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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-07-14
THE MUTTERINGS IN RUSSIA

All are dissatisfied, gloomy, exas-
perated,' says Tolstoi, writing of the
people of Russia in his long essay ON
war just published in the London
Times. He continues:
The words For the Faith, the
King and the Fatherland,' the ma.
tional anthem and shouts of 'Hurrah J.
no longer act upon the people as they
once did. Another warfare of differ
ent kind-the struggling consciousness
of the deceit and sinfulness of the
work to which people are being called
is more and more taking possession
of the people"
Like an echo of these words come
the cable dispatches Of the day de-
claring that news of the internal
situation in Russia continues to he of
the gloomiest nature Prince Ukh-
tomsky is quoted as saying that every
gathering, even for scientific purposes,
becomes at once political And it will
be recalled that the Congress of Tech
niacl Educators was recently adj
journed summsrily by the government
because of the state OF mind expressed
through the expulsion Of two members
conspicuous in the instigation of the
Kishineff massacre.
Discomfort and the growing spirit
of liberalism pervade the intelligent
classes OF the empire; the peasantry,
are moved by the fresh burdens of
war and the unfeeling fashion in
which fathers, sons and brothers are
herded and driven to the 'front.' re.
CARELESS of the needy lett behind.
Prophecies of grave internal trouble
in case of Russia's defeat in the East
are freely uttered. Yet it is said
that in the event of the peasautry ris
ing police ingenuity will be exercised
to turn the revolt against the intel.
leotual classes, that those may be
wiped out who would be the under
standing foes of ministerial despctism.
What stupendous chapter of his
tory will be written il Russia's fight
for empire in Manchuria shall really
precipitate the empires struggle for
life at home New York World.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-07-14
SUMNER SCHOOLS.

Announcements are being mailed to-
day, from the office of the State super
intendent Of education, of the various
State summer schools for teachers.
These schools will be held at Rutland,
July 1929 and at st. Johnsbury on the
same dates. The schools are under
direction of Walter E. Ranger assisted
by the county examiners and others.
The range of subjects includes practi-
cally all those taught i'll the public
schools and subjects connected with
the work of the teachers. The list of
speakers and lectures includes all the
prominent educators of the State and
several outside Vermont. Among the
latter are tine following: Lyman B.
Allen, North Adams, Mass Francis
A. Bagnall, Adams, Mass. Charles
H. Keyes, Hartford, Conn. Ann D.
Pollard, Stonington, Conn. Mary P
Anderson, Chicago, Ill. Willis Earle,
Brooklyn. N. Y. Rev. ". r. Lord,
Rockland, Mass Most of these speak,
'ers and teachers participated in the
program of the American Institute of
Instruction recently held at BethIe-
hem, N. H. The programs offered at
these two summer schools are strong.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-07-14
h EPUBLIC1N PARTY.

Editor Daily Journal THE article
in the Journal Of July Z, in regard to
the organization of the Repu blican
party. brings back to my mind very
wildly the Vermont State convention
held at Montpelier in 1854. in the
Free Church, afterwards Village Hall.
Zebina Pangborn, then of st. Adams.
was very active member. l cannot
describe the convention better than by
quoting from the Vermont Historical
Magazine. In speaking of General
E. P. Walton it says:
He was nominated as candidate
for the Office of Governor of Vermont
by large mass State convention !;
but, out of an ardent desire to consol-
idate the political sentiments of the
people in one controlling organiza-
ton. as we'll as ont of high personal
regard tor the venerable Chief Just
ice, Stephen Royce, who had been
previously named for the executive
chair by a convention of the Wing
party, General Walton cheerfuIly
yielded his place on the ticket
The name of Judge Royce was substi-
tuted by the State convention, and
was heartily supported by the people
and thus was organized the present
Republican party of the State. For
that organization a large measure of
the credit is due to General Walton. F"
believe Vermont was the first
State 70 vote as a Republican party,
their election coming in September,
earlier than in the other States.
M. W. d.
Harvard, Mass. July 10, 1904.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-07-14
MA YOR JONES DEAD.

