St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-10-17

little gentle emphasis. His friends are
not enthusiastic. The city and country
Democrats are very bitter toward each
other, though Hill and Tammany have
apparently laid aside their differences.
II have just come from Illinois, and l
am confident that the state will go Re-
publican. Republican leaders in Cook
county assure me that they will carry
that county. The prospects were never
brighter. l am satisfied, too, that we
shall carry Ohio from what | have seen
and heard. Mr.. Hanna and other OHIO
men are very sure of the state. Mayor
Jones is out for Bryan. | do not fancy
that will have much effect. He cannot
carry many with him. The people have
been thinking it over pretty carefully, |
believe They are not ready to throw
away something for nothing. They are
not satisfied with nothingness and va
guuess. They want something definite,
and the Democratic campaign cries have
ceased to allure them. THERE'S no doubt
as to the result, and Republican success
in New York is certainty.
Bryan Wrong About SuIu Treaty.
Acting Secretary of War Meiklejohn
has written the following letter to Will
liam Jennings Bryan:
Washington, Oct. 6, 1900.
"Dear Sir In the press reports yester-
day of your address at Upton, Ind, in
which you referred to the overthrow of
human slavery in the United States re-
sulting from the success Of the armies OF
the Union. you are also reported as say
ing in that connection: we fought then
for the adoption of a Constitutional
amendment that provided that no man
could own a slave, and yet before the
Philippine war is ended we have the
Sulu treaty, which recognizes slavery.
Permit me to invite your attention to
the following extract from the letter o.
the Secretary of War to Maior-Gen. Otis
commanding the United States forces in
the Philippines, under date of Oct. 81
1899:
1.-THE President instructs me to advise
you that the agreement signed Aug. 20
1899, between Brig, Gen. John c. Bates
representing the United States, of the ont
part, the Sultan of Jolo, the Dato Raja1
Muda, the Dato Attik, the Dato Calbi
and the Dato Joakanain, of the othe
part, is confirmed and approved, subjec
to the action of Congress, provided for IL
that clause OF the treaty of peace be
tween the United States and Spain whicl
provides. The civil rights and tn
political status of the native inhabitant
of the territory hereby coded to tn
United States shall be determined b,
Congress, and with the understandin!
aud reservation, which should be dis
tinctly communicated to the Sultan q
Jolo. that this agreement is not to b
deemed in any way to authorize or Civ
, the consent of the United States to tn
, existence Of slavery in the Sulu archipela
go, a thing which is made impossible b.
the Thirteenth Amendment to the Cor
stitution of the United States.
at is probably unnecessary to ca
your attention to the fact that in tn
absence of the approval OF the Presiden
it is impossible for us to have the Sui
treaty. or any other treaty. Very IT
specttuly, G. D. MEIKLEJoHN.
ITO Hon. w. ]. BRYAN, Peoria, ILL.,"
) Ohio and Indiana.
Postmaster General Smith, who ha
+ just returned to Washington from a 81
days trip in Indiana and Ohio, where /
had an opportunity to study the poll
ica situation, expressed complete sati
: faction with the present outlook. II
said -
AS l expected, the state of Ohio is SUI
to go Republican, audit will be as stron
for Mckinley this year as it was in 1896
There is no danger of the Democrat
gaining a foothold in the Buckeye stat
/ must confess that the situation coul
! not be better. AS to Indiana. | WE
! mnch surprised to find the conditions S
favorable. | had an opportunity to tai
with politicians, business men and farm
ers, both Republican and Democrats,
> this state, all of whom were exceeding
! confident of McKinleys election.
{ talking with a prominent Gold Der
ocrat of Allen county, Ind, who Was
. a position to know the sentiment anon
Democrats better than a Republican,
:, was assured that the majority of ALLIE
;, county Gold Democrats would vote Il
:, Republican ticket this fall. There is
decided inclination among farmers WI
= advocated free silver in 1896 and vote
I for Bryan to change their views. tt
farmers say that they are prosperou
They realize that B1yan's declaration
+ and prophecies in 1896 have not be-
fulfilled, and they will consequently vo
l. to prevent change of the present 1ou
d ishing conditions of the country.
= The Republicans and Gold Democra
: with whom l talked in different parts
n the state say that they feel more con
l. dent every day of Republican victor
o and | confess that, after talking wi
a travelling men and people in all walks
o life, feel confident of a Republican M
It jority in Indiana next month. l toul
:. that imperialism is bugaboo that h
II scared no one in Indiana or Ohio. T
=. Indianians are not concerned abo
S trusts and expansion. 1t is the mon
s. question principally which interes
It them. When | went to Indiana | was
II the impression that it should be class
b among the uncertain and doubtful state
lie but, although think it is not absol
tely safe, the chances certainly are gree
1t ly in favor of the Republicans.
= An Impartial Forecast.
10 The New York Sun says that me
., complete investigation from SCOUT
4 which is not associated with either of t
y. national committees gives the tollowi
States to Mckinley: California, 9 ell
> toraI votes Connecticut, 6; Delaware,