Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-23
The Two Republican Candidates
Address a Monster Rally
in Chelsea.
MARTIN FLAYS CLEMENT.
shows How lie Violated the Laws Of
Vermont by Making Discriminating
Rates on the Rutland Railroad -.
High Rates to Middlcbury
rnd Brandon.

Chelsea, Aug. 16.-The anniversary of
Pennington Battle day was celebrated in
Orange county by a great and patriotic
demonstration on the occasion of the re-
publican rally at the old shire town. In
all this strenuous campaign Fletcher d..
Proctor has not met with a more popu-
lar nor gracious expression Of approval
than here whore 500 people heard him do
liver a strong. forccful. manly speech on
the important issues of the campaign.
The rally was held in the fine new town
hall, which seated comfortably 600 while
20 more filed tho standing room in the
rear and many other late Corners lined up
on the outside near the windows and list
ened to the gospel of sound republican
doctrine.
A band concert blythe Chelsea Brass
band was given on the park following
which at two o'clock the rally was called
10 order by the Hon. j. X. Darling. On
he stage with the chairman were Mr..
Proctor. Mr.. Prouty. Mr.. Martin, the ora
tors of the day and Col. c. :. Emery of
Newport. the Hon. G. J.. stow, candidate
for Judge OF probate. n. S.. Conant of
Bradford. j. S. Morrill, of STAFFORD and
4. l.. Baldwin of Wells River.
Mr.. Darling presented Mr.. Proctor in
u NbliiIlllltlNhiN "P''Nh anu 'hN N''
hidatc was greeted with long and loud
cheering as he faced his audience. Mr..
Proctor took up the various issues one
by one. clearly defining the platform
an policies of the party in det>il.
He paid particular attention to the
subjects of common schools. good
roads, taxation and expenses, and dep
recated the unwarranted and uncallcd
-,aF, t,
state institutions.
In his comparison of state expenses
MI. Proctor said in all thai MI. Glenn
ent and his literary bureau nave
put forth regarding the Increase in our
state expenses We. find no acknowl-
odgement of the improvements which
have been made in our State lnstItu-
tons. of the new burdens which the
State has assumed and of the increased
activities for her people which she
has undertaken, but the expenses Of
The present are unblushingly compared
with the expenses of the past. leaving
the impression that the same things
are being compared when in fact they
are not.
He referred to the fact that the cx-
penSes of the national government are
twice as large as they were a few years
ago, bur that it did not follow from that
fact that the national government is ex-
travagantly administered Instead of
simply comparing the gross expenses of
to-day with what they were some years
ago the only fair way is to take those
expenses in detail. consider what
changes, improvements or e~nlargements
have been made and neither they have
been wisely made. The real question, he
said, is whether the people are getting
to-day what they are paying for Il or
could be procured for less. There We're
frequent outbursts of applause through
out Mr.. Proctor's speech and AT IT'S close
he was forced to hold a continued in
formal reception shaking hands with
hundreds who pressed forward to greet
him.
MIR PROuTY's SPEECH.
The Hon. q. H.. Proury of Newport
was next introduced a,lc made a brief
but telling speech on the charges of graft
md machine politics. He ridiculed the
Idea advanced by Clement that a wicked
machine was attempting to gobble up the
State and invited any one to name a
specific instance OF graft or corruption in
p State institution. He asked his audience
where machine rule came in and who
and what the machine was. He for one
didn't know. neither ala he know of any
Dne who did. Mr.. Prouty told some good
stories and by his appearance and bust
ness-like address won many new friends.
ADDRESS BY MARTIN.
The Hon. James l.. Marin Of Brattle.
boro did the closing honors, making a
splendid presentation of the conduct of
~pffairs at State institutions together with
expenses. He attended to Mr.. Clements
base charges and insinuations showing
up the real Clement with a vengeance
and laying base the duplicity deceit OF
the vould-be governor. The charges of
grating among officials OF State institu-
lions were utterly refuted and the tables
skillfully turned on Mr.. Clement along
the lines of graft, secret rebates and
!avoritism.
Mr., Martin read extracts from the re-