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brand the Democrats a. enemies of
the men who fought to preserve the
Union and to wipe out the unutterab1e
curse Of slavery. RS ~
However, the Republican platform II
now silent; and William Mckinley
writes columns Ia letter Of accept
ance without q single line or even 4
single word referring to the soldiers
Of the Union. He was too busy de-
Tending his war Of conquest to offer 4
word Of assurance to them that they
are still to be dealt with Justly and lib
orally by a grateful government.
The Democratic platform ID in happy
contrast with that Of the Republicans.
I'VE are proud Of the courage and
fidelity Of the American soldiers and
sailors in all our wars 1t says; I'VE
favor liberal pensions to them and
position taken in the Chicago plat
form in 1895, that the fact Of enlist
ment and service should be deemed
conclusive evidence against disease
and disability before enlistment"
And Mr.. Bryan IN his letter of ac-
ceptance declares that IA liberal policy
is natural and necessary in govern
ment which depends upon a citizen SOL
diery instead Of large standing
army. Seif-interest, as well as grati-
tude, compels the government to make
bountiful provisions for those who, In
the hour Of danger, and at great sac
rifice Of business, health and life, ten
der their services to their country"
He therefore demands that the PEN
sion laws shall be generously con-
strued In the spirit which prompted
their passage;. and he makes 1t plain
that in the event of his election, he
will not search out another Henry Clay
Evans to be his pension commissioner.
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Slrsr Climbing Upward
al d Remarkable Rate

The highest quotation so 1885, London
cheering market silver figure
g Ssw y TIE
was "a and oneaf market points Of the London
counted and discouraged American SOIL that London
p
The for the gain Of points Saturday clearly
ssse son S ese dated o which quotes the Lon
ending September 1t absorbed 20 900 Of
oo ounces for coinage and for This" the
the predicts that the Indian will
soe by edition Of "neral Industry
the production troy
s with
a.a a India @ her nts closed public
sumed silver year ending August 81 by O
States 1885, IN ne United
yet not the only buyer of bar silver in the London
market From January to September 19oo the ship
576oo while the gain shipments China
sS par also % with 1892 reached II add the gain Of
with like period 1892 estimate the value
London special the New York Evening Post under date
"sver the short settlements
general speculative demands. Money
The per capita CIRCULATION Of Inda including
but sod When hs avalanche call
S fs 81 oa Of Of
1s99 will figure merely item forunner of the demand
o Sn Mexn mn which, as unit but ~
the estimated populations Of China and India.
who are loyal to Cooados chief interest
take heart them
Bryan at Ann Arbor II favor the free and unlimited
majority that woco candidates for the
Legislature will be distanced in all the counties.
silver pouring into that country the demands the
country thus falls absolutely the ground and
tive who have feared disturbance of business find their obec
The time coinage president Congress-
Mountain News, Oct 2s
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TEiE EFrECT OF BRYANS ELECTION
Silver and Properly values VIII Rise Together woleett
an Enemy to Protection.
fny Iohn 3. Isse,t,l

med
ucen that club is being formed real calamity
ought killer to hit them with
club. .s ar. .7'T7.,. 7s.. nm -
and the following the total selling
forgotten what 1t was that came one
bright June 1883 like clap Of thunder and
closing coinage the silver
Walte's bloody brides speech.
Next Wocots speech in the
70 making desert by blowing 1t and sowing with salt
Now the
colossal than
and bankruped three
real in three
to Mckinley
They the coinage
gold
gold making more
the the precisely
to
the world that Bryans election remote Immediate
silver.
Intelligent community spectacle Of
rejoice past few weeks the out
booming panic with silver at only SO cents
below So
n of universal decentralization.
of Mcnys declaration that
certainly back to 81 and above,
by pushing
currency
to pan a a He is
wolcotts strength
He Judge Haet
They both back to
Wall street
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Up to the Voter

The people Of Colorado have long
been demanding that we be given n
business man for governor. Tho do
mand Of the people was echoed by the
Republican press In the days preced-
ing the nominating conventions. These
papers declared that o lawyer or a
professional politician would not an.
swer the needs Of the state or the de-
mands Of the people. The Democracy,
In convention assembled. nominated,
in tho person Of james b. Orman, q
business man. Just what the people
had demanded. The Republican party,
when Its convention met, proceeded to
do Just what tho people said must not
be done, nominated not only lawyer
but q professional politician ~ we'll
The people now have chance to
make good their desires. A. between
political manipulation and lawyer, ON
the ONE side, and business man pure
and simple, they may now make their
choice. It's now up to the voter.-vic-
tor Times.
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AtTasse Of Imperialism.

