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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-10-26

hurried to Dewey. There was no other
rational or humane course to pursue. AS
General Woodford says, we might wish
this cup to pass from us, but it is too
late now to think of that, or to- talk OF
the expense of governing "Malay
pirates" These United States cannot
shirk or dodge or evade the moral re
sponsibility it assumed when, having
destroyed the Spanish squadron, it pro-
ceeded further to destroy Spanish SOW
ereignty in the islands. Without the
deepest dishonor it could not abandon
the people it had melted to rebel
against Spain; it could not consign to
anarchy those regions with their mil.
lions Of people and varied interests.
The United States became charged with
the responsibility of maintaining order
and protecting life in the territory it
had conquered the instant it had lifted
the heavy hand of Spanish sovereignty.
And the inhabitants were not all "Ma-
lay pirates," or any considerable part
of them, if any at all. Manila is city
of some 100000 inhabitants and large
commerce. 1t is not pratical COM
munity. The way, however, to make
these people pirates, or something
worse, was to adopt the policy our cor
respondent approves.
In 1903 the United States govern
ment bought of France the immense
territory of Louisiana, extending from
the gulf to British Columbia. In 1919
it bought Florida of Spain. In 1S45
California and vast adjacent regions
we're transferred from Mexico. None
of these countries was inhabited by
"Malay pirates" but all were the home
of savage Indian tribes, of mixed Span
ish, Mexican and other races. In its
time each of these territorial expan-
sions was violently resisted on grounds
no more rational than those on which
the acquisition of Hawaii, Cuba, Porto
Rico and the Philippines is now OPP
posed. There was taxation for govern
ing the Louisiana country, Florida and
California. National disaster was to
follow in the train of each of these &C.
QUESTIONS, but there is now an empire
of boundless wealth west of the Mis-
sissippi, another on the Pacific slope,
and Florida has become the "Italy of
America"-results of the policy of inn
perialism that have brought confusion
on the prophets of evil of former gen.
erations, as will the issue of existing
projects of territorial expansion on the
"pessimists" of our own times.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-10-26
As to a New Jail,

Editor Of Daily Journdl;-Apropos of the
new Jail for Washington county, it might
not be amss to have word from the pros
pective inmates of such an institution, and
from that still larger class just on the verge
OF the Jail, on the Jail fence as 1t WERE
II we make jail-life nice, cozy and COM
Portable, will 1t not be just the straw that
turns the balance so that when the next
Legislature meets we shall be asking for
another appropriation for an addition
to the new Jail? 1t Is easy to see why
the lawyers want q large well-filed Jail,
as they can use the inmates in their bust
ness. But wouldn't it bs just as well TO
have fewer lawyers to furnish business for
by building large and roomy jails?
AS member OF recent grand Jury it
was my pleasure to visit our present Jail,
and at that time there were a half dozen of
the best rooms to let including the ladies'
parlor. If business has so increased in
couple of years, why not raise the roof and
put in another tier of cells and have an ell
evatorY 1t seems safe to predict that there
may be an ebb and flow in Jail business as
well as in wheat speculation; that we may
be on the ebb tide in the way of female
murderers, and SO not have to build and
furnish sump'uous apartments for them
II Barre wants place to shut up her scum
in, why not let her finish off the entire
basement and ground floor OF some of her
new blocks with cages and then get out of
the habit OF storing her seized liquors
where her citizens, when nearly cooled off
can fish them into their cells VITA hooked
poles and get full again.
II we are to have license liquor law,
then all hands up for new jail Other
wise not. JAIL-BIRD.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-10-26
Gen. WOOdfOrd Oh Expansion.

