The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-10-28
Notes and Opinions.

IT looks as though they were deter
mined to hang Riel in Canada; yet per-
haps they will be sorry for it afterward.
THE Washington Republican well
says: "Let us have peace " founded
on the only basis of enduring peace
all rights for all men.
THE WATCHMAN is improving as a
newspaper. Its report of the legisla-
tive reunion was a credit to Vermont
journalism Herald and NewS.
THE news that President Cleveland
has sent his check for 81 900 to the
New York state democratic campaign
committee must freeze the veins of the
mugwumps.-Sun
THE Burlington Free Press, colder
than tombstone in politics one year
ago, is warming up considerably. 1t
pulls well--when there is nothing to
pull.-Messenger.
THE New York republicans held sew
eral large meetings last week. Among
the prominent speakers were Senators
Evarts and Edmunds and Governor
elect Foraker of Ohio.
THE Iowa Christian Temperance
Union stands Loyalty by Mrs. J. Ellen
Foster, who last year, in the national
convention at st. Louis, made strong
fight against the adoption of the reso-
lutions approving of third party move
ment.
GEORGE ALFRED TOWNSEND states
the truth when he says the suppression
of lawful suffrage in the South is the
great question of the day. 1t is ques-
ton, too, that cannot be winked out of
sight by democratic and mugwump pol
iticans, however much they may try.
THE war record of the Iowa demo-
cratic candidate for governor does not
please many of his own party. 1t
seems that he was drafted, and being
at the time supervisor of his county,
he voted to pay himself bounty for
the substitute he hired to take his place.
THE Boston Record and Herald, and
the Springfield Republican are laboring
under the misfortune at present of
being represented in this state by par
ties whose chief ambition and object is
to manufacture sensation, regardless
of truth or ordinary decency Clipper.
LAWRENCE BRAINARD, the fugitive
financier from st. Adams, who is hover
ing along the border of the States, tells
a reporter that his plans for the future
are uncertain. If he would come over
the line where he could be arrested,
they might assume a more definite
shape.-Rutldnd Herald
THERE are good many men in the
United States yet that believe in equal
rights for all law-abiding citizens and
legal voters, and the political party that
sets itself up as the apologist for ballot
box sluffing and bulldozing of voters
will get served elsewhere as it has been
in Ohio.-Springfeld Union.
GovERNoR-ELECT FORAKER of Ohio
attributes his victory to the stand his
party took in favor of free ballot and
fair count, protective tariff and heavy
taxation of the liquor traffic, and to the
dissatisfaction of the people with the
HOadly rule in the state, and the finan-
cial policy of the national administra-
ton.
THE November elections this year
are as follows Iowa, Massachusetts,
Mississippi, New York and Virginia
will elect state officers and full legisla-
lures; Colorado will elect Judge of
the supreme court; Connecticut, half
its senate and full house of representa-
tives for one year; Maryland, two state
officers; New Jersey, half its senate
and full assembly; Nebraska, SUI
preme judge, and Pennsylvania, state
treasurer.
IT is said that the question of foreign
immigration will be considered at the
coming session of congress in a much
broader aspect than ever before. 1t is
thought by many that the time has
come for charging the qualifications for
admission to citizenship, and otherwise
guarding the country against the evils
of too large infusion of the foreign
element in our voting population. The
question is a very delicate one to ham
die and demands the thought and care
of our wisest and best statesmen.-O6-
Serrer.
In the months that Immediately fol-
lowed Mr.. Cleveland's election to the
/ presidency, the democratic organs
iubilantly construed that event as in
dicating the permanent overthrow of
} the republican party and the permanent
restoration of the democracy to the
control of national affairs. Less than
: a year has passed, and the absurdity of
r this claim is already apparent No in
| telligent observer believed for a mo-
9 ment that there could be lasting cohe-
= sion among the naturally diverse ele-
1 ments whose temporary union resulted
in the election of the democratic can
didate, but it was hardly to be expected
=, that these elements would separate so
Q soon. AS it turns out, less than eight
: months from President Cleveland's in
auguraton the country sees the indie
: pendents parting company with the
l democrats, and, not only this, but also
g bitter discussions within the demo-
: cratic party itself; discussions that
! promise to increase and become inten-