News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-16

Oyster in his speech here on Saturday
night have been entertained by him
ever since he became disgruntled at
his failure to be appointed Public
Printer, over two years ago. He has
done nothing but abuse Republicans
and the Republican party ever since;
indeed, less than a week ago, 1 heard
him laundering away at ''every man
in Congress-" Since he was disap-
pointed over not getting the office he
wanted, he has appeared to have had
a grievance against the whole world.
AS for taking the Federation of Labor
with him into the Cleveland camp,
that is mere bosh. Not single mem
Der has turned with him.
Everything seems running smooth
" at Republican headquarters, and
The frightening prospects of success
in October and November causes a
smile to be always seen on the face
of Secretary Mcpherson and his as
sistants. They are all cheerful and
happy, and Gen. Raum and Father
Clapp at their office around the cor
ner, are preparing for a shower of
shekels after the 14th of October.
The campaign is developing many
pleasant things, and it is cheering to
know that in the election of Blaine
and Logan, Democrats cannot deny
that we will have an honest admins
tration, conducted for the good of the
whole people.
Among the amusing things Of the
campaign, l was priviled to overhear
the following conversation between
two old-time politicians few even
ings since. The Democrat observed,
eve have got you This year." "Don't
be too certain" said the Republican,
"we have buried yqtlin the last pres
idcntial years. .sYes," said the
Democrat, ''but we dug out and now
we have you" "Well," said the
Republican, "the fact is, in the past
we have buried You with your face up
so that you could dig out, but this
year we will bury your party with its
face down, so that the more it digs
the nearer it will reach its everlasting
home; you will dig toyour father and
he will keep you to himself"
If Gen. Butterworth, Commission
er of Patents, should be elected to
Congress from the first district of
Ohio, as it now appears that he will
be, the bureau of which he is now the
chief will soon have to look for a new
head. Gen. Butterworth has made
an excellent Commissioner Of Patents,
and though he came to the office with
but q limited knowledge of the bust
ness, his wide learning in law, general
good judgment, and the possession OF
those qualities which 90 to make up q
"big" man, led him to quickly grasp
the whole subject of patent matters,
and to understand the needs Of his
office, so that he has been able to act
wisely and guide Alright. Well will ii
be for the Patent Office if it finds q
successor his equal. 1t is not always
best to select for such positions men
who have grown up in the Office, as
they are apt to have crotchety notions
and be identified with little cliques in
its government but able, fearless
broad-gauge men like Butterworth
though they may be at first unacquain'
ted with the business, to reflect credit
upon the Office and themselves, and tt
succeed in their positions.
The Washington Sunday Herald
in its last issue, had the following
item among its political notes: "Col
H II. Finley left last Thursday TO
Ohio and Indiana to take part in the
Presidential campaign. His sta,
will depend upon the exigences Of the
canvass. Mr.. Fiuley's tact, expert
ence and knowledge of men and po
litical methods will make him usefu
in this important. field Of labor" l
must be that tins ANNOUNCEMENT is
huge joke, as the Herald man is a
well aware as anybody that he coul
scarcely do his party more harm tha
: to let it be known that Finley is man
aging its affairs. To the Republican
in Ohio and Indiana it may be saiC
, that if Finley has been given none
by the Democratic managers to us
, for corrupt purposes, he will hardl
: need watching, as it is doubtful, what
ever his promises to the persons b
deal with may have been, whether Il
will spend a dime Of it on any othe
one than himself. "The exigencie
of the canvass" is good. CT