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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-11-26
have been divided as follows {.

This shows very clearly that Windsor coun-
ty has not been unmindful of her own inter
ests during the last hundred years. But, COM
ing down to later periods, she has even done
better for herself From 1900 up to the pres
emit time, she has held the judgeship 60 years
to Windham county 27 years, some of the
time having had two judges as for instance,
Redfeld at Windsor and Collamer or Barrett
at Woodstock. During the last 80 years,
Windsor county has had the circuit judgeship
81 years, Orange county 3 years, and Wind
ham county o! Judge Wheeler, though a
resident of this county, was the judge of the
Rutland and Bennington county circuit This
showing ought to cause any Windham county
senator or representative TO consider well his
act before deciding to turn his back on HIS
own county and break up the harmony that
ought to prevail in matter of such vital i'm
portance. A correspondent last week men,
toned three Windham county men-C b.
Eddy, E. L. Waterman and o. E. Butterfeld
either of whom possesses the requisite
character, ability and learning to make an
able and acceptable judge, and suggested that
an effort be made to unite upon Mr.. Eddy, he
being the elder of the three, and having been
already prominently talked of for the posi-
ton. We agree with our correspondent that
Mr.. Eddy is in every way suitable candi-
date and that our county senators and repre-
sentatives would do themselves honor and
fully satisfy their constituents by giving him
a cordial and united support. But we have
no personal candidate, and if perfect union
on Mr.. Eddy is not practicable, then take up
either Mr.. Waterman or Mr.. Butterfeld,
whose fitness no one will question. If there
is an honest desire to stand by the county,
there ought to be no difficulty in uniting eve
ry vote on some one of these three men.
Personal considerations and private likes and
dislkes, in case like this, ought to disap-
pear. 1t ought not TO be difficult for our sem
ators and representatives to conquer any per-
sonal prejudices they may have, for the sake
of harmony. We therefore look to see our
county members act together in perfect har-
mony on this subject and, as the result of
such harmony, shall be greatly disappointed
if the General Assembly does not recognize
the reasonableness and justice of our claims
by electing Windham county man to the
vacant judgeship. Our people are looking
forward to the final result with very unusual
| degree of interest.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-11-26
Shall We Have "a New Tax La~i

There have been several bills introduced
before the legislature upon the subject of
revenue and general taxation. AS the matter
strikes us, there is good chance to reform
our present system, and also q chance, if the
matter is not closely watched, of making
matters worse. 1t is well known fact that
our present system is very unequal. Wind
ham county, for instance, has its real estate
listed at nearly double that of some of the
northern counties, and double the amount of
personal property according to its population.
Brattleboro pays an amount equaled by only
a few towns, while some equally as wealthy
pay only half as much. The present system
of equalization affords an opportunity for all
and more than these inequalities. Among
the bills which have been presented at the
present session that are worthy of considera-
ton is Senator Dwinelps amended bill, which
provides for the assessment of the state tax
according to population, with towns having
less than 800 inhabitants required to pay on
ly three-fourths of such an amount. Under
this system all the temptations of the old
method are avoided, and nearly if not quite
all of the inequalities and consequent hard
ships disappear.
Gov Page has introduced revenue bill,
which is calculated to relieve towns of all
state taxes. The bill is a great advance upon
any thing ever attempted in this state but is
in practical operation in other states We
notice, however, that while the general prin-
ciples of the bill are good, some of the de-
tails are defective, and these grow out of the
fact that this bill is calculated to raise reve-
nue. nearly double the needs of the state,
while there is a provision in it for dividing
the surplus to towns for school purposes.
We doubt if this state is ready to call upon
its corporations to bear all state expenses and
also pay share Of school or local expenses.
However, with a correction of the various
amounts to be assessed under this bill, the
measure once in practical operation would
largely equalize the burdens of the people
and quiet the uneasy feeling now existing,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-11-26

