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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-24

There is not much need to point the sig
niicance of the vote in the Republican
caucus on Monday. 1t has been the claim
of ex-Gov. DilliDgham's friends, ever since
his canvass was actively begun, that the
sentiment in Brattleboro and in Windham
county was overwhelmingly in his favor.
This claim Gen. CIRCUITS friends have dis
puted. They have believed, or said they
believed, that the Dillingham; men greatly
underrated the actual Grout strength. 1t
was for this reason that Gen. Estey was
prevailed upon to stand as the candidate
on the Grout side. The General himself
stated that his sole purpose in coming into
the field was to prove whether there was
any Grout strength. The result was con-
elusive. After an active canvass, in which
the Grout men did their full share of work,
going about especially among the farmers,
and after the issue had been very clearly
defined, an unusually large vote was cast,
with the result showing more than four to
one in Gov. Dillingham's favor. There
was not very large farmers vote cast,
but strong majority of it was given to
Gov. Dillingham;, and it is stated as an un-
doubted fact by farmers who were active
in the contest that the votes of nearly all
the leading farmers were given to Gov.
Dillingham;.
1t is not easy to estimate exactly what
this vote shows Gov. CIRCUITS strength to
be, unmixed with any consideration other
than his own candidacy. Gen. EsteY's
personality must have counted for some.
thing in his favor. 1t seems to us, as it
does to other Republicans, fair and moder
ate to estimate that so votes represented
the personal strength and influence of Gen.
Estey. This would leave 6s votes as the
Grout strength. We hope Gen. Grout is
satisfied with this demonstration of bis
strength in Brattleboro which he was so
anxious to have made.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-24
This is Addressed to You.


This article is not intended to be gen.
eral in its tone, but is addressed personally
to each Republican voter in Vermont, and
especially to every voter in Windham
county,
Our state election occurs week from
next Tuesday. To all Vermonters the
senatorial election is the one home issue,
and its discussion has been allowed to
overshadow, TOO much we fear, the real
issues of the election, which are those of
the national election in November. Yer
mont votes for president in November to
be sure, but the time when she really
makes herself felt is in the September cleo
tion.
This fact was especially recognized four
years ago when the Vermont verdict was
greeted by the sound money men as fore
shadowing the defeat of Organism two
months later. This was notably true of
the Springfield Republican, then patriot
ically opposed to Organism on the silver
issue, and whose editorial page bubbled
over with JOY and deyOut Thanksgiving, on
the day after the Vermont election, at the
magnificent result achieved and the augury
of national victory to follow. Everywhere
in the country it was the same.
The issues now are identical with those
four years ago, with our policy in the Phil
ippines added to them. The Bryan plat
form presents these four leading issues:
/. Free coinage of silver 16 to /. This
is the main issue of The platform, and is
as badly and urgently stated as it was
four years ago.
?. The overthrow Of the gold currency
law enacted by Congress last winter.
3. The overthrow Of the Republican
tariff law, which has given every man en-
ployment, and brought to the whole coun-
try unexampled prosperity.
4. The overthrow of our present policy
in the Philippines, and the needless pro-
longation of the costly and bloody rebellion
in those islands.
These are the issues, and Mr.. Bryan has
declared that, if elected, he will immedi-
ately convene Congress in extra session
to put them in practical operation.
Every Nermonter knows what this would
mean in the way OF business depression
and financial upheaval.
1t is the duty of every Vermont Repub.
lican to be ready to meet these issues with
his ballot on the 4th day of September.
He cannot put of its performance until
November.
Think this over with yourself. Talk
about it with your neighbor Make uI
your mind first of all that you are going
to cast your own vote, and cast it right
Then make up your mind that you ar,
going to use your individual influence
for the good of your country, and do al
that you can to have your own neghbor
hood, your own school district, you
own village and town, record their verdic
on the right side, and in terms that admi
of no doubt of the meaning.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-24

