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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-31
The Farmers' share.

Four years ago Mr.. Bryan told every
audience of farmers which he addressed
that the thing which was keeping down
prices and values was the gold standard.
He urged them to vote for him, because
free silver, and only free silver, would
raise prices. Today the shifty Mr.. Bryan
is telling them that even if prices and
values have risen throughout the country,
contrary to his predictions, the farmer has
not had his share; that he is paying more
for everything he uses, but not getting a
sufficient increase of value in his posses
sions to offset his enlarged expenditures.
There is no danger that Vermont farmers
can be fooled by this humbug, but let us
see what the facts are.
Statistics carefully compiled show that
the value of horses, mules, mich cows,
other cattle, and sheep, from 1885, when
Mr.. Bryan was defeated, to 1900, after less
than four years of Republican administra-
ton, was as follows, the country being
divided into seven groups for the purposes
of this comparison:
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-31
A Letter from E. p. Adam. of Marlboro

n Lettef from r.. r. ADAMS OF WARRIOR o.
Editor Of The PhGnir: have read with a
good deal of interest the various comments
made in regard to eX.GOv. Dillingham;
position upon the so called parker oleo-
margarine bill in the legislature of 1884,
and the action of the committee on agr-
culture. AS a member of that committee
| cannot refrain from explaining the feel
ing regarding the bill as it was understood
by the committee. There was no lawyer
upon that committee to explain the con-
stitutioDality of any measure, nothing but
plain farmers, of which the late Mr.. Doug
las was chairman, a man of sound judg-
ment and good sense, who raised the very
question new under discussion whether
the bill was prohibitory to the extent that
it would be illegal and imperative. After
various discussions the committee decided
to report favorably on the bill and let the
speaking members explain its legality.
Mr.. Dillingham; was one of these members.
/ well recollect his remarks upon the ques-
ton, and | will say that through the candor
and fairness with which he presented his
views, the majority of the committee were
convinced of the effect of the bill and of
its result if it should be enacted as law
of Vermont. In his remarks upon the
bill Mr.. Dillingham; only expressed his
personal opinion without being antagonis-
tic to any merits of the bill. He approved
its purpose, and strongly stated his readi-
ness to champion any measure for the
good of the people without regard to any
class, and without fear or favor. This he
did with all fairness and courtesy to those
who differed with him in opinion.
EDWIN P. ADAMS.
Marlboro, August %, 1900.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-31

The article of the Essex syndicate papers
last week, in defence of Gen. Grout, con-
tains this paragraph:
"Gen. Grout knew nothing of what this
paper was to do regarding Mr.. Dillingham's
record, and it is doubtful if he was aware
of Mr., Dillingham's position on the oleo
bill OF 1884 Till he saw the record in this
paper. gentleman AMI lifelong resi-
dent Of the state, close student of politics
and public men, came into this Office early
in last July and made the statement that,
If his memory served him correctly, Mr..
Dillingham; had voted against an oleo
measure when he was a member of the
legislature. This statement led to an in
vestigatioD, with the result that Mr.. Dill
ingham's position of that time was shown
TO be anything but in the interest of the
butter maker and the farmer"
Which, being read between the lines, is
interpreted to mean that it was the esteem,
ed Mr.. Parker of Cambridge who original
ed the oleomsrgarine boomerang, and, this
being done, Gen. GrOut proceeded to father
the enterprise by circulating the papers,
gathering the matter up into circulars, and
"paying the freight" exactly on the lines
of responsibility stated in Open Letter No.
2 last week
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-31
The state Printing Award.


