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But the chief significance of the letter
is to be found In its declaration of re-
lentless warfare upon the system of pro
lection. Weak and wicked as the bill is
the President welcomes it 'as VANTAGE
ground from which must be waged
further aggressive operations against
protected monopoly and governmental
favoritism. This baleful announcement
of the head of the Administration and
the Democratic party will have a most
unfortunate effect upon reviving busi-
ness. The country had been honinp
that, bad as the German tariff was. II af
least meant three years. respite from
further revolutionary changes. and that
idea, indeed, had already been formally
adopted as the chief Democratic line of
argument in this years campaign. Rnt
the incautious words of the Democratic
President have now upset the entire
Democratic programme, and ranged the
conservative business interests of tbe
land solidly upon the side of the Repub-
lican party. From one end of the coun-
try to the other, merchants. manufac-
tureTs and wage-earners will now sharn-
ly realize that their only safety lies n
inflicting upon the Administration this
autumn such an yerwhelming defeat
that its declared purpose of making
further reckless and vindictive assaults
upon American industry will have To he
incontinently oned.-Boston .Ionr.
nal.
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A TRUST ADMINISTRATIONS
RECORD UP TO DATE,

May 6th-Secretary Carlisle, with the
knowledge and approval of Mr.. Cleve-
land, draws up sugar schedule giving
the Sugar Trust until January 1st, 1895,
to import raw sugar free of duty; also
giving the Trust scale of duties much
more profitable in themselves than any
previous tariff had been and raising the
price of sugar two cents pound. Total
extra profits of the Trust under this ar
rangement, from fifty to one hundred
millions of dollars in two years.
July 2nd-President Cleveland writes
a letter to Chairman Wilson denouncing
tine Democratic Senate as guilty of per
fidy and dishonor'' for imposing duties
on coal and iron ore, but declaring in
the most positive terms that the sugar
duties, burdensome to the people, but
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Canadians who 60 to seek livlihood
in the United States need not expect the
friendly greeting they met with when
men were needed on the other side of
the line. Now there is not enough work
aid wages to 60 around, and the provis-
ions of the alien labor law are vigorously
enforced in their widest Interpretation
Nor do the American citizens, who once
held out open arms to all the world, al
ways wait for the law to help them.
Two Canadian bootblacks who found
things slow on their own side, strolled
over the Niagara suspension bridge, but
they were very forcibly requested by
their American competitors to "get over
on their own side" This is only an in
stance of the feeling of the United States
workmen towards ''intruding foreign
ers," and Canadians who cross the line
in search of work will probably have
many reasons to wish that they HAD stay
ed at home.-Montreal Gazette. Very
sensible advice, though it is tough on
the poor working people of Canada If
every newspaper in every foreign coun-
try which is now supplying the United
States with pauper labor would follow
the example of our Montreal exchange,
the immigration question would soon
settle itself.-Troy Press.
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lucrative to the Trust, must

enormously lucrative to the Trust, must
be retained.
August 15th-A prospect appearing
that free sugar bill might pass the Sen
ate, Secretary Carlisle writes an official
letter asserting that the passage of such
bill would bankrupt the government,
and demanding that the Sugar Trust du-
ties shall stand. This statement from
the Secretary of the Treasury kills the
free sugar bill.
August 24th-President Cleveland,
having spent week out of Washington,
while the Sugar and Whiskey Trusts,
speculating on the enactment of the
Trusts tariff bill, were reaping profit
of about three-quarteus of a million a
day by rushing in raw sugar and taking
whiskey out of bond. intimates that he
proposes to let the bill become law
without his signature. This insures the
Trusts ten full working days in which to
accumulate bonus of from $7,0OO,OO0 to
$12,000,000 in addition to the profits
which they would have made from the
bill if the President had signed it
promptly.
Is it any wonderathat Democratic Con-
gressmen, anxious for reelection, are
abashed as they contemplate this piling
of scandal upon scandal and shame upon
shame?-New York Press.
August 27th-Midnight. The Presi-
dent allows the bill to become law and
writes letter, spoken of in another
place.
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THE COUNTY TICKET,

