The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-07-21

was IOudhcopcdTe, we DelleNe, WIN Sdlu,
"He jests at scars that never felt a
wound"
THE New Hampshire prohibitionists
have been and gone and done it. They
have formally resolved that prohibition
with republicanism is less to be pre-
ferred than license with democracy
LoweU Courier.
THE only defence for Attorney-gen-
eral Garland is that he made nothing by
it. But there are criminals of various
grades in the penitentiary for whom
the same excuse might be offered
Providence Journal.
THE President has issued new civil
service order which will not be particu-
larly palatable to the democratic office
holder. 1t prohibits him from using
his official position in attempts to con-
troll political movements.
A DIsGRACEFUL scene took place in
the lobby of the house of representa-
tives Friday, in which Congressman
Cobb of Indiana called Congressman
Laird of Nebraska periured villain"
and the latter retorted that Mr.. Cobb
was liar. The two men came to
blows, but were separated before much
damage was done.
SENATOR EDMUNDs has a billiard room
in his new house, and is fond of good
game after session hours. He visited
the house on Monday and got three
members, not confined to his own party,
to come over that evening for trial of
skill, when he opened some very nice
champagne. - Washington correspond
ence Albony Argus.
REPUBLICANS and democrats are not
in accord upon many political subjects,
but they concur in hearty contempt
for the mugwumps and are agreed upon
the desirability and necessity of doing
what may be possible to destroy the
power of the mischievous little faction
whose only function is to be an incubus
upon both parties. -Concord Monitor.
THE New York Evening Post, speak
ing for the mugwumps, says no man
who holds government office ought to
take any active interest in politics. 1t
would be Just as reasonable to say that
because a man had been elected pas
tor or chosen to some position of re-
sponsibility in church he ought to
take no further interest in religion
Lincoln (Neb.) Journal.
IT is proposition so plain and sim
pie as to be automatic that whatever
tends to weaken the republican party,
which alone stands between the pro-
hibitory statute and the open and
party, is a blow at prohibition itself.
This proposition cannot be disputed or
even questioned 1t is as clear as the
sunlight.-Concord Monitor.
NEVERTHELESS, in spite of present
apathy, there is an unmistakable conf
dence that the business of the next sea-
son is going to be better than it has for
two or three years, and that the salts
factory element of profits will enter
traffic and production to a much larger
extent than it has for some time. The
reasons for this confidence seem to be
well grounded.-Boston Journal.
GENERAL BLACK has received a set
back in the pension office. He is said
to have selected one hundred twenty
nine clerks for dismissal, many of them
old soldiers. The President, hearing
of his intentions, ordered that no sus-
pensions be made hereafter in the pen
sion office, except by authority of the
secretary of the interior. Black is re-
ported as badly cut up by this action of
the President.
SENATOR WARNER MILLER denies
that he has made any statements re-
garding the connection of President
Real of the American Dairy Associa-
ton with the oleomargarine legislation,
and it appears that the attacks upon
Mr.. Real were instigated by the bogus
butter interest. He says that not dol
lar has been spent illegitimately to Sc
cure the passage of the oleomargarne
bill, and there has been no occasion
for it.
Mr.. EDMUNDs' bill would tie the
hands of the President and compel him
to continue in the service persons whom
he considered unfaithful or incompe-
tent. Good administration could not
be expected under such system. The
President should be charged with I'M
divided responsibility for his admins
tration, and then given full power to
remove subordinates deemed unfit, be-
ing judged by results achieved, and held
amenable to public opinion for unwse
orimpolitic acts.-Esser County Herald
THE country is fortunate in not shar-
ing the inordinate pride of some Yer
monters in Senator Edmunds. 1t may
be that the opposition to him will yet
assert itself almost as boldly as does
the arrogance of his supporters, and in
that event he may be defeated or re-
elected-if at abby vote that will be
far from flattering to his extreme van
ity. Vermont has a number of pieces
of very excellent senatorial timber,
and it would not be amiss to try new
stick in the year of grace 1887. We
hope Vermonters will not allow their
state pride to run away with their
heads.-Champlain Counsellor.