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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-10-28
VERM0NT's STATUARY
How Ethan Allen and Jacob Collamer
Came to Be Chosen as Representa-
tive VermOnters.

Came to Be Chosen as Representa-,
tive Vermonters.
To the Editor of the Journal.
read with pleasure and profit your
article in the issue of October 14th
on the Statuary Hall in our National
Capitol. l had forgotten, If l ever
knew, that the plan of gathering
statues of our nations most celebrat-
ed persons in Statutary Hall, had our
distinguished and beloved Senator
Morrill, as its sponsor, or one of its
sponsors. Your article on the subject
brings to plain view the men consid-
cred the most distinguished in all the
States and should be preserved for
reference.
1t may not be uninteresting to know
how Vermont proceeded to select its
two most distinguished citizens for a
place in Statuary Hall. / am send
ing you herewith pamphlet report
showing in detail who selected the
Vermonters for Statuary Hall, when
they were selected and the reasons
for their choice. This data, as a mat
ter of history is worth republishing,
and when republished, worth preserv-
ing. l very much enjoy the numerous
articles of historical nature which
find their way into your columns from
time to time.
| The presentation of the Collamer
statue vas made January 81, 1881. In
the House the speeches were made by
Hon. James NJ. Tyler, of Vermont,
Hon George B. Loring, of Massachu-
sets, and Hon. Alexander H. Steph-
ems, of Georgia; in the Senate by Sen
ators Morrill, and Edmunds, of YER
mont, and Anthony of Rhode Island
AS a matter of history and education
these speeches should be read by
every living Vermonter and especially
by our public school pupils.
HORACE w. BAILEY,
\ Newbury, Oct. 20. "-LxE!1..
-sm> Report on Statuary Hall. ~
The report furnished to the Journal
through the courtesy of Mr.. Bailey, is
printed in full, as follows:
Report of Hon. Justin S. Morrill,, and
Hon. George F. Edmunds, Commits
sioners for Vermont on The National
Statuary Hall, in the Capitol at Wash
ington.
In Senate, Oct. II, 1866.
On motion of Senator Henry,
The report was ordered to lie, and
the Secretary directed to procure the
printing of six hundred copies for the
use of the General Assembly
HENRY CLARK, Secretary.
State of Vermont,
- Executive Chamber,
Montpelier, Oct. 18th, 1866.
To the President of the Senate:
Sir: I have the honor to transmit
herewith the Report of the Commits
'sioners appointed in pursuance of
Joint Resolution of the General AS
sembly, adopted at its Annual Ses-
sion, A. D. 1866, entitled a Joint
Resolution relating to the National
Statuary Hail."
: 1t is report, permit me to add, that
I have read with feelings of the live
liest interest; and ! most cordially
approve it's conclusions and recon-
mendations / trust it will be follow
ed by appropriate legislation, for in
such a Hall of Statuary, in such
Congress of the illustrious dead-a
Congress ever silent yet always
speaking-Vermont can i'll afford to
0e unrepresented.
PAUL DILLINGHAM;.
REPORT.
To Hon. Paul Dillingham;. Governor
of Vermont:
Sir: The undersigned having been
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-10-28

Have only one doctor just onel No
sense in running from one doctor to
anotherl Select the best one, then
stand by him. No sense In trying this
thing, that thing, for your cough. Care
fully, deliberately select the best cough
medicine, then take II. Stick to Il.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-10-28

ed the present year, but II will re-
quire some time for the completion
of the works, and we would respect
fully recommend that Mr.. Powers
and Mr.. Mead be at once employed,
and that their proposals, which ap-
pear to be liberal, also be accepted.
The correspondence with these gem
tlemen will be appended
We have the honor to be,
With great respect,
Your obedient servants.
JUSTIN 8. MORRILL,,
GEO. F. EDMUNDS.
APPENDIX.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-10-28

