The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-09
BIG BANQUET
FOR PRESIDENT
Closed Taft'S Visit TO Yer
mont Last Night
VERMONTERS
champlain Tercentenary Celebration /
Continued at Isle La Motto To-day,
Although the Central Figure
Has Gone.

Burlington, July o-Just prior to his
departure for Washington last night
President Taft, who came to Burling-
ton for the Champlain tercentenary
celebration, was the guest Of honor at
banquet in the university Of Vermont
gymnasium. There was great Jam oi
people in the building and Taft was
chcered to the echo when he entered
when he was introduced BY Governo,
Prouty and when he had concluded his
address.
In the course Of his address President
Taft said:
Il have often seriously studied the
question why it was that there seemed
70 be distinctive character and a pe-
culiar individuality in Vermont men. /
suppose it is due to the fact that the
problems that the Vermont men had 70
solve when they came from Massachu-
setts and other where's were SO difficult
that they necessarily developed ali the
traits Of character which We call vir-
tues. (Applause). They certainly did
not find any opportunity for luxury
here that would destroy their energy
and enterprise They made. therefore
safe and conservative people. II /
were TO describe the Vermonter IN one
word, would say be was a safe man,
safe for himself, safe for his family.
safe for his state and safe for his ma.
ton. (Applause) His experience was
not unlike, and his standing in our
community Is not unlike that Of the
canny Scotch ia Great Britain. Nobody
ever got ahead Of Seotchnan In a
trade and ! have yet TO hear Of the
Nermonter that has been left IN that
regard (Iaughter).
You came here and found large ag-
ricultuml crop Of rocks, and Won went
to quarrying and you developed the
greatest marble quarries in the world,
and then when marble ceased to be-
stylish, you developed the greatest
granite quarry. And then it Is very
wei when you are engaged in selling
and buying goods, 10 have o little con
troll Of the things, that determine how
much and you organized the greatest
scale factory that there Is in the world.
we heard 4 great deal about yolm
deserted farms At one time. Whether
THAT was put forth for the purpose Of
inviting innocent outsiders to come III.
or whether IL really represented an ac.
tlml condition, certainly IL has passed.
/ do not think there are any deserted
farms in Vermont today.
The housewife has ceased to Be un.
comfortable; the milk Is sold or sent 10
a creamery in such way that she IS
row enjoying q luxury that farmers
wives in the past generation never did,
and the statistics show that you are
putting aside a pretty penny every year
on account Of your dairy products. Tn
other words, You have wrestled with
the problem and you have made a great
success. You are not all millionaires.
but You are all in that condition of
respectable wealth, Or respectable pow
erty that are the two best conditions
to make good people (Applause).
"Yon preserved your traditions Just
az the English did, and accomplished Re-
forms though you do preserve your ira.
ditions. You elect your Judges by the
legislature, should think way that
might be improved, and you elect them
every one year or two years. / forget
which, but whatever It is. the tenure
of Office is practically for life. because
You believe that when y0u have got
good thing you ought to keep it, So.
too, with respect to your congressman
and your senators. You have learned
that the way TO exercise an influence
in Washington far beyond anything
that your population entities You to, is
to keep your congressman and your
senators there. (Applause).
United States and Canada. "
fNow, my friends, ami going. a. tho
governor did not 20 back, 70 the histori
cal events Of which these various meet
ings have been a memorial. We have
discussed at considerable length the ef.
fects of this memorial upon our inter-
national relations It cannot but be
good 1t is, as / said this morning.
memorial that in this regard YOU cannot
match the world over But what I am
especially glad to welcome Is the init
macy Of relation that such memorials
as this are apt to increase between this
country and Canada. We have been
going ahead SO rapidly in our own
country, and our heads have been some.
what swelled with the idea that Ma
were carrying on our shoulders an the
progress that there was in the world.
well, that is not true, a. Won win 1
realize when you think a moment. And
we have not been conscious, or az fully
conscious as we ought to be. that there
IS on our north, with border line be.
tween it and us of some 5000 miles. A
young country and young nation that
IS looking forward, as well it NAV. to /
a great national future
"They have nine millions Of people.
but the country is still hardly scratch. !
ed; it is still undeveloped. They have
two great strains the French and
English, They are under government
abroad to which both strains aelgnowl. |
edge full loyalty which has exhibited
great wisdom in its treatment 81 the
and in giving to the Domin-
ion the practical and almost a complete
@The bond between them and the /
mother country IS sweet. but light. and I
there is nothing that prevents the in
dulgng on the part Of EACH whether
French or English, in the traditional /
pride OF the race Of each. Now. they are
yoing on; they are building railroads; I
they are exercising great discretion in I
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