For last word on election matters,
we urge our readers to vote the straight
Republican county ticket. The men
thereon are the deliberate choice of the
party, and the caucuses that chose the
delegates as well as the convention nom
mating the candidates were the regular
representative bodies of our people.
There is no good reason, therefore, for
single split in the vote. The men stand
for the principle of protection to Amer
icau industry, while the Democratic
nominees stand for the party that
brought hard times upon us, the party
that has forced the British tariff on the
country to displace the Mckinley law,
and if you give one of them your vote,
reader, you endorse through them the
abominable policy of ruin to Northern
industries. Moreover, the German Will
son bill was driven through Congress by
the most dishonorable tactics, "bunco
tactics," just such as are now being used
in Bennington county to defeat, if they
can, part of the Republican county
ticket. Here the Republicans are in the
majority and there is no escape from the
issue. A vote for the straight Republi-
can county, State and town tickets, is a
protest against hard times, and disrep-
utable electioneering methods. Each
Republican vote is potent factor in ia
vor of the return of prosperity. Bury
the County Democracy so deep that it
will take them generation to shake
themselves together to make another
nomination. Even this year they have
had no expectation OF polling more than
half their vote--see to it that they get
even less than their expectations.
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Vermont as matter of fact has not
yet really felt the hard times, but if the
Democracy should keep up the assault
upon the tariff as the free tradere claim
they will, it will be only question of
time when even the sturdy Green Noun
tain State will find out what Democratic
''clover'' really is. If we wish to avoid
the disasters that have befallen the peo-
pie of other States during the past fifteen
months we should roll up big majority
for Woodbury. and Mansur, and for Con-
gressmen Powers and Grout in their
respective districts.
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Special Washington dispatches to one
of our Democratic exchanges, say: The
treasury department has no figures upon
which to base an accurate estimate of
probable customs receipts, but the Off
cials declare that there is every reason
to believe that the increase will be enOr-
nous during the next few DAYS, I'M
porters probably had goods in bond to
the value of two hundred million dollars
last night, and the work of clearing out
the bonded warehouses began in earnest
this morning. at will surprise no one
in the department" said one of the
treasury officials this morning, if Gus
toms receipts jump up to an average of
five million dollars day during the next
ten days. Not only are the warehouses
crowded, but millions of dollars worth
of goods are either on the sea or await
ing shipment in European ports. Our
customs revenues have fallen to the low
est ebb for many years during the past
month and the reaction which sets
in this morning promises to run the
available balance of cash in the treasury
up to very satisfactory point before
the end of the week" "How about the
receipts of gold?'' "There is no reason
to anticipate an increase in the treasury
gold. Customs duties are seldom paid
in gold now; but ON the other hand, all
the merchandise now coming in must be
paid for and gold is the only currency
accepted in London, where balances be-
tween nations are settled. Unless there
is corresponding increase in exporta-
tionS the result of all this increased bus
iness in this country can only be the
outflow of more gold. The treasury
gold reserve is not likely to be enhanced,
but on the contrary there may be heavi-
err foreign drafts upon it as a result of
the tariff question" Aug. 2Sth.
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1t is of comparatively less conse-
quence whether there are half a dozen
or two score Democratic representatives.
in the next legislature of Vermont, so
far as National or State politics are con-
cerned, than it is of importance as to
the moral effects. The election
next Tuesday is important in National
sense as showing the trend of public
opinion, and every Republican voter in
the State should appreciate his iudivid-
ual responsibility to make the verdict of
this State as emphatic in reputation of
the policies of the Democratic party as
eXemplitied in the action of a Demo-
cratic President and Democratic Con-
gress as possible. Vote the straight Re-
publican ticket for State and County Off
GERS and for town representative.
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ITO THE REPUBLICAN VOTERS
oE BENNINGTON COUNTY"

