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1.-THE DOLLAR BEFORE THE MAN."

OF the governed is asserted by person
called an emperor or by person called
u president or by parliament or by n
congress.
The material thing is the assump-
ton Of supremacy-of sovereignty
by some person or number of persons
over other persons whose consent is
not given and who are not consulted.
1t is the utter negation of the Amer
lean doctrine that sovereignty resides
in the people and not in others assum-
ing by divine right or the right Of mere
might an authority above that of the
people.
This Is the imperialism which has
been set up in Washington over dis
tant peoples. 1t is an imperialism
which the American people cannot per-
init to be exercised in heir name over
other peoples of the earth without
mourning great risk that it will soon
be exercised over themselves.
To quote once more from the plat
form:
I'VE assert that no nation can long en-
dure half republic and half empire. and
we warn the American people that i'm
perialism abroad will lead quickly and
inevitably to dcspotism at home"
Substantially the same thing was
said by Abraham Lincoln. but it is not
the mere dictum of any man or body
OF men. 1t is an eternal truth rooted
clear down at the bottom Of human
nature.
He who accepts the principle Of des-
potism is fit subject of despotism-
Men may laugh at that. but let them
remember that some things are re-
garded with tolerance to-day which
would have been rejected with indig-
nation and horror hardly more than
two wears apo.-Chicaro Chronicle
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guests whom ! named as making tho
descent in the thing were all the men,
beers OF a grand opera company, men
and women, who happened TO be atop
ping az the house al the time. also
had large and varied assortment OF
other distinguished persons OF both
sexes who were stopping at the Leland
just then 10 figure in the smooth and
Orderly descent OF the life-saving cle-
,ator. ! described at some length tho
hardships and sufferings j.. NJ. Gette-
mout, the inventor, had experienced
before perfecting his machine and be-
fore ne was able 10 secure enough cap
ital 10 make working model. and I
dwelt very pathetically upon the fact
that i. ii. Gettemont had lost several
near relatives in hotel holocaust bee
fore deciding 10 devote his life to the
invention Of contraption that would
make ii cinch that no lives would ever
again be lost by reason of the burning
Of hotel.
"Oh. IL was good story, all right. I
turned il in TO the night city editor
the city editor had gone home for his
day oif-wth "A few appropriate re-.
marks. together with my sketches TO be
used as suggestions for cuts. The night
city editor gave me the grin from be-
meath the eye shade he was wearing
when he'd looked the story over. 1t
was such skeptical grin that had TO
say. seeing that he was clubmatc Of
mine and good fellow:
81 cannot will not lie to YOU. The
story's true
lie said that il would-'t be possible
TO have any cuts made for the story,
as two of the artists were having their
day off, one was sick and the others
were exceedingly busy. | was sorry
about that, but, feeling that had a
clean scoop on the town anyhow. went
away from the Office with sweled
chest and feeling OF great appro, al
Of myself.
my paper was delivered at my fat
as usual the next morning. and the Joy
! experienced when spread il ont and
saw that my story occupied the first
five columns. double-leaded through-
out. OF the first page, isn't 10 be de-
scribed in .anguagings. ! showed il 10
my wife with vast enthusiasm and self
Endorsement, and was rewarded by
having her tell me that she always
knew | was the most stupendous liar
that ever declined 10 get up and light
the kitchen fire.
IL read the story over several times
on my way down TO the office in the
car, and / had ii all figured out how
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MEANING OF IMPERIALISM.
Entirely at Variance with the Tvue
Principles of Freedom and
Fairness.

III definitions in the dictionaries will
not aid much the platform adopted at
Kansas City may. 1t is understood
that Mr.. Bryan had something to say
about the construction of the plat
form. We may presume, therefore.
that Mr.. Bryan means about what the
platform means by the word Imperial
ISM The second paragraph Of the
platform reads:
I'VE declare again that all governments
Instituted among men derive their just
powers from the consent OF the governed !:
that any government not based on the
consent OF the governed Is a tyranny. and
that TO Impose upon any people a gov
eminent OF force Is 10 substitute the
methods OF Imperialism for those OF q
republic"
This declaration seems 10 convey a
pretty clear idea of what the trainers
OF the platform mean by Imperial
ism" and we may safely assume that
what they mean Mr.. Bryan means.
The idea is more fully conveyed, per
haps. by the words quoted than it
would be by formal definition.
Essentially. imperialism is arbitrary
power exercised over a people without
their consent. 1t is the power that the
British government asserts in many
places. though in general it exercises
the power with such moderation that
the people over whom il is asserted are
practically self-goverSing. At bottom
it is a fiat denial of the right of self
government.
IL is entirely immaterial whether the
power to govern without the consent
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-07-20

