Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-10-21

Barre and is making an excellent
paper of the Evening Telegram.
The White River Junction Land
mark allows that Hon. Wendell p.
Stafford of St. ,Johnsbury has writ
ten the "best poem" of welcome to
Dewey that has yet appeared, and
that his opponents in the race for
congress from the east side, Colonel
Haskins and Hon. Frank Plumley,
are thereby temporarily eclipsed.
However, a refusal to rush into verse
deserves consideration and is not a
heavy handicap for the kindly gen.
tlemen mentioned.
The Ohio Republican state execu-
tive committee is sending letters, it
is asserted, to office-holders in all
parts OF the country asking for con-
trbutions to the Republican CAM
paign fund of that state. This is n
very unusual proceeding-otfice-
holders do not often receive requests
of this kind from outside their own
state-and the business all goes to
indicate an anxious condition of
things IN McKinley's state. The
letter OF the Ohio committee refers
to the Importance of the effect OF the
coming OHIO election on the preSi-
dents fortunes, and explains how
contributions may be made without
violating the civil service law.
Senator Proctor is particularly
non-committal on the subject of
Dewey and the presidency. There
was lot OF talk about the Dewey
boom in Montpelier last week and
MIR. Proctor and the admiral had
long conference while the two were
at the capital. When asked after
this conference, says a New York
Herald correspondent, whether he
thought the admiral could be induced
to reconsider his expressed determl-
nation and accept a nomination Sen
ator Proctor said:
"Well, if Admiral Dewey adheres
to his determination he will be
unique in American history. No
man has ever yet refused to accept
the presidency of the United States"
The Filipinos are the most aggra.
waiting people in the world to make
war upon. That was very inter-
esting account by the Associated
Press Of Gen. Schwan's campaign
in Cavite province. The movement
OF the United States troops "was a
fine display of American generalship
and energy" but where was the
enemy? According to a native mer-
chant at Rosario, a majority OF the
Filipino army ''s,mply hid their
guns when they saw a superior force
approaching" and gazed upon the
American troops as friendly specta-
tors of a parade. AS soon as the
retreat began, out came the guns.
Certainly military science has new
problem in subduing people who
will act in that unmilitary way.
Now Ludlow is to have an cleo
the light plant, and Montgomery
and Woodstock are talking of
sewer system. Little by little the
Vermont towns are coming up to Il
standard of modern improvement
that would make our grand tathe,s
stare. There is good in Vermont's
conservatism when it does not in ter.
tere with her progress. If the old
state could only shake herself free
from some of the old barnacIes, we
would scarcely know ourselves in a
few years. But these occasional
municipal improvements, unimport-
ant IN detail though they may be,
are nevertheless the outward and
visible signs of an inward and spirit
ual grace that will some day save
Vermont.-St. Adams Messenger.
Bishop Hall to HIS Clergy.
Following is the concluding pas
sage Of the pastoral letter of Rev.
DR.. Arthur c. A. Hall, bishop OF
Vermont:
81 should like to add word on
another point. During October
Vermont will be specially interested
in the welcome home of the nationa
hero whom she claims as her own
son. Our attention will be naturally
directed to the question of the Phil
ippine islands. Our welcome to the
conqueror of the Spanish fleet in
Manila bay in no way commits us to
the present policy OF the administra-
ton with regard to the Filipinos.
1t is understood indeed that Admiral
Dewey is himself personally opposed
to their subjugation by force. With
out entering on discussion of the
subject (Which undoubtedly has its
difficult problems) l would beg the
serious and prayerful consideration
OF the moral and religious side bv
Christian men and women. We
see, alas, in another great republic
which we would tain continue to re-
gard with the affection and respect
freely rendered hitherto the triumph
las we cannot but believe) of policy