Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-09-01
CAMPAIGN oRATORY IN VERMONT.


opinion. in relation to the question whether
or not Vermont should abolish her Sop
TENDER elections and elect her state
officers ON the same date as is provided
for the election of presidential electors. The
advocates Of the change urge as a serious
ohloction to he present system that it
involves large additional expense and IN
convenience whereas the election of State
officers in con JUNCTION with electors would
save most of ne trouble to which We are
put by on extra election.
Those who advocate tn" continuance Of
our September elections say in reply that
the objection named applies only once in
four years and that alternate State
elections can as well be held in
September as in November. They urge on
the other hand tina the distinction gain
ed as a result of the recognition given
to Vormonts September election rs n
national pacemakor compensates for the
quadronnial extra trouble and expense.
| There is one poirt concerning which all
can agree, however namely. that with
our state election hold on the day Of the
general election throughout the country.
Vermont would be very unlikely 10 have
! the privilege of listening to any such
array of orators of national reputation
as have been scheduled for the Green
Mountain state during the campaign now
in progress. In this connection Troy y y.
Times speaks as follows
Vermont is hearing some Of the best
/ hes
year Great men of the Republican party
| and of the nation are telling the people
of the Green Mountain State the truth
about the national administration and its
part in American prosperity.
No mtrc acceptable speaker on public
affairs could be heard anywhere than
Hon. William II. Taft. secretary on war.
As Judge. as governor of tho Philippines
and as 4 Cabinet Secretary MIR. Tart has
had an experience which as ii has in
creased in extent and in variety has
deepencd the respect entertained for aim
by the American people. His manly
straight forwardness and his conspicuous
devotion to public duty give him the
confidence Of the people.
In addition to Secretary Taft, who
said in beginning his speech that he
was proud TO be a grandson of Yer
mont. the list of speakers of national
reputation assigned to Vermont in
cludes the Hon. Charles W. Fairba nks,
the republican candidate for the vice
presidency, Secretary Of Treasury
Leslie NJ. Shaw. Attornoy-General W.
H. Moody, Secretary Of Agriculture
James Wilson, Speaker Joseph G. Cannon
of the National House of Representatives
United States senator Henry Cabot
) Lodge, CONGRESSMAN Charles T.. idttlr-
field Of Maine. Congressman +. p. Camp
bell of Kansas. Congressman f. j. Hill OF
Connecticut. and other of the Republican
party and such democrats orators rs
Bourko Cochran, the Hon, f. NJ. Shepard
of New York and others, not to mention
Nermont's own political orators.
1t must he admitted that in few in
stances our people have not seemed to
appreciate the rare privilege thus afford
ed of listening to speakers of national
reputation from other parts of the
country, but in view of the fact that
people often pay for the opportunity to
hear orators no moro prominent or able
than some of those named the intrllcc-
tual treat must be worth som ething to
tho members of their respective parties
BE this as it may we believe the Troy
Times speaks truly in its characterized
ton Of the campaign oratory that Is ie'
ing heard IN Vermont during the cont' ST
, preparatory to our September clection
much of which is intended to affect the
size of our majority and thus TO have al
influence on the result throughout tn,
country N hnr