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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-08-22
Utterly Collapsed.

In the phrase of the flamboyant Rec
ord Of Essex Junction, the Grout cleo
caravan has completely collapsed, the
tent pins are all pulled up and poles
and canvass are down in heap on the
heads of the ill-consorted gang that was
putting up the bogus show.
The claimed identity of that piece of
colossal buncombe, the Parker bill of
1884, with the socalled Grout bill pend
lug in Congress has been shown to be
a myth, there being no greater simili-
tude than between jackass and COW;
the principle, the essence, of the gen.
eral committee bill SIS of 1884, which
Dillingham; supported, it has been also
shown, by the publication of the mea.
sures themselves and the analysis of
their main provisions for preventing
the illegitimate traffic in oleomargarine,
was the same as the main provision for
the same end in the bill now pending
in Congress-; it has been shown, fur
Their, that, in respect OF the manufacture
and sale of oleomargarine in Vermont,
there was-and is--none of either,
and no occasion for any legislation on
that subject except as precautionary
measure; and this view of the matter
has been clinched by the declaration of
General Grout himself in Congress, as
appears from his own statement of his
record in that body, that Vermont has
no dealer in oleomargarine. This evil
dence the Grout people must believe,
even if they refuse to accept state
ment of the facts made by other peo-
pie.
So the hullabuloo over this whole
matter, as the JOURNAL some time ago
characterized it, like the treetoad in
Horr's famous campaign story, was
"nothing but damned noise" The
"noise," however, was 30 vociferous
and was 80 intended to simulate an
honest note of danger, the JOURNAL
has been at some pains in previous is
sues to give the official records of leg
islative proceedings in 1884, to publish
the various oleo bills and laws that have
been in the contention, with other
facts and data OF the real situation.
The result is the utter collapse of the
case of the Grout people against Dill
bingham. They knew full well that
they had no case, but counted on their
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-08-22
THE COURT DOCKET.

The jury and court calendar for the Sep
TENDER term of Washington county court
was issued today The docket contains
ninety-three civil cases for trial by jury,
and seventy-two for hearing by the court
Among the civil cases for trial of local in
terest are, l. II. P. Rowell apt, against the
estate of William @. Lewis, and Union Mu-
tual Fire Insurance Company against A, b.
Dugar.
The criminal docket is in good shape al
though a considerable number of cases are
set for trial. This number will doubtless
pc largely Increased after the grand jury
has reported its findings.
The term will open on Wednesday, Sep
TENDER 3, Hon. j. w. Rowell of Randolph
presiding.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-08-22
GODDARD SEMINARY,

The outlook for the coming year at God
dard Seminary is the brightest for years.
Already more students have engaged rooms
than Were in the school at any time last
year. The school is very fortunate in &c.
curing Miss Nadine Nichols of Barre to
take charge of the department of elocution.
She has had four years training at the EN-
erson School of Oratory and a large part of
her time during the last year >was given to
teaching. The success of her work with
private pupils in Barre speaks very well for
the future standing OF the department.
Now Goddard offers frst.olass instruc-
ton in every department. With Mr.. Phil
lips as instructor in voice, Miss Croft in pi-
ano Miss Kelley in art and Miss Nichols in
elocution the young people of this section
have rare opportunity to get. at a very
moderate cost, the best instruction in the
branches that are not taught in the High
school.
Goddard also offers frst-class instruction
in the business department. The best
judge OF the quality OF work done in a
school is the success OF its graduates in CIV
ing satisfaction in their positions. All OF the
graduates of this department are at work,
and the school receives applications for
cashiers, stenographers and bookkeepers
from the business men OF Barre, faster than
it can fit the students to do the work. The
tuition for business course Is only $40
term, for typewriting SO and for stenogra-
ply So for lesson of As minutes every day
OF the term.
The school is we'll equipped. A fine IL
brary Of 5000 volumes, a reading room sup
Piled with the best magazines, illustrated
papers and newspapers, is for the free use
OF the students. The use OF a large gymna-
stun is also free to all. The school build
ings are heated by steam, and the students
rooms are large and comfortable. Board,
including furnished room, heat light and
washing, is $3.50 per week. Tuition aver
ages $40 year. Rooms for self boarding,
with steam heat and light can be obtained
for So term, The cheapest school in the
State for the advantages offered*
Send for catalogue to o. X, Hollster,
Principal, Barre, VT.
"Fsll term opens Tuesday, September A.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-08-22