The fact that the printing commission
ers of Vermont have awarded the bulk of
the state printing for the next two years to
an Albany, N. Y, concern has called out
a strong protest from the typographical
unions of the state, and has been made the
ground of much adverse criticism in a GER
tain class of the state papers. The print
ing commissioners are O. NJ. Barber, state
auditor, r. A. Rowland, secretary of state,
and II. A. Huse, state librarian So much
comment has been made that Mr.. Huse
has sseud a statement in which he says,
in substance that when the bids were
opened this year, it was found that the
Albany company's bid for paper was four
and three-fourths cents pound, while that
of the Vermont bidders was seven cents a
pound, the difference in this item alone
amounting to upwards of 500.
The commissioners, after considering
the matter, decided to furnish the paper,
which could be done at four and three
fourths cents a pound, and they then
asked the Vermont bidders if they would
do the composition, press work and bind
! ing, the state furnishing the paper, for
| lower prices than were named in their bids
| The answer was that while they would do
| the work without furnishing the paper,
they could not make lower prices for the
mechanical work, and the whole state con-
tract was thereupon given to the lowest
bidders, the state furnishing the paper.
| Under this award the legislative directory
goes to the Waterman company at Mont
pelier and the printing of the laws to the
Free Press association at Burlington.
The bids of the Wynkoop Halenbeck
Crawford company of Albany, N. Y, for
the remainder of the work were the low
est, and it was awarded to that company.
The amount of the work so awarded was
S6644 at the prices bid by the Albany com
pany. The Vermont bids on the work
awarded this company, and there was but
one Vermont bid to each division of the
work, amounted to $9254. The difference
between the bids, amounting to more than
| S2600 was such that the commissioners
were unanimous in the opinion that they
should award the work to the Albany,
company, and they did so. 1t is un-
derstood that about one-fourth of the work
awarded to the Albany company has been
sublet, to be done in Vermont.
Upon this showing, as made by Mr.
Huse, it would seem that the commission
ers were justified in their action, although
if it is true that the Albany concern is do
ing work at cut-throat prices, as has beer
alleged, there ought to be some way by
which the printing commission can prop
erly and lawfully protect our state inter
ests.
There is a movement among ali the
Grout papers to cast odium upon Gov. Dill
bingham for this act of the printing com
mission, because Mr.. Rowland and Mr.
Huse of the commission are his partner;
in the law business. 1t is unnecessary t.
say that this matter does not touch Mr.
Dillingham; in any way, and that it has NJ
bearing whatever on the senatorial contest
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-31
It Was Just the Same in 1864
They Called Lincoln ImpeTialIst and
Despot---An Effective Illustration In
the Present Crisis, Drawn from our
own Political History.
lFrom the New York Sun |

The indianapolis Sentinel of Aug. 10
contains these remarks about man whom
many Democrats used to abuse like pick
pocket when he was living and whom the
Democrats Of today are fond of extolling
and quoting, in their zeal occasionally
forging quotations:
"No more Infamous SANDER can be
conceived than the charge that Lin
coin was an imperialist. Every word
and every act of his heroic life stamps
the charge with falsehOod. He would
have despised imperialism as IMAM
erican and immoral. He would never
have governed a people against their
consent. He would never have sneered
away the Declaration of Independence.
He would never have formed an ALI
ance with human slavery. He would
never have tolerated contract labor
system. He would never have at
tempted 10 belittle the outrageous
steals of Cuba He would never have
exchanged American blood for foreign
gold. Let Imperialism invoke Lord
North, Cecil Rhodes and Castlereagh,
but in the name of common decency
spare the good name Of Abraham Lin
coln,h
In the indianapolis Journal of Aug. lC
are some extracts from this same Sentinel
in 1864. We reprint three of them:
"Have not the people daily evidence
that Abraham Lincoln is assuming the
power-ihe despotic power-to enable
him to pay his debts and replenish his
overdrawn Golfers, exhausted by eX-
travagance and ambitious strife for
power?"
"More than eighteen hundred years
ago Rome was governed by three men
at the end of that Republic. One was
Caesar. They were all Of noble blood.
And we, too, have our triumvirate-
Lincoln, Stanton, HalleCk but I'M
fortunately, neither Of them can boast
very high descent. There succeed
ed an Emperor, who could fiddle when
Rome was burning. We also have
our Emperor, Lincoln, who can tell
stale Jokes whilst the land is running
red with the blood Of brothers"
"Should Mr.. Lincoln be reelected
the revolution will be accomplished.
This will be no longer a republic of
the United States, but consolidated
empire. Every safeguard must sooner
or later give way. The limitations of
the executive power will not be in the
Constitution, but in the pleasure Of
the President. We implore patriotic
and intelligent men to pause and re-
fleet and give their verdict on Tues
day next. If the people will not save
heirpriceless Constitution and Union,
II is lost"
In 1854 the Sentinel and the other Hun.
ker Democrats accused Lincoln just as the
Bryantes are accusing Mckinley now.
The Democrats were yelling Republic or
Empire in 1854 just as they are yelling
now. They were as absurd then as they
are now. Their cries of "despotismn and
imperialism and "militarism" will seem
as ridiculous aud impossible in 1886 as
their cries of 1864 sound now. And the
country will stand by William Mckinley as
it stood by Abraham Lincoln.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-31
Our Next Step in China.
from The New London Day.