President Mckinley has occupied the
white house a little more than three
years. For the same period of time the
government has been run by the mil
lionaire plutocrats OF the white house
syndicate. The humpbacked tax-pay-
er-bro;her TO the man with the hoe
can now take stock and ascertain his
condition. Three years OF Mckinleyism
have given this patient man with the
hump a government that costs about
s25o,0oo an hour; nearly 100000 .
day; more than $4,000 goo week; al
most sijc. 200. 600 month: in the neigh
borhood Of $4,000. ooo.o 900 a year-and
yet the patient man with eyes like an
OK is net wholly saiisfied.-N. Y. Yer
dict.
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Clear ana strnixhtforward.

Upon all phases OF all the questions
involved i'm the issue Of Imperialism the
democratic platform is clear. straight
forward. admirable. There is no eva
sion. no juggling. After reading these
vigorous yet moderate and sane utter
anccs no one can have the slightest
doubt either as to the principles laid
down or as TO how the democratic
party interprcts those principles into
policies. The evils are defined and
the remedies of Justice. liberty and
American fair-dealing are proposed
explicitly and fearlessly. Upon the
other grca. issue. monopoly, the plat
form Is again clear. straightforward,
admirable. Instead Of incohercnt raw
ings and indefinite promises. there is
sanity Of statement. avoidance OF con-
fusion between corrupt ord legiti-
mate uses OF capital and a demand for
real reforms--for publicity, for the
constitutional extension Of law, and
above all for the ending OF monopoly
foster,g tariffs. - Cincinnati En-
ouirer.
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my city editor would pat me on the
back and tell me to go down and hit
the cashier for couple Of weeks pay
in advance and run away for .itt.e
vacation.
81 walked into the city editors room
with as modest a bearing as possible
under the circumstances. and waited
for him 10 see me and jump up and en-
brace me and tell me that was the
making OF the paper Wei. the en-
brace didn't come. He just looked me
over out of the slauts of his eyes, and
said he:
"'Got scooped, didn't your
"'Who? Me?' managed 10 spiutter.
How here-what-'
lyon got scooped right out Of your
boots on that life-savng elevator
story said my city editor. in hard.
craggy tone. The Journichle's got a
page and half about IL. with lot
more details than you give, and. most
important thing of all. cut Of l.. IL.
Gettemout. the inventor. Why the
dickens couldn't you have got picture
of Gettemout. hey"
81 grabbed his copy Of the Journicnle,
and there was the story. jammed with
doub.e-colurn cuts. and. sure enough.
a swell cut Of Gct.cmout. who never
existed. much less posed in front Of a
camera. Then fell right over into the
waste paper basket and was out for
some moments. When came 10 sat
up and told my city editor that the
whole thing was fake Of my own de-
vising. and that the Journichle gang
had got hold of il In some unaccount-
abe probably through the
hotel clerk. 10 whom had confided the
nature OF the story / was going to
spring.
"'I don't care whether it's fake or
not said my city editor. frigidly. III
II was your own fake you had no right
10 he lifted out OF il by the opposition.
A reporters got no more right 10 be
beaten out Of his own fake than short
card player has 10 be bluffcd ont Of a
Jack pot OF his own opening. You're
fired
"Nice way 10 get treated, wasn't IT.
I went and hunted up Charlie pilling-
ham-now the right-hand man Of the
Frohman theatrical people-and got
him up against the alley caves Of the
Auditorium. where | met him. with a
grin on him from ear 10 ear. and said
n whole lot OF rca. rude things 70 Char
lev. for fact. He'd dub my fake out
OF the hotel clerk. inch by inch. pulled
a photograph Of one Of his country
unc.es out OF his trunk and turned IL
in as the picture Of Gettemout. and. in
general. chiseled me out Of one Of the
neates, fakes Id cooked up in fully four
day s."--,vashington Star.
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SCANDAL UPON SCANDAL.
Another Instance Of Republican
Rottenness Ina Public
O0ice.

