Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-12

night want to say only one or two things
In the first place l wish to speak of the
living influence of the men of the Grand
Army | don't sec how any American
can fail to have his actions Influenced by
what you did. know that at Santiago
we would have gone through an infinitely
greater scrapc safely for we would not
have dared to return to you otherwise. In
regard to what Senator Proctor said be-
fore the war, knew that when Senator
Proctor made that speech. with his in
fuence there could be but one possible
outcome and the next morning / started to
ma out the quickest way to get to tho
front. You have II right to he proud Of
Capt Clark. In all the history OF tho
navy I can remember hardly anything so
romantic as the trip of the oregon which
arrived in time to give the finishing stroke
to the last remnant of the Spanish fleet.
You have a right to be proud of him, but
l challenge your right to be more proud
of him than | am.
Your Vermont troops under Cen Stan
nard and others did things of which YOU
may well be proud. deny that there is a
Nermonter who can be more thrilled than
| can be when read what they have done
you have no scaCoast, but whenever there
is Il battle on sea there Is sure to be a son
OF Vermont there and he Is sure to be TAX
Ing prominent part. You gentlemen
here. when you fought, gavo us tho right
that redounded to the benefit ofthe country
Every great name in your history Is a
great name in the history of the country
l have met your sons, I have stood beside
them in battle. I have seen what they
could do and in thanking you / want to
say that | think the entire nation appre-
GATES what you have done. There are
other states larger richer, mere popular
but size, riches and population come sec
Gnu to energy, courage and patriotism
We need three qualities, honesty courage
and common sense. This nation Is what
it is because our fathers dared to be great
We ara a great nation. We can't help
meeting the great problems. All we can
decide is whether we will do them i'll or
well. All we could DO with the Philippines
was to meet 1t i'll or well. Under the
guidance of President Mckinley We have
met it so well that the natives ere enjoy
ms freedom they could never have hop
ed for IN any other way. We must act %
a naticn as every man here would like TO
see his son act | am glad to come hero
tecdusc Vermont has shown rectitude.
courage and common sense. which we
hope to see continued IN the future as IN
the Fast.
col. G. G. BENEDICT.
pose that placing me after the distinguish
ed guest is intended as n compliment to
our profession | accept it as n member
of the press, rather than as your historian,
the position you have rendered me 1t is
a TACT of the $4,000 papers published. near
1t was a statesman as great as Edmund
Burke who gave to tho nowsnanors tho
title of the fourth estate Thai was moro
IMAM l0o years ago Certainly the press Is
not now what it was then. The press is
a power to be recognized in this country
but am prouder Of the months | spent in
thu service of the nation than am of
the years have spent at the editors d, six
think that this society deserves to live.
1t was the first of it's kind to be organized.
1T has maintained such a high tone that it
has had an important influence upon he
life Of our State
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be a little careful whom Won nominate
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Cen. j. G. Mccullough said. From tn
general atmosphere and from all | have
read within the paSt few DAYS the subject
Of the occasion Is the guest of the oc' a