The Washington herald., 1909-07-09

Burlington. VI. July Sat the diEnsr
tonight IN connection with the Cham
plain tereentenary, President TAFT eharao-t
teTized the typical vermonter as SAFE
safe TO family. safe 70 self. safe 70 the
state. and safe 70 the nation He com
pared him with the typical canny Scotch
man He said vermonters were neither
very rich nor very poor. and declared
these were the two chief factors IN max
ing a good people.
The President then touched lightly on
the political situation. He said ne knew
his audience would not misu1derstand his
meaning when ne declared IL was one OF
his hopes. for sentimental reasons. at
least. that the solid South should b
broken up" he said Thar when he
mentioned that subject in the South. they
always pointed 10 what appeared 10 b
the scId North and mentioned consDio-
uously the state OF Vermont as a1
example
The President admitted that evsry four
wears the news OF the election returns
from Vermont was awaited most anxious
ly by the Republican candidate for P-esi-
dent He said = the plurality vas much.
below 2looo. II Indicated the Republican
candidate had better make soma other
arrangements than % try % 20 70 Wash
ington- What would happen II Vermcnc's
solid majority was broken up hs would
not undertake 70 say. but he said he was
sure all would agree that the dav would
be most happy when solid sectional eeel-
ings would disappear IN this country.
Friendly Relations with Canada
The President said the people Of this
country had been going around VIA
something OF a swelled head beca1ss they
F thought they were carrying On their
shoulders The t1r1el II -e1 progress o.
the world Re sid tn-z was not true.
4hen he maze a. earnest appeal Sor
closer and frisndIsr relations with Can
ada He SAID We did not appreciate ths
possibilities of that young country ana
young nation He praised the British
government of ths Dominion and said
the tie between Canada and the nothar
country was sweet and light
Re referred % ths fact that Canada.
and the mother country were attracting
or farmers out IN the West, and de-
clared It was and would be short-sIghted
policy TO Try 20 prevent this and look
upon Canada as Z competition he de-
clared, with emphasis, that the prosperity
Of one country would also be the p-os-
perity Of the other. ard asserted that rha
Champlain celebration was OF value %
all concerned and especially IN the fzcs
that Il had shown ths existence OF neigh
bOrly affection
The other speakers were Ambassadors
Jusssrand and Bryce and Gov. Hughes
Gov. Prouty presided
President Taft and his party lscr for
Washington before the banquet was con
cIuded. He was chee-ed By crowds On
the streets on bis way % the train
Crowds In City.
Into THIS city to-day came a mass or
people which almost seemed 20 consist o.
the entire population OF Vermont Al
any rate they brought ali the enthusiasm
and patriotic Feelings that the people
OF Burlington have. and as much as
could be spared from al the other cities
and towns OF the State Ths peopls
had been arriving for this occasion, the
first crack that Vermont has had IN Gel
ebrating the name and fame OF Cham
plain. for fully twenty-four hours. They
came IN all sorts OF conveyances. trains.
wagons. automobiles, and boats
For fully three months Burlington and
the rest OF Vermont have been preparing
FOR this celebration. IN no place where
the Champlain celebration show has gons
thus Tar in It's one day and one night
stands, have there been such complete
preparations Of Details No place has
ecusled Burlington in the uultltuds turn
ed out and no place has eGualed II n
caring for the thrOnEs and visitors within
the city's gate-
Information bureaus OF al kinds were
established. complete arrangements were
made for housing the strangers. tents
for eating purposes were erected IN va
rious parts o. the city So complete were
the arrangements that public baths at >
cents per. were provided in profusion FOR
the great unwashed and washed also.
The people even went 50 far as TO keep
all the churches open al day. 50 that
those who were wearied By the noise and
glare of bands and the confusion CT the
streets and elsewhere could enter at any
hour for the purpose OF rest and worship.
Little Historic Tradition.
II was in this spirit and IN a great
display of Green Mountain enthusiasm
that Champlain's memory was houored-
Burlington itself has little OF historic
tradition Of fact ass9ciating il with
Champlaln's memory or with the mem
0ry OF the development OF the Cham
plain Valley. No great battles were
fought here ana no Tortidcauons. now
molderiEg in ruins, were established
here OF anywhere near here. Vermont.
however. sent Ethan Allen and seth
Harper and Baker over 70 New York
state 70 do heroic deeds and their names
were giorifed to-day.
At any rate It was largely through
ChampIain that Vermont exists to-day.
IFS eyes looked upon Il and IN his
writings he pronounced il fair and