1t II well known that the present
head OF the treasury bureau OF sta
tistics is preparing the campaign
text book of the republican party.
Such scandalous Disregard of the
proper duties and dignity of that bu-
Teau has never before been shown.
There have been charges made of par
tisan use in the past, but these
charges have never been proved to
such an extent as to affect the cor
rectness of the returns issued by the
bureau. There have been issued. I'M
der official sanction, interpretations
OF commercial and industrial returns,
fasoring a particular policy or meas
ure, and when Charles Foster
was secretary OF the treasury tho
head of the bureau permitted a vio-
lently protcctionist interview TO be
circulated as treasury document
although it was well known at the
time that the matter had been pre-
pared by another hand. Such exhi-
billions of improper political activity
by the bureau have b-en rare, how
ever. and have never failed to bring
down criticism on those who were re-
sponsible.
Secretary Gage must bear the full
responsibility of causing the present
scandal. He removed man of expe-
rience TO make room for political
hack. whose only qualification was his
service during the campaign in rum
ming literary bureau" for the re-
publicans. From the beginning this
partisan has used the bureau for par
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I.e FISH WE USED TO CATCH.

~ brothers Of mine In the gentle art.
whose dearest prize Is wcll-filed creel,
rho know the thrill of the anglers heart
Nben the 1.-the rod whips To the whirring
reel.
song sing and a rhyme bring;
Nnt 81 the pools where the salmon hatch.
c,,f a memory fond cf the village pond
XII the common fish We used TO catch
r,c nSh we caught In the golden haze
IN Inc boyhood summers long ago.
,,h,n our bare feet tripped through the
grassy ways
10 III. nook where the lilies used to
grow
N-h.rs the sunbeams played through the
willows shade.
And danced as the soft breeze shook the
tree.
And he sound we heard was the song of
bird
or the drowsy hum OF the humble bee
The nsh we caught with the homemade
poles
our lack-knives cut from the slender
birch.
Ava oh, the glory that filed our souls
Nth each new sinner or wee red perch
Ard when our fun. like the day. was done
And we heard the chorus the crickets
sing.
MED iuly roam tfIpuSii tif tWilltnt nome
Where mother waited to praise our
string
on brother anglers. we've fought IL out,
Bv oceans surges or mountain glen,
WIN lordy tarpon or gamy trout
Fun many a time and oft since then:
BIT the days OF old were the days of gold
Ana never again that sport well match
The ,are-free JOY OF the happy boy.
And the common fish that we used to
catch
10. Lincoln, In Recreation.
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THE DANGER OF PLUTOCRAcY.
Warning Voice of History Should ne
Heard and Hecded-Concen-
tration of Wealth.

Surely the rapid development OF
plutocracy during tho last few years
will arouse the people to the dangers
which threaten our republic. The
warning voice Of history cannot long
er he disrega-ded. No nation has ever
travelled SO far. in the same space Of
time. from democracy to plutocracy
as has this nation during the last ten
years. Foreign influence. says the Ma
tional Waterman. described by WASH
ington as lone OF the most baneful
foes Of republican government" has
been felt as never before. Fortunes
have been made more suddenly than
ever before. Wealth has been concen-
trated in the hands OF few more rap
idly than ever before. Corporate cap
ital exerts an influence over govern
ment more potent than ever before.
Money is more freely used than ever
before TO corrupt elections. What II
TO be the end? Can any thoughtful
person believe that these conditions
promise well for a republic?
Instead of regarding the recent az
sault upon constitutional governments
the attempted overthrow OF Amer
tiny. we may rather consider IL as the
last plague. the shaving Of the first
born. which will end the bondage Of
the American people. and bring de-
liyerance from the Pharaohs who are
enthroning Mammon and oebasing
mankind
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tisan purposes. and he is now occu-
pied in preparing the campaign hand
book. Such a function is as remote
from those proper to the collection
Of commercial statistics as thav
would be from the conduct of a
church. and the knowledge tina. this
hack is engaged in the task is suffi-
cient to bring into discredit his activity
in statistics Of trade as issued by the
treasury. Since Mr.. Austin has been
in office he has not added single fea-
ture to the tables as formerly issued
save that OF throwing discredit on the
whole by his evident intention 10
make hinse.l useful 10 his party
The worst feature Of ii is that the
tables are discredited abroad as well
as at home, and il is not strange that
so little regard is paid by statisticians
OF Europe 10 the work now done I'M
der our goyernment.-N. y. Post.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-07-20

