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The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1886-07-30

SENATOR BLAIR's rnc:uous advocacy of the
cause of the "poor pensioner," was shown in
rather ludicrous light last week when the rec
ords OF the New Hampshire courts were pro-
duced to show that he charged widow over
800 for securing pension for her, suing
and recovering judgment for it when she did
not pay. Mr. Blair explained in the Senate,
Monday, that the case was one he had nothing
to do with, but turned over to a claim agent at
Concord. The suit was brought by his part
ner and judgment recovered because she did
not appear to contest it, but about the time he
became candidate for senator he ordered the
matter to be dropped, and he never collected
cent from the widow. 1t is ditiicult to see how
this explanation helps Blair any. The suit
was brought in the name of Henry w Blair,
not OF his partner or the firm. The charge of
500 was piece of extortion according to his
own story, that he did nothing in the case hut
putting il into the hands Of the Concord agent.
the charge, even if he had done
all the work in getting tue pension, was three
times as large as the law allows. Mr Blair had |
better drop his magni oquence over the "sacred !
cause" OF pensions, and bis vi.upera,ion OF the |
President because he insists that they should |
5e confined to honest cases.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1886-07-30

THE absence of Democratic members permits
the Republicans in the house of representatives
to prevent the consideration of any measure to
which they are opposed. All that is needed is
that they shall refrain from voting and raise
the question Of quorum. This absence Of
Democrats defeated the caucus measure requir-
ing the laying Of a tax to meet the expenditure
involved by every pension bill. Again, the
agreement made by the Democrats in caucus
to confide to Messrs Carlisle, Morrison and
Randall the arrangement of the order of bus-
ness for the remainder of the session has been
broken. All Of these things render it impossible
for the Democratic party to have any policy
and enforce it by legislation. And yet the
very men who are responsible for them are
cursing the president TOR bis slack of leader
ship" so as to enable congress to be something
more than a worrying nuisance.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1886-07-30

The evidence in the foul Crawford Dixie case
closed Friday, and verdict was rendered. con.
firming the divorce, and affirming the adulter-
GUS guilt Iof Sir Chas Dixie aud Mrs Crawford
A sensation was produced in court by Donald
Crawford, the husband, whose testimony PROV
ed that there had really been collusion in the
first trial just as Dixie claimed. 1t is impossi
bic 10 resist suspicion that the latter has been
the victim OF conspiracy. He protests his IN &.
nocence to his former constituents, but admits
that the evidence was so strong against him
that he has no right to complain of the courts
deciding as it did. He will sell his English es.
tates and live in exile in southern France, end
ing what short time ago promised tv prove
one of the noblest careers in English public
life. 1t is the plain duty of the legal autho.i-
ties of England TO crimnally prosecute the par
ties in this case. In court AMI under oath, Mrs
Crawford has acknowledged her adulteues with
Sir Charles Dixie and Captain Foster; Mrs
Rogerson has testified that she kept house Of
assIgnaiion; Captain Foster has avowed his
adultery with Mrs Crawford, and Sir Charles
Dixie has refused IN deny the charges of immor.
al relations with Mrs Eus.ace Smith and with
the missing Fannie. AT least five families in
the high life of England are shown TO have been
deus of vice, and the revelations arc such as
to almost pass belief.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1886-07-30

A REPORT from Secretary Bay ard was trans
mtted to the senate Saturday. explaining the
action OF the state department with reference to
the Canadian seizures of our fishing vessels
Mr. Bayard explain; that be had the facts fully
investigated and reported on by our consuls as
soon as the seizures were made, that he employ
ed two distinguished lawyers, W Biddle OF
Philadelphia and w Pntnam of Portland to
represent the ship owners in the Canadian ad-
miralty courts, and to prepare brief OF the
American claims under the various treaties, and
that he then made prompt aud explicit demand
upon the British government for compensation
TO the ship owners for all loss aud injury that
they have suff.red. lie says that negotiations
are now in progress between himself aud the
British minister st Washington, and Mr. Phelps
and the English foreign Office at London, by
which be believes that full anieabls and sat-
isfaciory settlement OF ali the qle.ii rs involved
can be speedily reached. Meanwhile Canada
adheres srroganfly 10 the course or which she
has started, and has issued new orders 10 her
cuisers 10 seize any vessels which they fnc
violating the irea.ies SIS she interprets them.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1886-07-30

