Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-27
Editor Essex County Herald,
Island Pond, VT.


Island Pond, Vt.
Dear Sir:-I note from the recent is
sue of the HERALD the remarks con.
corning Congressman Porter H Dale
and his work for the campaign
managers this Fall.
Thinking it might be of interest
to his home people concerning the
work he is doing for the party, |
wish to state that Mr.. Dale visited
Hartford last Monday and addressed
the Churchman'S organization of
this city. This body is composed of
the ministers and laymen of the city
and they have speakers at every
weekly luncheon and Congressman
Dale's address was one of two or
three planned on the political situa-
ton.
am enclosing clipping from the
Hartford Courant of the following
morning which will show that he
made strong talk, which was really
only a talk, MT speech, and made
a good impression on the audience.
1t might also be of interest to Island
Pond people to know that Mr.. Dale
was for once embarrassed in that
the chairman of the meeting asked
him to talk politics while Congress-
man P. Davis Oakley of Hartford
was on his left and told him to let
politics alone. The time was limited
and he stated as he was between
two fires he would touch on some
things very briefly, which he did in
a very forceful manner. He won
the hearts of the members, however;
in his closing remarks, when he
stated that prosperity was drawing
people away from the teachings of
the "Old Book to which he referred
by telling of copy which an ances-
tor of his carried on horseback from
Derby, Conn.,, to Derby, VT, in the
early days. He said when we got
back to that "Old Book" it would
make no difference whether we were
under democratic or republican
administration.
The only criticism he received was
after the address, when several
members told him they were sorry
that he did not give a political
speech out and out for it was what
they were looking for, and he told
them that that was what he came
prepared for and had been somewhat
at a loss how to address them as
body of churchmen by reason of the
advices of Congressman Oakley, in
whose district he was speaking; that
he did not want to get the congress-
man into trouble.
happened to attend, not as a
newspaper man but as a friend of
Mr.. Dale, by noticing well-headed
article in the Democrat evening pa
per of the evening before, that the
Congressman was down in the Re-
publican rally list to speak to- the
clergy and endeavoring to make cap
ital of the fact.
| met the Congressman after the
meeting and we had pleasant hour
together about the city, and incl
dentally speaking of home, he said
he had been unable to hear word
from there for some time and was
much pleased to receive last weeks
copy of the HERALD which had on
my de-k.
have been resident of Hartford
for the past twenty-five years, but |
consider my home town is Brighton,
Island, Pond village, and am always
glad to hear from there;while have
been unable to visit my old home
town for some time, | expect to do
so this coming year.
would be willing to have you use
as much of this letter as pertains to
Congressman Dale for | know YOU
all are proud, as | was, to know he
has developed into one of the speak
FRS of the country on the issues be-
fore this country. He is convincing,
and as he has a voice which carries
in such kind of speaking, he makes
one of the best speakers who has
visited Hartford or the state this
season.
Yours very truly,
A Former Island Pond pov