Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-16
About 5000 People Hear Proctor,
Prouty and Martin at North
field.
CAMPAIGN OF PROGRESS
Candidate Proctor Advocates Kcepina
Abreast ~ the Times In Conduct OF
stnte Institutions-should Get
n Full Dollars Worth Of
Result from Every Dollar.

Mortified, Aug. 1o.-On the fine natural
amphitheatre fronting the historic COM
mon 1900 people of Mortified and the sur
rounding towns and villages gathered to-
night and gave a rousing welcome to
Fletcher ID. Proctor, candidate for gov
ernor, G. II. Prouty, candidate for lieu
tenant-governor. and the Hon. James l..
Martin of Brattlcboro at the grand open
air rally. The speakers rostrum was the
band stand brilliantly illuminated with
electricity and seated there with the visi-
tors were John a. Cross. William II. Kerr,
the Hon. Fred A. Rowland, Seth Rich,
Eugene Plastridge, w. w. Holden, L. L.
Field, Frank Kimball and j. S. Batchel-
der.
Charles A. Plumley. chairman OF the
meeting pleasantly introduced the speak
ers. MIR. Proctor's reception when pre-
scented to his audience was q splendid tes-
timonial to the regard In which he is held
in this community the cheering lasting
several minutes. His speech was delivered
I'm his hearty vigorous style, straight
from the shoulder and was u convincing
effort.
] He strongly favored the retention Of
the State highway and State school tax,
which the Cemocratic platform wants to
abolish and advocated keeping abreast
OF tho times in the care and manage
ment of our state institutions. He asked
his audience If they begrudged the small
amount expended on the soldiers home
at Bennington for the care of those now
| old and feeble who from 81 to '65 gave
! the best of their lives that the nation
might live? If we care to drop the pres
ent high standard of education and re-
turn to the old anti1ua.:d system OF .hc
district school Of year ago. He urged
upon the voters the importance Of a
strict administration that would give a
return of a full dollars worth of result
for each and every dollar expended. He
believed that the state had a higher duty
omical nd Niais;rat'pn OF mo affairs AMI
believed that Tho ST. to had ! higher duty
to perform than that Of tying to sec
where a dollar could be squeezed. that
she should dc her duty by her poor un-
fortunates. the feeble minded, deaf. dumb
and blind, the insane and keep step With
her sister States in the inward march
to q higher and better ~tviltzatior. Mr..
Proctor spoke on state issues generally
and was frequently and warmly applaud
ed.
His IiOhNs wa '4i' N''N
for twenty minutes on the so'ca!led ma
chine politics, Er1ft ana the important
questions at Issue.
Hon. James L.. Martin OF Br%atleboro,
United States district attorney. follow
ed Mr.. Proctor, speaking for nearly an
hour and holding the close attention of
his audience to the end. Mr.. Martin
who takes rank among the four lead'. &
speakers of the State. was at his best,
and during the greater part of his
speech gave C%lementlsm his undivided
attention, taking up the charges of the
fusion candidate and showing w with
fine sarcasm the fallacies and weak
ness of the opposition claims. His
wealth of humor and satire kept his
listeners in the best Of humor and won
him rounds of applause.
At the conclusion of the speaking
three rousing cheers were given for the
candidates. This finished the campaign
speaking for tho week, and the cam
didates will return "a their homes in
the morning. Mr.. Proctor's next speech
will be at Brandon on Tuesday evening