Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-01-25
GOVERNOR lAUOS
GRAND OLD STATE
Tells Vermont Association of Bos.
ton That the Latch Strings
Are Always Out.

lon and banquet OF the Vermont associ-
alton Of Boston last evening. Governor
j. a. Mead Of the Green Mountain State
ana President J. NJ. Thomas Of Middle
bury College we're guests OF honor. The
Governor spoke IN part as follows:
Love for and kind remembrances Of
old Vermont are the influences which are
the occasion of this banquet and or 80
many Of her sons and daughters asseinb-
ling here to celebrate this anniversary.
There Is no State In our union, so far
as | am advised. whose children are
more loyal to their commonwealth or
more devoted to each other. Distance
and time simply increase proportiona'e-
~ their appreciation OF the grandeur and
beauty OF her hills and fertile valleys.
OF her lakes and rivers She is the Mecca
to which they return with religious reg
ularity. ever rchear.lng her praises and
STRENGTHENING the tics which bind them
to the old homes among the Green mount
aims citizen of Vermont Is surely an
object of pity to hi. fellow men. II he
IL MT thoroughly patriot" to his state
and Ia short TO his nation. He should
ncyc, indulge in the slightest want OF
faith Of the futur greatness Of Vermont
or OF thu United states. The children ~
very ,nrancv. public sneakers ana the
,,,.es may occassionaIlv criticize the acts
and sayings 81 the people but the State
i,scif is as they feet above criticism.
The Sons and daughters OF Vermont
also rca!E" thcT have no copyright en
/ titirE them 10 monopoly OF this split
OF loyalty. Massachusetts has her FIJI
erims her plymouth Rock, her Bunker
am and her paul Revere: her connie
dious borhors and her greater Boston
She also has her Sacred Goldfish. But the
! sons and Jatighters of the green hills
fcol that tho uat,iotism OF loval Yer
,unnters snrlucs from an carly history
without a r,rallol. from n wealth OF nar-
ur,I produc,s without ani equal. from
a location uconraphical,y not cxcclle.l.
/ cur sons and dt,uyht,rs ciai,a "A parent
,re nn,,lc and horolc: with utstr,l.s o,,"-
| co,no. .ufforinc endured: indcu.nlnr. p,
! ro,.oh, for and won Tho arc rr.ud 81
.ho sin,l. life ,hoi- fathers lived. all
/ all those ,emncred with 4, docp RELIGIONS
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HER UNSURPASSfD RESOURCES.
", next con.tdered the conservation
Of Vornont's natural rroducts p,rtic.
'ularly marble. slate granite and as
hog,os u.licb he s,,tad .orstdorire