George Fred Williams, the Dedham
demagogue, insulted the intelligence of his
audience at Bellows Falls Monday, when
he gave "reasons' for the war in the Phil
ippines. He declared that the Republi-
cans cared nothing for the Filipinos, but
5000 miles away was China, the mightiest
empire on the face of the earth, and that
the Republicans had entered into an alli-
ance with England to divide that empire.
He then elucldated still further by ex-
planning that the object of the proposed
partition was to get control of the coolie
laborers, "who will live for ten days on
what it will cost the American one day to
live." He said the whole business means
''that the kings of industry have gotten
about all there is to be gotten ont of the
American workingman, and now they want
to put him beside the Chinese coolie in his
own home"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-24
AN OPEN LETTER FROM
EX-G0V. DILLINGHAM;.
He States Clearly His Position Toward
OleOmargarine Legislation,
And Makes a Mans Denial of the Wan
ton Charges of the GrOut Papers.
MONTPELIER, Aug. %, 19t

MONTPELIER, Aug. %, 1900
To The Vermont PhUnic:-
During the past month some of the news
papers of this state have persistently mis-
represented my attitude toward oleomarga-
rine legislation, and have within the last
week asserted, by implication, at least,
that the oeomargarine trust has been fur
nishing money to elect me to the Senate.
There never has been time since oleo-
margarine began to be manufactured when
l have not been in favor of stringent legis-
lation to protect the makers and consum-
ers of butter from fraud, whether threat
ened by means of oleomargarine or any
other substitute for butter In 1884 1
worked diligently for the passage of such
an act, and it was adopted with the ap-
proval of the farmers of the house and
senate and became a law, and after its
passage and while it remained upon the
statute book never knew of fraudulent
sale of oleomargarine in the state. This
was No, S8 of the laws of 1884
The Parker BILL which l voted against
at that session, did not attempt, under the
police power of the state, to prevent the
manufacture or sale of oleomargarine. If
it was a taxation measure, as its terms indi-
Gated, it authorized the manufacture and
sale of oleomargarine made in imitation of
butter, and made the state a sharer in the
profits of the business; and if it was pro-
hibitive measure it was masquerading as a
revenue bill instead of honestly striking at
the nuisance in the undisgused exercise of
the police power of the state. l believed
if adopted it would be of no practical bene-
fit either to the farmer or the public, and
chose rather to support measure in which
had confidence
l am still in favor of the strongest legis-
lation that can be adopted against the oleo-
margarine fraud. The Grout bill, the OBJ
ject of which is to increase the right of the
states under their police power to enact
laws against oleomargarine, and which i'm
poses a heavy United States tax on oleo-
margarine colored in imitation of butter, is
one that l shall be glad to support if elected
to the United States Senate
| l desire further to state that the charges
made by implication that the oleomargarine
trust may be furnishing money by which
my campaign is carried on are absolutely
without foundation and are wickedly false.
No corporation, nor combination of men,
nor any individual, has furnished one dol
lar toward any campaign fund in my be-
half If l cannot be elected to the United
States Senate without the improper use of
money l decidedly prefer to remain pri-
vate citizen.
w y nIrTTNCmAAF
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-24
An Honor for Vermont IsntsrprIss.

The Vermont Farm Machine company
of Bellows Falls has been informed by ca
BILE that the Improved United States sepa-
rators manufactured by it have been
awarded gold medal at the Paris Exposi-
tion, where these separators are now on
exhibition. 1t should be remembered that
this company was awarded three medals
and three diplomas of highest merit on
United States separators at the Worlds
Columbian Exposition at Chicago in 1893.
The business of this company is managed
with great enterprise, and the fact that it
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-24
American Life Insurance.

The various regular life insurance com
panies of the United States now have poll
cies in force amounting to S7,759, ,7S9, ,521.
OF course this includes the risks carried by
them in all parts of the world, but it does
not include the amounts carried by the fra
ternal assessment organizations. 1t is al
most one-half of all the insurance business
now in the hands of the companies of he
principal nations. Great Britain stands
next to the United States, but her insur-
ance interests represent only $3,671 asa,
706-a little less than half Germany
comes next with 81 100, AIS, ,566-less than
one-fourth, The French companies have
in force risks amounting to only 5000, ,449,-
600, and the Australian companies have
$500, 1881, 900. The fact that the death OF
people now living in the civilized world in
wolves the division of S15, ,692, 5000 is a
matter of interest to students of political
economy.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-24