Gen. Stewart l.. Woodford, late min
lister to Spain, was the guest of honor
at the meeting of the Massachusetts
Club in Boston on Saturday. In his
speech on that occasion General Wood
ford expressed his belief that it is not
possible for the Cubans to establish
and administer stable home govern
ment. On this point he said:
Now 1 frankly say to you, from nothing
that saw in Spain and from nothing that
Ihave been able to learn with regard to
the Cuban population, do believe that 1t
is possible for Cuba to establish a govern
ment that shall protect the insurgents
against the Spaniards or the Spaniards
against the insurgents, or establish secure
and stable government. 1 do not believe
that the inhabitants OF Cuba are qualified
to administer home government, either
for their own advantage 'or for the protec-
ton of our great and just American inter-
ests in the island of Cuba. and 1 am con-
strained to the personal belief that it will
be necessary to maintain the occupation,
the American occupation, of the island OF
Cuba, until such time as the'Americans.
Englishmen, Germans, Frenchmen, people
acquainted with the methods and the theory
of selfgovernment, shall have gone into
that island in sufficient numbers to enable
the fever to be stamped out on the one side
and good order established on the other.
Gen. Woodford wished, with regard
the Philippines, that this government
was not charged with the responsible
tiles that are pressing upon it. He could
wish that, in some way, that cup had
passed from us, but considering the
circumstances under which it has been
pressed to American lips, his conclu-
sion was:
For myself, 1 see no escape from an en-
larged and constantly enlsrging colonial
policy by the United States. 1 could wish
that it were otherwise, but our flag is in
Porto Rico. What will you do with it,
Our flag is in Cuba. What will you do with
itP Our flag is in Manila bay. What will you
do with it? do not believe that wherever
the flag has gone, there, perforce, the flag
must stay; but do believe that, under the
forceful guidance Of providence, or through
the inevitable development of evolution,
or through the compelling stress of fate,
do believe that the clock of the world will
not move backward, and that wherever our
flag has gone, there the liberty, the civiliza.
ton and the humanity which our flag rep
resents and embOdies must rnmain and
God helping US, remain forever.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-10-26

ards, and to employ means for finding
out If the governments belief that
Cervera was at Santiago was in accord
ance with fact.
The official dispatches and orders
which constitute Admiral SIMPSONS
report seem to controvert the claims
that have been made in behalf of Ad-
miral Schley. He has been credited
with the honor of locating Cervera,
of bottling him up, and finally of de-
stroying him. 1t is now made to APP
pear that he was on the wrong scent,
that he reluctantly went to Santiago
and reluctantly remained there to hold
Cervera in the trap into which he Ihad
entered.
Is the information as to the naval
operations in Cuban waters exhausted
Are the returns all in? Or has Schley
tale to unfold, with corroborating or.
ders and dispatches?
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-10-26
Sampson and Schley.

The official report, written by Ad-
miral Sampson, of the operations of the
North Atlantic fleet, from the begin
ming of the war till Cervera undertook
to push the cork out of the Santiago
bottle, has been published. 1t tells the
story of the movements of the fleets
chiefly through the medium of official
documents. These show, as the report
presents them, that Admiral Schley
believed that Cervera was in the har-
Dor of Cienfuegos; that the govern
ment was sure the Spanish squadron
was in Santiago harbor, and that per-
emptory orders were sent to Schley to
proceed to the latter place and closely
blockade the port. Schley, the report
shows, wanted to go to Key West to
coal, though he had 1000 tons of coal
with him on golfers, on the ground
that the Texas could not coal in the
open see. He was ordered to keep up
rigid blockade of Santiago at all haz.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-10-26

THE following is a competent bust
ness mans view of the political out
look: "Just as soon as this election is
over and the country feels once more
safe, by reason of the success of the
Republicans. there is going to ensue an
era of the most wonderful prosperity
in our history. The success of the Re-
publicans this year, deem vital, for it
will mean the permanent elimination
of the free silver issue. If the Demo-
Gratis should happen to carry the House
of Representatives they will feel en-
couraged to try once more TO rouse the
people with the financial fallacies that
they failed with in 1896. That would
mean check on returning prosperity,
for the mere supposition of danger of a
degraded currency makes business men
timid."
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-10-26
Berlin Asks for Water.

