Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-02-24
MEETING OF THE VERMONT
ALUMNI AT WASHINGTON
Contained from pugc One)

land, Florence and Genoa. MIR. Phelps
said to me once that he hoped a time
would come whom somebody would have
She right feeling to write the early his
tory OF Vermont. And ever since Yer
mont has been H. part OF the nation and
mas had a representation IN tho federal
government need not say that
she has had not only her share
but much more than her share
in the power that has some forth From,
our government. And though / am
no fatterer II gives me great salts
faction that Vermont is SO we'll rep
resented now. A week or two ago
there was little nurr% in the Sena ia
over the Immigration commission. II
shocked us tia; there should over
have been any question on that sub
sect. because Senator Dillingham; was
ct the head ~ 1t. but It gave us great
pleasure that the vote was so unan,-
nous in upholding the commission.
aud It's chairman, It reminds me OF
an event in burlington when one "
state SO VOL that q complimentary
resolution was passed with an over
whelminx vote yes" ana one yrunnh
@ grievance. Tie arose ard said, ~
thank you fer this more than unani-
NOUS vote" As - tho 't,nor senator
7 think he has been In wonderful luck
'rhe two subjects he knows best are
lides and banking. Hides was the
The prominent subject OF debate on
tha tariN ard there was Senator PaCc
silly On top. And IRE next great de-
iats will be on banking and currency
and there again lie 10 All authority.
Az Pur,leT before he came 70 Com
siess had an International reputation,
MI Foster is our townsn1an: he WIS
c,tcs an instructor n our university
srd when we s"nt him t. Congress
". knew that he had erea. qualities,
snd lately lie has SHOWN qualities
witch We DID net krow Re hac
ere other Ner,ncttar about whom
wan. TO srv something IL Senator
Morrill,! Thia is Ills iundreG'h ami
versary year ari suYa tat every
I.-montsr Will want 20 SEQ So'1l1th.n &
erecial ara sieqUate doue 20 ronor
the memory of Senator N"rtiI and
since came ie-p THIS evening have
the great pleasure OF announcing I
Rave received tina acceo.an;e q an
invitation hy Senator lillins.a 20
deliver an address at tne coming com
r7encement on Senator Mtrrill. J shall
carry home and s~rl abroad to all
our alumni that fact ard II viii bring
universal applause and satisfaction.
knew Senator Morrill, quite intimately
and have big pile Of letters written IN
his own hand and with quilts, which he
al
thirty years 81 trustee | think know
him perhaps a. we'll as any one outside
lis Immediate associates. / want 10 gay
30 you that my estimate Of rhe man
grows with every year. 1t seems tn me
he was one of our Vermont and Amer
lean great men. l hope YOU all had an
opportunity some time to see him in even
Ing dress for he was one Of the hand
soonest men and finest appearing men
who ever represented Vermont and she
las had good number of handsome
men. 1t is said that n foreign lady looked
down upon the Senate from the gallery
and said that the most accomplished sen
ator. AZ far as physical appearance goes
was Senator Morrill,.
The Morrill, ac,. so called. and espec-
tally certain phrases in It, strike INC
more and more as the work Of master
hand. In the course Of three or four
lines in one clause of that hill he states
what has appeared 10 he the largest. most
comprehensive oscriptiun of American
education I know Of. An ordinary man
would have said Just what he meant
Agriculture aud mechanic arts" But
he said. colleges which shall teach
branches of learning relating to agricul-