'Hello, Gayman! What's your hur-
yT
"Got to catch train"
"Whither bound"
"For Halifax"
whats the obiect?"
mo object. My wife told me to 60
there, and I'm going Exchange.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-08-07


luton will come. / trust that In. the
mercy Of God It may be 81 peaceful
one-a revolution at the ballot box.
II you refuse to act, h you close your
eyes to the situation and turn deaf
ear to the voice OF pleading public,S
the people will take this matter in
hand and hurl from power the taritors.
who have betrayed them, Including
those who have stood silently by and
permitted the degrading wrong thar
will stand in history as 70 monument
to the perndy Of this congress- 2
This startling declaration was made
by Congressman Randall In one OF the
most remarkable speeches ever made.
in congress. Randall was defending
his two bills intended to prevent the
bribing and corruptings Of congress
men. After he had concluded his
speech Jim Mann OF Illinois, whose
function In the house machine is to-
object, promptly moved to lay the
bills on the table, which was done on
q viva voce vote Of i81 to 100.
( Congressman Randall said In part:
e "Mr. Speaker, during my service In
congress have constantly advocated
the enactment OF a statute prohibit
ing the congress and the courts from
receiving valuable gifts, employment,
or compensation OF any kind from
public service corporations, trusts
and persons engaged In Interstate.
! commerce, or m or having an interest in
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-08-07
WAR IS Imminent
Between OIL men
Scrap in Sight Between the Amer
lean Concern and Its Eng
ish Competitor.

LONDON, Aug. 2.-Great Britain is
'&o go to war again, this time with
the; Standard Oil company. All ef-
forts to patch up the old agreement
Between the American concern and
dts English competitors have failed,
and the two sides are today resting
under q truce which viii lexpire within
q short time. .
Then the English companies must
either come to the Standards terms
or engage in rate war that threat
ems to be fought to the end Indica-
lions today are that the English COM
panies will light. - fy < ut ltt~"~.
The e2Anglo-American Oil company,
which Is the Standard in Great Brit
ain, holds the stragetic position, and
ts said to be anxious for. the fight.
The English concerns frankly say
that they will be satisfied with peace
that brings an equal division Of tho
frade. as d " .5i.ts s5.sss
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TYPOS WILL meet ;.
At ST. JOSEPH, MO.
International Convention Will Be
in Session at St., Joseph Aug.
8 to II Inclusive. %3. !.
-Four Thousand Typos, Their
. Wives, Families and Friends !;
Will be in. Attendance. >,

ST. JOSEPH. MO-: Augs 2:-The
international Typographical union Will
be in session in St. Joseph Aug. 3 to
IA, inclusive. It will be the inter
national convention, and 400 typos,
their wives, families and friends are
expected to assemble, here for q week
Of merrymaking and business. s.. MI
All the sessions will be in the Audi
torium, st. Joseph's 100000 conven-
tion hall, seating 5000 persons, and
the entertainment plans include /. g
monster clambake at Lake Contrary.
three miles distant, and an excutsion
to Waterworks park for an ,old-tiine
picnic. - sslssaS1f Y
The trip will be made in box cars
and will be enlivened by train
holdup" In a regulation western man
ner. The only thing the committee On
arrangements fears is that Z some
printer, thoroughly providing himself
with six shooter, will draw it before
he realizes the deception and en-
deavor to vanquish the robbers. sG.# tz5Gt11 5t5 i
The international officers, the conn.
mittee on convention laws, and the
office force from International head
quarters at Indianapolis will arrive iii
st. Joseph week ahead Of the con
yention: They have reserved 9 floor
at. Hotel Metropole. y 5E.f .S.:i3 .s25 s:;i 5i:i
The, convention will be opened form
ally at the Auditorium at 10 O'Clock
Aug. %. Ben HILL chairman OF the
local committee on arrangement, VIII
call the convention to order. Burt u.
Burnham will welcome the visitors on
behalf OF Typographical union No. 10,
the st. Joseph branch. Mayor AZ: SP.
Clayton will welcome them Oh behalf
of the city and President James M.
] Lynch of the union will respond
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GOVERNOR JOHNSON
H0A0RED| | ] ] At | SPOKANE
Royalty Entertained By Chamber
OF Commerce at Elaborate
S. ..: Banquet. .#.5 4.
Swedish American League mi
# ! tiated the Governor as an ].
Il f. &. Honorary Member.

