The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-09-03
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the Montpelier Democratic State Coz
vention, assembled in July, is II nativ
of Texas, while a staunch democrat
he is not afflicted with hide-bound PAL
tisanship. lie is in the prime Of lif
and full Of vigorous manhood. As
citizen, devoted to all the patriot
duties and interests of his adopted
State, both public and private, he !
the peer of any man in it. He is
gentleman of ready wit and most kim
and winning, at the nomination con
vention, consisting of about 600 dele
gates, he was chosen to fill his place on
the State ticket, without one dissenting
voice. This significant compliment
paid to him by fellow citizens tells it,
own tale of the high estimate ant
warm-hearted affection in which Cap
tain Chubb is held by his immediate
neighbors and friends who have known
him longest and best. He is not tinctur,
ed with demagogueism in any respect
He is not now and never has been an
office seeker, but believes the Office
should seek the man. He stands pa,
on democratic principles as originally
defined by Jefferson and jackson
Living as he does in State where
there is little or no hope that the ma
.iority of the people will be brought to
Immediately see their political inter-
ests in their true light and vote accord
ingly, he nevertheless feels constrained
to stand up firm for those grand truths
which undcrlic the foundation of our
government. He is strict construc-
Zionist of both the Federal and State
constitutions and thorough going
temperance man, though opposed to
sumptuary laws and hypocriticaS tenn
perancc legislation. He never falters
and is never discouraged in trying to
advance the moral, material and R,liti-
cal interests of his State. He is a
staunch friend to and supporter of
President Grover Cleveland's admins
tration. His efforts at civil service re-
form, his financial policy and tariff
views, he stands erect on the demo-
cratic platform adopted at the Mont
pelier State Convention and does not
believe in d0uble-dealing with the pro-
hibition issue. He thinks the great
tariff plank of the Tilden platform of
1876, is yet destined to become the pol
icy of the party of the majority of our
people. That plank reads as follows !;
''Reform is necessary in the sum and
modes of Federal taxation, to the end
that capital may be set free from dis
trust and labor lightly burdened. We
denounce the present tariff, levied up
Oh nearly 1000 articles, as master
piece of injustice, inequality and false
pretence. 1t yields dwindling, not a
rising revenue. 1t has Impoverished
many industries to substitute few.
1t prohibits imports that might pur-
chase the products of American labor.
1t has degraded American commerce
from the first to an inferior rank upon
the high seas. 1t has cut down the
sales of American manufactures at
home and abroad, and depleted the
returns of American agriculture, an in
dustry followed by half our people.
1t cost the people five times more than
it produces to the treasury, obstructs
the process of production and wastes
the fruits of labor. 1t promotes frauds,
fosters smuggling, enriches dishonest
officials and bankrupts honest MIR
chants. We demand that all custom
house taxation shall be only for rev.
euue." This great declaration of DEM
ocratic principles is as true to-day, as
in 1876, except as to dishonest officials,
which democrats have labOred to re-
move from place and power, since the
of the present National
administration.
The Hon. Thos. H. Chubb has ever
been the vigilant foe to rascality and
wherever found, and he is
in opposition to the en-
Ormous and Legitimate profits of
bogus butter manufacturing as Origi-
mated and carried OH by oleomargarine
The farming and dairy
interests of Vermont, are in no wise
protected as are the long list of articles
hat come in under our protective tar
if laws. Agriculture is every where
N depressed condition and Captain
Chubb is one of those democrats who
believes in dealing out justice to all
ines Of worthy industry, and there
fore will always continue to urg oppo-
'ition, morally, religiously and polit-
cally, to the rascally palming off upon
IN unsuspecting public deceitful i'm
tatiOn article to take the place of clean,
butter. The hard, constant
md so often unrenumerative toll of
he yeomen of our country, the horny
landed farmer, should to the thinking
'oters and prevail upon them every
where to cast their votes for such men
md measures as will best aid in reduc-
ng the exacting labors required of the
armers as well as increase the small
they now annually re-
Give. The manufacture of oleOmar-
,arine under any name whatever, is
more of a fraud upon the public than
n industry, and it is more than ques-
ionable if it ever finds its way upon
he tables of our poorest people as an
rticle of food under its genuine name
nd true character. 1t enters into a
rusade of deception from the factory
0 it's place of consumption, wickedly
the purses of the concience-
ess persons engaged in its production,
While impoverishing both the purse
nd persons of the unfortunate con- I
umers deceived by the fraudulent sub
titution and sale of an imitation arti-
g fo,I Gov That of tho raurina in daily ,