit of the occasion. Mr.. Choate
said:
"As see a great many people before me
who ought already to be on their way to
bed, I will be commercially brief. l could
not stay away from this meeting, because
have known Col. Roosevelt and loved Col.
Roosevelt from his cradle [applause], and
know that there is not one drop OF blood in
his body or one fibre in his being that is not
brave, honest and patriotic. [Applause.]
He is just the man that in this emergency
the State of New York wants for Governor,
and it would be a great disgrace to the EN-
pire State if the people should fail TO put
him in the Governors chair.
II see that my friend, DR.. Parkhurst
laughter and with all his faults I love
him still-[He's all right]-yes, I think he
is all right. A man in the gallery propos-
ed three cheers for DR.. Parkhurst ]
see that DR.. Parkhurst, using strong lam
guage, in that ardent spirit to which he is
30 much addicted [laughter] has expressed
his fears that Col. Roosevelt will be damned
If he has seen the old man. [Laughter].
AS that is Dr. Parkhurst's language, "The
Old Man." 1 should have said if he had
seen the presiding genius of the Republi-
cans OF New York. daughter and APP
plause.l See how polite I have grown
since last year. Laughter I still read
the Evening Post [hisses] every night before
go to bed, but for all that 1 can defer to
the proprieties Of the occasion. Laughter
Well, now, DIR. Parkhurst need not be
afraid. I know perfectly we'll that it does
not make any difference whether Col.
Roosevelt saw Senator Plat; the Colonel's
neck ia too stiff to receive any collar but his
own. Applause and cheers And you
may strip him before this audience, and
you will find no mans monogram stamped
upon his manly chest.
"Now, this is very different meeting
from that which I addressed about year
ago tonight in this very hall. Laughter
Circumstances alter cases, you know, and
Roosevelt is the circumstance that has al
tered this case. Laughter and applause.]
We witnessed then what, as I look back
upon it, was a somewhat notifying spec
tacle. The Republican party was all out in
full force, but it was in two divisions, one
commanded by that gallant military chief
tain, Gen. Tracy Applause and cheersl and
the other by the equally gallant civilian,
President Seth Low. Applause and cheers
OF course Gen. Tracy's followers were the
regulars [applsuse], but Mr.. Lows follow
ers were the volunteers [applausel, and as
usually happens when great crises occur
and all the forces of the State or nation are
called out, the volunteers outnumbered the
regulars, and it seemed as though in a
country that acknowledges the rule Of the
majority that the majority should have pre-.
vailed. Well now, what did we do? We
had an immense army in battle array
against us ready for the storming of the
city, and we thought-yes, we all thought
that the best way OF beating the common
enemy was first to have pitched battle
with each other, and while we were engag-
ed in that the terrible enemy oyerran and
trampled, upon US both, taking possession
of the city and giving no quarter to any OF
us. [Applause].
"Well, now. since last year we have
learned something [great applause], and I
9hink it is one OF the most promising signs
of the regeneration and redemption of the
Republican party that the managers of that
party this year have seen fit to call the peo-
pie into their councils, [Applausel. 1t did
seem as though there was breach that
never could be healed only twelve months
ago, and now it is healed already, and how
has 1t been done? We have made a grea,
discovery We have discOvarad in Col