The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-06-25
CANDIDATE DEBS
OPENED STATE
CAMP A|GN
Brilliant Orator Addressed large
Audience at Morgan Park
OVER A THOUSAND PRESENT
Held Close Attention Of Big Crowd
Orators Of Great Prominence to
Speak Here

Eugene V. DebS, the candidate OF
the Socialist party for president of
the United States, addressed an
audience Of over one thousand people
at Morgan park last evening. Mr..
Debs arrived al North Bennington
early in the afternoon and was taken
by automobile to the residence Of
John Spargo at Old Bennington. AT
six o'clock reception was given in
his honor at the home of Miss Mary
r. Sanford
Mr. Debs and the officers of the
evening came by automobile headed
by the Bennington City band, to Nor
gan park shortly before eight o'clock,
where they were received by the la
dies Of Bennington Local.
John Spargo of Old Bennington pre-
sided and officially opened the Social
list campaign in Vermont He con
graduated Bennington on being able
to hear Mr.. Debs, who, he stated, is
the only candidate in the present
campaign who cannot possibly be de-
feated, for, said the speaker, the Soc
ialist cause triumphs by each OF its
defeats. He then introduced Norman
+. Greenslet, the Socialist candidate
for town representative from Ben
nington. Mr. Greenslet promised the
Bennington public that men promi.
nent nationally in Socialist circles
would all be heard in Bennington dur
ing the present campaign, among
them. Emil Seidel, ex-mayor Of Mil.
waukee, Mayor George Lunn of Sche-
nectady and Fred Warren With a
few we'll phrased remarks the speak
er presented Mr. Debs
Mr.. Debs in a peroration that spar.
ked with wit and epigram reviewed
the present political situation in the
United States as regards parties. He
charged that each OF the major par.
ties is committed to the present
system; that each represents a fac
ton OF the dominant class; that the
Republican party is the party Of the
capitalists and the Democratic party
the party OF the middle class Mr.
Debs defined a political party as q
body OF men acting together accord
ing to the material common interests
| Mr. Debs charged that neither the
! Republican nor the Democratic party
offer anything 10 the working man
that they have out-worn the purposes
for which they were formed and tina
the workers have no material sym
PATTY with their doctrines or ideals
The speaker made an appeal to tn,
workingmen to act together for theil
material interests. he urged them L
recognize their true position, to TAX,
counsel together and TO end the pres
ent system.
The speaker who at all times hel,
his audience intensely intereste,
through his eloQuence and sincerit,
then proceeded to demonstrate tn,
true position OF the proletariat. II,
urged the workers to assert thei
self respect and stand up in thei
manhood and take their true post
ion Mr. Debs closed his address
with a eulogy OF the disappointed mi
norities who ultimately triumph. III,
described the doctrines OF the Soc
ialist party. the theories involved an,
urged an earnest, unprejudiced re
view OF its claims and arguments. II
concluding, Mr. Debs quoted lnger
soils great vision OF the ideal indus
trial world lie closed with "A crate
ful complimer. for the attention an,
courtesy that had been extended 4
him.
Mr.. Debs was at all times impress
sive In his sincerity and absolute con
ildence In the ultimate destiny OF Sc
ciallsm lie is turner OF exquisite
phrases, Is a man of most pleasing
personality and has an incisive man
ner OF delivery that captvates an,
compels Mr. Debs' address In Ben
nington we'll justified his introduC
ton as an orator OF national repute.
The speaker defined Socialism a
the social ownership OF that whicl
is socially used. He made the stat,
ment the railroads would some day b
as free as the public highways. II
cited national authorities TO establish
his contention that the wage of IN
workers Is being steadily decreased
he stated that according to censu
reports wages had increased p pc
cent In the previous ten years, bu
showed how food supplies had IN
creased In price over forty per cen
Mr. Debs proposed to transfer the {
tie deeds OF the Vanderblts, IN
! Goulds and the Rockefellers to IN
, body polite. He stated that eac
panic sQueezes out small dealers an
brings us 80 much nearer to Socia
ism. .tftszS
lie went this morning TO Burlinl
ton, where he will make an addres
this afternoon This evening Nj
Debs will address a meeting in Ba
re
Early this morning Mr.. Debs. VIII
Is a great admirer OF William I.loy
= Garrison, the emanoipator. atiende
/ by his brother. Theodore Debs. Nj
3 Spargo and his two children and
z iew Of the acqualntances made du
ing his brief stay In Bennington. Vi
tied the granite and bronze memorii
/, at Old Bennington. commonwealth
: the fact that the famous aboitlonil
!. once edited weekly newspaper
that village lie placed at the fol
of the marker some flowers presen
ed 10 him by the children with a cai
bearing an inscription that the bio
SONS were from the children OF BE
ningtun and Eugene v. Debs IN hon,
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