Dillingham; "showed his hand as opposed
to the farming interests of the state" and
in trumpet blast of buncombe it wound
up with the question: "Do you believe,
farmers of Vermont, after such treatment,
that you are serving your own interests
best by empowering this man with an
office in which he can do you still greater
injury" The charge here made is plain.
It was met openly and convincingly by
the Dillingham; papers, and when its truth
had been thus clearly disproved, and its
effect destroyed, the Burlington News came
out with its covert but unmistakable in
sinuation that Gov. Dillingham; is the
agent of the oleomargarine trust, and that
the "millons" of the trust are behind him
in his canvass for election to the United
States Senate. The attack of the Essex
Record was simply bit of dirty politics.
The attack of the Burlington News, in
stantly repeated by one of your own home
papers in St. Johnsbury, was piece of
pure, wicked wantonness.
hold you responsible for it for this rea-
SON. You are managing your own cam
paign. This oleomargarine misrepresen-
tation has not only been printed in your
newspapers, but it has been gathered up
from them into circular form, and sown
broadcast over the state. One of these
circulars was sent out last week, enclosed in
your 56-page pamphlet giving "The "Rec-
ord of VIM. w. Grout during his Seven
teen Years in Congress-" Do you deny
that the distribution of this pamphlet and
circular was your personal work, or that
it is part of your plan OF campaign, or
that your money is paying for it? If you
are knowing to this kind of work, and en-
couraging it, and paying for it, you are
responsible for it. 1t is my candid belief,
as the case now stands after the publica-
ton of the "Who Pays the Freight" arti-
Gle, that you would not like to disclose the
whole story of the origin of this business
and how it was conceived and put on the
political market.
You can put an end to this kind of cam
paigning any hour when you choose to dc
| oN' W hV'i gOu sup IbC ClICuldblOu VI JlllS
kind of stuff, which you know to be false,
denounce it, and make the people know
that you do not believe in it, | will release
you from responsibility for it, and not till
then. Until you do this evasions or deni
ais on your part are useless. Nor will il
avail you to raise the cry that the Bur
lington Free Press or the Rutland Herald
has mistreated or msrepresented you
That is their affair. The charge that yol
have wrongfully assailed ex,Gov. Dilling
ham through your newspapers and circular
is my affair.
Iput this thus plainly because, with regar,
to this one and only essential point mad
in my original letter to you, do not mean
using your own simile, to allow you, elk
the cuttle-fsh, to muddy the water, an
thus obscured, to swim away"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-24
A Boomerang.

The outcome of the oleOmargarine agi-
tation has been very different from what
the Grout contingent expected it to be
when they began it the first week in July.
Out of all the noise and confusion and
muddying of the waters, the fact stands out
that the only effective law against the sale
of oleomargarine which has ever been on
our Vermont statute book was the law of
1884, which the general committee of the
legislature of that year drew and reported as
a substitute for the Parker bill, which Gov.
Dillingham; supported and the legislature
enacted. According to decisions of the
United States supreme court in cases since
carried before it, that law was constitu-
tional and valid, and was a protection to
the dairy interests. 1t remained a law
until the present "pink COLOR law was en-
acted in 1890. That the 'pink COLOR law is
unconstitutional admits of no question after
the United States supreme courts decision
in a case under the New Hampshire "pink
color" law.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-24
Auction Sale of Real Estate.

The undersigned will positively sell by public
auction. on the premises, on Saturday, sept.
lsI, 1900, at O'Clock, the following ot scribed
land street, Brattleboro, VI, known as the Rob
inson place. Buildings nearly new and m hrst-
class repair House Of seven r. oms, roofs slated,
one paned windows, blinded, modern built, good,
dry cellar, town water and sewer connections,
good stable. nice home, good investment,
very slightly, one minute to electrics Also the
lot and buildings IN Centreville, known as the
Thayer place. near the overall works, one minute
TO electrcs. House Of six rooms and new she'd
all recently put in good repair, one-half acre OF
land, a number Of apple and shade trees Good
WorkingmAn's home. Sale positive,
CALVIN P. gibson Auctioneer.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-24
Gbe DermOut 39B@nin.
TEN PAG ES.
BRATTLEBORO:
FRIDAY, AUGUST "a, 1900.
THE PHGNIX FOR THE
CAMPAIGN.