On Monday two bills were introduced in
the House by the member from Berlin that
have evidently grown out of the recent
change in water rates for Berlin side COM
sumers, by the Montpelier city council.
The first bill CONSTITUTES the charter in
cooperating the village and the city of
Montpelier to authorize the existing munich
pality to furnish the people of Berlin side,
with water from the Montpelier pipes at
the rates and under the same regulations as
water is furnished consumers in Montpe-
lier.
The other bill is to charter the Berlin
aqueduct company, with a capital not ex-
ceeding 200, and contemplstes furnishing
the people on what is locally known as the
Berlin side with water for domestic and
public purposes. 1t provides for the pur-
chase of that part Of the Montpelier water
system that now supplies water to Berlin
side and at the Pioneer works, and for de-
termning the price to be paid therefor
The purpose Of the bill, in short, is to get
control of that part of Montpelier's water
system that is on Berlin side, whether or
not Montpelier wants to sell, and to pro-
cure equal aqueduct rights with Montpe-
lier in the use Of the water of Berlin pond.
This purpose is set forth and provided for
at great length and in much detail.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-10-26

vile piece Of Misrepresentation. Here
is what the President said in his
Chicago speech, from which the Re
publican processes to quote:
Duty determines destiny. Destiny which
results from duty performed may bring
anxiety and perils but never failure and
dishonor. Pursuing duty may not always
lead by smooth paths. Another course
may look easier and more attractive but
pursuing duty for duty's sake is always
sure and safe and honorable.
Comment cannot make clearer to the
understanding of the man of reason
and honor the difference between what
the President really said, and what his
Mugwump traducer attributes to him,
and which the Free Press, professedly
Republican paper, prints with every
indication of appreciation.
A Republican paper which-when it
has the field all to itself, and it's audi
ence is stranger in the land-claims
to be the leading Republican paper in
the State, forgets its duty to its party,
and shuts its eyes to honor and de-
cency when it prints with tacit approx
al, or without indignant rebuke, such
calnmnies from the worst enemy of Re-
publican leaders and Republican prin-
ciples and policies.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-10-26
A Contemporaries Disclaimer.

The esteemed Messenger of ST.. AL
bans, after several days of meditation,
uses nearly column of editorial space
to deny that it is cut-throat or sand
Dagger. The WATCHMAN must neces-
sarily accept the contemporaries dis
claimer. Nevertheless, the holding
back of that stale old accusation as to
the politics of Mason S. Stone, with
the incidental insinuations, till the last
moment, had the appearance of keep
ing knife up the sleeve and drawing
it on the victim when he had scant
time to defend himself. The contem-
porary's defense that if Dunton had
been Democrat this paper would have
made the most Of the circumstance to
defeat him, may be good, or it may be
bad-the latter, very likely. The tn
quoque style of vindication is easy and
convenient, but it has its disadvantages.
This matter of Mr.. Stones political be-
lief or unbelief has been exploited be-
fore each new Legislature since 1892.
A new membership every two years
presents new opportunities. In his
speech supporting Mr.. Stone, in 1894,
Governor Dale made the people who
were meddling with the candidates
politics very much ashamed of them
selves. Every newspaper man about
the General Assembly for six years
past has had the opportunity to know
the real facts, and it is hardly a matter
of doubt that the Messengers represent
tative here did know the true state of
the matter. But the canard was re-
vived, and, on shallow pretext, sent
again on its old mission. 1t seems to
have been regarded as a very adroit
stroke, but the inventors were the
chief sufferers.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-10-26
On Bell.ringing.
1.-THE Bells of Shandon
That sound so grand on
The plaaaant wa tara of th a

