The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-08-19
FLAG RAISING
AND RALLY
Repl b'lcans Hear Issues
Discussed
BY Fits AND DILLINGHAM;
Atty-Cen. Fits Takes Up State Issues,
Senator Dillingham; National--A.
L. Blair Of Brooklyn Also
Speaks.

Above the upturned faces Of thous.
and people and to the strains OF the
"Star Spangled Banner played by the
Montpelier Military band the large Re
publican campaign flag was swung OIL
the top of the City building and un.
furled to the breeze across the street
shortly after seven o'clock last even.
ing as the first event on the program
Of the Republican rally. Brief remarks
we're made BY John w. Gordon. the Re.
publican candidate for city representa-.
tive. Mr.. Gordon said in part; "Shall
the people rule" Mr.. Bryan has de-
clared TO be the paramount issue Of
this campaign. This banner which has
Just been unfurled means that the peo.
pie shall rule. We have always sup
posed that the people did rule and dur
ing the past eight years not only Re-
praising the administration OF the Re-
Publican party. During the last twelve
years that the Republican party has
been in control this country has been
going forward by leaps and bounds be-
yond the equal Of any other country II
has gained in wealth by billion dol.
lars more than England has in the last
eighteen centuries. The Republican
PARTY has given us this prosperity.
Proud of its past record and confident
ef still greater achievements in the fu-
ture the Republican party now invites
you TO cast your ballots for William
H. Taft and James s. Sherman" The
speaker then proposed three cheers for
the candidates which were given by
the crowd.
Nearly two thirds Of the crowd then
PASSED into the opera house and for
two hours listened 10 speeches on the
state and national campaigns by After.
ncy General clark c. Fits of Rrattle
horo who spoke on state issues. Sen
ator w. p Dillingham; of Montpelier,
and A. 4. Blair Of Brooklyn. y. Y. who
the national questions. The
speakers were introduced by Chairman
r. G. Howland OF the state committee
and seated on the stage with the speak.
ers were Judge II. W. Scott, ]. X. An.
derson, Il. Albisetti and James Adie.
of the city committee. The
SPEAKERS were listened to attentiyely
by the audience and frequently we're in
terupted by applause.
Atty.-Gen. Fits on State Issues.
Attorney General Fits was the first
speaker and took up only fifteen min
utes with his remarks. He declared
that Vermont is the barometer which
tells which way the national elections
will swing and he urged the Republican
voters to turn out to man and cast
their votes this fall for George II.
Prouty as the result this election and |
The size of his majority is looked for
ward to with apprehension all over the
Politics today, he asserted, |
mas become a business proposition with |
III and you do not Judge a party on
what has taken place in the past, but |
you do consider what is taking place I
now and its effect on the immediate /
future and your vote is your influence
N the political future Of this country. |
We are in happy state Of affairs in
Vermont this year, he affirmed. We |
AVE given you an administration that |
las brought forth the applause Of both
he Republican and Democratic parties,
IN administration that the Democrats
ldmit they have no criticism for and /
hey only ask to be allowed to try and
10 as we'll. The Republican party in
1ermont has always met its promises
With performance and you know that
measure put into the platform will be
made law and that law enforced. We
you that we would administer
he affairs Of Inc state during the past
wo years with economy and without
aking cent from the taxpayers and
We have met that promise with per
aklAbitts tt uhNN pau ail NiiANHt "a
lenses besides putting 100000 in per
naneni roads and added nearly ~
much more 10 the state school fund and
till have balance in the state treas
~ of over $i25.000. Has any other
tate done as well? We have made an
Of $4,000 from the gen
val funds for the improvement of our
ural schools and these schools have
zen effectively benefited, and now We
re going TO see that that surplus in
he state treasury Is put into 4 per
lanent fund. the income of which shall
? for the support of these schools in
he future. We promised TO enact a
.eekly payment law and We have met
hat promise with performance. The
assage of that law is credited to the
sboring men Of Barre who demanded
and to their representative and sen
tor in the legislature who ably sun
orted its passage. Yoa can still con-
inue 70 back M your demands by
ending men into the legislature who
'ill do and are capable of looking af-
r your interests. There Is every Tea-
Oh why the Republican voters should /;
sst their ballots solidlv for the whole