Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-02
Spirit Of tl)c age,
Woodstock. VI Ian 2, 1897.
BY EDWARD G. DANA.
To every reader The Age extends
wishes for Happy New Year.

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The heated discussion now going
on in Burlington between the New,
and Free Press over the workings of
the prohibition law in that city ought
to result in something satisfactory.
Between the two angry journals the
light may be turned on lul force.
l.. p. Thayer, the cntcrprising
newspaper man, has bought the Bur-
linston Clipper and will reside in
that city and give his whole atten-
ton to that paper. MI. Thaycrs
ability to boom anything he takes
hold of is we'll known and he has the
best wishes for his success in his lat
est venture.
Senator Proctor Is not in favor OF
Camcron's Cuban resolution. it APP
pears, nor does he approve of inter-
ference in Cuban affair>--at least hc
has not sad so. He is now open
for attacks from the Cubanrtcs in
congress: he may be the next .':Sen-
ator from SPAN" but his attitude is
quite satisfactory to his constituents.
for whose good will he doubtless
cares much more. And they. pretty
nearly to Il man, stand by the policy
of the administration.
The efforts Of the United States
to bring about peace in Cuba and
end the deadly struggle between the
insurgents and the Spanish govern
mcnt promise to bear fruit, and the
beginning of the new year may find
the long conflict much nearer an
amicable settlement. The concilla-
tory attitude of the administration is
appreciated IN Spain, while the ac-
ton proposed by the Cameron reso-
luton would only give offcn>c and
defer an honorable settlement of the
strife.
Mr.. Dinglcv. according to the
World, has announced that the pu'-
pose of his new tariff hill will be
''protection," not revenue. MIR.
Dingley must be getting ready to
make one Of the greatest mistakes of
his career in congress. and to invite
another overwhelming defeat for the
Republican party in the near future,
if this be its policy as outlined by
him. 1t seems to he its everlasting
policy Of the leaders OF that party to
impose burdens on those least able
to bear them; nothing seems to alter
their purpose nor does defeat appear
to make them understand that there
is any change of sentiment among
the people to whom they have before
appealed for support and got it. but
who now are less inclined to tolerate
the taxation of clothing, fuel and
food and the exemption of luxurics.
Tariff hearings are now in pro-
gress and the public waits to see Just
what is wanted by the hungry petit
TONERS who are holding out their
hands for liberal portions of the IA
vors to he distributed. An exchange
says that the first session Mr.. Nc
Millin. of Tennessee. took most of
the wind out of the high protection
sails with two or three simple qucs-
tons and comment:
Chlorate of potash sells at seven
cents pound. 1t is used in making
matches. explosives, etc. Only Que
firm makes it in the United States.
That firm never at any time en-
ploycd more than so hands. Yet it
asks congress to impose a tax of five
cents Il pound on scvcn-ccnt chloratc,
or as Mr.. McAlillin puts it, to tax
all the people greatly more than so
per cent. on an article of general use
in order to enable one firm to en-
50 workmcn. 1t would be cheaper
to give each of the 80 workmen
twice his wages us Il pension.