Toledo, Ohio. July 10. Samuel NJ
Jones, the Golden Rule Mayor, died
at his home last night as the result of
a complication Of diseases. The i'm
mediate cause of his death was an
abscess on his lungs The mayor was
not strong enough to throw off the
poison from his system. The mayor
had suffered for years from asthma
and this was the primary cause of his
fatal illness. The death of Mayor
Jones has caused the greatest sorrow
all over the city. Although many did
not believe in his ideas on sociological
problems, everybody loved and re-
spected him. His one strong hold
upon the regard of the people of To-
ledo was his honesty.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-07-14
HOW THEY WILL DO TT.

st. Louis, Mo-, July 12.-Judge
Parker believes he can beat Roosevelt.
When Judge Parker's managers de.
oided TO name Senator Davis of West
Virginia for vice president they were
simply earring out the candidates
plan. Ex-senator Davis is a very
rich mall. He is worth as much as
$40, 900, 900. He has promised to make
a liberal contribution to the Demo
cratic campaign fund-all the way
from 5000, 600 to $500, 600. In addition
he has promised to help swell he cam
paign fund through his influence with
other rich men and with corporations.
He has also promised that West Vir-
gina and Maryland shall be Demo
cratic, When the bare outline of this
plan to beat the Republicans was I'M
folded to the heads of delegations from
he south, they said it met their ideas.
They were tired OF campaign of
sentiment and speeohifying such as
Bryan had wsged. They were DISCUS
ted with the idea of an alliance with
the west.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-07-14
EVIDENCE OF INOAPACITY.

Ii the Democratic party can do the
administrative work of the country no
more Systematically and efficiently
than it managed its national conven-
tion, there is no reason to wish it to
come into power. The newspaper
correspondents, and especially the
veterans among them, who know
more about the conventions of both
parties than any politician in either,
with one voice condemn the whole
business management of the affair as
the very worst they have ever expert
enced. Inconvenience, laundering,
weakness and discomfort were the
compulsory lot of all who attended.
No one who had part in making the
arrangements comes in for particle
OF credit. There isn't one of them,
from members of the national exeou.
tive committee down, who has given
proof of capacity to conduct success
fully any bureau in the departments
at Washington. Boston Herald.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-07-14
THE CANDIDATES
ALTON BROOKS PARKER.

Judge Parker was born at Cortland,
N. y, May ID, 1851. His schooling
finished he decided to become law.
yer, AMI was graduated from the AL
bany Law School in 1872. With the
advent of Grover Cleveland in State
politics Mr.. Parker became one of
Mr.. Cleveland's strong supporters, and
was Cleveland delegate to the Chi.
cago convention of 1884. During the
spring of 1885 President Cleveland ten
dered Mr.. Parker the place of first as
sistaDt postmaster general but he de.
clined the offer on account of his law
practice. When political rivalry grew
up between Grover Cleveland and Da-
vid B. Hill, Mr.. Parker early took the
side IF Mr.. Hill.
In 1885 Governor Hill appointed Mr..
Parker to the office of justice of the
Supreme Court. In 1886 he was elect.
ed justice of thessSupreme Court the
Republicans declining to nominate
an opposing candidate. In January,
of appeals was created, and Justice
Parker was appointed to it, being the
youngest member that ever sat In the
court of appeals in New York.
In 1897 Judge Parker was elected
Chief Judge of the court of appeals,
che highest judicial tribunal in New
York, and he still holds the office.
HENRY G. DAVIS.
Henry G. Davis. the Democratic
nominee for vice president is capt.
talist residing in Elkins, West Vir-
GINA. He was left fatherless and
Obliged to go to work young. He be-
came superintendent of plantation,
then brakeman, conductor and agent
of the B. d o. r. R., at Piedmont,
West Virginia. Later he was a mer-
chant and a prominent collier. He
projected and carried to successful
construction the West Virginia &
Pittsburg railroad of which he is
president. He is also president of
the Piedmont q Cumberland railroad
and president of the Piedmont Ma
tional Bank of Piedmont, West Vir-
GINA. He was elected to the West
Virginia House of delegates in 1865,
to the State Senate 1863 United States
Senator 1S7l-S3, declining a renomina-
ton. He has been delegate to six
national conventions, was one of the
American delegates to the Pan-Ameri.
can congress and member of the
United States intercontinental railway
commission.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-07-14
y TORN IN MIDDLEBU RY.