We think that the time has arrived
when the good of the Republican Party
requires that some action be taken by
the voters to stop the abuses and corrup-
ton that now exist in the offices of
States Attorney and Sheriff.
This is not idle talk for political effect,
but we Republicans know that the state
ments made in Major A. B. Valentines
letter, which is attached, are true. The
Republican Party are made parties to
this corruption by nominating and elect
ing this same ring of officials each year,
and if not met by disapproval by the Re-
publican votes the party will soon suffer
severe defeats, as the load is becoming
too heavy to carry.
We advise the Republican voters of
Bennington county to put the stamp of
disapproVal on this corruption by voting
this year for Mr.. GEO. K. DAVIS for
Sheriff, and CHAs. MAURER for States
Attorney. 1t being an off year no harm
can be done, and by defeat of this ring
the chances of defeat of the entire Re-
publican ticket next year may be averted.
Mr.. GEO. K. DAVIS, of Peru, all the
voters of the county know as a straight
forward man.
Mr.. CHAs. MAURER, of Bennington,
candidate for States Attorney, is young
man of excellent habits, graduate of the
Albany Law School, and former teach
er in the Bennington Graded School, and
entirely free from the influences that
have for years controlled the prosecuting
officer of this county.
This movement is approved of by the
best class of Republicans of Bennington
who are familiar with the facts and en-
dorse Maj. Valentines stand.
We ask for your assistance.
BENNINGTON REPUBLICANS.
The above circular accompanied by
copy of a letter, written by Maj. Valen-
tine), has been circulated in some OF the
towns of this county, which circular pur-
ports to emanate from, and is signed
bennington Republicans. In point of
fact it emanates from Democratic
sources and was mailed to the different
towns by the Democratic candidate for
States Attorney. The Republicans of
Bennington County will not be
hoodwinked by any such subter-
fuge. If it had the purpose
and object which it purports to
have, why did not the bennington Re-
publicans" sign their names and give
some character to the document? The
answer is, they are not Republicans but
Democrats.
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There are suspicious that Corea was
once inhabited by Populists, as in their
currency it takes 5000 cash to make a
half dollar.
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Democracy and the Vigilant alike
seem to have lost their centerboards.-
Ogdensburgh Journal. And both in the
same cause, that of toadying to the Brit
ish aristOcracy.
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THE BANNER.
PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRI
DAY AFTERNOONS.

Entered at the Bennington Post Office as
second-class matter by C. A. PIERCE & CO..
Publishers.l
Terms, $15O per year, strictly in advance
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THE POSTAL SERVICE.

It cost Uncle Sam last year 1900. 600
to collect. transport and deliver the letters
and papers intrusted 10 his care. The
receipts from postage were $75. 600. 900.
Under the present system of doing the
work this exercise of paternal authority
costs the head of the national family
100000 year. If the aforesaid head
ot the family did not get his hand into
his wards pocket in some other way than
by carrying their letters and reading
matter, be would be compelled to issue a
lot of fat money to keep the wheels NOV
ing. Postmaster-General Bissell says that
most Of the money is lost in carrying and
distributing second-class matter. The de-
partment carries 100000 pounds of this
class in year at charge of l cent a
pound. The difference between the post
age on frst-class matter and on second
class matter is considerable. A half
ounce letter is required TO have 2-cent
stamp, while printed matter is carried for
one-twelfth part of l cent. For the
same amount OF money the depart
mens carries twenty-fouI times as much
weight in print as in writing. But
at this rate it collects only So, 600, 900 for
doing work that cost perhaps $40, O0O. 900.
1t is not desirable to increase the cost of
carrying second-class mail matter, as the
increased expense of reaching readers
would be transferred from publishers to
the public at large. But it appears from
the report that large amount of what
may be classed as commercial matter is
sent through the mail. Serial novels, cir
eulars, advertising sheets and other matter
of like character is distributed in large
quantities partially at the expense of the
department. This might be made dis
tinct class by Itself with the rate of post
age sufficient to pay expenses, or denied
the privilege of mail transportation. The
suggestion OF Observation-Disclosures Bissell
that the postal department should be made
self-supportiDg before expensive innova-
tions are adopted will meet with general
approval. the Government does not de-
sire to make money out of the monopoly
of the postal business, Deither should
other departments be taxed to enable the
Postofice to do business at less than cost
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DECEMBER 2. 1894
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY RAILROAD
DECEMBER, 1894.

