The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-09-01

mosphere of the state uncomfortable
hot for Edmunds' worshipers, like the
Free Press and Rutland Herald. He
has served as assistant secretary of the
republican national committee, and his
work received high commentator from
the chairman, secretary and executive
board of that committee. Probably one
reason why he is so much disliked by
the Free Press is because he is not a
graduate of our university"
AS long as party division prevails,
and as long as men believe that the
principles of the republican party are
those which should be practiced in the
government of the country, no man,
however great his ability or however
great the standing he has attained,
should be allowed TO stand in the way
OF the success of the party. Mr. Ed
munds menaces the republican party as
long as he is United States senator and
so long will have power to carry out his
threats. With his retirement his power
Is gone. There can be no question but
that the welfare of the party and of the
country demands his retirement.
| Nv Jul ahob WCCh . lSSut IL WAS IutU-
toned that the republican caucus in
Burlington on the 23d failed to NOM
mate candidate for city representative,
and that General Henry, who was Sem
ator Edmunds' personal choice, retired
from the contest. On last week Tues
day evening Elihu b. Taft was NOM
mated by three majority over George II.
| MOrCn nrnnnnnnal Je
AT no time was Mr.. Taft supported by
the Edmunds leaders, and yet they are
now claiming him as an Edmunds man!
The Free Press and its Montpelier sat-
elite are trying to appear as cheerful as
possible over this signal defeat of Sem
ator Edmunds in his own city, but they
won't deceive any one who knows the
facts. Only few weeks ago Mr.. Taft
was defeated for senatorial nominal
ton by the Free Press gang because he
would not pledge himself, if nominated
and elected, to vote for Edmunds. If
he is now an Edmunds man how is it
that certain Edmunds men are prepar-
ing to vote against him?
Malay demagogues, whose only act
i've member is the tongue, would have
the whole world converted to COM
munism. They want the land, the rail-
roads, manufactures and commerce
owned or controlled directly by the
| government and the profits all divided
among the people. Verify, that were
beautiful scheme. What a host of
soft jobs in the shape of offices would
thus be created for the devoted poll
ticians. What a delightful thing it
would be to have wise government
providing for all our wants-a sort of
big pap-barrel always on tap for the
people. What a glorious republic this
would then become, with no want or
| poverty anywhere. OF course when
ever we were sick or tired we would 90
to the public hospital or sanitarium and
| get mended. What progress would be
made under the great incentives held
out to enterprise. How the architecture
of the public houses, now called poor
houses, would be developed; for as all
would be equal. of course there would
be no paupers, and to please the taste
and provide for the comfort of the new
guests who would rush in crowds to
these public resorts they must be made
attractive and comfortable. But, by
the-by, who would do the work?
Should we import Chinese coolies for
that purpose, or return to slavery?
Our Country Home.
Mr.. EDMUNDs is, to outward APP
pearances at least, robustious enough
to stand the wear and tear and cold tea
of six years more in the senate; but he
is liable in times of strong political ex-
element, such as presidential elections,
to be seized with a sudden and peculiar
malady. In 1884, for instance, the
nomination of Brother Blaine brought
on one of these queer attacks. Mr..
Edmunds found himself unable to do
any work whatever in the campaign.
He was too i'll even to go to ratifica-
ton meeting in Washington, and when
by an heroic effort of the will he so far
mastered his malady as to drag himself
to one in Burlington, he could not cope
with an attack of aphasia, which would
not permit him to utter Brother Baine's
name. He did not recover until after
the democratic candidate was elected.
During the next term of Mr.. Edmunds'
successor there will be two presidential
elections. Vermont, as doggedly re-
publican state, would like to have the
republican candidates successful. and
she would also like to have both her
senators able to take part in the cleo
tons. But who can guarantee that
Mr.. Edmunds will not suffer from his
mysterious malady in 1888 and in 1892?
Is it advisable for the Vermont re-
publicans to send to the senate a man
whose occult disease is liable to break
out at the most critical moments of his
party's fortunes? Brother Blaine's
friends think that Mr.. Edmunds ought
to give place to somebody whose health
will permit him to work for the party,
and who is not made i'll by the nomina-
ton of somebody he doesn't like.-Sun.