Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-23
People of New Haven Success.
fully Opened the Campaign
In Vermont
CONGRESSMAN FOSTER SPOKE
Points 10 the Republican Accomplish
Inents of Past II Years md Conn
plete Equipment of Mr. Taft
As Reasons why RcrubIi-
rams should Succeed.

New Haven, July ia-Thc first gun of
tho campaign of 1905 in behalf of Taft
and sherman and Prouty and Meade
was fired Saturday evening by the people
OF this place at an enthusiastic rally and
fagraising. The weather was perfect and
the committee having the arrangements
In charge had given careful attention
to every detail. The exercises were held
on the village common which was
decorated with flags and lighted By
chinese lanterns. More than loo people
were present There were delegations
from Addison. Bristol Ferrisburgn, I.n-
coin and Panton. Efforts made by
the people Of Bristol to induce the Bristol
railroad to run a special train to New
Haven and one hundred passengers were
guaranteed hut no train was secured.
Excellent music was furnished by the
Bristol band.
The speaker Of the evening was CON
gresham y. J. Foster who was given
an informal reception a; the town hail
before the exercises on the common. At
these exercises Dr. S. II. Weston presided
and made a graceful Introductory adj
dress Then at signal from him, while
the band played the Star spangco
Banner the new Taft and Sherman flag
for our national candidates.
| DIR. Weston then introduced the speaker
OF tho evening. Congressman Foster who
lspolie for an hour upon the issues of
the campaign. He was given great wei
come and his speech was frequently
interrupted by applause.
At the opening Of his remarks Con-
: gresham Foster congratulated tho peo-
pie of New Haven upon their taking the
lead In this campaign. They had set
an excellent example for their brethren
Throughout the State. The speaker then
, went on to show that there wcro two rea-
son why tho republicans might appeal
successfully to the American people at
. this time In the first place they could
appeal with confidence on account Of
the achievements OF the party during the
: last T. wears It had been in power. Those
IL years had been years of progress and
{ development and achievement along all
the various lines Of human endcavor. In
) fact they constituted an eroch in the his
: tory Of the republic and The history
, of the world. For u years prior to the
election of President Mckinley the bust
ness world of America had been harra ssed
by tariff agitation and tariff tinkerng
and tariff reform. until at last our
, merchants, our business men. otr manu-
facturers, importers cried out for
relief. They insisted that 1t did not so
g much matter to them what the tariff
schedules were at 1t did to he able to
know what those tariff schedules were
, to be for a reasonable length OF time.
In response to this appeal the rcpublica MS
I promised that If returned to power under
, Mckinley they would give the desired
relief by placing upon the statute book
: a wise tariff law which would afford
the necessary revenue for the govern
ment and at the same time would pre-
, serve our American markets, the best
, markets In the world for the American
. farmer the American manufa cturer. the
American merchant AZ the same time
We promised that the schedules thus
csta hlishcd should remain undisturhcd
. for n reasonable length Of time. AS n
result Of all this President Mckinley i'm
mediately after his Inauguration called
Congress together In extra session fol
the purpose of enacting tariff lcgisla tion
t And in the summer of 1891 there was
= placed upon the statute books BY a re-
: publican Congress the rtngiey tariff law
ono of tho best tariff laws ever enacted
Under this law we have gone forward
! fulfilling every promise. every declara
: ton. every statement made by the party
to tho American people in the campaign
@ of 1896 The country has never enjoyed
> such prosperity as the American people
: have experienced during tho past ter
s wears During these years We have gone
: forward AS producing nation and as al
Y exporting nation, leaving behind on
= rival manufacturers our rivals In thu
| tho
:. Of industrial supremacy has been yielded
?, to MS We arc the creates, producinf
= nation and the greatest exporting nation
r In the world,
READY TO REVISE THE TARIFF
I But during these ten years that hav
followed conditions have changed. The oil
axiom that "compo iton is tho Nfe o
trade" has become well nigh forgotten
n Organized industry has taken the plac
II Of the smaller Industries of former days
y And so during tho past months the Re
is publican party became convinced tina
r the time was approaching when the tarii
/ schedules should he revised, Last white
!, during the session Of Congress thu CON
- mittce on ways and means whc has jur
10 isdiction Of measure relating to tho rails
ing of revenue, and the committee -
finance in tho Senate, were authorized I
give hearings during the recess Of Con
gress and to make investigation an
thus to prcparac the way for the Erca
task of revising the DinElcy tariff. An
a., at the republican national convention a
Chicago a plank was inserted in the pla
form providing for a revision Of the tart
p. Immediately after the Inauguration {
n the next President
:. IMPROVED ADMINISTRATIONS
10 The speaker then went on to sho
III how during the past II years great pre-
is gress had been made in the ADMINISTERS
ys ton of the various departments of III
to government. Great improvements HAY
n been MADE In the postal service of II
lis country and other Improvements wei
I'll being planned for. The department
ty agriculture has accomplished more (,
he the American farmers under Secretai
Wilson than had been accomplished
all the preceding years since that depar
= ment was organized, The same progre
: had characterized the administration
> the interior department and the war d
&c. pa rtment. The state department und
- the leadership Of Secretaries Hay, al
:, Root. two OF the grea test secretaries
'rd state we have ever had, has inaugural t,
~ many and important and farreachil
-. improvements The consular service HI
y" been revolutionixed. These consuls u