Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-04-22
But to the convention.

But to the convention.
1t was called for 10 o'clock at the How
ard opera house but it was ll30 before
Thad NJ Chapman of Middlebury, chair
man of the Republican state committee,
tapped to order. Rev. F. b. Penney Of
Burlington prayed. Alfred E. Watson of
Hartford, secretary of the state commit
tee, read the call. MIR Chapman then in
troduced II. II. Powers of Morrisvlle as
temporary chairman of the convention.
Judge Powers expressed thanks for the
honor. and referring to Ohio as the
theatre Of great political battles, intro
duced one Of its statesmen distinguished
on the battehelds of Ohio and the country
at large, Senator ]. b. Foraker.
Senator Foraker put himself in touch
with the convention Immediately by his
crack at the weather. The streets were
white and snow had been falling several
hours He said that this was his first
visit to Vermont but it would not be his
last If his life was spared. He had seen
Vermont in the spring time but wanted
to see it in the winter time. He spoke Of
the importance attached to the elections
in Maine and Vermont in a presidential
year and how the returns from these
states sent a thrill of confidence to the
entire nation. He spoke OF the high
standing Vermont had always held in ma
tional affairs, paid his respects to the
late Justin 5. Morrill, and then turned
ional delegation, declaring that the state
was never ADLER represented than now.
He said that Proctor was not only a
leader in the United States Senate and
the country but was beloved by all, and
that Gov. Dillingham; was the brainiest and
/ most promising Of the younger senators,
while Foster and "Hankins' were re-
ferred to as splendid representatives,.
Assistant Secretary of War Darling.
Dewey and Clark were complimented. All
these names were signals for applause
but what the mutations Of time will ac-
complish was shown strkingly with ref
erence to Dewey and Clark. Dewey s
name was greeted with only perfunctory
applause, while Clarks brought out a
| hearty ard prolonged outburst
Senator Foraker polished off the Dem
| ocrats saying that they had had no mer
! to make policies since Jefferson and
! jackson. had done nothing for so years
and with singular fatility had been or
the wrong side Of all the great questions
He said he proposed to speak not of the
past, but Of what the Republican party /:
: doing and what it proposes to do, not foi
Lincoln, Harrison or Mckinley, but foi
/ Theodore Roosevelt.
The mention OF Roosevelts name al
this point and at other times was cheerec
( Justify.
| Speaking of what we are doing now,
| want to say, i'm the first place that We ar,
standing pat" on all the great funda
mental Republican policies, said Senate
/ Foraker
We believe in protective traiff a.
! much now as ever heretofore, and be
lieve that when the proper time come
for a revision Of the tariff that revision
should be intrusted to the friends and no
to the enemies Of that policy.
We believe as much as ever in soun,
| money, and justly point with pride t.
| our high credit. unpreceda nted revenue
| end unbounded prosperity as the result o
! protection and the maintenance Of tn
gold standard.
We do not believe. as we have bccI
char ged. in making the dollar paramount
to the man. but we do believe in so adj
justng the opportunities of the America
People as to put the dollar within tn
reach Of all who may honestly and ear
nestly strive for it.
We do not believe in sitting or pro
hibting great commercial enterprise
but we do believe in the enforcement q
the laws that are intended to prohibit
and prevent the abuses of monopoly an
the destruction of healthy and lcGitimat
competition.
Our record establishes all this. as t
the past, and promises continuance c
all ;his for the future.
Mr.. Foraker took up in turn the sui
jects of Cuba, Porto Rico. Hawaii. tn
Philippines and the Isthmi1n canal, show
ing that the Republican party had acte
wisely and periodically when called upo
to decide upon important action. |
closing he eulosiZed Roosevelt, speaFin
Of him as great aggressive ard pro
gressiVe character, one of the pureSt
American life and that the Republica
party had but one candidate