The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-07-24
THE REFoRMER: BRATrLEBoRo w. FRIDAY. JULY "a. 1906



1t is asserted at Chicago that tn
Hill amendment to the III to planl
of the Democratic platform was adopt
ed by the convention. Reports at til,
time were that it was defeated, and il
certainly ran counter to the wishes O
the silver majority. This amendment
provided that any cnange in the
monetary standard should not appl,
to existing contracts and an examina
ton OF the stenographers report of the
proceeding is said to show that this
was adopted. Anyhow 1t does not
make any material difference, as the
constitution amounts to the same
thing.
Yale college has for number Of
years had large contingent OF Demo
Gratis in its faculty, but there is mot
one, of them now according to a
member, "that will support theChicago
| platform and candidate" Prof. VIC.
Sumner and Prof. Arthur T. Hadley of
world wide fame as authors and econ
omists, Prof. John G Schwab, of the
department Of social science, Prof. An
drew ". Phillips, OF the mathemati-
cal Experimentation he was once
a Greenbacker, Prof. Tracey Peck,
head of the Latin department, all de
clare themselves boilers.
Candidate Sewall says the Demo
Gratis never had such an opportunity
to carry the state, provided they act
tremendously. But with divided
forces we cannot hope to win. | fail
to see why a question OF finance, which
is wholly matter for congress to deal
with. and upon which governor can
not possibly at. either directly or
indirectly, should be used to split
our party in this state. This is sen.
sible. but the consistency of it on
Sewall's part is shown by the fact that
he is trying to have ii new conven-
ton called to reverse the gold plat
form, adopted -by the regular state
convention.
Evidently Mr.. Sewall's idea of over
turning theestate ticket and platform in
Maine to fit that at Chicago isn't going |
to work. The committee met at Augusta |
Tuesday and after long debate. voted |
to have Gubernatorial Candidate Wins |
low write his acceptance OF the nomina-
ton on gold platform.
In indianapolis Il Ia said that every |
Democratic wholesale merchant has de-
,lared against the ticket" Nota lead
ng Democratic newspaper In New York,
New England, Penn sylvania Maryland
,r Delaware supports the ticket thus far
The New York Democratic party re
orm organization, otherwise the Shep
.rdites, Wednesday night bolted the
Chicago ticket andldeclarcd in favor Of
, third ticket. Delegates were APP
pointed to the gold Democrats con
ference at Chicago.
The executive committee of the
Reform club repudiates
he Chicago platform and urges the
iefeat of Bryan by all possible means.
third ticket il recognized as the
'est way OF doing it, though many
members declare their purpose TO vote
traight for Bryan.
The Fairhaven Era has been getting
from seevra leading Dem
crafs. S. L. Shurtleff. who WAS a
elegate at large to the national con
ention says THE platform contain
ONE Objectionable things; this is also
rue OF the Republican platform, so
am inclined 10 think most Demo
rats will stay with the party, as this
curse will be less Objectionable than
ny other. T. w. Maloney says both
latform and candidate are entirely
to him. He believes the
reat majority Of Democrats have for
ears been in favor OF free coinage
I silver and he calls attention to the
act that similar declaration is found
. the Republican platform of 1892.
Tells Valentine of Bennington,
mother delegate at large, declines to
xprcss himself W. l.. Howard of
airhaven is enthusiastic in his sup
ort He says: "A bright and lum
ious star has arisen in the west, and 4
lines brightly across our pathway.
promises us peace and prosperity.
ct us as true Democrats stand by our
Tors and thus give our young chief
in chance 10 make his promises
nod" Capt. j. j. Monahan, who
d the fight for silver at the state
invention, predicts that the ticket
i'll gain more from Republicans then
will lose from Dem Scrats.