Not every one II ready to give an
opinion about the far-oR islands Of tho
sea, whether they should belong to this
country or not, but in Colorado we arc
given q taste Of Imperialism In Z prac.
tical experience that renders the meau.
ing Of the term clear and tinmlstakable.
Practical politics In Colorado begins
and ends with n. o. Wolcott. He has
the power vested In wealth. Ho Ii
greedy for still more power. He wants
10 represent the people Of Colorado,
Willing or unwilling. Every one who
has paid amy attention to the matter
knows that be hns laid his plans for
the past year by playing upon human
nature that In too weak to resist the
power Of gain. ny stupendous effort
to stir up purity seal ON the ono hand
and dealing cut great chunks Of pros
pcrIty on the other, he intends to car.
~ himself back Into Congress. All he
wants II power. He II an embodiment
Of would.be Imperialism. The great
state Of Colorado ought to b. able to
get along without him, for the prospsri.
" he Offers u degra<lins. .-Idahe
Springs News.
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A Strong Ticket.

The Democratic ticket In q winning
ticket. The candidates are bringing to
It unexpected strength from unexpcct-
cd sources. II IN ticket that appeals
to tho man who earns his daily bread
by honest toll. 1t Ii ticket that puts
hope In the hearts Of the plain people,
because II II convincing proof that
from the Democratic party can the
men and women who travel the low.
lier walks Of life hope for political
recognition. There are NO kid.gloved
or patent.leathered men on the list, bat
every man there II daily contributor
in some effective way to the upbul1d.
ing Of Colorado. They may not pos.
sess the earmarks Of . trcachcrous po-
litical boss, and will not 70 Into oiilcc
wearing tho dog collar Of amy man; but
they will 70 In determined to bend ev.
cry energy they possess toward prov.
ing their gratitude that from among 10
many capable men they were selected
to carry the party banner and lead the
way 10 nm overwhelming victory Colo
RADIO Democrat.
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IMPERIAL c9vRRNMRNY
AMD.IYS LOGICAL RESULTS

italy has less than one-half the pop
ulation Of the United States, yet she
has navy that outmatches ours. She
maintains an army Of 10000 men In
time Of peace, and there Is one priest
for every sixty persons.
She might maintain the priests, but
she cannot possibly advance and carry
the army that rides upon her back.
Italy is the extreme type of all Euro
pean countries, except Switzerland,
Holland. Norway and Sweden.
Italy Is rotting Mt the core. The
moss Is Mt work pulling down the pal
ace that CaprinO planned: the grass
springs from between the paving
stones where Michael Angelo trod, and
the noble Romans and courtly Fl0ren-
tines, like the crawling lizards, only
bask in the sun In winter and move
but to keep In the shade In summer.
Conscription kills ambition. Men
Will not work where the government
demands hnlf their wages, as Itnly
does. Only two careers worth men-
tioning are open to aspiring youth IN
1taly--the army and the church. Man.
ual labor Is held everywhere In con-
tempt, and this accounts for the seem.
ing superfluity Of folks and the braxen
beggard0m. The rich set the example
of idleness. ltaly's are ID a thing Of
the past. Italy was.
Governments cannot be done away
with instantaneously, but progress viii
come, as 1t has In the past, and the
ideal government will arrive when
there Is no government at all.
30 long rs governments set the ex-
ample Of killing their enemies. private
individuals will occasionally kill theirs.
80 long as men are clubbed, robbed,
imprisoned. disgraced, hanged by the
governing class, just no long will the
idea OF violence and brutality bo born
In the souls OF men.
Governments imprison men and then
hound them when they are released.
Hate viii never die 70 long 40 men are
taken from useful production ON the
specious plea Of patriotism. and bayo-
nets gicam In Gods pure sunshine.
And the worst part nbout making Q
soldier Of q mnn il not that . soldier
kills brown men or white men, but
that the soldier loses his own soul.
In American Just now there are
strong signs Of following the example
Of modern Italy. TO divert tho atten-
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That State Deseit

