The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1886-07-30
THE OFFICE. HOLDERS CONvE sTIoN.
Sharp Comment All Over the 20 rntry Over
the eCOntemptuous Disregard of he Pres.
idenl's Order.
[From the Troy Times

ident's Order.
From the Troy Times
Practically, the Vermont Democr iic conven-
ton is not of the slightest consequ nea, since
the nominees are foredoomed to Overwhelming
defeat. But its doings this year have iactitious
Importance ia view Of the fact that thev openly
and undisgusedly violate the presidents orders
against federal officials participating ia such
proceedings. What will be done about il?
Will the officeholders in Vermont subject ID the
presidents authority be called to account and
punished for their contumacy? II so how is
the president to settle with Hiram Atkins, from
whom they received their orders, and to whom
it is plainly evident they locked as their politic-
al preceptor? If therocent order really meant
| anything the president cannot passigely ignore
| the Vermont incident.
From the Utica Heraid.l
The presidents manifesto, agains. s'Db.rusiys
psitSanship," and "pcruicioas ACTIVITY by
o1hc;-1o' 'ders, has not penetrated the Green
Mountain fsstnessas Ths Vermont Demo
cfa'lc convention ThnrS lay WAS Attended by
over hundred federal Office holders, the
Ugifed States marshal he9dilg the list The
office holders controlled the convention. taking
the lead for all the world as tho tdev never
pad heard Of the presidents ORDER or did not
care shdcIs for it. Mr. Cleveland shines as a
writer and talker Tor civil service reform, and
bis party is willing he should SO long as b,
! only talks aud lets the office holder. manage
tne machine his party will cheer him as re-
former.
dispatch to the New York World
The feeling of large number Of Democrats
Is one OF deep chagrln that SO many of their
| party as sociates shouId be found openly and
| IN some cases, boastiDgly ignoring the pres-
dents order. There is e general hope outside
Oh limited circle of extreme partsans that the
| president may cause a wholesome example TO
/ be III lth OF tIosp OppGur. n,,I
| the country that bis order was not dead let
Ter, ana that tie of:e-Aoidgrs are not invested
| with the power of arbitrarily managing po-
litlcal affiirs.
(From the Ru.land Ierald)
| II Is certain that nearly one-ftth of the con-
Ventlou were federal Off .ials and more were
where they cond make to l. influence felt and
dd make it felt. It's dcuhtiul if there ever
te,ofe was such representation in Vermont.
VIA VIII the es dert do about ii? His re/
cent order was is,ded in tirle for every oificiN
TO nave seen IL before going TO Montpelier. IL
is not amhienous and they could net have mis-
understood it.
from The Springfield Republican,
The performance OF Hiram Atkih; il mar
shallng III federal office holders o. Vermont at
lhe recent state convention provo1es sAarp COM
mem, as it ought to. Atkins is an Illuminating
specimen ct the boss politEia:n. ne brings as
si G ms party ot t5e staSe
com'" 'ftee. The Democracy haS rolled in the
inuo Tor nothing, but the ring master IS satis-
fled.
From the New York Verdi -
No less than aAozen Demccratitess fG,asla. n aba
once holders in/Vermont SM5ntoelter last
e%%oeratlc s1 eolvensllaat party is small and
hs Euay. smp.u AafiIl Aai active ba, in the facs q
sr fro,l tue president the federal
oi1rN' hode WGere (certalaiy iudiscreet. Per
dent will (qSou' ' ' -,
From THE Springfield 1respublicau.Il
The men WHO we're prominent in eNAe Co ven
ton Of courAZere also in the caucuss As
here is no G4ectatiOn of carrying the StaU
he whole object H\this indecent etfrontary in
setting at naughtNe presidents order is sim
ply to insure the re Motion of Editor Atkins on
he state committee gre he has the d:styou-
ion of patronage. N rlfe-
From the New York Evening Bost.I
There are not few fnugwumps in the state,
Ind we trust that soma OF the numheS>WL take
t upon themselves TO Investigate these allegG-
ions, and, ii they prove to be e-.oun led, -,
viii forward to the PRESIDENT a statement as to
he hagraut disobedience of his recent order, SO
nat he may have basis for at>ion.
From the Boston Advertiser.
About a hundred federal officers were pres
mt at the Vermont Democratic state conyeu.
ion, and some of them we're prominent in its
deliberations. Mr. Cleveland may as well be
ooking up his recent order.