The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-07-28

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tonic, Texas, and making an additional
appropriation for one already begun at
Dallas, in the same state.
The democratic state convention did
not endorse Senator Edmunds, but its
nominee forgovernor did. Is it to be in
ferred from this that there is prospect
i've democratic alliancen with the
republican supporters of Mr.. Edmunds
to secure his reelection? In that case.
what will be thought of Z" the sympathy
and cooperation of well-known demo-
Gratis " with the senator's friends?
According to the Edmunds papers,
democratic opposition to Mr.. Edmunds
is all wrong, while democratic support
of Mr.. Edmunds is worthy of all COM
mendation.
SENATOR EDMUNDs now bows to
every one he meets on the streets.
"Why do you do that ?" asked friend,
the other day, who had noticed this
sudden development of all-around cour-
tesy. GIVE got to-" said the Vermont
days consists in having your neck on
hinge and your lungs on pivot. | am
combining the ready acquiescence of
loose-necked Punch with the compre-
hensive versatility of a weather-vane.
In my line, by being politician for
six months, a man may often become a
statesman for as many years. Wash
ington Hatchet.
SOME weeks since several republican
papers sharply criticised the republican
committees in one or two southern
states because they had declared that it
was not advisable to nominate state
tickets. The republican state COM
mittee of Alabama, in accordance with
the instructions of the state convention,
met on the 9TH instant at Birmingham
and put ticket in nomination, and I'M
dertook to hold meeting in the square
to open the campaign. Mr.. Bingham,
the nominee for governor, was the first
speaker, but he was insulted by noisy
and disgraceful Interruptions from the
beginning to the end of his speech.
The other speakers were treated in like
manner, and the meeting was finally
broken up by the mob.
THE political campaign in Maine
promises to be an exciting one this
year. The republicans have enlisted
as speakers Senators Sherman, Logan,
Hoar and Allison, Congressman Bur-
rows, Grosvenor, Mckinley and His
cock, and Governor Foraker, ex-Goy-
ernor Foster and Lieutenant-governor
Kennedy of Ohio. A draft will also be
made upon the home force of speaking
talent. The clarion voice of Mr. Blaine
will be heard at least once. 1t is whis-
pered that his proposed speech will be
one of the boldest and most aggressive
he ever made. The democrats count
on having the services of Senator Voor-
hees, Congressman Sam Randall, Gen
eral Sam F. Cary of Ohio and Colonel
Fellows of New York, and perhaps
others from out of the state.
INFORMATION of an apparently trust
worthy character reaches us that Colo
mel George w. Hooker of Brattleboro
is conducting still-hunt for the con-
gressional nomination on the east side
of the mountains, and that he has al
ready secured the support of some
leading politicians and many old SOL
diers. The statement Is also made
that he and his friends encourage the
supposition that General Grout will be
nominated by general consent, in order
that they may capture the convention
without difficulty. Now this is not
like Colonel Hooker, unless he has
changed, and we sincerely hope he will
deny it and support General Grout,
who is an excellent and popular men,
Der. Once, when the general was con-
fined to his bed by dangerous illness,
a still-hunt served to throw him out of
congress for two years; but he is not i'll
now, nor are the people asleep.-Rut-
land Herald.
THE Rutland Herald cannot be keep
ing close watch of the proceedings in
congress, for in its issue of Wednesday
it wanted to know when Senator Ed
munds voted against referring the oleo-
margarine bill to the finance COM
mittee and when there had been any
chance to do this. Well, on Saturday,
July II, Mr.. Beck moved to refer this
bill to the committee on finance, and
Mr.. Edmunds was among those who
, voted in the negative. If he believed,
when he voted on the 18th of June to re-
fer this bill to the finance committee
that such reference was the proper one,
as the Herald aflirms, then why did he
, back down from that position 1t sim
: ply puts him in the attitude of voting
against his convictions to gain favor
with the farmers and dairymen of Yer
mont. Mr.. Edmunds spoke in favor of
the bill before the amendments were
offered, but he did not speak in opposi-
: ton to the reduction of the tax, though
, he voted against the amendment.
No party can work courageously and
confidently when hampered by con-
seriousness of the danger that it may be
| at any time betrayed and defeated by
e a little faction of malcontents. An eX
celent illustration is afforded by the
history of the pasmodically itinerant
faction known as the mugwumps. Fol-
: IA time they were disintegrating fac
ton in the republican party. At pres
ent they are an equally disintegratine
factor in the democratic party. They
belong nowhere. They have no legiti
. mate place in politics. They represen
Z nothing but Phariseeism. They believe