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ETHAN . ALLEN
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something providentiai In our career.
Mover has oxigsncy confronted us when
courageous men ava not arise to meet It:
when patriots did not put aside all
thought Of mere self and consocrate them
selves first of all to the welfare of their
fellowmen.
Ethan Allen was an inspiring and pic
turcsouo figure He was, It Is said "ec-
centric and ambitious" PIE was q pa
was fidelity itseN. Nc was foe Of the
dred. He was loyal to every trust, moth.
ing could tempt MIN from his allegiance
or from profound attachment to his cause.
I am gratiAed to know that the blood Of
Ethan Allen runs In the veins Of an Amer
lean patriot here to-day. There stands
upon the platform here. a grandson, a
lineal descendant Of the hero of long years
ago. All honor to Ethan Allen! All
honor to Ethan Allen Hitchcock.
General Ethan Allen made the DOM
inant note of his character in his
seizure of English possessions when he
demanded the surrender Of the British
forces "in the name of the Great Jeho-
yah and CONTINENTAL Congress" This
bold stroke for liberty gave to 'hc
name of Allen undying renown.
Thousands of the sons of Vermont
have gone into the West. Thousands
have contributed to the strength OF all
the great states in the West. They
brought among the western people
those splendid ideals which character.
lied their fathers and mothers; love
of home and love of country There is
not to-day state in the great West
that is not debtot to che great State OF
Vermont. They seem to have carried
into their new neld the splendid habits
they learned in the valleys and upor
the mountain sides OF this great state
| The sons OF Vermont have answered
their country's call in every great ma.
tional exigency. 1t was left to a son OF
Vernon. to give liberty to the Cypress.
cd in the far islands of the sea---Ad.
miral Dewey. The sons of Vermont hav,
not only rendered conspicuous service
upon the field but they have rendered
full and conspicuous service in ever,
department of civil life: they have beer
conspicuous in the National Legisla
turc. What Il splendid array! I cannO
pause 20 recall all,--thosc most fami
liar are: Collamer and Senator MOrril
and Judge Phelps, among those tina
have passed beyond. One OF the Yer
mont sons who wrought Il high recor,
in the service of his country. l am gla,
to see here to-day. In the great consti
tu'ional debates in the Senate there wa
no moro powerful voice than that D
Mr. E.dmunds of Vermont. Your sons hav
gone to other states, have gathered
honors and well they have deserved
them. There has been in the last quar-
ter of IL century, no wiser, no bette
counsellor than John A. Kasson. bori
in Vermont and transplantcd to TIL
United States.
Then there is Senator Proctor. AS
have said once before when in Yer
mont, l would great deal rather b.
with him than against him. He is
good deal easier to convince when 80,
are on his side.
Senator Dillingham; Is renderin,
good and efficient service to his State
Younger, but with splendid careers be
fore them. are Congressman Foste
and his able collca que Haskins.
In recounting vermont's contribu
of her statesmen. 1 take pride in 1
for my father looked back to this Stat
as he looked to none other, believin,
Vermont could not go wrong. Their
seems to be something in the unpollut
ed air of the Green Mountains whicl
leads to sober Judgment, right think
ing and righ( acting. You have renderc,
everlasting services to the cause of goo
government by what you have don
here to-day. That monument will
convey to the future its lesson O
patriotism. 1t will tell the future tina
those who erected it were brave an
patriotic; that amid universal peace
, no menace at home or from abroat
their people turned from their evolu
tions OF peace to render this ttibut
to brave, splendid patriot one who's
name will live through ages to com
General Ethan Allen OF Vermont.
OBLIGATORY POEM BY MRS. DoRF
The dedicatory poem by Mrs. Julia
r. Dorr of Rutland was another of n
beautiful compos tons of Vcrmont's ouee
of poets. She WAS most warmly rrcete,
Mrs. Lorr caught the spirit OF the o,
casion and reproduced it IN IA poem VINO,
lines were now sui and sweet and no
ringing with the true mar tial thrill As
was feared that the strain of reading
the open air to so vast an asscmblar
Q would be too severe on Mrs. DORIS voic
J; her poem was read by Congressman Fo,
/ ter. 1t was as follows:
4 THE VOICE OF THE TOWER
Julia c. r. Dorr.)