Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-07-26
Notes and Notions.

" DAMRADICAL " Is the name OF new
political party in Tennessee.
THE voice of the people to President Ar
thur: "Veto the river and harbor bill"
A SOLID Poland delegation of eleven is
the response Brattleboro made to the Pho
Mrs advocacy of General CIRCUITS nomination.
THE advices from Maine are full of en-
enlargement for republican success in Sep
tember The democrats and greenbackers
are not fusing this year, while the republi-
cans are united and confident.
IT is one of the marvels of telegraphy
that the readers of the daily papers are given
the whole days doings at Alexandria every
evening. The difference in time is seven
hours, so that at four o'clock here we know
Just what has been done up to seven or eight
O'Clock there The sun is ga slow coach u
compared with electricity.
ALBANY Journal: "The tariff commits
sion, or rather two of its nine members, are
carrying on their Investigations at that
busy manufacturing center and commercial
mart, Long Branch. :. The tariff commits
sion continued its Investigations at the Mon
mouth race course Wednesday. Thursday
it did not find anything to do.
IT is undoubtedly the right of any free
and independent citizen to covet any office
within the gift Of the people. But there is
still commendable sentiment abroad that
it is not quite the thing for any one to put
himself forward as candidate for any hon.
orable and responsible public position. 1t
is rather proof of the lack of the requisite
qualities for office for any gentleman to
"come before he is called " into the field by
the popular sentiment.
BosToN ADVERTISER "The issues be-
fore the country are numerous, and nearly
all of them require constructive ability of a
high order in the statesman who would deal
with them wisely Politicians, congress and
the administration have been slow in appre-
ciating these issues, and in some way public
opinion has advanced more rapidly than
have the political spokesman and the law
makers. The country is not satisfied, and
it proposes to move on. If the present
leaders do not answer its demands, others
will. The people will have their way,
whether they can mould the old parties to
their will, or have to form new ones"
THE house of representatives did an act
of long-deferred justice last week by admit
ting Mr.. Smalls to the seat hitherto wrong
fully occupied by Mr.. Tillman. The facts
were overwhelmingly in favor of the con-
testant, and the case should have been de-
cided long ago. But better late than never.
Mr.. Smalls is creditable representative of
his race-a man of fine physique, of gentle
manly department and intellectually the
peer of the best grade Of his congressional
associates. Two or three other cases equally
clear remain to be acted upon. The evil
dence in each of them precludes all argu-
ment against the exclusion of the sitting
members.
ALBANY JOURNAL: "The democratic
party has so far recovered from the dumb
terror that always seizes it when anything is
really to be done as to find spokesman in
Senator Bayard on the tax reduction bill
The democrats are in favor of general re.
auctions of taxes on something or other
when it comes TO specific articles and defin.
lite acts, Senator Bayard agrees with Senator
Garland that July is quite too warm month
to consider bill that takes off a tax OF
twenty-five per cent ad uaiorem on sugar
Senator Window remarked day or two age
that those congressman who think it is toe
hot now to act on these matters, will find il
much hotter when they appear before their
constituencies for reelection
THE Pennsylvania independents will no,
consider the compromise propositions offered
by the regular republicans, unless the
latter will first consent that all the candi
dates on both tickets shall be withdrawn
and no one of them shall be eligible fol
nomination. This demand seems indefensi
bic. The most which the Independents car
fairly demand is that the new nomination.
shall be actually the choice of the part,
without undue influence by machine or boss
II the people choose to put in nomination
one or more OF the present candidates o.
either wing of the party, it is certainly pre-
| sumptuous arrogance for any committee /,
| restrict their choice. II the independent
adhere to this ultimatum, they will not pol
many votes in November against the 80
called regular ticket.