St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-10-31
NATIONAL POLITICS.
Gen. AIger Replies to Bryan.

said in Detriat Tuesday that there was
no truth in Mr.. Bryan's statement that
the purpose of the administration in in
creasing the standing army was to quar-
ter the soldiers in forts near large
cities.
"Such thing as concentrating troops
in or near the cities of this country he
said, was never suggested while | was
in the cabinet. Twas one Of the admins
tration when the increase of the number
OF men in the army was decided upon.
The only purpose was to meet the dith-
culties of the country brought on by the
war with Spain. The soldiers were need
ed for foreign service and not for domes-
tic militarism, as Mr.. Bryan is trying to
make people believe. 1t was expressly
understood that as soon as troops were
no longer needed for foreign service the
army should be reduced. Mr.. Bryan's
statements are simply ridiculous.
To Win Colorado.
The Washington correspondent of the
New York Commercial Advertiser has
the following interesting political news:
"While the campaign managers of
both parties are concentrating attention
on New York, Indiana, and a few other
states, without which Bryan cannot
hope to be elected, no matter how well
he holds his strength elsewhere, gallant
fight west of the Mississippi, which at
tracts little notice in New York or
Chicago, but which is full of significance
nevertheless, and which may tell more
toward Bryan's discontinue than the
struggle in any other part of the political
field. The republicans of Colorado, &C.
cording to reports received in Washing
ton. are making dead set for the elect
oral vote of that state, although to get
it involves overturning majority of
1874, 900 for Bryan four years ago in
total vote of only IT'S 600, and, although
| in the congressional election two years
ago there was still Democratic major
ity of nearly $4,000 in a total vote of
145, 000 In face of tremendous odds like
these the republican national committee
has not thought it worth while to pay
any attention to COLORADO.
In spite of this Encouragement, Sena-
tor Wolcott, who is tn. acknowledged
head of the republican party in the state
and who four years ago was about all
there was to the party, has set out to
accomplish what Hanna says is impos-
sible, and he believes he is going to sue
coed. 1t was at Senato- Wolcott's re-
quest and not by direction of the ma
t1onal committee that Governor Roose-
welt and Senator Lodge went to Colo
RADIO. They went on Wolcott's earnest
representation that witha little encour-
agement there was fighting chance,
and they had enough faith in Wolcott to
take his word for it, TIL. result of their
trip. according to men who have just
come from Colorado, has been to set the
state fairly in blaze. Governor Roose-
velt's speeches have beengenerally print
ed in the east. Senato' Lodges have
not; but the effectiveness of the Massa-
chusetts senator's platf,rm arguments
is said to have been extraordinary. He
discussed the Philippine question, expan-
sion and Imperialism, aid as he talked
great crowds listened ntently and in
sisted on having more. "You could act
ually see votes made while Lodge was
speaking" says one Colorado man. II
never saw anything likeit. 1t seemed as
though the people had come to be in
sUructeu and ned gone, away Confirmed.
{ Roosevelt stirred them and Lodge
brought conviction to them"
President Buclsham's Views.
President M. H. Buckham of the Uni
versity of Vermont write the Boston
Journal as follows:
II shall vote for Mckinley.
The greatest dangers to American pol
{ itica life are anarchy and demagogism
and Bryan represents them both. Tn
Republican party has given us, on tn
S whole. an able wise, vigorous and con
q servative administration of affairs, do
nestle and ioreign, and may be safel,
4 trusted to continue the era Of prosperit.
= during the four years to come.
Though was opposed to the war wit
, Spain and wish the Philippine question
r had never risen, have not seen the tim
4 when | wished the course of the govern
ment to be materially different from wha
: it has been. think the cry of "impet
e ialism" is in part a bugbear which is UT
o. necessarily frightened few good me-
who have not so staIwart a faith in re
0 publican institutions as one could wish
O but largely mere device for making po
= itical capital, trick for making dupes c
= men who can be caught by cunnin
r phrase"
r Senator Frve's Views.