Occasionally . citlzen secs q copy Of
the Dsnver Times or Republican. He
win see It charged that Governor
Thomas will have q deficit Of $500, 600.
OF course, this II misleading and is In
tended to bc 10. It means that bills
for state expenses and appropriations
for state Institutions were signed to
something like thnt amount In excess
Of what came In In the form Of reve-
nue.. Governor Thomas had q right to
think that the assessors Of the state
would be honest and not assess prop
erty ON thirty per cent. basis at q
high rate Of taxation. In this he was
Of course. deceived. and by this action
Of county officials all over the state, tho
commonwealth has had Ito state insti.
tutlons suffer and live on borrowed
money. Citiscns Of Boulder county will
thank Governor Thomas for the sue.
cesseuI sfIorta be made r. keep the
Universlty from closing. lts appfo-
prlation of $4,000 weuh have bsea
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Mckinley HauIs Down the Flag

By the courtesy of William McKin-
ley, our imperial president, the richest
gold placer mines In Alaska have been
transferred to the ownership Of Eng
land. A strip of territory half as large
MS Long Island has been turned over to
Great Britain for the mere asking.
Two thousand American miners who
discovered valuable claims in Ameri-
can territory have been given over to
Canada, to be deprived Of $1,000, 900
gold output by the British Columbian
alien laws. The Porcupine mining dis
trict Ia now English territory, and the
American miners will be forced to pay
their miners tax to British authority.
Here we have an imperial situation
that should give Oregon, Washington
and California food for deep reflection.
Two years ago when these demands
of England for Alaskan territory were
rejected, the mere rejection was her.
aided as complete victory for the
United States over the policy of en-
croachment and untenable demands of
Canada"
But this was before the leaven of i'm
perialism had begun to work and be-
fore the Mckinley Hay Roosevelt-Han
ma ideas had begun to prevail.
But Canada wanted a port on the
Lynn canal. She made an Imperial de-
mand backd by England. Mckinley
gave in, and the result is, Canada has
been presented with one Of the richest
gold-bearing districts Of the United
States.
The demands Of Canada have been
SO astounding that even the most pnr-
tisan Republican organs have fought
bitterly against them for years.
There has been no claim or pretense
that the British authorities or subjects
ever occupied any of the territory now
In dispute, except under a lease from
Russia, or ever exercised any acs of
sovereignty over 1t.
Upon the transfer Of Alaska from the
sovereignty Of Russia to that Of the
United States. q portion Of the United
States army was sent to occupy the
very territory now given over to Eng
land. - -, ..a.,. {
HUT insultlng. demands which any
other country on earth would have met
with indignant refusals have been
meekly submitted to by the man who
seeks reelection at the hands Of the
American people.
It IN useless to speculate upon what
Jefferson, jackson or Bryan would or
would not have done under such condi-
lions.
The question IL, what Mckinley has
already d0ne.-New York Journal
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PRESIDENT Harrison Is a bimetallist, as
his official papers and speeches show.
The Republican platform declares for
bimetallism and In that respect faith
fully represents the course Of the par
ty. The Republican party
seeks a broader money basis. The
worlds commerce expands 80 rapidly
the volume Of paper currency and Of
various credit substitutes for money,
which must be supported by the spe-
Gle basis, has become SO vast-that
scarcely any can be found to deny that
commerce and industry would be safer
II the entire stock of 81, III ,S45, 600 gold
and 5000, I'll 600 silver in the world
(see estimate Of Director Of the Mint
Leach. table AZ, could be freely en-
ployed as foundation, instead of only
a part Of that amount. As matters
stand in the great commercial nations
of the world, the credit system and the
exchanges now rest upon
the stock Of gold as the only basis. A
bfhetallic system would render the
commerce and industry OF these ma
tions safer and more healthy. Serious
losses and great risks are Incurred
through the constant di1turbance of
exchanges between gold-using and Sill
ver-usiug cOuntries. Even In Great
Britain, where gold monometallism IL
worshiped Ms It IL nowhere else, the
greatest statesmen and the most pow
erful boards Of trade are at their wits
end to discover some way Of escaping
the frightful losses In commerce with
the east, which have this very year en-
vOlved great banks and firms In ruin"
The money plank Of the Republican
party adopted at Philadelphia July q,
1900. states:
I'VE declare our steadfast opposition
to the free and unlimited coinage Of
silver. We renew our allegiance to the
principle OF the gold standard"
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PensienersPsy for lmserialiam