The persons who, having carefully stud
led the diplomatic action of the United
States in this present Chinese matter, can
see in it the slightest indication of an IN
tention to form any entangling alliance, to
have any part in the partition of China or
allow any other nation to do so if it can be
avoided, need at once to timber up the
safety valve of their Imagination. The
purpose of the United States in China,
definitely outlined early in July by Secre-
tary Hay, and already partially carried out
is this:
Flrst-To open up communication
with Pekin, and rescue the American
officials, missionaries and other Amer
cans who are in danger.
Second-To afford all possible pro-
lection everywhere in China to Ameri-
can life and property.
Third-To guard and protect all le-
climate American interests.
Fourth-To aid in preventing a
spread of the disorders to the other
provinces of the empire and a recur-
renee of such disasters.
When there is well defined proof that
this government has in any vay departed
from this original program without palps
olo cause, Will pe SOON enough 10 nolu up
the red flag of danger. Meanwhile, the
frothings of the anti-imperialists only add
to their ridiculous position.
This administration will calmly proceed
to carry out the program which it has out
lined, regardless of the protests or advice
of those who think they know a better
way. And the wisdom of the course will
be sufficiently apparent before November
comes to add many votes to Mr.. McKinley's
large majority.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-31
AI,reId for the snprems Bench.

The est. Louis Globe-Democrat" gets
an interesting bit of news from its Chicago
correspondent: He got the news he says,
from the inner circle of Mr.. Bryan's con-
fidential friends" and he finds it has been
a topic OF conversation at party head
quarters. Mr.. Bryan is sure he's going to
be elected, of course; he always is sure.
He is already distributing appointments
in his mind, and he has decided-this is
the news-to appoint John p. Altgeld to
the supreme court of the United States at
the very first opportunity presenting itself
after the fourth day of March, 1901. "In
the opinion of the Democratic candidate
for the Presidency" writes the cores
pendent, "Mr Altgeld is the best qualified
man in The party today for place on the
highest bench" So, if Bryan is elected,
the country may make up its mind for
Mr.. Justice Altgeld, or perhaps a Mr..
Chief Justice Altgeld.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-31

point made by The Phoenix in this case
1t was explained clearly in our columns
last week that the Parker bill, if enacted,
must have been held unconstitutional by
the United States supreme court if put
to test because of decisions by that
court that a state cannot enact law per-
hitting the sale of oleomargarine and at
the same time attach conditions which in
effect make the law prohibitory. This was
just what the Parker bill attempted to do
BIZ over-burdensome taxation, and it is on
this ground that its probable unconstitu-
tionality rests. This is all there is to this
Uissue ~
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-31
Tbe l)ermuut 39b@ni1.
TEN PAGES.
BRATTLEBORO:
FRIDAY, AUGUST 81, 1900.
How to Mark Your Ballot Next Tues

How to Mark Your Ballot Newt Tues
day.
The official state ballot which will be
voted in Windham county next Tuesday is
arranged in four columns: First, "Repub-
lican Nominations" second, democratic
Nominations" third, prohibition Nomi-
nations" fourth. "Social Democratic Nom
nations" Over each ticket will be
small square in which the voter is to mark
a cross if he wishes to vote any one OF
these tickets straight. If he wishes to
vote only a part of any one of these TICK
cts, he must not mark a cross in the square
at the top but must mark cross in the
little square at the right of each name for
which he wishes to vote. There are lines
on each ticket where names may be writ
ten in. If name is so written in it must
be marked with cross in the little square
at the right. The marking of this cross
constitutes your vote On the representa-
tive ticket in each town there Will oe a
square in which to mark your cross.
Remember that if you wish to vote a
straight state and county ticket, whether
Republican. Democratic or otherwise, you
have only to mark single cross in the
square at the top of the ticket which you
ryish IN vote
Full voting instructions, drawn up and
signed by the county clerk will be posted
at every polling place. If in doubt, read
these instructions carefully. If still in
doubt, go to the presiding officer, state the
fact to him, and ask for assistance in
marking your ballot, which will be given
you as the law provides.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-31
Senator PrOctor's Warming.
This Means YO

