The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-06-28
POINTS AND FACTS.

a hundred years ago ireland then as
today, was overwhelmed by taxation
imposed by England. Lady Cartenet,
wife of the Lord Lieutenant, said to Dean
Swift, THE air of your country is ex-
cellent," "For the love of Heaven" re
piled Swift, falling upon his knees, edo
no mention it in England, or they will
put tax on it.
A way to spend little of the surplus
is pointed out by the Chicago platform
IN its demand for one cent letter post
age. 1t is small matter individually
but would carry with it some benefit to
nine tenths of the population of the
country.
The Springfield Union suggests that
we shall have free salt in November
distilled from Democratic tears.
The Republican majority in Oregon, at
first placed at 1900, now turns out to Je
1868. In 1886 the Democrats elected
their governor by a majority of 1866
over the Republican. Putting wool on
the free list in the Mills tariff bill is what
allied Oregon.
As whole the Republican platform is
grand and inspiring declaration of
principles and practical measures of i'm
mediate and vital consequence to the
prosperity and progress OF the people, to
the national dignity, honor an peace
and to the truths of history. 1t de-
nounces the present administration as a
usurpation, based upon the suppression
of free suffrage in the South. The itn
parchment is true, and If we would pre-
serve and transmit the blessings of lib
erty, we must declare by our ballots that
the usurpation shall not be perpetuated
Martin Van Buren, and Grover Cleve
land are the only citizens of New York
ever elected to the presidency and both
were renomiuated by reclamation. Van
Buren, was beaten by Gen. Harrison and
and Cleveland may be beaten by Gen,
Harrison.
Some of the railroads are beginning 10
look askance upon prohibition couven-
tons. 1t is officially whispered that the
Central Vermont road didn't clear ex.
penses out of the thirty nine faithful
who assemblies at Montpelier to destroy
the Republican party"
The woman who made the lining for
the superb carriage in which her Males
ty, Queen Victoria. rode on jubilee day
last year is on the verge Of starvation.
The poor creature is cripple, bent al
most double. and has worked and lived
in the same room for thirty years. The
lining was exquisite work, but the wo-
man was paid only 219d, yard, and by
working from dawn to midnight she
was able to make Just six yards. This
is free trade England.
BE not scared to death, Messrs. Dem
ocrats; this is not going TO be, as you
are saying, another log cabin and hard
cider business" For 1888 is not 1910,
and as the country has changed, methods
have changed. But the memory of Tip
pecanoe will haunt you all the same, As
the log cabins made mischief for you in
1910. the factories and workshops will
make life a burden to Mr.. Cleveland
this year, and the dinner pail may prove
more deadly than the cider barrels.
The Examiner comments on the popu.
lar adherence TO the King James version
of the Bible: The fact is undeniible that
while the demand for the new revisious
has been steadily declining, that for the
commonly received version has been as
steadily advancing. There must be
some cause for this. What is il? We
have no doubt that it is to be found IN
the fact that every new revision has
only deepened the conviction that the
blessed old Book, which has been the
Christians guide aud comforter through
eight generations is, ds whole, sur
prisingly faithful version Of the Word
Of God.