The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-30
MR.. PAPE
AT HOME
Given Rousing Reception at
Opera House
LIN LAST EVENINGS RALLY
burton Z. Bailey Of Montpelier and
Philip J. Halvosa Speak on the
Issues Of the Present
Campaign.
in LAST EVENINGS RALLY

h EetMeea fam anl five hundfcl peoplt
attended At the opera house last evening
the second fusion rally that has beer
held in this city in this campaign. TIL
Italian band gave a hall hour concert ii
the street in front of the building ant
also played in the hail. The speakers
were G. Herbert Papc Of this city, candi
date for lieutenant governor on the fas
ion ticket Phillip J. Halvosa 81 Rutland
formerly of this city, and Burton L
Bailey Of Montpelier They were intro
duced by George n. Tilden and theii
remarks were received with enthusiasm
and frequent applause.
Mr.. Bailey was the first speaker ane
took up twenty minutes. He said that
he did not wish To address the people as
democrats or republicans but ais patrio
Tic and loyal citizens who have Che In,
trrests and welfare Of the state at heart
When you took the oath of Office voe
did not pledge yourselves to vote fol
any party but for the best interests oil
the state.
-Four years ago both Clement and Proc
tor were before the Republican conycn
tion at Montpelier and after seeera
hours Of strife Mr.. Proctor sold ont Il
The man from New York and Mr.. iem
cut as the local optionist candidate was
defeated When 4 say that Proctor soil
out do not mean that he received ans
money but he received what was fli
better TO him a promise for the nomina.
tion for the goNernorship little later
And you see how well the machine has
kept that promise. Though the machine
could control the votes OF that conren
ton it cannot control youT vote and
mine on Sept. 4th next.
Ile declared that Mr.. Proctor was mol
in sympathy with the present local Oh,
ton Law. That four years ago lie wa
a prollibitionist ana would like to put
back the old law onto the statute bool,
II he dared to. He said that if Proctor
was not against the law lie ought II
have come out squarely and strongly ior
| 1t instead Of saying, as he did 1T the
fast convention, that il ought to be given
little longer trial. He said that Mr.,
Clement comes out strongly in favor q
Establishment IL the double taxation law.
Mr.. Proctor says that there has no 0st-
ter solution than the present been reach-
cd. lie said that the fusion remedy was
80 allow the owner Of real estate to of.
set the amount of his mortgage against
his grand list, then tax the mortgage in
the town where il IS recorded In ie-
gard TO the trustee law he said that the
fusion platform favored the passage OF
law to exempt from trustee process
all wages amounting to less than so
per week. and when over that amount
are trusteed the excess only 10 be assign.
ca to the creditor He declared that
this law would not encourage men to be
dishonest bnt would assist them to pay
their bills and besides protect their
families. In regard to mismanagealcnt
in the state institutions he said that he
had an example come to his notice only
a short time ago Of young girl in Mont
pelier who, when she was about sexan
years Ola. was legally adopted by Mr..
and Mrs. Kelley and she was afterwards
sentenced 10 the reform school for the
remainder Of her minority. After she
had been at the institution about two
months her own mother came from
Montreal to the reform school and ask
cd to have the girl released. That the
superintendent and the trustees. with
ont the consent of the court that had
sentenced her or. of the adopted parents,
released the girl. In doing this, said the
speaker, the institution i guilty of an
ofiense that is crime on the statute
books of the state, that Of abduction
DO We want to have that party in pow
err Ii not vote for Mr.. Clement and
Mr. Pape. But remember they cannot
do ii If all Of the houses of the legisla-
ture are against them. We must remem-
Der our county tickets as well. Are not
our candidates for senators fit TO be set
mp beside of the republican candidate
They certainly do not vie with each
other OF which shall be called first sena.
Tor Or ask when they are TO be intro
duced 20 an audience 70 be introduced
rs the first senator Of Washington
county.
Mr. Haivosa's Speech.
The next speaker was Mr. IIalvosa
who spoke for very nearly an hour prin.
cipally on the labor unions in support
Of the campaign. IN addressing you as
friends. he said | think am using the
right word, having lived here for num-
her Of years and despite the fact Of the
abusive things that have been said
about me by people in this city and who
now think have lost the right to use
that word in addressing you But before
tic evening Is over | think you will be
as glad to call nue. friends as am to call
you As the editor Of the Union Signal,
The principal labor paper in the state,
want TO tell yoI labor unionists Of Barre
why | stand here addressing YOU On the
fusion movement. ! have not come here
to speak in favor OF Mr. Clement or IN
favor of Mr.. Proctor alone butsto show
which Of the candidates stands ON a
platform that is nearest in accordance
with your views. ! believe that this fus.
ion movement, he said, is the first Glance
in fifty years that the laborinQ men OF
this state lave had to get any kind of
labor measured recognized And because
of this belief i why ! am speaking hi
favor 0i tile fusion reform movement
and because believe that the man who
has been placed at the head Of the ticket
can be trusted You have heard all
kinds Of stories concerning him but you
know that Il is not possible for this
man To be so vile wretch az they
would have you believe. lie said that