HUBERT o THOMPSON, leader OF tie county
Democracy, aud next 10 John Kelley, perhaps
the most popular and adrot manager OF city
politics that this generation has seen, was found
dead in his bed at New York Monday morning
from cerebral apoplexy. He had been in poor
health for some menths and submitted to a
great reduction OF flesh, GO pounds in a few
months. and the resul. IVES death at the age of
only 81. He was New Hampshire bcv, rails
ed in New York and eauca'ed in the public
schools the tree academy an the Col sge of tie
CITY After few years in Wall street and
railroad cfllce he became chief clerk in ;ae wa
ter office by appon ment of Allan Campbell.
who was then commissioner of public works.
He was sGb5s squently made Gsputy commits
sioaer and after three years resigned 70 be
county clerk in place OF G1mbleton removed.
In 1850 be was appointed commissioner Of pab.
lie works,a very importaB; Cflise. lie began IN
politics as a member OF he you' u:Cn's Dem
ucratic club, then worked into T4mmanv. aud
refusing In follow Kelley's bolt Of the State
ticket in 70, jainec and became leader CT the
"eounty democracy for the benefit CT which
be administered the patronage of his successive
ctllces. In 1884 he was charrel wlh evaGing
the law requiring the commissioners o. guSlic
works TO LIT contracts for all expenditure 10
the amount of $1,000. Thomson tyaaea this
law bv dividing large expenditures into sans
OF $3.50 each, and thus buying where be pleas
ed with letting of contracts. Chsrres were
made against him before Gov C evelsrs, bar
the latter left the decision Of tie case TO Gov.
Hill, who dismissed them. The civil service
reiormers who investigated ldr Thompson
p.etty thoroughly admitted that they could
trace no corruption TO his private pocket. He
bad become considerably cisgruntled a; Cleve-
land during the past few months. bscsuse he
couldn't dispense the patronage. though it has
been widely charged and believed that Collector
Hedeen was appointed at his suggestion, and
that be has manipulated most OF the custom
b Juse appointments that Heddsn has made.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1886-07-30

ALL parties in Spain or at least the represen-
tatives in the Cortes,h have pledged their support
to the Queen. Regent in the conduct of the gov
ernment. The Conservative leaders and the Lii
eral leaders profess thorough loyalty to her,
while that wing Of the Republican party which
that, though its members believe in Republi-
can form of government, they believe that this
government should be secured by peaceful, le-
gal and constitutional methods, and that, until
the change can be thus brought about, they are
prepared to remain loyal subject of the Queen
Regent. But 81 years is rather too long to ex-
pect such an era of good feeling to endure.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1886-07-30

MICHAEL DAvIrr never displayed the gran.
deur of his intellectual makeup to better ad-
vantage than in his protest against obstructive
tactics in parliament and his appeal to the Irish
to make common cause with the English peo-
pie. He says
The true policy for hcmeru is to advo-
cate the reforms required by the workers of
Great Britain while advocating justice to Ire
land. The struggle for the highest foim of
Irish liberty can and ought to run parallel to
the aspiration of the British democracy for a
reform of their social condition, for econo ncal
liberty, for labor in the field and the workshop
The issue knit by Gladstone is the classes
against the masses in the effort to satisfy the
national demand of the Irish people. If the
Irish people obstuct the cause Of the English
masses, they will be playing the game of the
classes, and forfeit The sympathy of the million
and half of British voters who supported
home rule this election.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1886-07-30

A SHORT time ago Charles Nordhoff, the
Washington correspondent OF the New Yoik
Herald charged that cabal existed among
the Democratic members of congress, composed
Of Speaker Carlisle, and Mes.rs Randall and
Morrison to mortify the president and disgrace
his administration. and Tuesdays Herald con-
tanned letter from Democratic member of
congress undertaking TO blame Mr Cleveland
for not consulting more with his party friends,
for holding him self in every way aloof and
treating them with seeming suspicion. The re-
sui. is dem oralizing and destructive, be says,
"but the fault belongs only 10 the president,
whose narrow, ill-:oImed mind has never tried
to grasp the opinions of The whole country.
who thinks men who do not agree with him are
either insincere or lacking in sense, whose aiti-
tude toward the party has weakened it in the
county" The proof of all this be thinks is the
poor record congress has made, the lack Of def
niteness Of purpose, uniIy Of action. or compact
party organization. to dispose of any of the i'm
poriaut subjects of legislation. Ia other words,
a member OF congress tries to hold the Presi-
dent responsible for the fact that je and lot of
his colleagues, have teen good for nothing, ard
attributes it all to a want of Offices. The pro
position only needs to he stated in square Eng
lish 20 show lis absurdity.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1886-07-30

EDMUND HUDsoS's despatch from Washing
ton to he Boston Herald. Tuesday. states that
"rhe conduct of the Vermont offiee-hclders
who took such an active par. in the recent
Democratic state convention has been inform
ally brought to the attention OF the President
la that event. the President will have the
charges investigated, and il be is convinced
that any of the Vermont ofiioe-boIders have
violated his recent order against offensive par
tisauship, he will remove the offenders sum
MARTY. The Presideat would like to have an
oroor'uuity Of showing that b, meant just
what be said.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1886-07-30