THE VERMONT PHOENIX will
be sent to any address, as a cam
paign subscription, from this date
until the last week in November,
three months, for 25 cents.
In this time will be included, be-
sides the usual local, state, and
general news, the result of the
Vermont state election, the meet
ing of the Legislature with full
report of its proceedings, inOlud-
ing the election Of a United States
Senator, the progress of the Presi-
Dental campaign, and its result in
November.
Bring 25 cents to the office, or
enclose silver or stamps by mail.
THE PHGNIX e.
: Brattleboro, Vt.
The Phoenix is delivered to regular sub
scrbers in Brattleboro 10y the letter car
riers every Friday afternoon.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-24

The exhibit of the Vermont state board
of health has received an award at the
Paris exposition, in the department of ny.
giene. The Barney Marble company of
Swanton received an award in the depart
ment of mining and metallurgy, and the
Columbia Marble company of Rutland one
in the department of varied industries.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-24

is given these awards in competition with
the world is proof of the high class of its
goods. The Paris award is an honor to
Vermont, and is no less gratifying to the
friends of the management in Brattleboro
than in its home village of Bellows Falls.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-24

The answer of The Phoenix to the Grout
outburst in the Essex Record of this week
is contained in the open letter of the edit
or of this paper to William W. Grout,
printed in this issue.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-24

Wherever did you get onto that "open
secret" NeighbOr Belknap? This weeks
Phoenix looks like it, doesn't it? After
you have read it, kindly tell us what you
think about Gov, Dillngham's oleomarga-
rine record being "open to legitimate crit
icismn
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-24
Gold Medal Awarded the Albany Busi-
ness College at the Paris Exposition.

Gold Medal AwSTded the Albany Busi-
ness College at the Paris Exposition.
Among the awards made at the Paris
Exposition, and announced on Friday last,
was a medal from the department of in
dustrial and commercial education to the
Albany Business college, Albany, N. Y.
This college was one of seven which were
chosen from different parts of the country
to represent business education at the Ex-
position, and the award of this medal con-
firms the high opinion of the college held
in this country by business men and edu-
Gators as well as by its many successful
graduates in business. The work exhibit
ed was almost exclusively that Of students
of the college, whose names are given in
the catalogue of the present school year.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-24

The farm buildings OF j. w. Payne in
Barre, about one mile east of the city were
burned Tuesday night with u cows, go
tons of new hay, all the farm tools, grain,
wagons, wood, etc. Most of the household
goods were saved and also the horses. The
loss is estimated at $500 and there was an
insurance of $1,000.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-24
Yours truly,


P. S. Your answer to my letter, which
you had printed and distributed in circular
form, was not put upon the street until
rather late Monday afternoon, when it ap-
parently had the effect of reducing your
strength in Brattleboro to 11S votes out of
a total of 507. never was good in men
tai arithmetic, but a problem to be figured
out is what its effect would have been had
the letter been issued on time and dstrib-
uted early in the afternoon for the full
benefit of everybody who voted,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-24

Since this is the last time that mean
to address you in this way, l may as well
clean up the whole matter by saying to
you that it seems to me your whole trouble
arises from the fact that you have for
years past had the idea that you had a first
mortgage on Mr.. Morrill's place in the Sen
ate when he should be through with it,
and this idea has taken such complete pos
session of you, and you are so possessed of
the notion that you have got to foreclose,
that you do not see how anyone can
be sane or honest, or other than "evil
minded" )" if he thinks differently. / sus-
pect you may get that idea out of your
head before you eat your Thanksgiving
dinner.
The last time ! talked with you in per-
son on this subject l advised you, more in
earnest than you probably thought, to
drop all your political ambition after you
have been used so generously for so
many years, go back to your Kirby farm
where you have done such creditable
piece of work in reclaiming the old family
homestead, and amuse yourself by showing
the people what the very best kind of Yer
mont farming and stock-raising is like;
and then, when life gets monotonous in
the middle of the winter, go down to
Washington for month or two and take
your revenge by laughing at the fools who
are in the toll and moil of Congressional
life. What l then advised, you privately
to do, now advise you publicly to do, ac-
customing yourself to think of this as the
best possible occupation for the closing
years of your life, which l sincerely hope
will be your best years, and that they may
be long and happy and useful ones.
Yours truly,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-24

