The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-10-25
MCELR0Y SCORES
One MAN DEMOCRACY
AT BIG RALLY
Large Audience Hears De.
nunciatiOn of Wilson
Administration

The Republican rally at the Arm
oly Saturday night was we'll attend
ed and proved instructive and profit
able to the many men and women
present.
The rally was in CHARGE of the local
committee of which W. A. Kicker is
the chairman. Mr.. Kicker called at
tention to the Importance of the cleo
ton and urged everyone to vote and
vote straight. He then turned the
meeting over to Harry H. Carr, the
Caledonia member of the Republican
State Committee, who introduced
the speakers ,prefacing his introduce
ton with an urgent appeal for large
vote next Tuesday. Music was fur
nlshed by the st. Johnsbury Band.
The local committee were given
several disappointments as to speak
ers assigned to this rally. First the
national committee indicated a will
ln2ness to send EX-President Taft
here for one of his three speeches in
Vermont, but more urgent doubtful
feidS made it necessary to send him
elsewhere. Governor Bartlett of New
Hampshire, Mrs. Frances H. Kelley
Of New York, and later Senator w.
p. Dillingham; were billed for this
date by the state committee, only to
be obliged to go elsewhere. These
are busy days for the spellbinders
and at the last moment the commit
zee was extremely fortunate in OBJ
tanning Col. f. b. Thomas Of Mont
Delier and Prof. Robert NJ McElroy
Of Princeton, N. j. Those who were
not to hear the speakers
they expected to hear, were, neverthe-
less, well paid, for the speakers We're
both entertaining and instructive and
presented some of the important is
sues of the campaign in a most con-
way.
The first speaker was Col. Thomas.
He said it was "A great opportunity
and privilege to be voter in the
present most impoltant moment in
the nations history. Vermont repub-
licans have, by a large vote, nomi-
mated a candidate for governor, who
has constructive program, the
most important for a generation. This
program is workable, it is practical
and when applied to Vermont will
have untold value. His program
while essentially industrial, has no
limit, of the people if the state will
only get behind it. 1t will work out
for better roads, better schools, en-
home markets and i'm
provements in many ways. A good
morale is as essential to politics as
in war. A large vote in November
will show Mr.. Hartness that we are
behind him in every movement to
benefit the state. A big vote will al
so show our faith in the Republican
party and our pride in the Vermont
er who is to preside over the deliber-
ations of the senate for the next four
years, Calvin Coolidge. 1t is our duty
10 see that he has the vote of conf !
dence he is entitled to from the state
of his nativity. Gov. Coolidge stands |
for the American home, party stabi- !
Iitv, constructive work, employment !
Of satisfied people. The Republi- !
can party is pledged to these things
and the history of the party is a
promise that these things will be ac-
complished.
The last speaker, Prof. McEroy |
Of Princeton University, left his home
after his part in a joint debate Friday
night, before the meeting was over, !
in order to make the st. Johnsbuly
date. He said that Saturday night
Governor Cox was addressing the
student body at Princeton telling
them why they should vote the Dem
ocratic ticket evidently forgetting |
that in straw vote Just polled there |
the students here had declared for
Harding by majority of more than
two to one.
Prof. McElroy said that when in
troduced as Il Princeton professor he
always had to remember that that
was where President Wilson came
from and he prepared to apologize. !
We must live down the history Of
the last seven and half years. said
the speaker. "In China, where have
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