The Hannaites expect 10 fool . few
republicans by making them belive the
party Of to-day Is the Legitimate sue
cessor OF the party Of Lincoln. But
they do not expect the number that can
be thus deceived 20 be very large. and
they Go not expect that men who are
base enough 10 knowingly cast their
votes 70 pcrpetuate the power OF
trusts to r'under the American people
10 do so without demanding portion
OF the plumber for themselves. Hence
they realize that they must buy largo
portion OF the votes that the ticket will
receive.-vafional Waterman.
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Bryan shows his greatest personal
strength in the fact that he is to-
day, as he has ever been. utterly with
out political machine Other men
in American politics stand or fall for
reasons outside of their personality.
David Hill. for instance. is a geo
graphical location. Mr.. Mckinley is a
kind Of syndicate. Roosevelt stands
for an ideal of civic righteousness.
MIR. Croker Is an impudent appetite.
Quay is system Of wireless teleg-
raphy. cut Bryan is Bryan. and Dry
an is his prophet. More power for
good or evil rests under Bryan's black
SLOUGH hat than under any other sim
gle headpiecc in America. Bryan il
machinelcss, not because he abhors
the machine. but because he ignores
II. He would not know what 70 do
with captains and lieutenants. If his
party should begin to turn from him.
Bryan could not call: what, no,
warder. let the portcullis fall" in a
score OF states and check the STAN
pedc. II oratory would not stop the
panic, the multitude would have to
leave him as ii came to him. After
which he would go on lecturing until
that gave out. and running for the
senate till that gave out. and for con-
grcss till that gave out. when hs
would return TO his law Office and
continue MS he was in the beginning.
an honest. Woodworking. ordinary
country lawyer. with an extraor.
binary voice and forceful. direct,
plausible way Of putting short An
glo-Saxon words that often move
juries but are not SO thrilling In
briefs.-Will Allen White, in McClurg's
Magazine.
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McJigrcr-what's the book your
reading?
Thlngumbob--Tt's the story Of sho
only man the author ever loved.
"Ah! It's by woman. chT
$40; by a man. It's his srsobioc
raphy."- Press.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-10

e. e. Campbell started for the wcs'
Wednesday night. He expects to g
through to the Pacific coast and visit
all of the principal western cities be.
fore his return.
W. F. Smith of Montpelier was il
town on business Friday.
W. G. White and NJ. G. Herbert
were in Montpelier Friday.
B. II. Norton and wife are visiting
Mrs. Norton's mother, Mrs. J.. A,
SOmerS.
Geo. button and wife of Leaven-
worth, Kan are visiting at Ozro
buttons.
Cady and Eld0n Earle are attending
school in Northlield this fall.
Miss Nell Badger Of Northfeld Wis
tied her many friends IN town last
week.
M. w. Tucker of Montpelier was i q
town Friday.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-10

A voice from the distance through.
the columns Of the st. Louis, Mo.
Globe says: 1t has been claimed that
whenever the Republican plurality in
Vermont fell below "A, 600 Just before
the presidential election the Demo
Gratis won in the country at large. No
such hard and fast rule can determine
elections in advance but if applied in
this case Vermont is all right by a
big margin. The plurality is about
what Senator Proctor said it would be.
1t shows that Bryan's candidacy CON.
tlnues to cost the Vermont Democrats
thousands of votes, and that in 1900,
as in 1896, he weakens the Democratic
party far beyond its former relative
position. Vermont will have none of
him and says 50 again with great en-
phasis.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-10
VERMONT STATE FAIR

Tile Vermont State Fair will be
held at Billings Park, White River
Junction, on Tuesday, Wednesday
Thursday and Friday, Sept. IL, -,
10 and II. Music will be furnished by
the franklin cornet band and Other
musical artists.
The best racing ever seen in Yer
mont will also be one Of the features.
There will be free concerts, balloon
ascensions, and in fact arrangements
are being made to make this the best
state fair ever held in Vermont.
Round-trip tickets will be sold from
Montpelier for $40.
In the races all classes of trot and
pace are open to the world.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-10
The Vampire Fat.

