Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-05-07

Kentucky republic or an oligarchy;
whether we vote by rights secured by
law, or by grace of few men. 1t
matters not that these men may them
selves have been elected. They were
given no commission by the people to
select a governor for them, and as
said by Mr.. jefferson, speaking for
himself and his compatriots: 'an
elective despotism was not the gov
ernment we fought for We have
been denied republicanism, the prin-
ciple has failed in it's duty, and we call
on the guarantor to make good it's
guaranty. We ask for the protection
of liberty and property against the
arbitrary exercise of the powers of
| the government"
President Mckinley will not be
turned aside from his intention to
compel the Sultan of Turkey to pay
for American missionary property
destroyed in his empire, by sensational
publications alleging that Turkey is
being encouraged to resist payment
by Russia. AS matter of fact, neither
Russia nor any other government has
intimated in any manner that it had
anything to do with or intended to
have anything to do with anything
this government might feel disposed
to do to compel the Sultan to pay this
money which he has over and over
promised to pay, but it would make
no difference if they had. The U. S.
has never brooked interference in it's
business by other governments and it
will not do so now.
Senator Scott, of West Virginia, has
reason to feel proud of the unqualified
endorsement of his right to the seat
he holds given by the senate, when
the motion of Senator Pettus, of Ala,
to send the resolution declaring Mr..
Scott entitled to his seat, back to COM
m1ttee, with instructions to further
investigate, was defeated by a vote of
50 to 8. The three democrats who
voted aye might have had more sup
port from their party, if Senator
ed that the vote on the motion would
determine whether the rule establish
ed in the Turpie case, that the senate
should not e-open decision made by
a state would be reversed,
and that if it was reversed, it would
cover the credentials of Senator elect
Blackburn, of KY, which would have
to be considered early in the next
congress.
Democratic leaders-real leaders =
are sorry that Representative Sulzer,
of n. Y, and Lentz, of Ohio, two dem
ocrats in search of notoriety, succeed
ed in getting that congressional
investigation of the labor riots in
Idaho, in which they have made the
democratic party appear as the
champion of the rioters and thugs,
who, according to the testimony of
the democratic governor of the state,
Gen. Merriam and other reputable
witnesses, started reign of terror in a
county Of Idaho that could only be put
down and held down by the presence
of Federal troops. 1t is warning to
the democratic party against allowing
such men as SulZer and Lentz to pose
as party leaders warning which will
be emphasized by 10 IS of votes.
Assistant Secre tary Taylor, of the
treasury department, who has just re-
turned from an inspection of the new
public building on Ellis Island, in New
York harbor, which is being con-
structed for use as an immigrant sta
ton, is enthusiastic over the structure,
which he says will be one of the
wonders of the world. The room for
the examination Of immigrants will
1900 persons without
unco mfor table crOwding. The cost /
of all the buildings will exceed 81 ,O00,-
900, portion of which will be paid
from the immigration fund. It is
fact not generally known that the i'm
migra ton bureau is entirely self sus-
tanning, the tax of one dollar on each
more than paying all it's
President McKin lev has signed a
bill providing for the form of govern
ment for the territory of Hawaii,
which will go into effect in 45 days,
and is at pre- sent considering the quail
ifcations of several applicants for the
territorial officers, including the gov
ernor, all of whom must be citizens of