however, it Is maintained that in 1884
there was need of the law Parker pro-
posed, the wisdom and efficiency of the
law that was enacted at that time, and
which Mr.. Dillingham; favored, is strik-
ingly sustained by General Grout him
self. The enemy may jump on either
horn of this dilemma it best suits him
to be impaled. The cleo farce has be-
come tragedy for the Grout shouters.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-08-22
Again the Constitutional Question.

Here we have it again, this time from
the Barton Monitor:
1t is barely possible that The farmers
would prefer to leave the gu stion OF the
OF such bill to the Sn-
preme Court of the State instead of Mr..
Dillingham;. At any rate 1t seems that Mr.
Dillingham; was not IL fl leuced in his &C ion
by the decisions OF the Supreme Courts of
other States, as his organs have claimed,
OF the oleo people.
The reference is OF course to IL e
Parker bill of 1884 The brazen rs
sumption of impregnablity in the refer
ence of the question of uDconsti.ulion
ality to the Supreme Court is matched
only by the EDITORS assurance that w.
H. Parker was bigger man then the
Supreme Court in his dictum that he
provisions of his bill were entirely con.
stitutional.
Dillingham's opinion was that the
Parker bill was unconstitutional. La
this opinion w. H, Walker, chairman
of the House judiciary committee and
subsequently elected Judge OF the
Supreme Court, and six oil his associate
lawyers on that committee ccncurred.
l.. Ii. Thompson, a member OF The Sen
ate of 1884 and afterwards one of the
ablest judges on the supreme bench,
Henry 9. 1de, another Senator, an able
lawyer and for some y, ars Chief JUS
tice OF Samoa, with other eminent law
yers in House and Senate, were of the
same opinion. Here was the equiva-
lent OF Supreme Court decision Of the
question.
Good lawyers are not in the habit of
impeaching their legal reputation by
voting for measures which, in their
own opinion, fortified by the opinion of
others competent to judge, are clearly
unconstitutional. The Grout papers
accept without question or challenge
the statement of w. Fl. Parker, law
yer without standing, that his bill was
constitutional, but when it comes to the
other opinion, entertained by lawyers,
two of whom became judges of the Su-
preme Court, and all of whom were at
torneys of high standing in their pro-
fession, that the bill was unconstitu-
tional, then the cry is that "the farm
ers would prefer to leave the question
of the constitutionality of such bill to
the Supreme Court of the State" or
course the "farmers" in question are
the Grout editors who would prefer to
set up dummy which they can ma
nipulate, and leave to such an author
ity these questions of constitutlonality,
OF decency and common honesty.
The dirty innuendo in the last lines
of the Monitor extract is properly
dealt with by Editor French in his
open letter reprinted in this issue.
An attempt is made to fortify the
Parker dictum by the statement that
his bill has been enacted into law in
other States and has there been pro.
nounced constitutional. This claim
is as mythical as the oft.repeated asser-
ton that the Parker bill and the Grout
bill pending in Congress are identical.
No law that is second cousin to the
Parker bill has been enacted by any
State of the Union.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-08-22
EASTWOOD GUILTY

BURLINGTON, VT, Aug. 2l.-At the
Eastwood murder trial at Middlebury
this morning the jury returned verdict
of guilty of murder in the first degree.
Exceptions were filed and sentence is
suspended, pending a hearing in Su-
preme court. The prisoner took the
verdict with great indifference.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-08-22
EAST CORINTH FAIR.