PRESIDENT HEALD's address be ore th. con
vention of underwriters last week puts in for
chile light the weakness of our fire insurance
system. The profits on the capital invested are
not excessive, averaging only 10 per cent
through series Of years, while the risks in.
volved are shown by the fact that more than
half the companies that have tried the business
in the past 20 years, and representing mole cap
ital than those now in, existence have had to
fail, or reissue their risks and retire. But the
agency system has steadily increased in expense
and unweildiness, and now sbsorbs is per cent
OF the premiums received against only per
in 1860. When we consider that in.
surance was then comparatively in its
infancy in this country, and that it required a
good deal of solicitation to induce men to In
sure, while it is now an established business,
and the great mass Of men can be depended on
+, hnntAfter insuraaae iastes4-oA bsius hantat,
after, it is easy to see that this increase of ex
pense has no excuse on sound business prin.
ciples. But the additional per cent which
policy. holders have to pay is only a smell part
OF the evil. The over. stimulation of the agency
system results in over insurance, and vast
quantities of property are being set atire by
their owners, or allowed to 60 to destruction, in
order to recover the excessive Insurance New
Hampshlre's experience shows that one third
of the fire losses are due to these causes and
honest insurers are paying for it all. In other
Words considering everything, insurance is
costing nearly twice as much as it ought 20 on
any normal Legitimate basis of business. Itis
% the credit of Mr. Head, or other clear-headed
insurance men, that they see this, and are
anxious for remedy, which Mr. Heald saws
an only be secured by the companies acting
lnitedly for the adoption and enforcement of
wise practices. The difficulty of the problem is
lot to be underestimated, but it must be met
nd solved, or the insurance business in Am.
rlta is going to ruin. Thers is no other
ountry in the world where it IS conducted on
uch reckless and bloated principles, no other
here the percentage OF fire losses begins to be
. large, and the illegitimate tax on our busi-
ess and industry is one that will not be per-
lanently endured. m
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1886-07-30
A D PARKER, chairman of the new board of

A D PARKER, chairman of the new board OF
examiners in the NV York Custom house, de-
MES in toto the L ;pubcan charge that Colec-
ter Hedden has indireetly dsregarded the civil
service law. He shows that out of the four
names ceriifed to him for appointment.
Mr. Hedden has selected the first one twenty
six times, the second sixteen times, the third
twenty-five times ar d The fourth twenty-fiv
,imas, On the face Of !t this does not look as
il tie collector hac exercised more than nec<
cssary business discrimination, and as the
charges against him are made by rabid Re,
publican, Comstock, who used to "work" the
law for Republican benefit, under Robertson.
it is well to suspend judgment. There is al
together to much of an inclination in the coun-
try to hlrge o fficials with betraying the law
they fail TO appoin. Republicans un-
der il.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1886-07-30

SAMUEL TILDEN, discussing the problem of
civil service reform, in his letter of acceptance
in 1876, said
"The other evil is the control of the caucuses
and the dictatiOn Of nominations Of their own
party, aud a,iemptingso carry the elections OF
the people by undue influence. This evil has
already grown into a gigantic power, capable of
sitting the Inspirations of sound public
opinion, and of resisting an easy change OF ad-
ministration, until misrovernmen; becomes in,
tolerable and public spirit has been stung to the
pitch of civic revolution"
The Democratic party at the time hsiled
these as wise words, and was unanimous about
the need of severe and thorough remedy.
How does it look now for the party to he doing
the same thing itself And isn't it the same
thing il, as stated, the Democratic state eonven-
ton last week was stuffed with from 80 to 100
Office holders Is there any excuse for such
businesss
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1886-07-30

PRESIDENT CocAREs Of Peru is trying like
Cleveland, to make a policy of justice to the
Indians, distinctive feature of the adminstra.
ton. He has issued circular to the projects
of the departments eujoining care that all the
rights and privileges of the red men be respect.
ei,the fruits Of theirlabor assured, and tbelaa ex
ecuted with the same impartiaity as with white
men. He believes from the experience of Mex
leo, that the Indians are capable of being de-
veloped into useful citizens.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1886-07-30
POst-Ohice changes.