From the Senator's letter elsewhere published
"Do you ask if think there is any
real danger of defeat? There is al
ways danger until the vote is cast.
Work, work, and constant vigilance
are the price of safety. There is great
peril If we think we are safe. Moth
ing but genuine alarm will make us
so. We are too contented too well
satisfied with the situation to see the
danger. We can hardly think it pos
sible that the people will vote to ex-
change our present satisfactory condi-
ton under Mckinley and Republi-
can administration for Bryan and Bry-
anism and what will surely follow.
There is surely danger unless we are
well scared in time.
"Let every man be a committee and
soldier enlisted for this campaign. Be
gin now to make sure that every voter
for the Republican ticket will be at
the polls, and follow it up until every
vote is cast"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-31
Good-By to the "Parksr" Bill.

The Grout contingent seem suddenly TO
have dropped the alleged oleomargarine
issue out of sight like a chunk of lead in a
mill-pond. The only publication on this
subject during the past week, which in
any way touches the essential point Of the
controversy, is a short letter from W H.
Parker of Cambridge in the Burlington
News, in which he cites the New York
(MaIx) case quoted by The Phoenix, where
the New York court held the state law to
be unconstitutional. Mr.. Parker says that
the New York law prohibited the manu-.
facture of oleomargarine; that it was on
this account that the law was declared I'M
constitutional, and that the case was not
parallel to that of the Parker bill because
the Parker bill did not prohibit the manu-
facture of oleomargarine, but only placed
tax upon it. Mr.. Parker avoids the only
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-31
For the Farmers TO Decide.


By the best figures obtainable it appears
that the farmers of the country paid over
$500, 900, 600 in the shrinkage in the value
Of their live stock alone as a part of the
price of the election to the presidency of
Grover Cleveland on free trade platform
in 1892, Most of this loss they have made
good since free trade received knockout
blow in 1896 and protection returned to its
own again. If the farmers have more mon
ey and more prosperity now than they want
and would like to get rid of some of it, the
surest way in the world is to vote for
Bryan and free trade this fall. 1t wouldn't
take long under Bryan and free trade for
live stock to become of as little value as il
was in the days of Cleveland.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-31
Horny Handed sons OF Toll for circuit.
From the Barre Timesl

Such expert and practical farmers as
Hays of the Essex syndicate, Clate Kins-
ley of the Burlington Earth, Hen Win
ship Of Bradford and II. Bolton of Wash
ington, D. c., are busly at work support
ing Grout this year, deeming his election
the one sure salvation for themselves and
their brethren, but farmers who don't
know anything about the business except
what they have learned in from 20 TO 40
years of hard labor, tilling the soil, like
Alpha Messer of Rochester, national
Grange lecturer and former master of the
state Grange, j. o. Sanford of Stamford
and c. +. Smith of Morristown, both for
mer presidents Of the Vermont Dairymen's
association, Victor 1. Spear of Randolph,
eX-president of the state board of agricul-
ture, the veteran William Chaplin of Mid
dlesex and Edwin p. Adams of Marlboro
are all for Dillingham;. OF course, how
ever, the opinions Of men like these can
not be expected to weigh against those of
such horny handed sons of toll as Hays
Winshp & Co.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-31
GEN. CIRCUITS Endurance.


