The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-11-14
Notes and Comments.

New YORK SUN: Massachusetts,
will have to get some new rule for count
ing up her elections. 1t used to be that
As goes Hull 80 goes the Common
wealth : but this time Hull went for
Butler, and-how the state did go for
him, tooP'
WORCESTER SPY: But, after all, no.
body could have beaten Butler except
Butler himself. When he entered upon
his office in January last, he had his po-
litcal future in his own hands. If he
had conducted himself with ordinary pro-
priety, avoiding insolent and aggressive
behavior toward his associates in the gov
eminent and all causes of needless irrita.
ton, if he had not wsntonly arrayed
against himself the pride of our people in
their state, its institutions and its good
name, not all the efforts of his opponents
could have prevented his reelection. But
to do this he would need to be other than
Benjamin F. Butler"
New YORK SUN -" The events of Tues
day have removed all doubt, if any existed
before, in the minds of intelligent people,
that the election of 1884 will be holiday
festival for the democracy. In that strug-
gle, they will not be able to have every
thing according to their own fancy and
their own pleasure; and for this reason,
while they may like Thomas A. Hem
bricks and Joe Macdonald, or admire
the Tall Sycamore of the Wabash, they
will act more wisely if they leave such
predictions in the background, and in
quire what the necessities of the whole
country demand, and what they can do to
satisfy the exactions of public opinion"
The Suns voice is still for Holman.
The North american Review for the
past season has discussed with ability and
intelligence the current topics of the day.
This publication is invaluable to those
who would have full information on pub.
lie, social, financial and scientific matters
and clear understanding of the intrica-
cies of the related problems which are
coming up for solution. The November
number treats of Limited Suffrage in
Rhode Island; The Government and the
Telegraph by DR.. Marvin Green John
Brown of Osawatamie, Solar Physics,
Modern Experiences, Conversation with a
Solitary, Part 8, Suggestions in regard to
the Public Service, by Green B. Raum
and four replies to DR.. Hammond's Esti
mate of Woman.
| SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN Good-by
Ben You were such rollicking ole
sinner, you were so entertaining in your
deviltry, we shall be kind O. lonesome
without you. We count on few first
class monkey.shines from you in the mex
two months. You have given the stale
old commonwealth the greatest circus she
ever saw. You have done precious lo
of mischief. But now you are finished
and done for, we can't feel savage as yor
make your exit. 'Oh wsd We TAX {
thought and men'' Be good boy
leave politics and play with your yacht
and your millions. We shall have bette
governors-heaven forbid that we hav,
worse-but we never shall have such
comical one. Farewell, Benz amin
New YORK TRIBUNE: yesterday
work makes republican success possible
in the next presidential contest. If New
York, Massachusetts and Pennsylvani,
had all followed Ohio in going democratic
this fall, few would have been hopeful
enough to believe that 80 overwhelmin,
a current could have been turned back il
single year. Now everybody can see tina
fighting ground is left; that the repub
licans can fairly hope by good conduct
and good fortune to carry every state the.
had in 1885, and that, as against part.
so prone to blunder as the democrats
their prospect for carrying enough of then
is more than fair. In New York tn
enormous democratic majority is Gu
down to nothing, or next to it, and tn