Posters are up for the eleventh annual
fair OF the Waits River Valley Agrtcul-
tural Association, TO be held at East Cor
inth September 8. 6 and Z. Good music will
be provided and an address will be deliver
ed the second day by Rev, John Knox.
The full premium list will be published in
the WATCHMAN next week.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-08-22

In India, the land OF famine thousands
die because they cannot obtain food. In
America, the land Of plenty, IN any suffer
and die because they cannot digest the food
they eat. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests
what you eat. 1t instantly relieves and
radically cures all stomach troubles. w.
X. Terrill q Co.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-08-22

ability to fool enough Of the people to
accomplish their purpose, the defeat Of
Nj. Dillingham; IN gro.sly iroudu ent
charge.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-04

The school boy space writer on the
Advocate tries to make il apMlr that
the democratic county nominees are
not in the contest for the sake of OBJ
tanning the offices but because of their
devotion to the principles of the demo
cratic party. That being the case we
suppose the Advocate will agree with
us that they should not ask for or ex-
pect republican votes, for if they dc
not care about holding the Offices they
don't need the votes and if they are
simply running to maintain the princi.
pies of democracy. then republicans
who don't believe in those principles
surely should not vote for them. He
also has the effrontery to claim the
democratic candidates are influenced
by principle only and that the repub.
lican candidates are influenced by q
desire for gain only. That is q spirit
OF insincerity only equaled by him and
his party associates when they make
that other claim that republicans favor
subverting the republic and the demo.
Gratis favor maintaining it. 1t would
be beneficial to better understanding
of the situation il such fellows would
leave off such charges and confine
themselves to discussion of the prin.
ciples of their platform.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-04
Gen. Black Is . Patriot.

Gen. Black, commissioner Of pen
sions during Cleveland's first term, a
lifelong democrat and man the
country has faith in, is opposing
Bryan's fOolise anti-expansion talk.
This is what he said the other day at
Hutchinson, Kansas:
There is no human society where the
minority must not submit to the major
ity. He referred to expansion AS an
historical programme in human affairs,
calling attention to the various growths
made by the Americans and stating
that the democratic administration had
never failed to annex territory without
the consent Of the governed. In the
adoption Of its platform ut Kansas
City, the acts of long line of illus
trious democratic statesmen were re-
pudiated. They sought to tear from
history the bravest deeds of its soldiers
and to cloud the record of the ablest
statesmen Of the democratic party.
General Black said as soldier he
could not forget the long train of events
that followed the blowing up of the
Maine; that these events were inter.
woven inseparably with the purpose
declared by o unanimous act OF con.
gress in its declaration of war against
Spain. The attack upon Manila, the
battle Of Cavite, Of Santiago, OF Agui
naldo's assault upon American soldiers
in defiance Of all treaty rights, are all
mighty links in the mighty chain OF
events in the struggle for human
liberty and human life.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-04
Let Well Enough Alone.

The Indications are that South Da-
kota will give surprise to the country
in the shape of heavy republican
majority. Populists are coming back
to the republicans in great numbers.
H. L. Loucks, formerly populist
leader of the state is stumping the
state for Mckinley. The Sioux City
Journal reports of him as follows:
Mr.. Loucks says that wherever he
goes he finds that the paramount issue
with the people is not anti-imperialism
nor trusts. nor free silver, but it is
"Let we'll enough alone On his
tour he not only talked t. he voters in
public meetings, but he Sat dawn and
talked with them singly and ~ knots
in hotels, stores, shops and o.lrri, and
found the overwhelming feeling to be
that Imperialism is bugaboo. So far
rs the trust issue is concerned, it is be-
coming rapidly understood that the
Organizes defeated the legislation
which the republicans undertook in the
last congress to effectively bring trusts
under control, and that this defeat was
ordered because otherwise the ques-
ton would have been taken out of the
campaign, and the democrats had to
have it to howl about, just as Bryan
admits he favored the ratification of
the Philippine treaty with Spain in
order that he might have Imperialism
to howl about.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-04

Two republican meetings were in.
tertered with and personal VIGILANCE
done ut them last week. One was the
Rooseveldt meeting at Victor, Colo
RADIO, where the Bryan psrtisans made a
personal attack on Gov. Roosevelt,
and the other was at Davenport, this
state, where the Bryan supporters at
tended republican meeting in large
numbers. hooted down the speakers
and threw missels at them. And this
is the party that is making claims that
it IL the only party with whom the lib.
critics OF the people and the institutions
OF the republic are safe. 1t is very evi
dent to which OF the two great parties
the anarchy OF this country attaches
itself.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-04
Met q Buzz Saw.