SFOKANE, Wash, Aug. Cover
nor Johnson's party, while here on
+ Saturday, was escorted In automobiles
around the beauty spots Of Spokane,
and saw this fine city under the
nlost desirable conditions. The cham
her Of 4 ommerce entertained the party
at lunch con at Davenport's Hall Of
the Doges, e fter. taking them through
I the chamber and delighting them with
an unusually Interesting exhibit OF
/ fruits. flowers. vegetables, grains and
minerals arranged In artistic order. y
if The party returned from Coeur
I'd Alene about o'clock, and members
sof the Swedish american league ini-
tiated, the governor into their order
as e sn.;honoraryt u member, and enter
tained II conjunction with the Scandi-
naYian Brother hood OF. America, the
executive and his party at an elabor-
|tately appointed banquet at the Hall
s0f the Doges Saturday night. &
{ III II rank Burnham was toastmaster
for the #Swedish- American league and
the S ScAndinavian brotherhood. w.
"a. Moment had the toast Our Guest" !"
and no one. say say that he didn't
FNsOlHSSs5u NJ 10 sIHe HeSexQSCIaHlO0S Or In0
governors most enthusiastic admirers.
tsf3ovsrnor ohnson's response was In
hig hapipest vein, although somewhat
tinged with weariness rs. IA. Ander-
SON toast IN response to the ..state
|Sof Minnesota was d classic tribute
|sotsa Ioya lson to HIS old home state.
Branford recited the glory and
odnegE of Washington into willing
carr, {. e. Clausen. who, like all the
others on the program. Is Mime
sota u. ]. respond led for the Scanaina-
svian Brother rhood OF America, while
Rev. John Ds oslund, 81 once Wright
scosint gboy spoke for the Swedish
EAIneidcan yIeaSue. Se5ss .5
The rtys- on itss an uton1obfle tour
stopped 10 lew nnonents to BE guests
81 IA szi1nme whose
eelttfsil home oinrnsnd nds the Spokane
aey, the hills ii the at
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representation to which they are en-
titled, and, furthermore, our leaders
have ben content to (: follow in i no
small measure the leadership, Of men
who represent relatively smaller con-
swealths. s.:. =. ,:.,433l. : :
1T is time the west threw of the
shackles Of the east. s-S .~sa ~ VI ).
' II would preach no sectional divis-
ions and no sectional strifes,. but Min
nesota - and Washington / and the
states between with those to- the south
of us, should arise in their might and
claim for themselves tho fair share
of influence, in the halls, OF congress
and in the administration of national
affairs to which they: are, entitled BY
every law of commerce, as well as
Of political. economy. "a e.. I - as.
= In Future Of the West...ss 4. 's5*' .ss !: .
"The call OF the west is the call Of
the future. The years that are OPEN
ing are all our own. They. are q
virgin page, and we can insccribe them
as we Will. The futura OF our country
and the hapipness Of posterity de-
pend upon us. Generations st men
shall come and 60 and the klories Of
this noon vanish before tofnorroW's
sun, yet the west the Mecca of the
free, the brave, the patriotic Amer
ic35n-shal lnot only endure while the
spirit Of the pioneers animate. their
sons, but will bear ;nobly It's part In
the ltruggle for: better social and
economic conditions, Ia the mastery
of the elements and in the evolutions
Of the ages. III; y ]. .25 ;s
!. # 81 I'VE had reason to hope In the. sfu-
ture. as in the past, the west wiu
/ be true to its traditions, ana that
to the remoest generations 8 liberty:
VIII be as sweet and progress as
glorious as they were to our fat ther,Si
and are to you and me-,
Governor Johnson denounced Il what
he called Fifty years Of MAJ tional
folly IN the enactment OF, navigation
laws and high protective tartffs, Z, ana
declared that the great army 3of
western yeonen demand no fostering
hand OF government and ask only Tor
that Justice and freedom to- which
they are entitled by natural right tun-
der the guaranty OF our constitution
and our flag.'s ~ WIS. ssss{sE
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All He Asks Of Capital Is Clean.
Shop, Reasonable Hours and
Fair Wages.
EQUAL PAY TO MEN AND
WOMEN FOR EQuAL<WoRK;
Prosperity of the Whole Country
: Depends Upon the Proaperity-
81 s.. Of the Workers. Il: : 4

