The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-11-28
Notes and Comments.

$4,000 people took part, the unwilling of
statue of Washington, speeches by
President Arthur, George William Curtis
and other distinguished men, and BAN
quet in the evening.
WOODSTOCK STANDARD "While it is
far too early to open the gubernatorial
campaign we are much pleased with these
hearty endorsements of our townsman,
Hon. Frederick Billings. The state could
do nothing more to its credit than to elect
him to the Office of governor, and Wood.
stock would hold up all its hands in that
behalf"
CoURIER-JoURNAL: "Mr. Cox's middle
name, which is Sullivan, liz great help
to him in the race for speakership
Is this Mr.. Cox
Mr.. Sullivan Cox ?
Mr.. Cox who'd be speaker!
Well, well, Mr.. Cox,
We've heard Of your knocks
And each Is squeakerl
Yes, yes, Mr.. Cox,
With fists like two rocks,
Mr.. Cox, you'll be speaker"
BosToN TRAVELLER: "Judge and ex-
Senator Poland will be one of the orna-
ments of the House of Representatives
soon to assemble. Sixty-eight years of age
on the first day of the present month, he
looks, in his blue coat and gilt buttons, as
if he had been kept over from the past
generation to illustrate its courtesies and
amenities. The Judge is accompanied to
Washington by Mrs. Poland, and they will
reside at The Ebbitt house."
PALLADIUM "Knowing the eminent
success that the Erpress and Monitor have
had in bringing out candidates, the Inder
advises those short-sighted sheets to boom
j. E. Dickerman, as candidate for gov
ernor. Mr.. Dickerman doesn't appear to
be fattered by the great idea of the I.rise.
to-suggest-a-candidate man of the Indez.
If Mr.. Dickerman ever had any aspirations
in that direction, and those powerful
journals should act upon the suggestion,
he would forever abandon all hope"
BELLOWS FALLS TIMES: "Some of
the Vermont newspapers are agitating the
subject of the next governorship of the
state, and give prominence to the name of
Hon. Frederick Billings of Woodstock.
Mr.. Billings is one of the genuine glori-
GUS as we'll as sound men of our state,
and we would first and second his nomi-
nation every time. 1t would be double
honor to the state, first, because it would
be an honor to elect him, and, second, be-
cause he would honor the state if elected"
The wATcHMAN (Boston) "For better
or worse, remarks the Advertiser, France
is republic, and must work out its sal.
walton on that road. The rumors about
French monarchy, prospective or even
possible, are purely mischievous, and ut
terly unworthy of republican. 1t is
true, that the French republic is a mere
experiment; but so is our republic, and
80 is the Russian despotism. In a high
sense, every constitution is an expert
ment. But it is the duty of all free men
to make the experiment of free govern
ment success, especially in France,
where there is altogether too much latent
monarchism."
MURAT HALsTEAD of Cincinnati SAYS,
al am asked what 1 think of Mshone's
manifesto. In the first place I think
that he has told the truth. That the facts
are exactly as he stated them with respect
to the Danville massacre. am not sure
of the accuracy of his observations with
respect to the finances Of Virginia. But
am not aware that any important politi-
clan of Virginia has a right to challenge
Malone as repudiator. 1t occurs to me
to be clear that the readjusters were in a
majority in Virginia, and that the Bour-
bons determined to overcome that MAORI
ty by cultivating race prejudices and
causing excitement, deliberately planning
to commit murder by the wholesale so as
to draw the color line, establish reign of
terror and carry the state for the benefit of
the democratic party. This was done,
not merely as local matter, but that the
solid South should be preserved for the
democracy and used to control the nation
al government. 1t is the purpose of the
Bourbons of the South not to permit
colored citizens to vote anywhere. They
would count againt democratic triumph
in the presidential election, and it is
their purpose to shed all the innocent
blood necessary to the performance of
this programme. l have no doubt of
their success, 30 far as the states that
were of the southern confederacy are con-
cerned. There is nothing particularly nov