Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-08-26
BRATTLEBOR0 LOCAL NEWS
DEMOCRATS ON FIRING LINE.
They Raise a Parker and Davis Flag, and
Listen to Speeches by c. II. Pape OF
Barre and ex-congressman shvely.


The formal opening of the Democratic
campaign i'm Brattleboro took place Mon
dav evening with a flag raising ana RAJ
w. and although the weather was una
Vorable there was a good attendance
Ahott half an hour before the time set tor
the flag raising rain began falling. the
storm coming up suddenly and When the
First Regiment band marched out OF thcH
boodouarters to lead the procession
heavy rain was falling. People crowded
,inder the Brooks house balcony and In
tbe store entrances and office windows,
and at the proper time a Parker IL Davis
flag was drawn across Main street from
the Brooks House to the north END OF
Hooker building and three cheers were
given. , .
The rally was held in the Auditorium at
& o'clock BY that time the storm had
abated somewhat. and there was ialr
sized audience. on the platform were tne
speakers, ex-Congressman Benjamin +.
Shivelv of South Bend, Ind, G. Herbert
poro Of Barre and r. S. Childs of Brat
tlehoro: NJ. j. Moran. G. ii. Davenport
and a few others of Democratic talth
Mr. Moran introduced the first speaker
Mr. Pape. who represented Barre city III
the last legislature and who is the nom
inee of the Democrats of Barre for rep
resentative at the next session. lie re-
viewed the action of the Republicans ana
Democrats on the license issue in the last
session touched upon what he called the
"pernicious influence of the protective
tariff" complimented the Democratic
nominee for governor, Eli IL. Porter OF
WILMINGTON. and alluded to the increase
in state expenses, the increase being from
about $3.50 900 in 1882 to $13S,OOO in l9OS'
which he charged up to Republican mis-
rule He made no attempt TO analyze the
state expenses, otherwise he might not
have been able to make out very Strong
case against the Republicans of the state.
He was brief and did not excite much
enthusiasm. =,
r.. s. Childs then took the floor and In
an injured air expressed his distrust OIL
federal Office holders, told now the YER
mont office holders were charging up state
exnenses while riding on free passes. and
warned the people of what the prohibit
ionists would do to the license law at the
coming session of the legislature. He IN
troduced as the last speaker eX-Congress.
man Shively, a prominent lawyer anc
manufacturer. Mr.. Shively was in gooo
voice and it was a pleasure to listen &C
him. whatever one thought of his argu'
ments.
Mr.. Shively said he did not intend tc
discuss questions of purely local lnteres
in Vermont but said that an increase II
the per capita cost of government In any
state was a bad sign, as it indicated
relaxation of good government ina
state is fortunate, he said, where the
parties are so evenly divided that eaci
acts as a restraint upon the other. H'
dwelt eloquently upon the tariff and it,
perils to American labor and industries
but studiously avoided reference to thu
Wilson German tariff law and its results
The great underlying issue of the cam
paign he said, win turn upon the DIFF
ferent standpoints from which the diff
ferent parties view the government, 1T
purposes and the ends that should b.
subserved by it. The Republicans hav'
shown that they hold the government t.
be a producing agency for the benefit o
the few The Democrats hold that II
power is a power in trust for the common
welfare, and that the taxing power o
the government should be made to sub
serve public and not private purposes
I'VE hold" said he, that the taXin
power of the government has not been II
the hands of the American people, bu
that the various schedules in the taxa
ton laws were prepared by selfish inter
ests in order that a few might be au
thorized to collect tribute from tn
many" The speaker was applauded FIRE
quently