Mi ddlebury, July ia severe
electrical storm passed over this viii
lage last evening and lightning did
considerable damage. 1t struck
large tree in front of the Phelps
house on North Pleasant street and
tore it to pieces and badly frightened
the inhabitants of that section. 1t
struck the large hay barn belonging
to the Eldridge estate on Court sreet,
setting it on fire. The barn was a
total loss, They were just filling
the barn with new hay. The loss is
about 81, 900 with 800 insurance
Mr.. Murray, who resides in the east
part of the town, was doing the hay.
ing and lett his new wagon and set
of harnesses in the barn which were
also burnt. His loss is 5000. No
insurance.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-07-14

condition of the army and the coudi.
tion as shown by reports on file at st.
Petersburg have been verv different.
The condition is similar to that of
France when the Prussian war was
forced. 1t has been reported that the
Gear is so discouraged with the state
of affairs as now revealed to him,
that he oontemplates giving to the
people a constitution that they may
have direct connection with the
government He is said to have faith
in the Russian masses, even though
he has lost faith in his advisers and
the chiefs in his army.
Under this state of affairs, the
siege of Port Arthur has been pro-
crossing. The Japanese have not at
tempted a general assault, but it is
believed by military experts that they
could take the place quickly if they
we're willing to pay the price in blood
rather than to wait the more tedious
processes of long siege. Their in
tentlons are In the DARK, as they nave
been all of the time. The rainy sea.
son has begun and as result general
field operations will probably be
nearly at standstill for about two
months. This, however, will not
help Port Arthur, though it may
help the forces under General Kuro-
pstkin. At the present time the war
has not reached decisive point.
Almost every action on land, large or
small, has been in favor of Japan,
and on sea the Japanese have had the
best of the fight. Still Russia has
lost more in prestige than In actual
strength, 1t has been the discovery
of her internal weaknesses and the
ineffioiency and unpreparedness of her
army that have hurt her worst.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-07-14
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE. .

The political arithmetic man of
the Globe and Commercial Adver-
tiser OF New York city thus sets forth
che possibilities of the electoral col.
lege of 1904:
The electoral college which will
be chosen in November will consist of
476 electors. This is an increase of
twenty-nine over the college OF four
years ago. and 239 are necessary to a
choice how, against S24 then.
Four years ago Mckinley received
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-07-14
EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED.

Saturday forenoon the Democratic
party was apparently united once
again. The warning factions had laid
down their weapons, had nominated
a candidate for President and agreed
to support him, ard had adopted
platform which, if not wholly salts
factory to many of the delegates, yet
was not so unsatisfactory as to force
anybody to reject it who had a part
in its construction. 1t looked as if
the Democratic party was again COM
ing out from the damp swamps of ad-
versity at least into the half cleared
lands of peaceful life. But few
hours more and all was the widest
confusion. Apparently the work of
the week previous had gone for naught
and the leaders had to start at the
beginning again in their work.
1t all came about in this way. d.
b. Hill was insistent that the party
platform should declare for sound
money in way that would suit the
gold standard people. Bryan was just
as insistent that no such plank should
be inserted. Moreover, he wanted an
income tax plank. the clash came
before the committee ON resolutions.
1t resulted in treaty of peace being
made and the causes of contention re-
moved by an agreement between Hill
and Bryan to leave out both the money
plank and the income tax plank. This
was wise and polite. Those questions
are no longer issues. They have been
settled by vote of thu people and the
Supreme Court. and to have tried to
again force them before the people
would have been foolish and unneces-
sary.
On this platform, which contained
no money plank,a candidate for Presi-
dent was nominated and all appeared
serene. Then, in the very moment when
all seemed to be harmony, the old
financial sore was torn open by the
very man whom tie convention had
made candidate. Evidently Parker is
more of judge than politician.
Instead Of going ahead, AS any man,
even with reasonable political sense
would have done, approaching and
approving the harmony gained to the
party by the discarding of worn
out issue, he felt from some strange
reason that the convention ought to
know how he stood as to the gold stand
ara. He was blind. The convention
knew he was gold standard man, or
at least supposed he was, when it
nominated him. No fine sense of
honor even could require him to take
the course he did. he tore open the
wounds of the party for nothing.
But such is the faulty which fol-
lows the Democratic party. Many
were the prophets who had pointed
out that the convention could not go
by without some false step being made.
The elements which were together in
st. Louis were so contradictory in
nature that it was to be expected.
The Hill Belmont. Guffey GoIman
crowd of trust representatives and the
Bryan crowd of trust fighters could
not be expected to agree. They did
for while but Parker put them by
the ears again. The convention has
advised its nominee for the presidency
that finance is not an issue in this
canvass. nominated vice. president
ana dispersed. What the end shall be
time will disclose.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-07-14
REPUBLICAN LEAG UE.