The business of the Bratteboro q White
hall railroad opens in a way which surprises
even the most sanguine friends of the enter
prise. On every trip since trains began run
ming last week Thursday paying number of
passengers have been carried, and this week
the travel has fairly rivalled that over the
Valley road Tuesday morning the train
brought % passengers down and carried 20
up; Wednesday there were 20 down and G3
up, and Thursday there were IA down and 1G
up. For the accommodation of the travel on
Wednesday night it was necessary to make up
a train of two combination passenger and
baggage cars) and one regular passenger
coach. Even the chronic croakers and the
most pronounced opponents of the road are
compelled to admit that this is doing very
well for a 'velocipede" or "wheel- barrow"
road. A considerable amount of freight has
been carried every day, and this department
of the roads traffic shows signs of rapid de-
velopment The difficulty Which was at first
experienced with the box freight cars has
been remedied and those cars are now run
ming regularly and without hindrance of any
sort. The trouble with these cars, only n
slight one at the most, was found to be in the
centre bearing, the centre pin and casting
fitting little too snugly, and, being new and
rough, not giving play enough on the short
curves.
Except on single point the feeling toward
the road is excellent over the whole line. We
refer to the matter of passenger rates, 1t
strikes everybody, the friends of the road and
its former opponents, alike, that the fares
have been placed too high. Londonderry
people feel that it is quite too much that they
should be asked to pay five cents mile to
come 36 miles to Brattleboro when they can
go across to Chester for ST. and very much
the same feeling prevails in the towns from
Jamaica down. 1t is our own belief that a
tariff of 80 or cents per mile, with CORE
spending lessening of the excursion rates,
would yield more revenue TO the lessees than
the present tariff of . cents per mile. We
feel confident however that this is matter
which will be set right at an early day. We
are fully assured that the Central Vermont
managers have no desire except to make the
new road of the greatest possible benefit &c
the people on its line. 1t is for the mutual
interest of the people and of the lessees tC
have a cordial feeling prevail, and we believe
the Central Vermont officials will be quick Ia
recognize this fact aud act accordingly.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-11-26

The charge recently circulated by Demo-
cratic newspapers that General Garfield made
a bargain" with General Grant, Senator
Conkling and others at the time of their visit
to Mentor, after the meeting at Warren
Ohio, which was to hold good in case of bis
election, 10 refuted by the testimony of a gen.
tleman of the highest authority who was pres
emit during the entire interview. This gentle
man, a prominent resident of Clevelan d,
says; ~ was one of the party that went on
that special train from Warren to Mentor,
and know that there was no private confer
ence between Grant, Conkling, Garfield and
the rest There was no time and no chance
for such a conference, and the story lately
published that Conkling drew up paper
which Garfield then and there signed is
bosh."
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-11-26

The Detroit Free Press, the leading Demo
cratic paper of Michigan, calls upon the Dem
ocratic National Committee for an explana-
ton of its agency in the circulation of the
Morey letter. While it admits that the COM
mttee might have been honestly deceived in
the matter, it recognizes the obligation to
join in the effort to bring the guilty parties to
justice and concludes an article on the sub
ject as follows:
"But under no circumstances can such a
committee be justified or excused for incur
ring, either for itself or the party it repre-
SCENTS, the shadow of suspicion of willing
ness to profit, in partisan sense, by forgery
or perjury. With the suspicion existing that
both have been practised, the committee is
far more deeply interested than the prosecu-
tors of Philip can be in bringing all the facts
to light"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-11-26
The surremc Cour, Iudre.hlp.

