The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-23
AMIDST A BIG DOWNP0UR
P. w. Clement, Congressman Campbell
of Kansas and E. P Brown Of
New York Speakers.

The casual observer would have com
cluied that the Republican campaign lo-
cally. inaugurated last evening, was
launched With q water wagon attachment
had he been present at the City Hall aud
seen the umbrella-ed crowd stand amid
perfect torrent of rain while beautiful
Roosevelt and Fairbanks campaign flag
was thrown 10 the elements. With the
dowppour Of rain almost drowning
tiquratively and literally the TTaus-At-
lantic band which pIped up from the re-
viewing stand of the City Hall and while
few struggling cheers broke the dismal
ness OF the night the rally opened Then
the part OF the crowd which remained
made rush for the haven Of refuge in
side. to listen to the three orators sent
here by the Republican state COMMITTEES
PercIval w Clement Of Rutland, Con-
gressman r. II Campbell Of Kansas and
4. P. Brown Of New York, editor of Ex-
pansionist
Seated on the stage with the speakers
were the members OF the Republican city
committee Richard 5. Currier OF that
committee was chairman Of the evening
and introduced the speakers Mr., Glem
ent devoted himself to state issues while
the other two spoke on national matters.
| 1t was Mr Clements tirst visit 70 Barre
since bis memorable campaign OF two
wears ago when he was fighting the Re
publican party tooth and nail His only
reference to that last evening was as the
/ little breeze / stirred up two years ago
and the audience smiled good natuTedly.
Mr.. Clement declared himself with the
Republican party thoroughly this year,
saying regarding the party platform 4 am
perfectly satisfied and of the party candi-
dates sThey are ideal candidates.
/ Mr.. Clement said that the Republican
party must I've up to the platform adopted
at the state convention or 1t would mean
| political suicide He considered that for
the FIRST time In a long while the platform
/ was 0f much consequence II means
| something this year 1t means progress
/ He referred to what he considered the i've
most important provisions Of the platform
and wesliqhtlv on each q the caucus
| law (2i the limiting Of municipal indent-
edness, l3D reorganization Of the state aud
itinq department. al the continuance Of
local option, and (5) the good roads move
ment Mr.. Clement laid particular stress
on the third, that of the auditing depart
ment, saying that as now constituted Is Is
kOt1Akt~
sistant to dc the work expected Of him.
What we need Is an able corps Of assist
ants 10 see lust where every cent goes and
that every cent due the state Is paid. II
will increase the expense at the start but
will pay for itself in the end. Our state
expenses are too much for our p0nulation
While our population has increased eleven
per cent our expenses have Increased,
think, 230 per cent.
Referring to the local option matter he
made personal allusi0n by stating tnat
J he is not, as commonly called, the 'apos-
! tie OF license He declared that he had
never advocated license. he had adyoeat-
/ ed local option, which might as wet Pc
sailed prohibition, local option as license
local option. The first applause Ior nls
speech came at this point. speaking ot
Alton B. Parker be said that be is years
ahead Of his party and the party VIII ney'
! er catch up with him. In closing ne said,
THAT platform Republican, Is good
! enough for me. ! can support ana Iass
I that platform whoever the candidates may
be- But your candidates have occupied
positions Of trust and have oiled thsni
! faithfully They have conducted proper
campaign and have not used d0liar IA y.
We couldn't better them.
The second speaker, Congressman +, i
! Campbell Of Kansas, is a Young man run
Of vigor and an orator Of much aolllty
He spoke for over an hour and held MS
audience we'll In bringing gFeetings
from Kansas be said that 10 November
Kansas would thunder back 70 Verm0nt =
verdict Of 10000 majority for kooseFeit
and Fairbanks. HIS speech was eonlp0s-
: ed OF defense Of Roosevelt and defense
Of the Republican policy, and Ia the TOT
a mer he was most eloquent. FF0n tne
start Of Ro0sevalts public career N sne
I state Of New York In 1881 down % tne
1 presidents chair be reviewed his acts in
{ painstaking manner His defense q tne
/ Republican candidate was most mastery
I and his eloquence was the signal f0i ire
queut bursts of .applauss. lie sleeesslui-
" combatted the argument that hooseysit
Is an unsafe candidate 0fnglnB ~.
instance after Instance 70 snoW 3ass
wherein he Is safe. Comparing nm With
Parker De said that we hAys person WaO
j. has been tried against person WHO y ~
tried and unknown he referred " shs
/. shifting policy OF the st, Louis convention
= on the monetary question, with ne aeslata,
ti0n that Parker has said thai the goiu
y standard vas established bnE that the eon,
] yention was silent on the matter aau
\ Farker would be powerless Aga'tss W.
2 party.
p The last speaker was p. r BFown q
New York, editor Of ExpaaslOhlss. ~ ~
discussed the issues o, the gay IRON Ins
labortng mans standpoint snos'us =
n wherein the wage-earneT ls Dstls5 aa M "
" day than he v8s n the years from loy9 "