Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-24
LAST EVENINGS RALLY.
GOV. Dillingham; Receives an Enthusi-
astic Welcome.


James Fisk Hooker, and Listens TO IA
strong ana Convincing Discussion of
Campaign Issues.
An audience which filled Festival hall TO
the doors greeted ex-Gov. Dillingham; and
James Fisk Hooker at the Republican rally
last evening. Geo. l.. Durham, chairman
of the Brattleboro Republican club, presid-
ed. After music by the First Regiment
band the speaking began. Mr.. Dunham's
introduction of Mr.. Hooker was brief and
graceful. The essential part of Mr.. Hook
er's speech of 80 minutes was devoted to
showing the difference in the condition of
the country under Democratic rule in the
last two Democratic administrations, and
under the rule of the succeeding Republi-
can administrations. We are confronted
today, Mr. Hooker said, with the same
vital issues which were forced upon the
country four years ago, with the free coin
age of silver, the protective tariff, and
threatened financial disaster as the fore
most issues. The speakers portrayal of
the effect of Democratic rule in commercial
upheaval and the paralyzation of our in
dustrial interests, compared with the mar
velous prosperity of the last four years, was
notably vivid, forceful bit of oratorical
work.
In closing, he took up briefly the ques-
ton of expansion, showed in a striking
way the growth of this country since the
Is original states were formed into ma.
ton, outlined the way in which the pres
ent question in the Philippines was forced
upon us, and the results of our administra-
ton in Cuba. The Democratic party is
aware, he said, that some permanent policy
must be adopted to give the Philippines a
stable government, and that is Just what
the Republican administration is doing as
fast as possible. In closing, he quoted,
with brief effect, the dying words of Col.
Liscum, the gallant Vermonter who fell
recently in China at the head of the 9th
regiment. keep up The firing" he said
and this is the admonition to friends of
sound money, stable government-to every
American citizen in this campaign.
After music by the band, Mr.. Durham
introduced ex-Gov. Dillingham;, turning a
point felicitously in naming him as the
''neXt Senator from Vermont" A wave
of hearty applause swept over the audience
as these words were said and Mr.. Dilling-
ham arose. This greeting was so cordial
and prolonged, the women Joining as en-
Enthusiastically as the men, that it was two
or three minutes before the speaker could
be ungrateful if he did not recognize the
warmth of this welcome. He only wished
he were in physical condition to return it
as he ought. His meeting with the Brat
tleboro people II years ago at this very
time of the year had always been a great
pleasure in his remembrance.
Taking up the substance of his speech,
he said that the political situation today
could not be accounted new one. The
Democratic party has presented para
mount" issue in this campaign. For the
past 40 years that party has been "trailing
behind the Republican party" in every
movement of national policy and progress.
The introduction of this tissue is sim
ply an attempt to switch off the people of
the country from the living issues of the
day TO one which does not touch us in any
business or vital way.
Gov. Dillingham; made an effective pre-
sentaton from historical facts of the way
in which the Unborn idea of free trade has
grown up in the Democratic party, while
the principle of protection has been the
| animating principle of the American Re
| public. This principle had its birth in the
attitude Of England toward the colonies
when the mother country tried to suppress
our Independent life, and made manufac-
turing industries nuisance by royal de-
cree. As the years went on, and slavery
became the great institution of the South,
a new type of civilization, not founded
upon the Declaration of Independence, but
on the principle of the superiority of the
white race over the black, grew up in that
section. Free trade was favored, for pro-
lection helped the North.
In 1856 the two great principles of the
| Democratic party were free trade and free
dom to hold slaves. That year the Repub-
lican party was born in liberty. Since
then that party has worked for human
| rights. 1t has made the United States
| great in agriculture, great in manufacture
ing, great in commerce, great in intelli-
| gence, great in virtue, great as a nation.
| Glance briefly at our history since 1856.
The Democratic party gains by heredlty its
hatred of protection.
Gov. Dillingham; then went on to show
| how, since the war, this same principle of
heredity has governed the action of the
Democratic party. This was illustrated
when the first Cleveland administration
came in, and Mr.. Carlisle of Kentucky, as
speaker of the House, appointed a ways
and means committee, six of whose seven
Democratic members to formulate tariff
law were from the old slave states, while
Massachusetts, alone was employing three
times as many men in industrial pursuits
as all of those Southern states, and
paid them more than three times as much
money in wages.
After four years of Democratic rule we
had another change, and then again came
another Cleveland administration with a
! Congress that was Democratic in both
branches. The Democracy had free rein
to do as they pleased. The Wilson bill
was passed. 1t was Democratic triumph
and the greatest disaster of modern times.
What was the result? We had free raw
materials with which it was said we could
capture the markets of the world. The
amount of wool coming into the country
was doubled. Importations of wooden ia
brics also doubled. In the spring of 1896
it was found that of wooden fabrics used
for mems suitings Is per cent came from
abroad. Only 20 per cent of our machine
ry used in its manufacture was in opera
ton. Do you wonder that farmers be-
came bankrupt?
Following this, Gov. Dillingham; pre-
scented with the force of true eOquence an
array of statistics showing what has been
the wonderful development of our home
manufactures, of our foreign trade, of our
development as a nation, until we are the
marvel of the world.
Reference was made to the part which
Vermont had in securing McKinley's NOM
nation four years ago. Why were Yer