We last week briefly called attention to this
subject, and, deeming it one of great impor-
lance to the people of this county, and one
in which they take very lively interest, we
make no apology for recurring to it at this
time.
If our good neighbors of Windsor county,
even though, in our opinion, they have just
caused one of their own citizens and one of
the ablest and purest men that ever adorned
our supreme bench, to be summarily dismiss
cd from the public SERVICE were offering us
new candidate possessing greater ability and
superior qualifications for the position than
belong to any citizen of Windham county,
we should deem it our duty to support him.
But they are doing nothing Of the kind The
candidate they present-Mr. VIM. H. Walker
of Ludlow-is gentleman of good character
and ability, and of very respectable legal at
tainments, against whom we desire to utter
no disparaging word but no candid friend of
his will claim for him any advantage in these
respects over either of the three Wndham
county lawyers mentioned by us last week,
while a vast majority of those best acquainted
with all the parties will be apt to decide that
the advantage, in legal attainments at least,
is with the Windham county men. This be-
ing the case, we can see no possible reason
why the men who represent the people of this
county at Montpelier should not stand togeth-
err in a solid body for Windham county man !;
unless, indeed, we have monopolized more
than our fair share of judicial honors and
emoluments hitherto and therefore ought
now TO give way to our misused neighbors at
the north. Let us inquire how this is
Since 1873 OO2 years. supreme and circuit
court judgeships between the two counties
have been divided as follows
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-11-26

The cold wave which has swept over the
country the present week, beginning on Sun
day, is the most remarkable yet recorded for
November. The central area of this wave
rested on Monday over Ohio and Western
Pennsylvania, where the thermometer stood
at degrees above zero but the wave
stretched westward to the submits of the
Rocky Mountains and eastward to the Allan.
tic seaboard. In a northerly and southerly
line it extended from the parallels of Mantle
ba to those of the Gulf of Mexico Indeed,
the whole country east of the Rocky Noun.
tains was buried beneath its frigid air, except
the extreme southeastern section. The wide
extent OF the cold is as remarkable as its early
arrival, the temperature ranging simultane-
ously from 80 degrees on the Virginia coast
to IA in Tennessee and New York, below zero
on the lakes, 10 to 40 below zero in the North
west, and nearly or quite as cold in the White
Mountain region of New Hampshire. The
canals and rivers in the Middle States are
frozen up, and on the former there are hun
dreds of boats caught in the ice laden with
produce of all sorts
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-11-26

FLrBusTERNo.- House, or, rather a
few of its members, spent its last half day be-
fore adjourning last Friday in flibustering to
prevent the election of a seventh judge of the
Supreme Court The Argus says;
The House some days before by very close
vote, passed bill reducing the number of
Supreme Court Judges to six, but the Senate,
as was intimated last week, refused to concur
A motion to reconsider that vote was defeat
ed, whereby the consideration of the subject
in any form was shut off this session. The
Senate then passed resolution for Joint
Assembly on Friday afternoon, but the minor
ity in the House, in its superior Legislative
wisdom, led by Messrs. Page Of Rutland,
Hinckley of Chelsea and Battell of Middle
bury, set out TO defeat the will of the MAORI
ty, and prevent the election of a seventh
Judge. This they succeeded in doing by dila-
tory motions and calling the yeas and nays
upon every point, in all ten times, tho Senate
finally adjourning just before the House had
passed the resolution. Now the December
Courts, of which there are seven, must start
with only six Judges, with one of these, the
Chief Justice, in such poor health as to be
hardly able to sit. Whichever county is COM
PEELED to do without its regular term of court
can place the responsibility on the ilibuster-
ing of the gentlemen named.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-11-26

The Secretary of War in his annual report
eoncurs heartily in the policy of frontier pro-
lection recommended by General Sherman,
and wishes at the same time to sec the army
composed OF an effective rank and file of not
less than 25, 900 men. He would like also to
see our navy left free to pursue course of
aggressive warfare in case of trouble with a
foreign enemy, and to that end recommends
an extensive and thorough system of coast
fertilization and defence which would keep
at bay the cruisers and transports of the enc
my. He halls the torpedo as the great need
of the age in sea coast defence, and desires
Congress to be generous in its appropriations
for the establishment and practice of whole
sale torpedo system. If these suggestions are
acted upon the country may yet be able to
sleep at night when threatened by possible
difficulty with full grown foreigner
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-11-26
FoR THE VERMONT PH1NII.
Hon. Il. l.. Waterman for Judge.