Indianapolis. July l2.-Sid b. Red
ding of Little Rock, Ark. treasurer
of the National Republican League,
was in the city today to engage bead
quarters for Arkansas and the south
west for the national convention of
the league which will take place in
Indianapolis October and 6.
Delegations from the southwest
will be usually large this year on
account of the fact that indianapolis
is the home of Senator Fairbanks,
the Republican nominee for vice Pres
ident.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-07-14
THE EASTERN STRUGGLE.

For the past two weeks the war in
the East has been secondary matter
in the public eye, while the events
connected with the national conven-
tions of the two great political part
les of this country have taken first
place The war has been slowly pro-
crossing, however, though little of
great Importance has been reported
from the scene Of hostilities. There
have been the customary contradict
tory reports about the Port Arthur,
the Vladivostok, fleet and various
stories of minor conflicts on land
1t appears that General Kuropatkin
is slowly retreating north. There
have been reports that his retreat had
been cut off, or was about to be cut
off, but both statements seem to have
been without foundation. Another
story gave out that large division of
his army had been surrounded and
would have to surrender, but that ap-
pears to have been also false I'm.
doubtedly the Russian army has been
somewhat pressed, and without doubt
the movement so far south has been
, bitterly regretted.
The japanese have been DESTROYS
of bringing on a general engagement
an outcome that General Kuropat-
kin is doing his best to avoid for
| which he may be lily prepared, or he
may have other good reasons for re-
fusing battle. Kuropatkin, it is
said, has been hampered greatly from
two sources-from st. Petersburg and
from the jealousy of his subordinates
in the field. He has done his best
under the circumstances and he has
undoubted ability, but the handicap
has been too great.
Right here may be noted the devel-
opment of the greatest obstacle in
the way of Russian success-the jeal-
ousies and dishonesty of the Russian
officers. The Russian forces are
divided and sub-divided by the petty
| squabbles Of the officers. Generals
are jealous of one another and each
is ready. to do almost anything to des-
troy the standing of his brother gener-
ais with whom he should work in &C.
cord. With the regimental officers it
is the same and so with the com pany
officers, even down to the non-oom-
missioned officers. Nothing could
be more fatal to the welfare of the
army. An army divided against it.
self, like the house in the Scripture,
is liable to fall.
| But there are even worse devel-
opments. A few days ago dispatches
from St. Petersburg told OF the dis
covery of gross dishonesty in the
army. Military stores, supposed to
have been kept in various places,
have been sold by the officers in
charge. Ammunition, clothing, even
rifles and cannon have disappeared.
In one case, two hundred cannon,
stored in an arsenal, had been sold to
| foundrymen to be melted over into
new shapes and again sold. In this
last instance the guilty commander
committed suicide when his misdeeds
were brought to light. The actual
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-07-14

Senator Thurston, the other day.
characterized the St. Louis conven-
ton rather severely, and speaking
of the President he said: He can
be relied upon to preserve all our
domestic prosperity and all our in
ternational prestige. In his strength,
honesty, courage and patriotism the
American people can safely repose
their trust
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-07-14
HEART FAILURE.