1.-THE Bells of Shandon
That sound so grand on
The pleasant waters of the river Lee"
and much else that has been sung and
said about bells associate the sound OF the
voices from the belfry with every thing
that is grand or sweet or musical or in
spring.
Bell-ringing is an art. The sexton OF the
church once was an expert in the business
of calling men to the house OF God, even as
the muezzin, the Mohammedan crier of tie
hour of. prayer, is an artist in his vocation.
Good bell ringing in Montpelier seems to
be lost art. Excepting the one in st.
Augustine's tower, there is no sweet toned
bell in the city, and the ringing is discor-
dant jangling that vexes the ear and dis
turbs the spirit and tempts one to run
from rather than into the place where the
gospel Is dispensed" or prayer is made
Did the bell ringers of the Capital ever
learn, or try, to "set" a bell? Were they
ever in community Of two or more houses
OF worship when the bells we're calling peo-
pie to the temples. and, instead OF clashing
and jangling in concert, raising very pro-
fame kind of din, were pesling out alter
mating strokes, filling the air with rythmic
chimes, delighting the ear and attuning the
spirit to reverence for holy things-even il
the tones were not the mellowest or the
most musical? The bell ringers of the city
should get together, learn how to ring their
bells, attune their movements to harmony,
even II concord OF sweet sounds" is not
deducible from the church towers. The
night OF the prayer-meeting, the morning
and the evening of the Sabbath, in the Vi
cinity OF the church buildings OF the city is
very much OF q pandemonium.
And.the query, why is all this din necessary
to call people to religious services? is not
impertinent. The hours for the beginn-
ing Of worship are we'll known.
Are not the people as deeply interested in
holy as in worldly thingsP They manage, as
general thing, without the summons of
the bell, to reach the railway station in
time for the departing train; they know
when the lecture or concert or any other
week day meeting begins, and do not need
the ringing Of the tocsin to refresh their
memories or call them forth. There is
in the "ohurch going bell" something of
relic OF medieval times-a custom that
might be more honored in the breach than
in the observance, unless the bells are mus
ical and the ringing something more capti-
waiting than the bawling Of the town crier.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-10-26
Law Makers and Law Breakers.

Editor Of Daily Journal:-A few days ago
the papers announced the fact that one OF
the members of the present Legislature had
killed bear, that the body had been
brought to Montpelier and was ON exhibi.
ton in one Of the meat markets. A little
later the papers said the bear had been sold
by rattle and that another member of the
Legislature had secured the prize.
Now Section 5126 of the Vermont Statues
reads: "a person who sells or disposes of
property by way Of chance, or, as an in
ducement to the sale OF property, gives the
purchaser or any other person other prop
erty to be drawn by way of chance or lot.
terry, shall be fined not more than two hun
dred dollars"
Why not have the bill, that has been in
troduced giving bounty on bears captured
In the State, 80 amended that bounty be
offered for the capture Of those who sell or
buy bears by lottery? Why not double the
bounty in case of law makers?
CITIZEN
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-10-26
Camp Fire.
Brooks Post, q. A. r.. Held an InterestIn
Meeting Wednesday Evening.

The meeting was called to order at 800 p. NJ.
America" was then sung by the comrades.
Gen. W. W. Circuit and Department Command
er Harris were called to the chair. Senator
G. 9. Putnam, Jr., of Middlesex, was called
and mentioned his regrets that he did not be-
long to the G. A. r. Comrade Stearns then
related war incidents which brought much ap-
plause. Comrade Estey followed next with
many laughable stories of war life and other
incidents, which merited the hearty applause
they received. His remarks were followed by
the war anthem John Browns Body"
General Butterheld then referred to the
unity with which soldiers hearts beat and also
complimented the southern regiments for their
part in he Spanish war.
Comrades Taylor and Fisher were then intro
duced and made interesting remarks.
Department Commander Harris compared
the capture of Ticonderoga and Manila, paying
high lribute to both Allen and Dewey as Yer
mont men. The mention of Dewey's name
brought forth much applause.
General w. W. Grout contrasted the reputa-
tons gained by the Civil and Spanish wars
abroad, and said that the Spanish war had
placed the United States in the foremost rank
among nations, and had much assisted to bind
the North and South permanently together.
The meeting was a most interesting one and
was much enjoyed by the comrades.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-10-26
A Free Fight Hereafter.
The Combination of Railroad Trunk Lines
Dissolved by the United States Supreme
Court-A Go-as-You-Please Fight for
Business in the Future

