St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-08-13
REPUBLICAN RALLY.
strong Addresses by MIR. Archibald and
Gen. Mccullough.


at the opening republican rally OF the
campaign and besides large audience Of
republican voters there were goodly
number of men Of other political affilia'
tions and number of ladies. Elmore I.
Ide, as chairman of the town committee,
presided and on the platform with him
were ex.S Senator Ross, H. N. Turner and
P. F. Hazen, the president of the newly
formed republican club. Music was fur
nished by the St. Johnsbury Band. Sen
ator Dillingham; came here intending to
speak, but he was ordered to Lyndon
vile to help in rally there.
Mr.. Ide introduced Mr.. Archibald of
Manchester by saying the political at
mosphere had been good deal like the
weather-dark clouds overhead and mud
underneath, and it all eliminated with
the explosion of Mount Pelee at the
Howe Opera House Friday night.
Mr.. Archibald saids he had no reply to
make to a speaker who seemed to think
abuse was argument, vituperation was
logic and that the way to answer
political opponent was to Islander him.
In passing he would say, however, that
the passage from the saloon to the pull
pit worked a sort OF purity in the saloon.
He then showed how well Mr.. Clement
was treated in the state convention;
how the referendum was submitted to
him by Mr.. Jones before it was adopted
by the convention and said he bolted be
cause he was disgruntled that he did not
get the nomination.
Much OF his speech was devoted to the
discussion of state expenses in answer to
Mr. Clements charges that "the repub-
hcan machine" had prcfited by the in
creased expenses He gave in detail all
the items that caused the increase and
showed that they were all appropria
tions for the state institutions, eouca-
tional purposes, claims in the Spanish
war, etc.
Mr.. Archibald read signed at1davits
of T. H. Mcbride and L. Dupee of Bris.
tol who swoie that the afiuavits printed
in the Rutland Herald, showing that
they sold their votes ior Mccullough
were false, and were procured through
misrepresentation. He also read the afhda-
Wit OF Henry Leach OF Westheld in Orleans
county, who said that two men, acting
in the interest OF Mr.. Clement, offered him
$40 in cash ii he would give an affidavit
to the effect that he had received money
from persons interested in the campaign
of Fletcher D. Proctor or John G. McCul-
Tough.
Mr.. Leach said that all the men seemed
to care tor was to procure the affidavit,
without regard to whether it would be
true or false. The affidavit OF c. {.
Brooks of Bristol showed that w. H.
Ridley, president OF the Bristol license
and local option club, and now presi-
dent of the Bristol Clement club, paid
the said Brooks So for his vote, as
Brooks understood, and that Ridley also
employed him 10 procure the statements
previousy referred to from Dupee and
these statements were secured through
fraudulent representations which he
made.
1t was $50 before Gen. Mccullough
rose to speak, hut he was enthusiast.
cally greeted. He spoke tor halt an hour
and sal /, among other things,
Il am glad to speak again before St,
Johnsbury audience and need not dis
cuss state issues tonight as the ground
has been so well covered by Mr. Archi-
bald Indeed, his conclusive arguments
remind me OF the good brother who said
he would preach from the text The
world, the flesh and the devil The prea
cher said, / shall say nothing about the
world, and will not speak of the flesh
but shalIgo right to the devil Laugh
ter and applause There, my friends, /.
where Mr. Archibald has sent the boiling
candidate. But before touch upon ON
national issue, want to say word OF
local issues. | stand, as DR.. Stiles toll
me this afternoon he stood, squarely OF
the referendum plank of the republican
platform. That is American, that is re
publican, that is democratic, that is tb
rule OF the majority. We have asked tn
legislature to frame the best law that tn
wit and wisdom OF our men can produc
and this will be submitted to the peopl
OF Vermont for their adoption or reiec
ton.
| Fellow citizens, after all these charge
+ OF corruption III general and in particu
lar, pte-conventlon or since, want t,
say that | have never used, or author
lied to be used, one single dollar illegal
+ or in any corrupt way. prolonged ar
r plause). | will not submit myself an
i the fair name OF the state to be dragge
} down in the mud OF the slauderer'
= mire.
! The democratic party is trying t,
l control the next House. Where wi
} Vermont be in this campaign. The pa
b. ty that carries the House in an o
Il year, is apt to win the presidents
t election two years later. Fellow cit
e zens, our election comes first. Is We
n mont to be the state to throw the frs
+ stone or will she send out to the worl
/ her accustomed 10000 majority. Yo
t could not explain to your sister states
d decreased republican majority. In man
: of the states elections are coming an
S congressional elections are pending. A
eyes are on Vermont and will be unit
G the verdict is announced. | appeal t
e any Young man who casts his first vot
and to any hesjtating voter, aud sa
o with Secretary Shaw, Start right, m
friend Will you not cast your lot
with the party of progress; with II