+ CHAUTAUQUA, N. Y, Aug. s.
"All things considered the Amer
lean workingman is as true 8 man, as
moral a man as you can find Any-ees
where" Such was the tribute paid
the great body Of artisans ,.of this 3
country by. Rev. Charles Stela i4 an
address In the amphitheater at CiAu-
'tauqua, New York. Mr.. Sickle is a.
man who knows Born In the tene-;
ment house district and living on the
East Side OF New York city for IS .
years.. he is. familiar with the social
conditions OF the masses. For eight
years he was a machinist in the
largest shop in that city, where ilef
had an unusual opportunity for study
ing the industrial problems at first
hand. Now, as superintedent Of tho
Presbyterian department Of Church
and Labor, he is probably doing more )
than any other living man to, solve :
the problem Of the relation. Of the
wordngman to the. church. :-'=Ez.,.Ss !
:. America has :. learned" said Mr.
Stelzle, that the prosperity Of the,
whole country depends upon the pros
perity of the workingman.: We. be-
lieve it as matter Of theory: but !,
not always as a matter Of practice. !
Only too frequently the employer. acts
as II he were in business simply for
his own interests. No wonder: tho:
average workingman feels that zhe too
must: work for his. own interests, If
the interests Of employer and employs
are common the American: working
man ought to know ltsin such AWAY:
that there will he: no. dispute about
it; If their interests are not common
the workingman will soon findsit out"
Unions and the Labor QUESTION.
The labor unions do .nct, the
speaker declared, as many ~en1ployes
suppose. constitute all the labor anes-4
tion..;s Ifsifthe unions. were wIped1nt
Of@extstance, the question would fea-
main flf y moi
25;oo0, 900 socialist Sthroug n6ut thass
world 9,ooo,0O0 Of whom cast their
ballots for socialist candidates.; the
100000 trade unionists. the Russian
peasantry. the movement among the,
working people in France, Belgium,
Australia, and the social unrest in our
own country, were cited as phases Of
the labor question. And they are
all,' said Mr.. Stelzle, fighting for in
dustrial democracy and they are. go
ing to win" - : -.
Because the American workginman,
has caught the spirit of the democ-
racy he resents anything that savors
of patronage Or paternaltsm, thinks
Mr.. Stelzle. HE does not want social
welfare work as much, as he wants
a clean shOn reasonable hours 4 and
a fair wage" To this: ,Mr: Sickle
ascribed the failure Of the. social well
fare work Of the National Cash Regis
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!. SEATTLE, Wash, Aug. 5.-Minne-
sofa celebrated her day at the Alaska
Yukon-Pacifc exposition by unvei1ing
a bronze bust of one Of her most
distinguished citizens, James ]. Hill,
the railroad builder. =. .., =.
John A.. Johnson, governor Of Min
nesota, came to Seattle to deliver the
principal address and unloosed the
cord that bound about the monument
the flags of Japan, Great Britain and
the United States. =
The crowd present at the ceremonies
seemed to confirm the saying that
Minnesota has contributed more people
to the new state Of Washington than
has been done by = any other state.
In addition to the number of Minne-
sotans present as visitors to the new
state was unprecedentedly large.
Besides Governor johnson and his
staff and Mayor James T. Haynes Of
Minneapolis. the visitors included
Cities and a delegation from Duluth,
who made the long journey to be
present at Minnesota s. day. of glory
ut the fair; = ! :-' -
The exercises. were " begun at 2
O'clock p. m. In. the worlds fair audi
. torlbm.+ Judge Thomas Burke of this
city presided and Bishop ODea Of
fered a. prayer Addresses were, de-
livered by Col. Alden T. Blethen ana
former. United States. Senator John
L. Wilson. ! =: t-s,r% ~ - y,
Governor Johnson was then intro
duced. He gave comprehensive figures
TO show the development of the north
west along all lines, and its vast
wealth and resources. - = - > IS
What would the statesmen Of 1903
who. opposed the Louisiana purchase
for q paltry $4,000, ,ooo,"' he declared,
"or those Of 1870, who considered the
Oregon, country OF no value, or those
OF 1851, who doubted the wisdom OF
acquiring = Alaska, what repeat
would they think were they con-
fronted in their graves by the record
ing OF the wealth Of the west for
1909? What would. they think OF the
proposition that, scarcely century
after Jenerson's purchase, the wealth
E,of the western half Of the United
States equals two-thirds that o1
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trance or of Gfrmany, nearly the
total wealth of Russia and approx
mately that OF Italy and Austro-
Hungary combin4d? .*ssz<..| i. y :; : :,,.zz
Call ofjthe West. :sSs s.:
"The call Of thelw is for develop
ment. It is the lcall Of the race to
the vanguard Of progress. The west
knows no rest, nd stopping place. =
"The call Of the west is for liberty,
equality, MANHOOD, fair play - for
those inalienlble rights which ever
have been the inseparable conditions
of its progress and victories. The
fundamentals Of pure Democracy.
Jefferson, Author pf the great. de-
claration, bdrn Of the frontier, ennnn-
ciated it's gospel. Jackson, !. the
rugged fightet Of the Tennessee wilds
and Lincoln. the Illinois railsplitter
and emancipstor, typified the native
convictions d the K western soul, in
which man'sl Independence, freedom
and equality before the law are as
the very bre8h, of life. Il H. g ,:s=4;. ! I
Freedom| from aiI Tyranny; I''::;y!s
The call OF the west fis the call OF
patriotism an progress, for enamel
L. t~ r.
patton from VERY form of. old-wonld
and new-wodd d caste and privilege,
from the tyrdny OF wealth and birth,
and alike frd the dominion Of the
trust and thl politicars machine; and
the call OF tlB west If T. read Alright
the spirit Of bur land, Is today, as in
the days oil Jefferson, jackson and
Lincoln, the} call OF the. American
people. j5E..1 ssss $.s :..., g3=s 3.s4 Il 4, !
""The call d the west is the call for
brave men tho shall know mo sec
I tional and political lines. We as
an integral part of the American
people shou1 cast our influence and
our votes 1T only to advance the
material ind rests Of: our own par
ticular sect IN, but We should be
broad enough and big enough to labor
for the com8 8on good Of our common
cuntry. .s .:ss4 3zs4t x. i
I V,> -: Deband for Power 4
''We havefn the states west Of the
mississippi he undoubt balance ot
power, no latter under what name
the national ladministrati ton at Wash
ington exist IN the years that have
+ passed ourI population and our ma
terfal veal have mot enjoyed that
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Ten Thousand Enforce Demand
/: 81 Y, = Is better Hours and Liv- +
II II \. !, :,..E 4:5s S. Ing: Wages. .5.z*
/ sAll tic Tailors Of Greater New
3 York Aroused Against In Z
. I tolerable Conditions. y; u