The situation is now favora BILE for push
ing the San Joaquin Valley Railroad. The
Traffic Association has renewed its or
ganization. Manager Leeds, after three
years experience in that position. besides
the experience of a lifetime in railroad
matters in general, has renewed his con-
tract with the association for another year.
There seems 10 be no good reason now
why the necessary subscriptions should
not be speedily procured and work begun.
The Traffic Association has already done
an immense amount of good work for San
francisco. BY freeing the Horn aud 18TH
mus routes from the grasp of the trans
continental railroads it has in great part
solved the business question for this city
so far as terminal rates are concerned
But it was long ago found that through
rates were only part of the battle; that
without cheap local rates San Francisco
merchants could gain comparatively little
1t was net enough to lay goods down
cheaply at our wafer front. They must be
delivered at reasonable rates to dealers in
the interior.
The construction of the San JOAQUIN
Valley Railroad is the first step to that
end. There is an old saying that 1T is
the first step that COSTS; but this step is
comparatively easy. There is hardly an
other locality in the country where rail-
road could be built so cheaply and easily
and find so much profitable business await
ing It's completion, nor even waiting so
long as that. Every ten miles that the
road makes up the valley will be at once
utilized 10 transport the products and sup
plies of a fertile region. With a strictly
business organization and operation the
road should begin to pay almost from the
opening of the first section. irrespective of
the relief and impetus it will give to bust
ness. and It's favorable effect npon prof.
erty valuation at lis termini and along its
route.
The organization Of the undertaking is
COMPLETE. Il provides for a permanent
CON peting route. 1t only remains to put
I'D the money and start the work of con-
struclion. With promptness and energy
the merchants Of San Francisco may find
themselves able to exchange their wares
for co untrY produce in the lower portion
Of the San Joaquin Valley next fall over
the new road Another year would see
the whole line open to Bakersfield,
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able In gold TO the amount of S775. 054. 574.
NOW, II all the coin in the treasury could
be used as redemption money our financial
condition would be eminently sound.
There would be in round numbers $551,-
OO0,OOO In coin, as basis of S775, 900. 900 IN
currency. But under the present treas
ury rule the $493. 100000 in silver must be
transferred from the column of redemp tion
money to the column of currency to be re-
deemed. While there is no law requiring
the treasury to pay out gold for silver the
law making the silver dollar receivable at
its face value for all public dues makes
coin OF the two metals practically inter-
changeable But as the treasury will not
redeem currency with silver it follows that
the S493, 000 900 in silver must be added to
the $775,654. 574 outstanding currency, in
stead OF to the S5S. 000,OO0 in gold. The
condition of the treasury on November 1
was then about like this: 81. 26S, 159, 214 in
redeemable money and S5S,S75.3 17 in
money Of redemption. 1t is clear, there
lore. that any new currency plan that did
not add to the money of redemption or
materially decrease the currency subject
to redemption would be a financial misft.
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PERHAPS FOR THE BETTER.

The low price of wheat in the foreign
market has led to experiments in the way
of making more profitable home market
for it. 1t has occurred to many of our
wheat-growers that if Eastern farmers
could send meat here at a profit there
might be profit in feeding wheat to cat
tie, hogs aud poultry. Up to the present
time some Of our wheat-growers have done
little but grow wheat They have bought
almost everything they consumed from
San Francisco, whose markets are largely
supplied from the East. A great many of
these great grain farms do not show
cow, kitchen-garden nor a chicken.
When wheat bought good price it was
not thought worth while to bother with
small things. Very likely wheat-growers
will not make as much money from cattle,
pigs and chickens as they did from wheat
when the price was up. but these small
things will serve TO tide matters over.
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MCKINLEY AND REED.

