The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1906-08-24

The Pan-American congress will
do much if it convinces the South
American people that the United
States is a real brother to them.
Secretary Root is doing much by
his speeches to dissipate the i'm
preston that we are not as friend
ly as we would have it appear. The
Drago Doctrine that no country
has a right to collect debts by
blOckading manOeuvres seems to
have been greatly favored at this
congress and it may be sent to the
Hague as a twin to the Monroe
Doctrine. The fact that foreign
countries exact a high rate of in
terest from their South American
debtors shows that they realize
the risk and do not lend money
with their eyes shut to possible
consequences.
The Newport Express and
Standard asks: did anyone ever
really realize how good a State
Vermont really was until Clement
stirred it up?"- Montpelier Argus.
Haven't you heard that we sell
dom value a mans work until we
think he is going to die. Now,
we are just waking up and realize
what a fine state we have, when
we discover that it is exposed to
Clementitis and will probably
have to undergo a surgical opera
ton Sept. 4th. However we ex-
pect that the infected part will
again regain it's normal condition
after the doctors are through and
we will still have a state to be
proud to work for.
John L. Hosford, of East Haven,
VT, chairman of the republican
town committee, recently received
a letter signed by Edward j. Hall,
chairman of the independent COM
mittee and Emery S. Harris, chair
man of the democratic committee,
asking for information regarding
the political situation in that town.
Mr.. Hosford answered by saying
that he was republican, that his
town is republican and that many
democrats in his town would vote
the republican ticket. This should
have been satisfactory to both Mr.
Hall and Mr.. Harris.
The day after Mr.. Rockefeller said
that we do things in this country on a
larger scale than elsewhere, nineteen
indictments against the Standard oil
company were returned in Chicago.
Mr.. Rockefeller's estimate of our way
of doing things is right.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
He probably feels so more than
ever after such an illustration of
the fact.
The Rutland Labor Union is to
have a grand celebration Labor
Day and Samuel Gompers the
ugkQIl ,h6kkSx~iA 40 speak. The
10y much fiatter-
- Sky&ave been successful
~ getting a man who has so many
calls for that day all over the
United States. Well they might,
for it is certainly fattering to
them.
The time is growing short so
the voters better get their think
ing caps on and decide how they
want the state governed for the
coming term. If you don't under
stand all the issues send to the
Republican State Committee and
they will furnish you plenty of
literature on state matters.
The annual fair has divided our
interest with politics this week.
We are still interested in our
states political welfare, but, of
course, the fair was of consider
able local Importance.
John he Orangeman of Har-
ward is dea7 and there is no John
to live lonS>as his successor.
Characters otthis kind have to
be developed, they cannot be de-
creed.
Winston Churchill is giving
them something to think about in
our sister state of New Hamp-
shire, but then he has an advan-
tage, he is not fighting windmills.
The abrupt change in the wealth
er last week must have caught the
Clement boomlet unless they had
it safely covered with Rutland
Herald's.
SENATOR PROCTOR IN NOVA
SCOTIA.
The following special dispatch
from Halifax, N. s., appeared in
the Burlington Free Press of Aug.
IA:
The Hon. Redfield Proctor,
United States senator from Yer
mont, accompanied by his grand
son, Mortimer Proctor, is spend
ing a few days fishing in this vi
entity. Although seventv-ive wears