Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-09-25

President Mckinley would visit st.
Paul and Minneapolis, as well as Chi
cago, when he goes west next month,
the president has been overwhelmed
with invitations by mail, by wire and
verbally to visit other. western cities.
While this proof of his personal pop
ularity is naturally gratifying to Pres
ident Mckinley, it is also embarras-
ing to him. because of his inability to
accept all the invitations and his un-
willingness to appear to discriminate.
He may decide to visit other places,
but the chances are that he will not.
His promises to visit Chicago during
its autumn festival was obtainedImany
months ago, and it was his desire to
assist in welcoming the Minnesota
volunteers home from the Philippines,
that caused him to decide to go to
Minneapolis and ST. Paul: his interest
in and kindly feeling toward the vol
unteers are known to all who have
come in contact with him.
Representative Eddy of Minnesota,
who is an expert in feeling the public
pulse, is in Washington. Since con-
gress adjourned he has been almost
continually on the move, and has been
from Massachusetts to the state OF
Washington, making it point to
find out the condition of public sentl-
ment AS aresulI of his investigation,
he says that the foreign policy Of the
administration will be the principal
issue in the presidential campaign.
OF that issue, he said: ''The sentiment
of the country is, III my opinion, over
whelmingly in favor of maintaining
American supremacy over every foot
of territory which came to US as re-
suit of the war with Spain. The anti
expansionists of the east have really
done President Mckinley a good turn
by their examinations. For they have
aroused the sentiment of the people
and made an issue that will be settled
in the presidential election next year,
and settled right away, as every, ques-
ton involving American dignity and
honor has always been settled when
submitted to the voters"
ex-Secretary Carlisle can't keep his
fingers out OF Kentucky politics.
While in Washington several days
ago, he made statement showing in
the most positive manner that in 1896,
Goebel claimed to be a sound money
democrat and was working with that
faction of the party. Ex- Senator
Blackburn, who has been in Wash
ington about a week, supposed to be
sick, says that Mr.. Bryan has not
crawfished on his promise to speak
for Goebel, and that he will manage
Bryan's stumping trip, which he says
will be confined to the strong dem
ocratic districts, because it's principal
object is to bring kicking democrats
into the party traces.
tsJimn Boyle, an old newspaper man
who was private secretary to Pres
ident Mckinley while he was govern
or of Ohio, and during the presidential
campaign, but who has been for the
last two years, U. S. consul at Liver
pool, England, is in Washington on a
a careful man, these words Of Mr.
Boyle's are gratifying to all Amer
leans, and should be valuable to the
American manufacturer who is seek
ing to extend his foreign trade, es-
pecially with England: ''The most
gratifying thing to a citizen of this
country is the ever increasing demand |
in England for Yankee manufacturers. |
What would try to impress on our
people is the vital necessity of send |
ing over only high class goods. BY |
keeping our products up to high |
standard we secure the confidence of |
the English, who are always willing |
to pay the very highest prices for the |
best. But any deterioration from this
standard breeds distrust and means |
a diminution of imports. In some |
lines, by failure to pursue this cor
rect policy, we have already suffered |
loss, notably in the bicycle trade,
which in 1898 fell off so per cent. from
the preceding year, owing to the tact |
that a great many trashy wheels were !
sent from this country to England,
the result being that some degree of |
suspicion was sure to attach to all |
American made bicycles in the fu
ture."
1t seems difficult for the navy de-
partm ent to issue an order concern
ing Rear Admiral Schley, which does
not put the inventive faculties of
some newspaper writer's on double
duty and produce a lot of stories which |