K, d. Bennett, receiver, will sell at auc-
tion Aug. 30, the property of the Benning-
ton d WoodfOrd electric railroad, which
was built in 1895 but has not been operat-
ed since October, 1893, as the rosdbed was
destroyed over long stretches and the
bridges washed away by freshet at that
time.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-24
Tax Notice.

Oonformably to Section 4sl, Vermont Statutes,
the Selectmen Of the Town OF Newfane have
ton. A discount Of per cent win be allowed up
on all taxes paid before the expiration OF 80 days
from the date of this notice, la accordance with
section 4S2 V. s.
+. A. DEWITT,
Treasurer Town OF Newfane.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-24

Imagine Justin S. Morrill, writing that
kind of letter.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-24

l now return to the main point of my
first letter and of this letter In your an
swer you quote my statement of last week
that: SIN a last desperate resort, Gen.
Grout has attacked Gov. Dillingham;, a
man of unblemished character in private
and public life," and then add 81 de-
nounce this as absolutely false; have
made no attack upon Gov. Dillingham;,
but you had to touch OFF this rocket just
the same" Upon this point l take dis
tinct issue with you, and / repeat my
charge that you have attacked Gov. Dill
bingham, and have attacked him unfairly
and wantonly. / make this charge on this
ground: When the Essex Record first
brought out this Oleomargarine business,
it did so with the distinct charge that in
voting against the Parker bill of 1884 Mr.
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SprrtaI Notifies.

Il ]. KNOWLTON, superintendent of Pros
ILs pect Hill Cemetery has lowerinR device
Wnicn is available for use ii wanted. 3i37
NOR SALE-Sate Grave Vaults, Inquire of
Il f. J. KNOWLTON, superintendent Prospect
Hill Cemetery, 81 South Main St 81 SO
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gaantto.

NyANTED-Famlly washiugs to do at home
w Address H. NJ B., West Brattleboro.
NEANTED-A first class non.unon cylinder
w pressman, familiar with half.tone and
color work Give references and experience.
Address Box 1913 Holyoke. Mass. So
NY ANTED-By a single man, a room with all
w modern conveniences, within five minutes
walk of Post office. Address p. r. MEDLER,
with e. l.. Hildreth & Co. 81 Ivy
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-24
Business Garns.

" d. HOLTON, VI. D.,
III. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office and residence corner Main and Walnut
Streets At home from to and to P. N.
Bratsleboro. Vt.
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90 Ktnt.

TTNO RENT-Fiy.. tenement; 90 Frost St.
4 3ltf
TINO RENT.-A pleasant Ave. room tenement in
Il Granite block. o. j. PRATT. 22t
FINO RENT-Tenement at Il Central street,
i Brattleboro. S. T. DAVENPORT, Greenfield,
Mass. VI If
FTNO RENT-A tenement over John Gavn's
i store Enquire of c. W. RICHARDSON at
the Vermont National bank 33tf
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-24
The BrattIebOTo Caucus.

W. P. DILLINGHAAI.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-07-06
"THE OPEN DOOR -

That is a much used and mucb abrsoa
'eim just now. 1t seems to afford
plausible reason for highway robbery
anu grand larceny. In order to main.
oain IL as Is claimed, nations are iusti.
ned In battering down each otber,s
and stealing territory
a man has the undeniable right of
opening and closing the doors 70 his
own home at his Town sweet will y
ou' ne has not such right with doors Of
us nelghbors. Nations are nothing
Out individuals en- masse. The "onen
' 'OOl Is no excuse for crime. Stay at
ione and mind your own business