Yes, the General has been a good worker.
He's tried hard enough to do many credit
able things. Maybe it's not so much his
fault that the oleomargarine bill was laid
up on the shelf just when he would have
given the best milking COW on his Kirby
farm TO have had it come through triumph.
antly. But it's thereon the shetland
the General is now trying to make thun-
der out of what he is going to do with that
bill when he returns to Washington to fin
ish his career in the House of Representa-
tives. More endurance. But there seems
to be prevailing sentiment among the
people of Vermont that the General has
made sufficient display of endurance or,
in other words, has been endured long
enough. He is good fellow, has worked
hard and needs a rest. Let him retire to
his farm and pursue the peaceful pursuits
of the husbandman; milking the cows and
making such excellent butter that oleo-
margarine will not interfere with the price
thereof William W. is a good man in his
place, but that isn't in the United States
Senate.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-31
vsIorous Calais Republicans
From the Barre Times |

Calais is a town that always delights in
being on the hopeless side of every ques-
ton. In fact the Calais Republicans
would rather be licked than be president.
Two years ago when every other delegate
in the state convention was for E. c.
Smith for governor the Calais delegation
was instructed to vote against him. This
year Calais delegates were the only ones in
the state convention opposed to Stickney.
Four years before when he was beaten
they were for him. A few years ago Cal
ais distinguished itself by electing repre-
sentative pledged to vote against the late
revered Senator Morrill,. Now with the
collapse of Groutism apparent on every
hand Calais is for him. 1t is the finger of
fate writing the message upon the wall,
Meme, meme, tekel upharsin. Thou art
weighed in the balances and found want
ing. Therefore is thy kingdom divided
and given to another" We are sorry for
Grout.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-31
GOV. DnIinsham,s Denial
from the Burlington Free Press


SO many inconsderate persons are will
ing to believe wrong of any public man, il
it is imputed with considerable pertinacity,
that it was we'll for Gov. Dillingham; to
deny explicitly the outrageous SANDER
which has been circulated so industriously
to the effect that the oleomargarine people
were furnishing funds for his canvass, and
thus bribng him to fight anti-oleo legisla.
ton. Otherwise it was giving too much
consequence to the lie to deny it, The
authors and circulators of the SANDER did
not believe it. They knew that it could
not be true. And the great mass of the
people of Vermont know Gov. Dillingham;
we'll enough to know that it was mali
cous falsehood, put oubfor a personal and
malicious purpose, and to be indignant at
such a gross SANDER of an honorable and
honored citizen. The rest, so far-as they
are reached by the ex-governor's denial,
will learn the truth, and the libel is sure to
react upon its authors and abettors.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-31

General Bragg of Wisconsin, commander
of the famous "Iron Brigade" and COM
petitor with General Palmer for the Gold
Democratic nomination for president in
1896, has come out strongly for Mckinley
and declares that the talk of imperialism
and militarism is nonsense.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-31

Total gain Dol ,4fi,474
Vermonts share in this gain was from
$13, $40, $50 in 1896 to SIG, sO3, 400 in 1900
So, 1923, 720
A gain in the value of live stock alone
of more that half billion dollars Swine
not included) since 1896 does not look as
if the farmers of the United States had
failed to receive their share of prosperity.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-31

The keystone OF the Democratic Ma
tiOnaI Platform OF 1900.
'We reaffirm and endorse the prin-
ciples of the national Democratic plat
form adopted at Chicago in 1896, and
we reiterate the demand of that plat
form for an American financial system,
made by the American people for
themselves, which shall restore and
maintain bimetallic price level, and
as part of such system the immediate
restoration of the free and unlimited
coinage of silver and gold at the pres
ent legal ratio of le to l, without wait
ing for the consent of any other ma
tion."
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-31

VIM. j. Bryan said in the campaign Of
1896:
"If there is anyone who believes
that the gold standard is a good thing,
or that it must be maintained, want
him not to cast his vote for me, be-
cause promise him that it will not be
maintained in the country longer than
am able to get rid of it,"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-31
Marlboro, August %, 1900.
See That Your Vote Counts Next Tues
day.
From the st. Adams Messenger.

A vote for Stickney and Allen next
Tuesday is worth two votes for Mckinley
and Roosevelt next November. Vermont
practically votes for president when she
votes for governor. The vote in Novem-
Der is but formal ratification. See that
your vote next Tuesday helps to swell the
great majority that will give aid and COM
fort to Republicans all over the Union who
have still more than two long months of
hard fighting before them.