Frank Miller, of Indianola, was in
the city Monday on his way from Chi
cago where he had gone on business.
He told good story while he was here.
II got on the train at Chicago last
evening"" he said, ''and sat down in the
sleeper, waiting for the train to start.
l am an ardent Bryan man this year
and naturally began talking politics to
friend of mine who sat in the seat
with me and who was a republican. l
flatter myself that l had torn his argu-
ments into about seventy-three different
kinds of tatters and was pursuing the
usual course in political discussion,
suppose, and was talking loud and
long.
Pretty soon great big, smooth
faced man who was sitting across the
aisle jumped to his feet and came over
to me. He stood up in front of maand
gave republican speech that simply
tore me all to pieces. l never was so
ripped up in my life. The fellow
positively amazed me, and when he
finished with me felt small enough to
crawl out Of n steam pipe. When he
had finished me he turned on his heel
and left the car"
Say CONDUCTOR gasped as that
functionary passed by, who was that,
anyway
Bob Cousins he said
81 am prepared to testify on oath
that Cousins is as great an orator as he
is cracked up to be" added Miller in a
tone of admiration for the gallant and
brainy congressman. And his friends
here rather suspect that he may vote
for Mckinley.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-04
Democrats Making Extra Efforts.

The democratic candidates and COM
mittee are making extra efforts this
fall to carry the county, or at least to
elect portion of their comfy ticket.
The county chairman has sent circu-
lar letter to one man in each school
district in the county requesting him to
make list of the voters, marking their
politics if known, and marking the
doubtful ones, and those who were
democrats in '96 and republicans now,
and those who were republicans in '96
and democrats now. They are re-
quested to return the poll inside Of a
week and also to send with it $500
which they are requested to raise each
in his district. This is to help increase
their campaign fund. The chairman
goes on to relate how they are con-
fronted with the dangers of imperial
ism and militarism, but doesn't say one
word about free silver.
We would caution those who have
received these letters that it might be
we'll to not be too liberal with the %. 90
remittances or the democratic chair
man may need clerk to help him
receive money for o while, for he fails to
say to how many in each school district
he has mailed this $2.CO request. There
are over one hundred school districts in
this county.
More schemes for raising money for
alleged campaign purposes are being
resorted to by the democrats Of Iowa
than for years. The counties OF the
state have been worked, and our county
has not been neglected, to get subscrip-
tons from the democratic voters, the
ostensible object being to carry on
their campaign. Walt Butler, the
CRATER, was here working his scheme.
These fellows who did the soliciting
were supposed to get good per cent
for their share. Thus they intend to
save our ''institooshuns" and preserve
our liberties.
All of which leads US to remark that
the good and true republican workers
OF this county must be alive to the
situation and not allow democracy to
steal march on them. Last year you
elected the entire republican ticket and
this year their is no reason why you
should not repeat the act. You also
have your duty to do in helping to keep
these good times. We want no more
democratic experiments of free trade
or free silver. Let good enough alone.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-04

James H. Eckels, ex.comptroller OF
the currency, dem ocrat, tells why he
will not support Bryan
IF elected president the public must
be prepared to see Mr.. Bryan as chief
executive and those associated with
him as cabinet counselors, construe
every law bearing upon the currency
and the powers Of the treasury depart
ment, in such manner as to nullify,
as best he can, its provisions in so far
as they bear upon the maintenance Of
the gold standard.
"The experiment is too dangerous a
one to be entered upon by any one on
the grounds that the gold standard is
SO fixed in law that it cannot be dis
turbed, nc matter who may be presi.
dent or secretary of the treasury.
1T is not perfect law. but can be
made SO by its friends. 1t can be made
abortive by its enemies, once firmly
intrenched in power"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-04
Abraham Lincoln.

