Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-04-07

To-day, we believe Senator Elmunds i,
the strongest man in the republican part,
stronger than Conkling, Cameron, Sher
man or Blaine. MIR. Blaine has a grea
deal more personal popularity, bat at the
same time he is more vulnerable. Almost
the only thing to be said against Mr.. Ed
munds is his part in the electoral commits
sion. But then what candidate can the
republicans put in the field against whom
some objection does not lie? We should
not be greatly surprised to see Mr.. Ed
munds nominated, and elected the mex
president of the United States. -New York
Sun.
1t is the impression of newspapers and
correspondents that the Edmunds move
ment is hurting Grant in Massachusetts
and hurting Blaine in New York. 1t is no,
the object of the Edmunds movement pri-
marilv to hurt any body, and we wish that
our esteemed contemporaries would rise
to the height of the conception of the idea
that the object of all this ante-cenvention
talk is TO secure the nomination of the
man who will make Il good president, and
who can be elected. 1t is queer position
to take that the ground is already pre-
empted by a couple of men.-RarUord
CouraM.
Next to Mr.. Beecher, DR.. John Hall of
New York, it is said, is the best paid
preacher in this country. He gets $4,000
Il year, in gold, and has n house worth
$4,000 year. free of rent. which makes
his salary $4,000. Mr.. Beecher is paid
= m
Next to DR.. Hall comes DR.. Potter, of
Grace church, who has Il salary of SIP
600 and house to live in besides, DR..
Dix of Trinity is paid $4,000, and the
pastor Of St. Thomas church receives
$40, 900. There are others in New York
who have from $4,000 toSl0,0OO, but the
minister who goes above $4,000 is consd-
cred lucky man.
In 1855 the county Of St. Louis loaned
to the Missouri Pacific railroad 100000.
A suit has been pending for several years
to recover it, with interest, the amount
now being over 100000. The case was
argued in the United States supreme court
a few weeks ago. Since then, Jay Gould
who now owns the road, has offered
100000 to settle. The city's counsel
Frank j. Bowman and Col. Bell, went to
Washington and submitted the ease to
Senator Edmunds for his opinion. After
full examination he gave an elaborate
written opinion to the effect that the citvs
claim is good and he sees no reason to
apprehend an adverse decision. Accord
in yit- hn h,,S Il n
offer, for Mr.. Edmunds' opinion is gener.
ally regarded rs very near 1.-The end of the
law" The courts decision is expected in
a week or two.
some HISTORY AND A SUGGESrIoN.-In
1917, after the United States had been fol-
years laboriousIy liquidating the great
heritage Of debt left behind by the crash
of 1887, poor hhrvests abroad and GOOD
harvests at home sharply turned the bal
ance of trade in favor of this country, gold
was imported, The banks grew prospersu:
and the currency was expanded. Hard
times disappeared prices went up, imports
increased and every body got rich. In
1913, year later. the prices of the wear
before simulated production, the acre.
age of wheat and cotton was heavily
increased, the harvest exceeded the WE'LL
OF the gear before. Europe, however, had
good harvests also. and did not want the
surplus. The balance of trade turned.
wheat and cotton went down like lead,
every thing else came rafting down with
them. and hard times returned for A
season. Historical parallels sometimes
run on all tours, and then again they do
not. So far 1879 has matched 1917. and
1880 1873, as far as the turn in the balance
of trade and the prospect of large crops
now here and abroad are concerned.