Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-07-15
LITERARY EXERCISES.
Distinguished Speakers Representing
Three Grcnt Nations Entertain
Thousands.

ny 1890 Thursday morning city Hall
park was packed with an eager and
expectant crowd OF fully $3.50 persons
awaiting the arrival or President TAFT
and his party The dense mass OF up
turned faces extended back from the
ropes which enclosed the speakers
platform as far as one could and
apparently there was not a window or
door facing the square which did not
contain Its quota OF spectators. With
In the enclosure OF ropes were placed
few seats for tho members of the New
York Legisiat ure and for the families
of those gentlemen who enjoyed tho
privilege Of sitting on the platform.
Company NJ Of the list Vermont National
Guards WAS detailed as q special body
guard to the President. Captain O. II,
Parker, with one platoon. had immediate
charge OF the stand.
At il:C0 n. III. the presidential party
with the ambassadors and other official
guests, arrived from the Yacht club
wharf and took their places on the
flag and bunting decorated platform.
President Tat had the place of honor
ut Governor Prouty's right hand and
britain and United States believe
VIII last for all time to come. re-
member, a few years ago. when on a
certain occasion visitors from the
Dominion were our guests on n Fourth
IF July, and on that day, when the
news flashed over the wires telling Of
tho great Dewey victory in Manila
Pay. no louder cheers were given in
honor of the event than by our friends
across the northern border
Great has bean development. nat
lonally ard in the Chemplain valley.
during the past three hundred years.
believe that progress on similar lines
Is comparatively only just begun. one
work Of progress Immediately awaits
us. and that Is the securing Of deep
waterway OF which our beautiful
lake shall Re the connecting link be-
tween the metropolis OF Canada on the
north and tho metropolis of tho Uni
tod states on the south. Aside from
IS commercial value such a waterway
would further strengthen the friendly
ties which already exist between the
two counties.
Mt. President invited guests and
you. ladies, and, also gentlemen, TAX
ing advantage ot the opportunity
witch here presents itself. I extend
10 you all an invitation to ne with us
again as our guests, in the not distant
future, and hope Il may he not later
than the year 1919, to help celebrate
the completion Of deep waterway
route as suggested ana contenp ated.
In closing again extend to YOU all
the freedom 81 our beautiful city. and
hone the result Of your visit viii be
OF such nature that you Will carry
AWAY with you only pleasant remem-
br7nces cr your sojourn among Ne.
Governor Prouty then said that
though the idea Of the celebration had
been conceived in the state of Vermont,
II would have hecn impossible to carry
II to n successful completion without
the helm Of the state OF New York He
thanked the New York tercentenary
commission and introduced Governor
Charles +. Hughes, who spoke as follows
GOV. HUGHES ADDRESS.
Mr.. President, Governor Prouty, Am
bassadors Dtstin guished Guests, Eel
low Citizens Of the United States:-lt Il
impossible for any Of you to know witt
what emotion A New Yorker fnds him
self upon Vermont soil It IL impossible
for YOU TO understand how warmly ap
,reciated Is tho greeting that you have
given TO your dearest foe. daughter.
And now lest be misunderstood, van
10 say at the outset, that on b'Nalt o
New York personally ana officially an'
in any other way that you may rugsest
admit II all II there Ia any son o. Yer
mont who can step upon this platform
and adequately portray the services ena
Won have rendered to the cause nf lib
erty and 10 the maintenance or on
unity. II there is any one favored will
Ia "
stand before you and tell truthtully 4"
your virtues and Just renown, then
will say 10 him, 10 all I agree; and
wish that I had the power Of languag
and the skill Of rhetoric TO tell what is II
my heart Of love and affection and wha
IL In my mind OF respect, and just esteerf
FOR tho people Of the Green Mountains
A little boy who was walking viii
man was asked whether he wos an,
relation to him We'll. he said, we ar
dstantly related he was my mother
FIRST child and ! was the seventeenth
New York and Vermont are somewhe
more closely related, and they are walk
ing together In a fellowship which the
understand and the value % which the
appreciate. It Is true that we look wit
Jealous eye upon this beautiful country
We did not covet It at least consciously
because We beneVed II to be our Owr
We wanted It, We parted with II sadly
We look longtngly TO the New Hampshir
grants but we realize In these days q
charming unity Of sentiment that It
hotter 10 have loved and lost than nc
to have loved at all. daughter and ar
plause).
Now am native NJ tho State @
New York. born over here hard by, tn
scene Of bloody strife, IN old 0lens Fall,
belong to this highway, and hay
cherished from my earliest memory, tn
stories that are connected with this beat
tiful valley. am son Of New Yor
IN every sense, and rejoice IN the n
sonrces and power Of tho Empire Stat
but I also recognize what you have
Vermont In the way Of 4 source of tha
Unborn love of liberty without which on
prosperity becomes mockery. Her
among the Green Mountains. are thos
who will never forget what independents
means Now your great Governor
not going to deprive me by unfortunat
provision Of tho right to talk about Etha
Allen here or anywhere else. and II
choose to speak Of Seth Warner and Re
memner Baker. I am going to do IT,
nave been doing 1t more or less for thre