When leaving his home at Spring
fild. ILL.,, to be inaugarated President
Of the United States, made farewell
addresstO his old friends and neigh
bors, in which he said, "Neighbors give
your boys chance"
These words come with as much
force to-day as they did when Lincoln
spoke them.
Up in the northwest is a great empire
waiting for young, and sturdy fellows
to come and deAelOpe it and grow up
with the country" All over this broad
land are the young fellows, the boys
Lincoln referred to, seek to better
their conditions and get on in life.
The country referred to lies along
the Northern Pacific railroad. Here
you can find pretty much anything
you want. In Minnesota, and In the
Red River Valley, of North Dakota.
the finest prairie land fitted for wheat
and grain, or as well as for daring and
diversified farming. In western North
Dakota and Montana are stock ranges
limitless in extent, clothed with the
most nutritious of grasses.
Ii u fruit farming REGION in wanted
there Is the whole state Of Washington
to select from.
As for scenic delights the Northern
Pacific railroad passes through coun-
try unparalleled. In crossing the
Rocky and Cascade mountains. the
greatest mountain scenery to be seen
IN the United States from car windows
is found. The wonderful bad lands,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-04
What Thurman Said.

Allen G.. Thurman was considered as
great democratic statesman as his
generation produced. At the COM
mencement of the Mexican war some
people opposed it SO strongly as almost
to give laid and comfort to the enemy"
Speaking on this subject Mr.. Thurman
became patriotic. What he said We
commend to the notice of some here
now who are practically aiding
Aguinaldo. Here it is:
So war is upon us. The blood of our
citizens has been shed. Our soldiers
have been killed or captured by Mexi-
can troops. Our army is assailed by a
superior force. All that men brave
and patriotic can do, will be done.
Regular troops must also be enlisted.
The energies of our nation must be put
forth that the war may be brief, de-
cisive and glorious; that the peace
which follows may be honorable. adj
vantageOus and permanent. Different
opinions may be entertained as to
Whot uno PEouuccu ILLS WdT. LII tue
judgment of some, our own govern
ment may be to blame. But this is not
the time to be finding fault with it. It
is not in crisis like this that such o
Judgment should be pronounced. II is
not in the very beginning of contest
with an enemy that we should lessen
our own moral force. 1t is no time now
to tell the world that we are the ag-
gressors. Success in war depends not
on arms alone, in this age of the world
We have our enemies and powerful
enemies, too, besides the Mexicans-
enemies who will gladly seize on every
thing that seems to put us in the wrong.
We must not furnish them with argu-
ments against us, arguments which
would derive their chef rate from
being first uttered by us. Above all,
We must not dishearten our own peo-
pie, and exalt the spirits of our own
foes. We must encourage, not dis
courge, enlistments. We must in
crease, not depress the ardor of our
countrymen. Did we even know with
certainty that our government is to
blame. this would yet be our duty.
How much more strongly is it our
duty when we cannot say that our
government is in the wrong.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-04
School Boy Editor

It seems the editor of the Advocate
has secured from Brysn's own town q
young man to come here and do the
heavy writing on that paper during the
campaign. Whether the editor Of that
paper felt unequal to the task Of the
writing necessary to be done in o
national campaign, or whether he did
not care to shoulder the opprobrium Of
defending the democratic positions of
this year, or just what his excuse is for
importing this scion of Organism into
Audubon county we cannot say. So
long as r. g. Spencer 4 Co. is at the
head of the editorial column the public
will charge against those parties what
ever appears in the columns. Yet SO
long as the articles with the plain ear
marks of the school boy from Lincoln
appear, and so long 81 that young man
declares on the street that he is edit
ing tina paper, the public will perhaps
be bothered to know where lies the
responsibility.
Last week this young man gives the
editor of this paper column or more
in his light and half humorous style.
We have not space or time to reply.
He confesses to being school boy and
assumes we find fault with him for
going to school. No. sonny, what we
object to is your leaving school. Edu-
cation is good thing If you get enough
of it to know that You don't know
much. A limited amount is dangerous.
It mixes and befuddles one. 1t some
times causes one to parade his know
ledge. It might even cause one to
open the report of democratic con-
vention by long treatise on civil
government.