Business in the Future.
The United States Supreme Court Monday
decided the Joint Traffic Association rail-
and against the railroads.
The case is considered one OF the most i'm
portant that has ever come before the Su.
preme Court not only to the railroads but
to the general public, and because Of the
vast railway properties represented by the
association. The association was formed
on November 10, 1895, by thirty-one rail-
roads, representing the Great Trunk lines
and their network of branches. The pur-
pose, as stated in the articles OF agreement,
was "to establish and maintain reasonable
and Just rates, fares, rules and regulations
on State and interstate traffic"
The result OF course will be that in the
future line will make whatever rate it
sees fit and get IL If it can. In any event
there can be no further cohesion or any I'M
derstanding or agreement between the
roads. The result of the decision will be
severely felt everywhere.
The decision has especial interest to Yer
monters from the fact that the question was
first heard by Judge Hoyt H. Wheeler OF
this circuit sitting in New York, and the
leading counsel throughout have been
ex Senator Edmunds and Hon. Il. j. Phelps,
with James y. Carter OF New York.
The opinion, which was very brief was
concurred in by Chief Justice Fuller, and
Justices Harlan, Brewer, Brown and Peck
ham. Justice McKenna took no part in
the case, as the prosecution of the JOINT
Traffic Association was begun while he was
encouragement.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-10-26
"The Courage Of Destiny"

eve have the courage of destiny" 80
said the President in one of his western
car-platform speeches, and he could not
have found more unfortunate phrase to
put into his own mouth If he had tried. 1t
is the justification of the conscienceless
mind or the shield of the weak heart, the
uncertain purpose and the fabby will. 1t
is phrase startlingy frank in its revela-
ton respecting the character and attitude
of the President, and singularly desparag-
ing when spoken for the Nation. For the
Nation which has the courage Of destiny is
one which has the courage to drift help
lessly in the tide OF world affairs. This is
not courage, but weakness and imbecility-
the spirit Of resignation to all things as in
evitable which distinguishes the weakest
and most worthless of Gods creatures.
There is to be found in one OF Bulwer's
novels ample comment on the Presidents
frank but unfortunate expression: "It is
destiny"-phrase Of the weak human heart;
dark apology for every error. The strong
and the virtuous admit no destiny. On
earth guides conscience; in heaven watches
God; and destiny" is but the phantom we
invoke to silence the one and dethrone the
other"
The foregoing, one knowing the hab-
it's and animus of the species need
hardly be told, is from a Mugwump
paper, and its ear marks point unmis-
takably to theI Springfield Republican
as its parent. The surprising thing
about it is that professedly Republic
can paper, whether it likes President
Mckinley or does not like him, should
reproduce 30 gross bit of maglignant
misrepresentation, under circumstan-
ces that indicate that it's object is to
crafty some personal pique or, at the
best, because it may not approve the
Presidents policy in the Pacific and
the Far East.
The Republican newspaper that re-
printed this piece of Mugwump vile
ness, and left its object hardly matter
of conjecture, is the Free Press of Bur-
lington, whose editor was recently an
unsuccessful candidate for appoint
ment to the Office of collector of the
port Of Vermont. For a generation
this man has munched quite continu-
ously at the public crib, State and ma
tional, and under the last preceding
Republican administration was United
States customs collector at Burlington.
One would suppose that, under all the
circumstances, he might have endured
the grief of turning down by President
Mckinley with graceful resignation
and without harboring malice. He has
the party mans right of disagreeing
with the party leader, and the privilege of
urging and enforcing, man fashion, the
reasons of his disagreement. But that
is very different thing from dig in
the back with the most disreputable
weapon an enemy can use, piece of
Mugwump SANDER.
Moreover, the Free Press knew, on
general principles, and could have
known specifically, from his own col
umns, that the Republicans statement
of what President Mckinley said in
this instance was Enthusiastically
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-10-26

Mausers, and out in front through the
jungle, l could hear what sounded
like Fourth of July morning, when
the boys are setting off their crackers.
All our soldiers of San Juan were for
the most part of day under fire, sub
ject to wounds and death, before they
had even q chance to know where the
enemy was whom they we're opposing.
To all appearance they were apathetic,
standing or marching through the head
of the jungle.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-10-26

THE registration in New York city
is only some 5000 less than year ago,
in the intensity interesting mayoralty
contest-the first of Greater New York.
A large registration is an omen Of Re-
publican victory, and especially when
the Republicans and Independents are
united, as they are this year. Already
the ear of Republican faith hears the
shouting.