New-York tribune., 1901-09-06
ROOSEVELT IN VERMONT.
THE VICE-PRESIDENT MAKES \ SPEECH
AT BURLINGTON.

Burlington. Vt. Sept. 5.-Nice-President Theo-
dore Roosevelt arrived in this city this afternoon
by special train from Proctor, where he was the
guest of United States Senator Redfeld Proctor
at luncheon, after speaking the State fair
Rutland this morning
Senator Proctor accompanied him to this city
They met al the railway station by Colonel
LeGrand B. Cannon, whose guests they are to-
night Troops and Il of the llth Cavalry. from
Fort Ethan Allen, acted escort, and there
some cheering as the procession marched through
the streets 10 Colonel Cannon's residence.
This evening Colonel Roosevelt delivered an ad-
dress at the public meeting of the Vermont on
GERS Reunion Society. held al the Howard Opera
House. The building crowded the doors.
Former Governor Z. J. Ormsbee of Brandon pres-
Gent OF the society, was in the chair Mayor Haw-
icy gave brief address of welcome, and the vice
president was then introduced. He said:
In opening his address Vice-President Roosevelt
paid high tribute TO the part borne by Vermont
IN the Civil War. Addressing himself directly 10
the Grand Army Of the Republic he said:
q, II IS difficult TO express the fun measure Of OBJ
Aeauon under which this country is 10 the men
VINO Irom '6l TO 65 took up the most terrible and
NltaIy necessary task which has ever fallen 10 the
Iot OF any generation Of in the Western Hemi-
sphere. Other men have rendered great service
not merely grest-i1 was incalculable. 90 u" 7S
4. ! on nave taught Us many lessons. and more
important than The lesson Of brotherhood. In the
hrsi hrsi place you have left Us the right Of brother
against which you were ptteo. Al the opening Of
TINS new century al Of US, the children of re
AA4ltQ country, nave right TO in the
less oeeas OF Nalor done alike by The men OF the
North and the men Of the South. We retain
merely 20 our people but 10 TnarbinS az ibe
Union victory while giving the freest and heartiest
recognition the sincerity and o.
those Americans our felloW--countrymen. who then
fought against the stars in their courses. Now
there is none left. North o. South. who does not
take SOY and pride in the Union, and when. three
years ago. we once more had 10 face a foreign
enemy. the heart Of every true American thrilled
with pride 10 see veterans who had fought in the
Uncle Sam's colors side by side with their former
1oes sno ieaolhs 70 p.etory pnasr the iamous old
and OF those who had worn the gray.
rotherhood in that it drew into its ranks men
from sn walks IN lfe and in the suffering and
together, thus wiping out TO a great extent the
lines or demarcauon between citizens Hflcn exlste9
greater extent IN the cities.
Touching upon the recent wsr with Spain. the
vice-President said:
imperfecIly taught by any lesser war Neverthe-
struggles as that which ended in insuring indepen-
dence 70 Cuba and in giving 10 the PHILIPPINES
had we permitted them to fan into anarchy or un-
Ger tyranny. ~ |ss a plsasant 5 tnng 70 see me
OF hte. from every section of the country, as
small sga easily met s aEd not not one II hundred Of
esr i' f agy had Chance to see sny 1to 10
whatever But Il was good 70 see the spirit OF 81
had not been loSt
In closing ae said:
Mhea 10y ,niI ~ ne Ii =, M II ;fst Sata a.
dear and life itself, r. the scale with the nation
honor. You were able 20 DO what you did because
you had in you only the qualiica tions that
make good citizens, but IN ADDITION the high and
intense traits. the deep passion and enthusiasm
which 90 10 make up those heroes who are Al 10
deal with iron times We can never as a nation
affor6 10 forget that back OF reason under
standing and common sense there must lie in
fun strength the great fundament passions which
are not often needed, but which every truly great
race must have a welispring OF motive in time
OF need.
Al 10 O'Clock the annual banquet Of the society
was held al the Van Ness House. Speeches were
delivered By Yice-Fresidenf Roosevelt, United
States Senator'S Proctor and Dillingham;. Governor
Stickney. General J. G. Mccullough OF Bennington;
c. A. Prouty and Colonel B. n. Mansur Of New
port +. W. McGettrick. Of 81. Albans: Colonel q
q. Benedict. OF Burlington and the Rev r j
RansloW. Of SWanton.
To-morroW morning there will he an Informal re- \
ception 20 the Vice President, and at II O'Clock he
viii 20 Isle la Note. for Ire annual dsnner 20
the Vermont Fish and GsHeLsague