The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-10
PLAIN PEOPLE
GETTING CONTROL
Said Rev. Thomas Chalmers at Vermont
Christian Endeayor Convention at
swnnton.

Swanton. Get, l0.-m a stirring ad.
dress ON "The Christian in Citizenship
and Reform delivered here last night
at the convention OF the Vermont Chris.
tian Endeavof union. the Rev. Thomas
Chalmers, pastor Of the Hanover Street
Congregational church 81 Manchester. \.
H., chairman Of the famous committee
Of twelve that conducted the crusade
against the Salem race track, declared
that the plain people are again becom.
ing the lords Of government and that a
wave OF political and industrial reform
Is sweeping over the country.
lie severely arraigned the Wall street
millionaires and spectators and argued
that the pursuit Of the big financial
trieksters being made BY the federal gov
ernment would not permanently inlufe
legitimate business
Il il notoriously difficult 20 hold a
moral crusade intact Among the earn
est men who rush into such a crusade
yon are sure to lind the man who can
not for the life Of him keep his eye on
a definite objective, who cannot co,oPe'
rate, who exacts impossible standard :
OF behavior ana opinion on the part oi
the men he works with. and who would
rather let the whole cause come to grief
than 10 reach the goal by any other
road than the one that Is open TO his
own limited vision. The adversary finds
his best lieuienants IN such men. How
he has laughed over the wreckagc they
have madel God forgive them, fof they
know not what they do
The reigns Of vice which they have
prolonged. the souls they have destroyed
rise up to mock them in Judgment. Ny
own state Of New Hampshire has re-
Gently been the scene of q vigorous
movement for the two-fold purpose Of
breaking up a political routine and in
PRODUCING certain specific measures into
legislation. The movement met with a
considerable measure Of success until It's
shrewd opponents found a way to divide
Il and keep L divided. II was an old,
commonplace. military strategy which
sane men these days might be expected
to guard against. The result in our case
was that the movement was only par
tial success.
We would have been much worse on
II our present governor had not con-
scientiously tried. but without adequate
backing. to fulfill the pledges OF the
party platform But the movement was
not arrested. Il had too solid founda-
tion in a deep underlying determination.
II has been partially united again. It's
opponents, on the other hand, are with.
out either their old-time courage or CO.
hesion. Their present total reliance Is
one dividing the forces Of reform. And
they are playing the game for all i is
worth. But that they shall be able 70
succeed so soon again is beyond eompre'
hension.
o GERS Elected Today.
swanton, Oct. 10.-At the state CON
yention q tine eVrmont Christian En-
deavor union which closes this evening
The following officers were elected at
this mornings session; President. +. n.
Morris. Bennington; fst vice president,
Rev. BENJAMIN Smith, Woodstock; 2ni
yice. president, d. S. Carpenter, Middle.
town Springs; 3rd vice president, ). p.
Perry, Richford; 18th vice ee.presdent. Miss
Grace NJ. Young Fairhaven; assistant
secretary, Mrs. W. c. Fuller, Richmond:
iunior superintendent. Miss Flora Nj.
Winch. Mclndoes Falls; assistant jun
ior superintendent, Miss Grace Rouse,
vershire auditor, T.. N, Lewis, Barre.
The next convention will be held at
Fairhaven the second week in October,
inns