NEW YORK, Aug. Special to
Labor World. Ten thousand coat tall
sors are out 3on5 strike IN Manhattan and
Brooklyn.. against miserable shop con-
] ditions; long hours and &, starvation
Wages.at The tailors OF the entire great
ers city are aroused, and many more
I Of them will und oubtedly follow their
fellows Oh strike against intolerable1
condit itipns. i %.s5sS sEs >st s-s4S
The Brooklyn tailors, Locals 72 and
3216, have been out since the early
part OF last week, and every day their
! 5000 Of them are out. They demand
/ an increase Of 10 per cent in their
1 wages, nine hour workday, instead
/ Of the twelve hour day they have been
/ working. the abolition Of task work
/ and the establishment Of time work.
/ They also demand payment regularly.
On q fixed day. = s.i r. :s I. !. y. 3.
!. : East Side. Enthusiastic. .=-s2s u
When the news that general strike
had been called spread over the East
Side yesterday many shop meetings
were held and many tailors walked
out without waiting for official notice
to do 30. >S. t.s =. .@t !. :, e..
No argument was needed to get the
men out as they were really anxious
TO go out as the 4 conditions under
which they. were working were un-
.bearable. Many tailors did not go to
work at allS but instead went direct
to strike headquarters at SO Forsyth
street. At s. o'clock last night. 1t was
reported at strike headquarters that
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sEAnEN'sv UNION TO 8. !.
;.,..# =... PETITION CONGRESS.

