The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-08-06
WELL REPRESENTED.
Young Vermonter's "Reply to InsInu.
alton Against Vermont"
An n lawn nnrtv hnld nI Nnrih /


alton Against Vermont"
At n lawn party held az North Ben
nington last week Wednesday eve
ming, at which this papers correspon.
dent was present c. r. Colvln OF
that village repeated a speach com.
posed and delivered by him In reply
to a fellow students speach, while
both were pursuelng the oratory
course In Cornell University.
Mr. Colyln is naturally a born
speaker and those who were present
were well pleased at their opportuni.
~ tohear his style Of speaking which
won for him the Amherst Debate Cup
and the Dickinson Oratory Prize OF
lifty dollars, while IN Willeston Semi.
nary. His speach was an honor TO
Vermont and to Cornell alike and the
spirit Of the piece was admirable I'm
portraying so we'll the writer's know.
ledge and love for his native state.
her history and her traditions. We
have secured copy which is as fol.
lows:
Reply 10 an Inslnuation Against
Vermont" Recently upon this plat.
form, n gentleman arose and In the
course OF n speach made this state.
ment, There was an old farmer dy.
lng In Vermont. and. upon his death.
bed. where, II nc any time, a man is
| supposed TO have due regard for yer.
aclty, said You see this farm here.
well. my wife and have worked
hard on this farm. We have had but
few comforts and no Injuries. except
our love for each other-and the chill.
dron. have taken the rocks from
the fields and felled the trees from
the forests and used the rocks 90
build the walls aud trees TO build the
fences and ! tell you. Mr.. Preacher.
that Hell Is no worse than old Yer.
mont. I'm not afraid TO go.
Now ! was born In this state. nay.
perhaps In the very section where
this story Is said 20 have originated.
and | have II on good authority that
the gentleman who made this state.
ment never crossed the border line OF
the state know the farms there
and ! know the farmers and / know
that for every ten farms that are poor
and lnfcrtilc there are ninety that are
good. II Is easy for the ten that are
poor 10 embroil the ninety that are
good and to lend TO them their repu.
tatlun. and that is what has been done.
ST Adams Is noted for It's dairy prod.
ucts and for the two years that | was
in the Preparatory School In Massa.
chusotts they fed me on butter, ship.
ped there from Vermont
Now the reputation Of New York
state 90 not at stake The gentleman
has made this statement. that he'll b.
no worse than old Vermont and ! will
reply 90 ~ 60 the best OF my ability.
! for would be- ashamed 90 have Il
said that there was n Nermonter pres.
cnt who would not raise his hand or
lilt bis voice IN denial My only ap.
peal 90 you b. for fairness.
The gentleman has said that We
have our rocks Yes. We will admit
that wc have them aud We have no
apology 10 offer Tor them either. We
have them to such an extent that Yer
mont furnishes half the marble used
in this country ] have stood on the
quarrips Goo Dorset aud seen where the
purDst marble had been taken out and
in the excavation there you could cas-.
lly place all the buildings on Comella
campus. 1T the gentleman rcmem.
Der this when he's talking about rocks
aud recently. In the city of Washing
ton. there was unveiled n marker 10
the heroes who fcll at san Juan Hill
aud that marker at which President
Roosevelt delivered the speech. plac.
"a in one of the most aristocratlc cit
lDa in this country. was made Of graz.
itD from Vermont
The gentleman has said that We
have our mountains Yes. I will ad
mit that We have them and neither do
We have any apology 10 ufier for them
burlington. situated on the lower cX-
trcmlty ~ Lake Champaign. with IT,
beautiful harbor. a. one OF the great
est lumber markets In the East. aud
then too. in the hot summer months
The city people flock 90 these noun.
tains and. 10 the allegations which the
gentleman has made are literally true.
that he'll o. no worse than old Vermont
{ DO not admire their Judgment Tor not
seeking out a cooler place
Moreover. in further rehuttal OF
what the gentleman has said. We Yer.
moutcra are proud Of the fact that our
state ls noted for its maple syrup. &C.
I tu" air. To- pure water and-its pretty
women. LIT the gentleman remember
/ that when he's talking about he'll
Then too. from what hirh place and
by what authority docs the gentleman
from the Blue Grass attempt 10 cast
ohloquyuud n sheer upon the noun.
nluccrf Does he think for an instant
that the people from the mountains
are any less quick 10 hght than bio
/ pcuplog n he thinks 30. would place
him side by side with Calvin y. Titus
the American boy. the first In the box
| rr rebellion 90 pant the American
iiar in the walls ~ Pckin. That boy
was born a few miles from my home
" b. thinks 10. ! would place him Eid,
hy side with George Dewey when on
that dewey morning. the first of dcw
~ May when Dewey was the captain
down nt Manila hay. when. after pil
otinr bis ships over the pcrilous Span
iah mines and In sight Of the enemy
as calmly as u on parade. he turned
IN the gunner of his Flagship and
said. You may Gre when you are
ready. Gridlcy" or. " be- thinks 30
! ! would place him side by side with
the Green Mountain Boys IN the Civil
War or with Ethan Allen NJ Ticondcr
ora.
And finally. let the gentleman rem
cmbor that the Vcrmontcrs are proud
Of their state. that when he attacks
her. he attacks them. and that. though
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