William Mckinley Of tariff fame took
the occasion by letter to the Bos on
Home Market Club to refer to Mr.. Reed as
the Speaker of the next House. The fact
is significant as showing the caliber OF the
mau. Mr.. Mckinley and Mr.. Reed are
avowed sspirants for the Presidency and
each is impressed with the idea that 1896
will be a good time to make the race. Mr..
Mckinley knows as well as anybody what
a tremendous power is placed in the hands
Of the Speaker, and he knows that Mr..
Reed is the man 10 make the most of it.
Mr.. Reed was the Speaker when Mckinley
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-02
TO MAKE YOU SMILE.

Fair Sufferer - Doctor, are corns always
caused by wearing shoes that are too tight?
Chiropodist - Not always, ma'am. That's
what causes ZEN In the case Of your friend
Miss higgins, acrost the way. Her feet was
made TO tit No shoe and she's a-tryng to
crowd 'em into No. 4. Yours, ma'am, is pro-
1uced by wearing too large shoe which makes
wrinkles In the leather and causes friction agin
the cutIcle.-Chieago Tribune.
"Wil you go to the nangin' with me to-mor-
row, Miss Sue?"
"Can't; Pm goin' ter bnryin'."
"Well. Will you give me the next hangin'?"
Cant; Pm done promised" ATLANTA Con-
stitution.
Oh, don't you remember Sweet Alice. Ben Bolt,
Sweet Alice with hair so brown;
HOW she clipped it all off and bought blonde
wig
AS soon as she got into town?
Philadelphia Record.
"What made you take that impudence from
that fellow?" asked the friendly passeng er OF
the conductor. why he didn't even pay his
fare"
THAT'S IT," said the conductor. 'If he had
paid bis fare I'd have broken his head but he's
riding on pass and maybe he has pul."--
Yonkers Blade.
Mrs. Parvenoo-And what does your husband
do2
Mrs. Heavyplate-He cbases silver.
MRS. Faryenoo-So does mine, but he never
seems to be able to catch it.-Syracuse Post.
Full soon we'll see the Christmas tree.
With lovely gifts down bent;
ana IN our pocketbooks we'll find
There's not one single cent.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
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THE SITUATION IN CHINA.

II seems reasonably certain, as intimated
few days ago. that peace negotiations
are pending between United States Min
lister Dun at Toxic on behalf of the jap
aDese and United States Minister DENLY
at Picking on behalf of the Chinese. The
Japs are running so short of the sinews Of
war that they were sure, sooner or later,
to be brought to consider the expediency
of cessation of hostilities. AS for the
Chinese. they have cut so contemplate a
figure that they must be ready 10 accept
any terms which would put an end to their
humiliation. 1t is easy TO see why both
nations should invite the good offices of
the United States rather than those of
Great Britain. England is now adding
one more sffront to the long list of injuries
she has inflicted on China. To-day we are
told she is landing troops on the principal
island of The Chusan archipelago an
island which she occupied in 1S41 and
again in 1860. and which she only evacuated
from very shame when China conceded
all her other demands. The Chusan group
cover the mouth of the River CHING Klang.
Ii it were in English hands the great city
of Hang Chow would be placed in the
position to which Hopg-Kong has reduced
Canton-namely, mere inland distribut-
Ing center without foreign trade. The
operation is not calculated to endear the
English to China, or to induce the au-
thorities at Picking to confide their interests
to British hands, if any other great nation
will undertake to help her to peace.
The wits of Toxic are diverting them
selves by drawing maps Of new Asia,
with the territory of China partitioned be-
tween Japan, Russia, Great Britain and
France. The sequel of the pending war is
very serious matter, not to be adjusted
by jest or merry fancy. Those who
undertake to settle the territorial questions
which will grow out of the discontinue of
China must take a long. far-sighted view
of the future. A treaty providing for the
political subsection OF an unwilling people
to foreigner lays up store of war, dis
order, confusion and rapine for time to
come. a conquest and partition of China
would merely devOlye upon the Christian
powers the duty of policing a country
larger than the United States. with pop
ulation six times as great as ours.
Viewed from Chinese standpoint it is
pity that they are uDabls to defend their
own territory, and still greater pity that
their Government should exhibit at this
crisis such woeful and imbecile helpless
ness.