The International seamen's union
iststo petition congress requesting that
the general laws be SO amended as
sta prevent the understanding OF ves-
sells, and that as necessarily incidental
tel such prevention q STANDARD OF skill
should he Established I'm the case Of
the seanpen II concerned. sUnskillel
aallors'' are. the greatest danger to
=tha lives of passeng gers the address
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. .WoMEN = q :, E /! 4 n 'PlII]aauRn, 1.

sss OF -, ,1s6 women employed ia the
5variour industries III Pittsburg, less
than one fifth earn So q week Of mors.
one fifth earn shout $7< and thrsS
sftiiftias sof them sreceive les than
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TEAMsT1R's UNION TO y. q
ss% II OMIT CHAUFFEURs

y The Int ational Brotherhood of
Teamsters has made application ss to
the Amerik "a Nederatlon OF abor to
change Il charter no 20 to admit
.chauneursI also for permission to
change TIL name sof the organization
to the nBr1lat ipnala Brotherhood Ii of
Teamster4 Chaufkeur and Helpers.
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Continued ON Page 8.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-09

The first Of the patriotic services that
will form a large part of the program
during the present week, was held at the
First Methodist church last evening, and
participated in by an audience that filled
the main floor and balcony.
The singing of patriotic songs and old
faVOrite hymns, and brief addresses by
various speakers formed the program.
Among the speakers were Rev. DR.. J.
F. Spence national chaplain-in-chief Of
the G. A. R.. Mrs. Nettie MCGOWAN. ma
tiOnal patriotic instructor of the Women S
Relief Corps. and Rev. Francis BUrgette
Short. Owing to d slight indispOsitiOn,
Miss Clara Hoover, national president of
the Daughters Of Veterans, was unable to
be present and speak as announced in the
program.
The principal speaker of the evening
was National Chaplain-in-c DR.. J. F.
Spence. who was introduced in a happy
manner by his scknowl edgHent Of the
Introduction. cOnfidentiaIlV informing his
hearers that there are three names fam
liar, in fact, household words. One is
Brigham Young, the other Salt Lake, and
the third your own Cyclone lift "
The speaker then launched into glowing
tribute to the flag, the one flag. sun
kissed and wind tossed the flag for me
and for you"
Since the close of the war DR.. Spence
has devoted his life to educational work
in the SOUTH and in the course Of his
address reviewed the growth of the new
south the praise for which is due he
asserted to the G. A. r. in freeing the
country from the thralldom of slavery
He delivered an eloquent euolOgy on Lin
coin and his work for the country and
humanity. Likening the meeting last
evening to a campfire he kept his
audience interested with many remiDis-
cences of the war.