Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-01-12
Letter OF Hon. j. 7. MarstOn.

MADISON, Wis, January /, 1881.
Mr.. Editor Enclosed find the annual re.
minder-later than usual, you may observe, which
is explained by my waiting for your legislature
to adjourn. How do you like biennial sessions
any way? The subject is popular one and a first
rate hobby for demagogues to ride upon and nc
help for it. We have the grist in the hopper with
probable prospect of grinding out the same re-
suit. think you are right about the legislative
apportionment-one hundred members in the
popular branch is all Wisconsin has and thirty.
three in the senate. Could you get it before the
people, they might vote it, but there is the pinch.
The small towns would lose their Importance and
the chances for official distinction among aspiring
politicians would be very much diminished. But
should not the public good override all such petty
considerations? A small minority Of the body do
all the business anyway The fact is your legis.
lature looks like a town meeting to the brethren
out west, the great west! When you have accom-.
plished this needed reform put 1t in the WATCH
MAN.
Ihave bone TO pick with you again Since
the election, in enumerating the northwestern
states which had done splendidly for Gar
field and Arthur, you jump from Michigan to
Minnesota, right over Lake Michigan, the state Of
Wisconsin and the Mississippi river, without no.
ticing the Badger state at all, which gave nearly
thirty thousand majority quadrupling the major
ity for Hayes in 1876, and more, too, and being
the largest majority ever given in the state You
did 80 once before-dont do so again, pray. We
have some feeling on this subject that you ough,
to respect, considering the relations existing be
tween the two states II Vermont is a good state
to emigrate from, Wisconsin is a good one TO emf
crate to- as Is shown by the fact that we have ons
United States senator Matt. II. Carpenter) from
there already, with fair prospect for another
this winter (E. w. Keyes), and what may appea,
singular is that they were both born as near the
geographical center OF Vermont as may be and IL
adjoining towns III Mortified and Moretowp con
meet, as | believe they do And they represent
something, II 1t is but little thirty years old
not three hundred thousand, but thirteen hundred
thousand There, don't you think they are glac
they came out and amt you proud of them? Be
sides, we have senator from this Dance county
now on his third term, who halls from Vernon
George i. Burrows) and who married the daughter
(Alma) Of the late Judge d. p. Thompson. Blu
this is enough to show some blood relation, ain n
it? You won't do no again, know you won't
1t was a idpsus OF some kind.
Election day opened bright and clear There
was victory In the air. We felt it. It was til,
sun of Austerlitz that had risen upon u.s. W,
were only disappointed in getting so large ma
iority, after all the mud and falsehood, the blus
ter and Boosting Of the opposition By the way
what would have been the result had we nom
mated men OF unimpeachabe standing an,
character But 1t may be well to conside
whether in such case we could have got 80 man,
democratic votes. So II Is AZ well m il is. An,
| must add at the close that we all felt exceed
ingly good over the result in Vermont In septem
Der, 1t was result worthy OF the state Main
limped a little, but Ohio and Indiana strobe for
ward CALAMITY and settled the race, A Hspp
New Year