Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-11-16

Brattleboro was aglow Monday evening
with red FIRE, Roman candles, sky rockets,
Japanese lanterns, candles, torches aud
other iluminations in honor of the vcto-
nv of the national Republican presidential
et-McKinley and Roosevelt. BrAttle-
boro Republicans, and many others of the
same political belief from other towns in
the county, celebrated the triumph OF their
party by a Notification aud torch-light pa
rade. in which some 700 men and youth
Joined, That the celebration was sue
cess admits of no doubt, aud while there
have been larger political parades in Br t.
tleboro there has been none in which the
participants felt more keenly the meaning
of the victory they helped to win or in
which they were given greater encourage
ment in the way of illuminations of the
homes and the streets.
The celebration began promptly at 8
o'clock, when the procession, which had
formed near the town hall, moved up Main
street, headed by the mounted chief mar
shall, Col. j. G. Estey, and more than 70
mounted aids. When the head of the pro-
cession reached Terrace street the rear had
Just passed the town hall. The procession
was made up as follows:
Chief Marshal and Aids
First Regiment BAn0, Leon fOsteT Drum haJoi
Mckinley Transparency.
Uncle Sam and His New Possessions
Plug Hat Brigade
Citizens with Torches.
Float, THE Full Dinner Pail"
Citizens viii Torches.
Valley Drum Corps
Citizens with Roman Candies
Modern Woodmen of America.
Citizens and Youth.
Free Silver Dump Wagon.
The Mckinley transparency was gotten
up by George W. Clapp and consisted of a
life-size figure, representing the President,
surmounting transparency which read
on one side: practical home and Philip.
pine policy" and on the other, "PracticaI
home and Chinese policy" 1t was carried
by six men. Fred r. Smith of Bellows
Falls, six feet and 10 inches tall, imper-
sonated Uncle Sam, a role which he is
we'll qualified to take, and was surrounded
by Cuba, Porto Rico, Hawaii and the
Philippines, transparencies carried by four
boys.
The plug hat brigade consisted of about
100 men wearing silk hats and carrying
canes. The float, THE Full Dinner
PAIL" was a representation of large
dinner pail with the inscription, "Foul
years more of the full dinner pail
On the corners of the float were foul
LTd0SDdT6uCltS,
following inscriptions: "Bryan Says
Prosperity Did It," "Sound Money!
"rhere is Work for Every Laborer in the
Country" "The Full Dinner Pail is Re
pudiated-W. j. Bryan" The float wa;
gotten up by Austin <. Miller, who rode
upon it in the costume of Uncle Sam
Eighteen members of the local branch Of
Modern Woodmen of America marched In
uniform, headed by DR.. K. r. Lynch or
horseback. The free silver dump wagon
which brought up the rear of the parade
was contributed by Mr.. Atkins and Mr.
Drake of the Brattleboro Retreat, and
was labelled "Just Dumped-Free Silver
Besides a large number OF Transparent
cies there we're carried representation o.
gold coin, made by W. K. Stuart, and
crayon pictures of Mckinley and Roosevelt
by Robert Gordon Hardie. Following art
some of the inscriptions on the Transparent
cies:
When in doubt ask Rollin. His speech at Or
ange did it.
No Crokerism for u.s.
Republican disqualification, Prosperity anC
Patrio ism.
The ice trust is busted
Followers of william the Conqueror.
Lost, strayed or stolen-several Democratic
states Return TO W. j. Bryan.
Who struck Billy Bryan? Dick Croker anC
Aguinado.
'rhe American people cannot be fooled w
j. Bryan. We believe It
Vermont Republicanism-the star that neve
sets.
Special (Aguinaldo to Bryan: BE brave my
boy. You did your best"
Vermont set the pace In September and thu
country followed In November.
Protection for life and liberty in this country
and the Philippines.
Uncle Sam does not take Democratic anti fat
With malice toward none and charity for all.
No thought Of Imperialism turks in the Amer
can heart
Four years OF MAC, TEDDY" and prosperity