The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-09-29

elected to fill the vacancy occasioned by the
election OF the then Speaker Powers as one
of the judges of the supreme court. AL
though this election was complimentary,
and the time very short in which he was TO
act, it indicated all the same that the legis-
1ature regarded an election due to his
capacity and fitness. Credit or discredit
followed such on election Just as much as 1T
would If the election had been for whole
session. SO our people think they are right
in their estimate of the man, he having been
endorsed by so high authority. If our
county is any index of the feeling through
out the state, the major will be elected by a
large majority. -ESser County Herald.
THE Rural Vermonter's suggestion, made
in the interest of its candidate for speaker,
that Major Grout of Derby is the choice of
"the railroad men," is very wide of the
truth. Major Grout was not on the railroad
side in the recent state canvass and he was
not brought out by any railroad man or
railroad organ. 1t occurred at once, no
doubt, to five out of every six intelligent
men who looked over the list of representa-
tives-elect that, with the exception of Judge
Poland, who was not likely to be u candi-
date, no man among the number possessed
the experience and qualifications for the
presiding officer of the house so fully as
Major circuit His name was mentioned
with favor simultaneously all over the
state, and it continues to have favorable
mention. That is the whole story He is
the candidate of no clique. He has no con-
nection with any railroad interest and will
be as free from railroad dictation, II any
thing of the sort is attempted, in making up
his committees as any man that could be
placed in the speakers chair. Mr.. Stanton
of Roxbury, who is favored by the Rural
Vermonter, may be good man for the place,
but we know of no respect in which he
would have the advantage of Major Circuit,
or better serve the state, in the speakers
chair.-BurlingtOn Free Press. :
A CORRESPONDENT of an exchange calls
attention to a long-standng inequality in
our exemption laws in favor of the farmers.
household furniture, apparel, tools (such as
are used by hand): one COW, ten sheep and
their product for one year in wool; one yoke
of oxen or steers, as the debtor may select;
two horses kept and used for team work
and such as the debtor may select in lieu of
oxen or steers (but not to exceed in value
the sum of two hundred dollars; also one
two-horse wagon with whiffletrees and neck
yoke, or one one-horse wagon used for pur-
poses Of team work or one oX-cart as the
debtor may chooses one sled or one set of
traverse sleds; two harnesses, two halters,
two chains, one pillow and one yoke (Which,
with the oxen or steers or horses which the
debtor may select for team work, shall not
exceed in value two hundred fifty dol
lars), together with sufficient forage to keep
one cow, ten sheep and the oxen or horse
through the winter. On the other hand, the
laboring mans exemptions amount to only
So, the merchants the same, and those OF
the lawyer, clergyman and physician are
only professional books to the value of 5000
the farmers exemptions; but is there any
reason why other classes should not be
treated just as well as the farmer?-St
JohnSb,ry Republican,