Inc chief OF the appointment division In the
postofiicc department has made up his report Of
the changes which have occurred among post.
masters during the fiscal year. The Springfield
Republican makes up an interesting total of
comparisons Of last year, with the last full year
under Republican rule ending June 3)th 1884, as
shown by Postmaster General Hatton's report
as follows;
1883 4. 1855 6
Total number of postmasters, 5O.0l7 536I4
appointments made on account of
expiry and designations, 7265 911o
on account of removals and sus-
n pensions, 5l3 1866
a.. n aeeoune oI ueatns. AT 5S7
y" "'ooah' vi new oiflces, 3,4l4 3,4S2
io'ai appointments, IL 500 22,747
The conclusion is fair, therefore. that tho
president and Postmaster General Villas have
together changed about 10000 postmssters for
political reasons, The statistics for the presi-
Dental ofiices are not separated but as there
are Z26z OF these, II is probable that the presi.
Gent has changed about half of this numbsr
while the postmaster general has, by removal
ana suspension, changed not quite one in five
VI thO PonkihusiCfS.
The total Number of changes in Massacbu-
settS affects more than one-third the Offices in
the state, or 2S6 out of sos in Connecticut III
out of 40; in Vermont 20i ont of 500; in New
Hampshire 23J cut of 5l4; in New York l7l2
out OF 32l5; in Ohio l45G out of 1863; in Iii.
nois ll64 out of 1929; ia Indiana 1905 out of
1895. Thus in those four large states, more
than half the offices have changed hands. In
the southern states Oh the contrary much
smaller proportion of changes has taken place.
In Georgia for instance, there have been only
494 changes in 1883 offices; in Louisiana 2l7
out of 655; in Mississippi 369 out Of 1919; in
North Carolina 637 out of posi-, and IN South
Carolina 2ll out OF S5S, which is less than the
proportion in Massachusetts.
The facts hardly justify the wailing all over
The land a: the remorseless way civil service re-
'orm is being outraged by depriving Republi.
cans of the offices. After l6 months of Demo.
cratic rule they still hold half CT them.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1886-07-30
100000 OF Stealing,

great noise has been made because Post.
master Judd has made SO many changes in the
Chicago postoiiice, and the country has had Its
usual treat Of denunciatiOns OF the BIPARTISAN
greed" which has turned out Republican tncum-
bents and lot in few Democrats. But the de-
vclopments of this week indicate that Mr. Judd's
fault has been In not making anywhere nearly
so many changes as were needed for honest
service.
Col w H Bolton, chief Of the division for
handling second-class matter, and John I
Stewart, the weigher, were both arrested Tues
day charged with embezzlement by means of
making false returns. The postoffice inspectors
claim to have traced shortage of 5000 from
November, 1884, to November, 1855, and inti-
mate the total shortage will be from $4,000 to
100000. They find that the Chicago Daily
News company paid Stewart nearly $1,000 more
in that period than he turned over to the gov
ernment They also charge that during the
same period the Western News company paid
him about $4,000 more than he returned to
Washing on. They have still to inspect the
accounts of all the other newspapers which had
papers mailed there during Col Bottoms incum-
bency. Col Bolton was appointed by Postmas-
ter Palmer in 1877. The arrests of these two
men are very likely TO be followed by more, as
the inspectors have discovered private memo
randum belonging to Col Bolton which they
claim duplicates a number of federal officials
and even private citizens. The inspectors say
that the facts when brought to light Will pro-
duce sensation that will astonish the country
rs we'll as the city.
Bolton was veteran of the war, cnlef OF
lrtllery under Logan, carpet bagger in MISS
ssippi, and forced to fly from the state when
be political revolution came.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1886-07-30

JUDGE GoRMAN of the New York Superior
Court has, in. two recent cases, refused to issue
naturalization \papers to foreigners who had
not read the ca Astitution of the United States
He holds that N man can certify that he is at
tached TO tie principles df the Constitution till
be has read the aforesaid document and
knows at first hand what they are. This SEN
sible and ingenious construction of the law
should be applied to native born as well as
adopted Americans. ....,
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1886-07-30

THE profound grief of the Republican press
over the "strained relations" between President
Cleveland and Gov Hill ought TO have e,n as
week. The president was the governors guest
and they were insepara5e and jovial compan-
ion throughout. They showed themselves to
be the hearty friends that Gov Hill always
claimed they were. But within week we shall
read exciting accounts of their fights the same
as ever.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1886-07-30

GEN WIN WELLS has sent in his resignation
as collector of the port of Burlington, to remove
any possible doubt as to his position in the mat
ter since Col Smalley was appointed to succeed
him. He does this because he has been nomi-
mated for State senator and under the new con-
stitutona amendment be cannot serve in the
legislature without taking his oath that he holds
no office of "profit or trust" under the federal
government. At the same time he clears the
way for Smalley's confirmation, which Ed
munds has been holding back on the ground
that Wells was removed without reason.