Burlington, July l1.-Albert G.
Pierce, sixty'nine years of age, a
well known and highly respected citi-
zen OF Burlington, died suddenly today
OF heart failure. He leaves wife
and one son Of Springfield, Mass. He
was director of the Burlington Saw
ings bank and of large business finan.
cial interests.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-07-14

To say that Parker's telegram
pleased the western Democrats would
be a great stretch of imagination.
Most of them felt about as Governor
Dockery, OF Missouri, did when he
heard of it and growled out, He
ought to go and take another swim
in the Hudson River. It was a mild
way of stating strong feelings.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-07-14

Queenstown, July 13.-The steamer
Teutonio arrived today with athletes
from Yale and Harvard who will COM
pete with Oxford and Cambridge.
The men are all in excellent condition
and confident of outpointing the Eng
lishmen
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-07-14

The recent death, at Bennington,
of Maj A. B. Valentine removed from
the State prominent and very
worthy citizen. He was soldier of
the civil war; enlisting in the tenth
regiment of Vermont volunteers, July
81, 1862. He was promoted to cap
taincy, March 2. 1S64,-brevetted
major. June 28, 1865, for faithful and
meritorious service in the field, and
mustered out June 2S, 1865, having
served continuously throughout the
war, in the "Old Vermont Brigade. "
In civil life he was a useful and en-
terprising citizen, espousing with zeal
Improvement for the benefit of Ver-
mont. He had served the State we'll
in the General Assembly, and in other
public offices he had held. A good
citizen and-to those admitted to his
friendship-a good friend is lost in
the departure of Major Valentine.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-07-14

292 ELECTORAL votes, and Bryan loo.
II President Roosevelt should carry
the same States carried by his prede-
cessor he would receive 81 electoral
votes, and Judge Parker, should he
carry the same States carried by
Bryan in 1900, would receive 1863
votes. Through the new apportion-
ment the Mckinley States gained nine
teen new electoral votes and the
Bryan States ten, a net gain of nine
on the Republican side.
If Judge Parker carries the south
ern States carried by Bryan in 1900
he will start with 151 votes. If, in
addition, he carries Maryland, which
is deemed certain, he will have 1859.
To be elected, therefore, he must
secure eighty electoral votes else
where. If Delawsre's three should
go for him and West Virginia's seven
his necessities in the north and west
would be reduced to seventy.
In 1900 the only States of the
north and west carried by Bryan we're
Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Montana-s
total of fourteen votes. Adding these,
for arguments sake, to the Parker
column it is still fifty.six votes short.
If New York's thirty nine and New
Jerseys twelve should be cast for him
it would still be necessary to carry
some other State having as many as
five votes. Connecticut, Indiana, and
Wisconsin are referred to as pros
poets
To sum mp, Judge Parker to win
must have not only the solid South,
including Mary land, West Virginia,
and Delaware, but also New York
and New Jersey, all the northern
States Bryans populism and silverism
carried in 1900, and also some other
considerable State either Connec-
ticut, Indiana, or Wisconsin. ~
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1904-01-12
TABLE LINEN.

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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-26

Deputy Sheriff Binder reports that
there has been rush OF taxpayers at
the sheriff's Office during the past few
days. and that the remaining timber
men have come to the front with their
tax money. With surprising disregard
for conditions, some OF the timbermen
for a time undertook to require the
sheriff TO reduce the amount Of their
taxes or leastwise registered vigorous
kicks. They were informed that the
sheriff had only to collect taxes after
they were levied, and that the time for
remonstrance had passed. The tim
bermen got next to themselves. and in
settling expressed the pious wish that
next year they be given plenty Of no.
tice Of the meeting Of The county board
Of equalization. They think they have
been assessed at an outrageous rate,
but It's question of pay mp or forfeit
their property. OF course, they set
tied. The Indications are that the de-
linquent roll will be small one this
year.