Mr.. Editor Il was pleased to notice your
remarks and those of your correspondent,
Inquirer" about the Supreme Court Judge
ship; and shall be perfectly satisfied if the
gentleman most prominently mentioned, Hon.
Q. b. Eddy of Bellows Falls, shall be elected,
and SO will the people Of the county. But it
may happen that some other man can better
unite the members from this county, and 1t
is solely with Il view to this contingency that
l beg leave to bring into greater prominence
the name of the second man mentioned by
your correspondent, the Hon. Z. L. Water
man of Jamaica. In my judgment Mr..
Waterman possesses peculiar qualifications
for this high judicial position. He is
not only thoroughly well read lawyer, but
is a scholarly man in his habits and tastes,
and has, besides, level, well balanced mind,
accustomed to calm and patient investigation
and careful analysis, so indispensable to a
successful performance of judicial duties. He
is an eminently fit candidate for the position.
Iagree with you and your correspondent -
l, That the Office belongs to Windham
county.
2. That we have no lack of men amply
qualified to fill it,
3. That our senators and representatives
will disregard the plain wishes of their con-
stituents il they fail to give a united support
to Windham county man. WNDHAM
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-11-26

In California six or seven hundred Demo-
Gratis on the day of the late election remem-
bered that one of the party candidates for
Presidential Electors, ex-Judge Terry, muir
dered one of the noblest men and Democrats
that ever represented the State in the United
States Senate-Senator Broderiek-in duel.
That crime against freedom was committed
.wenty-one years ago, and yet enough men
resented the restoration of the murderer to
party honors to scratch his name, SO that he
not only ran behind his own ticket but be-
hind the lowest name on the Republican tick
ct This insured his defeat and the election
Of the highest candidate on the Republican
Electoral ticket. California will give five
votes to Hancock and one to Garfield because
Democratic manAgersasked Democratic voters
70 vote for a man who murdered a Senator
because he would not be the tool of the Blu
ehanAn administration.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-11-26

In the recent election the people of Kansas
adopted an amendment of the State constitu-
ton prohibiting the manufacture or sale of
intoxicating liquors except for medicinal, me-
chanical or scientific use. This is the first
instance of prohibition incorporated in a
State constitution, thus taking the matter be-
yond the reach of Legislative interference.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-11-26

Gen. Butterield of Sa1tons River, super
visor of the census for Vermont, has had a
handsome compliment paid him in his ap-
pointment by Gen. Walker, superintendent
of the census, to go to South Carolina to make
a new canvass of certain districts in that State
there was correct
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-11-26

Southern Congressman who have arrived
at Washington are solid" in denouncing the
Northern Democrats, and some of them are
DESTROYS hereafter of cutting clear from their
Northern brethren and supporting for Presi-
dent the man who will give the South the
most consideration in the administration of
the Government
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-11-26
Exemption OF 4 per cent. Mortgages
from Taxation.

Our farmers and mechanics borrow money
on their farms and houses at per cent. in
terest. They pay taxes on the entire proper
ty, and the man who loans them the money
is supposed to.pay taxes on it, This is called
double taxation, and to relieve this burden
various schemes are proposed. A few years
ago the state of New Jersey passed law
compelling the man who loaned money on
mortgage to pay the taxes ON 80 much OF the
farm or house as the mortgage represented.
The result was that all mortgages were fore
closed unless a bargain could be made to
have the borrower pay the taxes The mat
ter became so serious that the legislature re-
pealed the law and passed one for the north
ern part of the state, where great injury had
been done, entirely exempting mortgages
from taxation. The result of this was that
borrowers were able to get money on mort
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-11-26

1t is stated as a fact that William II. Eng
lish refused to distribute in Indiana the pack
ages of papers containing the forged Morey
letter which Barnum sent him. This an
nouncement adds point to the Tribune's dry
remark that "Wm. II. Barnum actually makes
VIM. H. English look respectable"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-11-26