The Republican platform Of 1900 II
absolutely silent concerning the old
soldiers. There II not one solitary
word In their behalf; and It II sus.
pectcd TINT. in the costly pursuit of
foreign wars Of conquest the Repub-
llcan party foresees the neccssity Of
economy In the direction Of pension cx.
pendlturcs.
There is ground for believing that
the party Of Imperialism In preparing
10 make the old soldiers pay for the
war Of subjugation In the Philippines.
Yet the Republican party has assert.
Cd rigorous claim upon the voter
S & ss .Ss SS 'c sss =. + .ns ss sossht ;s to
the beneft Of monopolies and trusts
and u has lost ~ oppostunity a
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The Farmer cess The Worst ef Il


Why II Il that when . Republican
speaker gets to quoting the price Of
farm produce he always quotes from
memory Now our government has
wisely provided Q 'ycar book" Of agri.
culture In which are given tho price Of
all farm commodities ION tho farm"
going back ~ far as 1901. Now this
last year book is from Republican ON.
clals, and Of course wouldn't misrepre.
sent. II quotes reduced prices on most
all farm produce. In tho four yearn
~ cents per bushei, and during the last
term 70 centx, while during the three
years OF Mckinley rule given Il has
averaged - ~ cents.
Wheat h even worse. hay h down,
cotton Ii the lowest ever known, with
but one exception. that Of leo0. why
not uss facts not n,smoegs
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German Voters Balk 1t lna>
peria1ism.

Naturally the German voters arc an
ti-impcrlallstic. and win support the;
Democratic party, the party Of anti.im.
States 4 that they might flnd = home for
thcm, where they would be frre frcn,
the evils Of imperialism and milltarism.
They do not want to ~ hunt up IN this
thsy cfosssd ths ocean to. sseaps.
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I tion Of men from useful production to
war, waste and wealth through con-
quest II to invite moral disease and
death. The history Of nations dead
and gone Ia one. They grew strong
and died because they did. Insurance
actuaries say that athletes are very
bad risks.
Switzerland today il the least init
crate as well MS the most truly pros
porous country In the world. She Ii,
In fact, the only republic, for the pe0-
pie themselves make the laws. Her
government Is Of the people. In Switx-
erland to work with your hands Is hon.
orable-mantinl training for both boys
system. Her gilded social aristocracy
IL either British or American.
Switzerland has no navy, for the
same reason that Bohemia has not;
and while every man IL a soldier, yet
three weeks service every year Is only
a useful play spell. In Switzerland
there IL no beggariom and little vice.
Everywhere life and property are safe.
There people are healthy, prosperous
and happy. Switzerland minds her
own business and the chief tenet Of
her political creed In, I'VE will attend
to our own affairs" She will only
hight II invaded, and fortunately she 10
not big enough to indulge In lingo
swagger.
The fiag OF Switzerland Is the White
Cross-!whltc on q red background
and this II the symbol Of peace and
amlty the wide world over. The "Ge-
neva Cross"-a red cross on white
background, designed In compliment
to Switzerland, II the one iiag upon
which no guns are trained.
And now ut the parting Of the ways
would It not be wise for America to
choose between the example Of Swift
xerland and Italy?
America is giant; II II well to have
a giants strength, hut not well to use
Il like a giant. This In the richest
country the world has ever known-in
treasure and In men and women. IL
we mind our own business and devote
our energies to the arts Of peace we
can solve a problem that has vexed
the world from the beginning Of time.
Shall we make our country blossom
like the rose. or shall we follow the
example Of Italy Elbert Hubbard In
The phillstlne.
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Then snd Now.

