Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-07-18
MINOR NOTEs.

The ST. Johnsbury Republicans ratified the
nomination of Blaine and Logan Tuesday
night by a flag-raising and outdoor rally.
Speeches were made 10y Judge Poland, Gen.
Grout, exGov, Horace Fairbanks, and other
local speakers. The meeting was held at
Fairbanks village, which was brilliantly illu-
minated. A large Blaine and Logan club was
formed at the close Of the meeting with Col
Franklin Fairbanks as president
A large Republican ratification meeting held
at Montpelier Wednesday night was addressed
by Hon. Henry Ballard and Hon. VIM. p. Dill
bingham. Blaine and Logan banner was
hung cut and campaign club was formed.
Secretary Frelinghuysen has instructed the
United States consular officers at London Lv-
erpool, Marsoilles. Havre, Bordeaux, Bremen
and Hamburg to appoint at once competent
physicians to inspect all vessels and passen-
gers departing for the United States from
these ports, to refuse clean bills of health in
all cases except upon the recommendation of
the sanitary inspector that such bills be given,
and to report by cable any case of infectious
or contagious disease known 10 exist on board
of vessel at the time of her departure for
the United States.
Moody, the evangelist, who is now on his
way home from Europe, told q reporter be-
fore he sailed that he considered London the
most religious city in the world. 1t possess
es, he said, what scarcely any other great me-
tropolis hasa vast amount OF "sanctifed
wealth, thing which is rare in America
Nearly all the rich men in the United States
were born poor. London has large number
of families who were born in wealth and can
breathe its atmosphere without choking"
I'm my opinion" concluded Mr.. Moody,
America needs missionaries more than Eng
land does"
The labor and trades unions In Rochester,
N. Y, met Friday night and adopted q reso-
luton boiling the nomination of Cleveland
and stating that his nomination should be
considered an insult to every workingman in
the United States.
Irish-American Republicans organized for
the campaign at Long Branch on Monday.
Every section was represented, and a large
number of letters and kilograms came in an
nouncing Blaine and Logan movements. It
was resolved to hold a convention of Irish
American Republicans at Cincinnati, Sept go
An address TO Irish American voters will be
prepared, and an executive committee will
attend to the details Of campaign work
b. b. smalley has again been chosen the
Vermont member Of the Democratic national
committee.
The Independent Republicans of Pennsyl-
vania, who made the fight against Gen. Bea-
yer in his campaign for governor in 1889,
which resulted in the election of Patterson,
the Democratic candidate, by a majority of
10000, have issued an address to the present
Independent Republicans of other states,
warmly supporting Mr.. Blaine.
Henry Cabot Lodge, chairman of the Mass
aohusetts Republican committee, does not
think the Democrats put forward their strong
est candidate, and says that Cleveland will
prove about the weakest candidate at the polls
Of any of the gentlemen ballotted for.
It Is a TACT worth bearing in mind that dur
ing the last eight years tie srm of Sl,Ol3,-
1913, 900 has been collected as Internal Feyenge
taxes and every dollar turned into the treas
ury. Not one dollar has been lost by dishon-
est officers. That the operation of the revenue
gystem is 80 clean and effective Is due in large
part 10 lie services Of the revenue agents
against reducing the number of which from 80
OF five Hon. Walter Evans, Commissioner of
Internal Revenue, wrote so effectively to the
chairman of the Democratic appropriations
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