Last Saturday evening Gen. Grant was en-
tertained by the New York Lotus club,
Whitelaw Reid of the Tribune presiding. At
the banquet Mayor Cooper took occasion to
say that he believed in accepting the result of
the late election, and that for one he was dis
posed to do SO promptly aud heartily. To
that end he asked the members of the club to
drink the health of the President-elect, Gen.
Garfield
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-11-26

James OBrien, alias Robert Lindsay, one
of the witnesses furnished by the Democratic
national committee to prove the authenticity
of the Morey letter. on Wednesday confessed
to perjury, and was remanded for sentence.
The official majorities in all the counties of
Now York give Garfield 20, 1856 plurality over
Hancock, against 80, sls plurality for Tilden
over Hayes in 1876. The greenback vote
amounted to about 10, 900 and the Neal Dow
vote to 1900 in round numbers. The anti
Masonic electoral ticket received just ~
votes.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-11-26

The New Workers are having a stout fight
over the location of the Worlds Fair of 1888,
to be held in that city. The committee wish
to use Central Park for the purpose, while
the papers, and the citizens generally, unite
in energetic opposition to the idea.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-11-26

President-elect Garfield, accompanied by
Mrs. Garfield and his private secretary, ar
rived in Washington Tuesday evening. At
the direct request of Gen. Garfield there was
no reception of any sort, though considerable
preparation had been made in that direction
by some of the Republican organizations of
the city. The objects of the visit are purely
of q private nature.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-11-26

cages at much cheaper rate. The bill now
before the legislature exempting 4 per cent.
mortgages from taxation is calculated TO ena-
BILE farmers and mechanics to borrow money
on their places at per cent. interest," and il
passed will remedy one Of the burdens which
now Cypress the debtor class.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-11-26

The New York Commercial Bulletin advo-
Gates the brilliant idea of converting the
three northern New England States into one.
When the thing is done may we be there to
see
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-11-26

1t now appears that Gen. Garfield was not
at Washington at the time the alleged Chinese
letter was dated. He was absent several days
prior to and after the date of the forged docu-
ment
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-11-26
JBe0crmont pBenit,
BRATTLEBORO:
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER &c, 1880.

TIE VERMONT RECORD AND FARMER aodS
coDbiaed triH THE PnGStx May 49, 1ssO--the sub
,triptoH Est name and good ,rW NJ the Record and
Farmer becoming tie property Of the proprietors n
The ph0nir irithout rescrrc.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-11-26

Evidence is said to exist that the Morey
letter was known to democratic leaders 10
days before it was published, just in time to
influence the Pacific coast.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-11-26

Suit has been brought against this city
for $40, 900, the amount of the gratuity vot-
ed by the city several years ago 10 the Man
chester and Keene Railroad.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-11-26

RUMoRED. INELIGIDILITY OF CONGRESSMAN
ELECT GRoUT.-An absurd Tumor is current
that Gen. w. w. GTout, member of Congress
elect from the third district, is ineligible, hay
ing been born in Canada and never naturaliz-
ed. Gen. GFout says isparents were natives
of Vermont, and about six weeks prior to his
birth moved into Canada, where he was born
and where he lived ten years they then
came back to the States that his father new
err exercised any of the rights of citizenship
while in Canada, and that under the statute
of 1903, children left by parents who are citi.
zens of the United States were, if born out
side Of the jurisdiction of the United States,
not disqualified from exercising their rights
as citizens of tho United States. This state
msnt ought to effectually dispose of the ru-
NOR, and probably will.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-11-26

The following is published in Truth this
morning The letter is authentic 1t is in
General Garfelds handwriting. Denial is
worse than useless. 1t should have the wild
est circulation among all classes, as it I'M
masks the Republican hollowness and hypoc-
risy on the labor question through their chief.
He declares himself adverse to the laboring
mans interest, and in favor of the Employ
ers' Union, advising them to employ the
cheapest labor available.