South America, especially Venezuela,
Is the home of the vampire Lat, that
horrible animal whose blood sucking
proptAsi!ics are so we'll known. In
Venezuela The vampire when caught is
often made the subject Of an expert
ment that is us curious as it is cruel,
though in connection with such a lonth-
some animal as this giant bat the cruel
ty is Gather naturally lest sight of by
the people who have to suffer from its
ravagcs.
The vampire is captured in a thick
cloth. 1t is then taken out. and through
its two extended wings nails are driv-
en-, securing the animal to Il door OF a
wooden paling. A cigarette is then
lighted ana placed in the bats mouth.
At once the animals eyes shine
strangely, and it begins to puff the
smoke in and out with frenzicd gasps,
its actions being exactly those of the
most hardened smoker, keeping firm
hold Of the cigarette the while between
its sharp, deadly teeth. When the Gig
arctic Is nearly finished, a blow on he
head puts an end to the animals eX-
istence.
The extraordinary part of the expert
ment lies in the fact that the bat does
not at once reject the cigarette, as he is
of course at liberty to do. There are
many who affirm that the bat really
does enjoy the tobacco. The probabili-
ty Is that the animal is so maddencd
by fear and pain that he puffs away
unrrnsoninSly and tiercely. his instinct
telling him that in the properties of the
tobacco lies oblivion.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-10
An odd Sort of Dinner.

Lord Polkemmct. a Scottish lord O,
session. usually retired to his co,1n
try residence during the part of th,
year when the court does no business
John Hagart, the Scottish advocate
equally idle from a similar cause. won,
TO shoot, and, happening to pass Lore
rs property, he met his lordship. who
politely invited John to take, or. as he
said, to talk, a family dinner with him
self, his wife and daughter.
John accepted the invitation. and
they all assembled at the hour of din.
ner. There was a joint of roasted ven
at the head of the table and stewcd
veal Mt the bottom. veal soup in the
middle, calf's head on n side of the
soup and veal outlets on the other.
calfs foot jelly between the SOUP and
roast veal and calf's brains between
the stewed veal and the soup.
MOO" said his lordship in his own
punt way "Mr. lIagart, you may vcry
likely think this an odd sort of dinner
out yell no wonder when you hear the
cause of it. We keep nae company,
MI. Hagart, and my daughter here On.
tors for our table. The way we. do Is
just this: We kill a beast, as It were
today, and we just begin to cook n NJ
one side of the head, travel down hat
side, turn the tail and just gang back
gan" ~
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-10
DOG RIVER FAIR.

The Dog River Valley Fair will be
held at Mortified, Tuesday, Wednes
day and Thursday, Sept. IS, 10 and
20. There will be 1925 given away ir
purses. There is an elegant new flora
hall with 4, 500 feet of floor space, anc
these grounds afford the best accom-
mediation for horses of any in the
country. There will be exciting speed
contests and a great exhibition OF
stock.
All entries are to be made to Dana
II. Morse Of Randolph. Tickets to
this event will be good going Sept.
18th to 18th and Goth. Not good af-
ter Sept. 22d.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-10

Mrs. Levi Witcomb returned Mon.
day from a ten days visit with friends
in Williston and Jericho.
Royal Ordway and Mrs. Sarah B.
Whitney were united in marriage Sept.
5th at the residence Of M. c. Metcalf
the Rev. F. e. Briggs oi1iciated.
Nine members from the grange at
tended the ladies meeting at Williams.
town grange Wednesday evening and
were royalty entertained. After lis
tening to IN excellent programme con
sisting of music, discussions, essays
and rotations, cake and fruit was
served. Marching and games were
INDUCED in ere the company returned
home, all agreeing that's most delight
full evening had been passed and feel
ing a sense of pity for those who
were% prevented from attending.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-10
IAN S,IOWN.

Readers of the TELEGRAM are in.
Vitcd to take ar interest in the Glen.
| wood Range contest now going or
through the columns Of this paper,
Each person or organization has an
equal chance in securing a splendid
GlenW0od Range, which is on exhibi-
tion at tho store of &. j, Reynolds &
Son. Cut out the sub. heads which
include the whole top Of the editorial
column, BEGINNING at the point Just
above the editorials and continuing to
the top Of the column. Save these
and The person sending in the largest
number will receive the range. The
contest closes Jan. 1st. If