Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-22
Messrs. Redmond and Sargent An
swer Arguments Of Demo-
cratic Nominee.
STATE ISSUES DISCUSSED
Progressive Party and Its Candi.
dates Also Get a Grilling at
the Hands of Both
Speakers.

with a flag raising on College street
and q rally in The Strong theatre. the
Republican party opened its campaign
IN this city Monday night and made its
promised reply to Harland b Howe
and incidentally to Fraser Metzger.
]'lenty OF band music and free vaude-
vile contributed to the crowd which
poured into the theatre until the
aisles were packed and standing room
at tho rear was scarcely to be had,
while several hundreds Of people were
turned away at the doors. The vaude-
vile exhibition. however. delayed the
beginning of the rally until about nine
o'clock and when the speaking closed
at about eleven o'clock. the audience
had dwindled to small proportions.
John w. Redmond OF Newport. chair
man Of the State public service COM
mission. and Attorney General John
q. Sargent of Ludlow were the speak,
ers. and President Benton of the Uni
versity of Vermont presided. On the
stage were seated about so leading re-
publicans. One Of the performers on
the stage just before the beginning OF
the speaking gave a series Of i'm
presentations Of we'll known char
acters in American history and pub
lie life. including presidential posi-
bilties and impossibilitie and the
demonstration following the actors
makeup OF 1T. r." showed that the
audience was at least not Indifferent
20 the man. whatever the emotion
those present intended to express.
President Benton emphasized the
fact that the voters are face to face
with responsibility" and said that
among clear thinking men there can
he but one opinion in this State-that
the party in power has been tried and
not found wanting" He then intro
duced Mr. Redmond, who. in his open.
Ing remarks. paid compliment to the
women present
Il surrender" he said, II nm for
woman's rights. I am for woman suf-
frage. am for hobble skirts-any-
thing you women want. And II in
anything I say here tonight 1 differ
with you. take II all back now"
MR.. REDMoNDs SPEECH.
am not here to harrow UP your souls
by a discussion Of national issues, nor ia
convince You that the Republican party.
whose continuous achievements for more
than generation have sed the ad-
marathon OF the world. merited and evoked
the continuous applause confidence and
gratitude OF great people. and brought
this nation to the proud position that II
now occupies IN the estimation OF the
civilized world; that this party which.
during four years OF the greatest conflict
that the world has ever seen. successfully
and gloriously led this nation through the
wilderness Of dependency. yea, Through
the valley Of the shadow OF death" out
into the promised land Of freedom, unity
ana phenomenal prosperity, after having
freed four millions Of slaves and
written into our Organize law, IN
letters of eternal glory the 18th
and 18th amendments to the constitution.
Is not now so decrept, so paralyzed, and
so corrupt as no longer to merit the con-
fdence OF the people whom II saved from
destruction. I think that there 10 no need
or that discussion; for believe that when
the enemies outside OF that party, leasued
with those misguided and disoontsnted
ones within its household who would pour
the milk OF concord into hell" shall at
tempt before the bar Of the voters Of this
nation to disrupt and dismember II, and tc
brand II as corrupt paralytic, the still
proud ana vigorous genius Of the Grand
ola Party need only mutely. but proudly
point 10 the scroll OF history wherein Is
written the story of its achievements. do.
votion. and sacrifice for moro than a gen.
eratIon' elhbiazoned and illuminated b.
such names as Lincoln, Sumner. Seward
Morr1ll. Grant Garfield and Mckinley
whereupon the grateful hearts Of this peo
nj yl-1l all Errttt,
ed the immortal Lincoln when ne ex
claimed: Though passion may hav,
strained. 1t must not break the honda o.
affection. Tho mystic chords Of memory
stretching from every battlefield ant
patriot grave to every living heart ant
hearthstone all over this broad land viii
yet swell the chorus of Union whe,
again touched as surely they will be, b,
the better angels Of our nature"
Nor am here to convince you that tn
government that our fathers founded
that tho constitution they formed, an
which Gladstone said is the greatest wor
ever at one time struck from the mind q
man, and which has stood the test of NOR
than n century Of our growth and develop
ment, Is no longer adequate to the need
Of free people: that the three grea
separate. and distinct pillars of that TEN
pie. called THE Legislative" THE Execu
tive" and The Judicial" by their dis
position and respective qualities at ono
Its ornament and chief supports, shout
not be turnbled into promiscuous ruin b
the convulsive groupings of a blinded, sell
sufficient. guide-spurnlng. and infuriate
Samson. and the delicate checks and ba
ances designed, and for more than a Ger
tury adequately serving. to protect tn
minority from the tyranny Of hasty an
selfish majority shall not be destroye
and tie doctrine of the recall
Judges and the recall of judicial d.
cisions" prevail. whereby the people
their sovereign capacity at the polls shou
be made the court of last resort In jud
thus attempted to be undermined and d.
Dtroyed, you shall hear this people wit
one accord exclaim:
"Woodman, spare that tree.
Touch not a single Dough.
In youth it sheltered me;
And I'll protect II now"
that have Just been cast on the people I
this State by the democratic candida'
Tor governor thereof. Nothing short
that requirement could have tempted n
TO this platform from other importal
work that requires my utmost and col
slant attention. But Vermont 10 q sma