Tho Republican campaign text book
for 1SD2 (pngcs 157 to 15O). gives the
following ms the position Of tho lie.
publican bnrty ut that time ON tho
question OF blnctnllism:
"Nine.tenths Of the people nre bi.
metaIlists. They want both money
metals used, because they believe both
are needed to sustain the worlds COM
mercs. TIE Republican party honestly
aad intslflgsutly answer thslr wishes.
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available-cvcry cent Of it-had the a.
SCISSORS Of the several counties, and CO.
pecially former Assessor Ames Of
Denver. who II loud with his criticisms,
done their duty. It n ridiculous to ex-
pect . governor to veto ineritorious
measures carrying appropriations on
tho theory that asscssOrs will commit
perjury. Every anscssor Of Boulder
and Arapahoe counties has done this
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Asrans Hypeesisy.

Il would be diflicuit to embody IN
the same space more arrant hypocrisy
and mis4tatetment Of fact than 1sresi-
dent Mckinley has in describing bic
'sgenerons treattpept" Of Porto Rleo.-
Milwaukee NeWs.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-13
VERMONT FIREMEN.

G. B. Gladding, W. A. Carpenter,
r.. B. Conner and Robert Byrnes
have returned from Rutland where
they went to attend the state lire
men S meeting which they report to
have been very satisfactory one.
1t was voted to nave convention
and tournament in 1901, the time and
place to be chosen by the executive
committee.
The following officers were chos-
en-:
President X, X. IIannum Of Rut-
land, vice-president II. L. Thomas of
Winooski, II. r.. Hope of Poultney,
S. ID. Miner of Vergennes, Elmer l..
Gould of Springfield, n. d. Phelps of
Barre: secretary Il. d. Moore Of Ben
nington, treasurer l.. G. Grant Of
Burlington; executive committee II.
e. Perkins of Burlington, f. r.
Stone of Middlebury, ID. f. Carmody
of Fairhaven, w. A. Carpenter OF
Barre, George II. Burch of Benning-
ton international representative G.
W. Dunton of Rutland.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-13

Charles II. Sawyer is in Mortified
today on business.
Work was commenced this morning
on the Blackwell St., bridge.
Mrs. e. B. Smith returned this
morning from visit in Boston.
Alvin Blair is in Cbazey. N. Y, is
spending a week at his home there.
| G. f. Hall went to Boston last
night to be gone three or four days.
Fine music and pleasant time is
assured at Hale's pavilion Saturday
evening. 1860
Closed cars were run on the cleo.
trio road this morning for the first
time this fall.
John Trow, s. D. Allen and r. A.
Cave Jr, are in Waterbury today at
tending the fair.
A. P. Senter who has been visiting
at L. p. Austins returned to his home
in Manchester, N. H., today.
Mrs. John Mcdonald, Mrs. j. p.
Corskie and Mrs. Charles T. Campbell
left this morning for a visit with
friends in Quincy and Boston.
Or. Rodney +. Willard of Topsham
was in the city today on the way to
Burlington to accompany patient
Mrs. r. Blake of Corinth to the hos
pital for treatment.
Miss Laura Gilman of West Fairlee
arrived in the city yesterday to at
tend Goddard Seminary. She was
accompanied by her mother Mrs. W,
c. Gilman who returned home to-
day.
w. II. and B. A. Eastman went
out yesterday on shooting expedi-
tion and returned with nine cartridges.
This makes nineteen these gentle
men have got ia two trips. They
were in the vicinity of Orange
Portus Baxter one of the editors of
the Post Intelligence at Seattle,
Washington,a and former well known
athlete at Goddard Seminary arrived
in the city last night to visit his
many friends.
Fred Eaton went fishing yesterday.
He was asked this morning what luck
he had. He said he got a fine string.
Investigation proved the truth of his
statement but it is also proved that he
got no fish on the aforesaid string,
Miss Bella the four years old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Mackie was
badly burned yesterday by tipping
over dish of hot jelly on to herself.
1t stuck on her neck and the back OF
one shoulder. DR.. W. E.Lazell was
called and dressed the wounds. The
little girl is resting quite comfortably
today.