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The Portland daily press., 1886-11-25
THE PRESS.
Thursday, the 25th day Of November,

as day Of Public Thanksgiving and Praise.
do therefore, by the advice and the consent
OF the Executive Council recommend that the
people of the State Of Maine on that day Law aside
their usual ayocations, ieyfully gather around the
family hearth-st0ne, and thoughtfully assemble IN
their accustomed places of public worship; every
where giving thanks and praise TO God for His
b0untiful gifts and fatherly protection.
Let us as citizens Of highly favored state es
peciay return thanks TO the Giyer of an good fol
the abundant harvest, material prosperify RELIC
ious, educational and political blessings Of the
year.
Let us be ever guided by the teachings of tn,
Christian Religion, and wherever an opportunity
offers. with open hands and generous hearts con
tribute from our abundance to the wants of the
poor and unfortunate, thus serving TO make this
National Holiday a joyous "Thanksgiying Day
for the whole people,
Given at the Council Chamber at Augusta. tht,
fourth day OF November, in the year of our Lore
one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six, and
of the Independence of the United States III
America the one hundred and eleventh.
FREDERICK ROBBIE.
ORAMANpEL SMITH Secretary Of State.
The Portland daily press., 1886-11-25
A VISION.
Christian Register.

When Harvard shall celebrate its five hun
dredth anniversary, we feel morally sure
that there will be a change of scenery in the
gathering. The women will not be crowded
into the upper gallery at the theatre They
will sit with the graduates in the lower tier,
will wear gowns without trains) among the
faculty on the platform, will rise among the
distinguished guests to receive the honors OF
the university. And it would not seem
strange # the degrees should be conferred
by the President in q pleasing feminine
soprano instead of a manly Eliotonian bass.
The Portland daily press., 1886-11-25
Montreal journal Of Commerce.

So far as freight is concerned, there seems
to be but little hope that any Canadian win
ter port can compete with Portland, either
in shortness of distance and consequently
quickness of transit, or in convenience of ac-
cess. Commerce will always seek the near
est point at which to meet the ocean carrier
and no sentiments of patriotism can avail
against the advantage of geographical posi-
ton. The sympathies of the Dominion are
undoubtedly with the energetic merchants of
the lower provinces, but it is to be feared
that the advantages of the other route are
superior, at least at present.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-06-18
Mr.. Edmunds and the OIeOmarga-
rine Bill,

We have long since ceased to expect
any allusion to Senator EdmundS in the
ST. Adams Messenger to be anything but
unfair. We have repeatedly during the
present session called attention to state
ments regarding his action in the Senate,
which if not designedly untruthful, were
at least wilfully misleading and inaccu-
rate. The latest instance of the sort is its
assertion that Senator Edmunds "arrayed
himself with the enemies of the House
oleomargarine bill when it reached the
Senate, to kill it, by having it referred
to the committee on finance; that he
CHOSE to act with the cotton seed sena
tors who represent the head and front of
opposition to the bill, and it was only
saved by the narrow majority of
one, against his vote" what dis
closures" asks the Messenger, may
be expected next ~ Well the next
disclosure, is the usual one, that
the Messenger is misrepresenting Mr..
Edmunds's motives and action. What
are the facts which the Messenger thus
distorts They are, that no debate or ac-
ton involving the merits, or affecting I'M
favorably the prospects of the anti-oleo-
4
ate. The bill came in from the House,
and a question at once arose as TO what
committee it should be referred to, some
| holding that AS it was a bill to tax oleomar-
| gdrine, it was a revenue measure ard
should 90 to the committee on finance,
while others held that As it was meas
ure affecting the dairying interests 1t
should 90 TO the committee on agriculture,
This question was first raised, and the state
ment that if it was a tax bill as it appeared
to be the committee on finance should
| have jurisdiction of il, was first maze by
! Senator Morrill, of Vermont, who is not
much of a cotton seed senator" nor likely
to do anything preiudicial to the dairy in
terests of the country. Senator Aldrich OF
Rhode Island, who is not exactly "cot-
ton seed senator" sand it was clearly a
tax bill and that to refer it to any other
committee than that on finance, would be
to imply want of confidence in the com
mittee to which the bill belonged The
finance committee, he said would deal
with it rs fairly rs the committee on agrl
culture. Senator Mcpherson OF New
Jersey not IA cottOn-seed senator, thought
no senator should contend that the bill
ought to go any where but to the com
mittee on finance. Senator Hawley of Con
necticut. who is not much of a cotton-seed
and other Northern senators took the
same view. In announcing his opinion
that the bill belonged to the committee
on flnance,-o which our readers will re
member Mr. Morrill, is the chairman-Mr
, Edmunds said that he was "dS much dnt
probdbly more in favor of the substance
of the bill, and for aught he knew il
favor of the form of the bill, as the sena
tor Mr.. Van Wyck of Nebraska, who haC
, made the principal argument in favor o
, sending the bill to the committee on agri
t culture. All he wanted, he said, was L
| have the bill 20 where only.it could stan,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-06-18

The defeat of Mr.. Gadstones home rule
bill has produced the result in Ireland
which was generally feared and expected.
The reaction from the long suspense, on
the part of both the friends and the foes
of the BILL has proved too much for an
eXcitable people, and the result has been Il
series of riots in which more or less blood
has been split and considerable property
destroyed. The trouble began with the ex
ultant demonstrations of the Orangemen
who celebrated the defeat of the Glad
stone bill by mobbing Catholics. Then
the tables were turned, and the Catholics
became the aggressors. Nor is the trouble
likely to end with the riots In Sligo The
bad blood between the Irish Catholics and
Irish protestants has been thoroughly
stirred up and there are serious appre-
tensions of other outbreaks.
That the course of the Orangemen has
been foolish in the extreme, cannot be de
MED. Sooner or later Ireland must and
will have home rule, and it should be the
endeavor of Irish prOtestant5 to set an eX-
ample of patriotism and love of law and
order to the majority. The only effect of
such outbreaks of lawless violence, will
be to show that Irishmen cannot govern
themselves and so to postpone the day
of Irelands deliverance.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-06-18

The Rutland HGrGld says of the Rut-
land county convention that "a calmer,
kinder but more determined convention
has rarely been assembled in Vermont
and that Capt. Baker was nominated by a
vote so decisive that all thought of con
tinued opposition within the Republican
party must have been abandoned. There
is, says the Herald, "a little street talk
of non-acquiescence, but this is only nat
ural in the first hours of disappoint
ment, and the sober second thought will
doubtless deter our brethren from doing
worse than they accuse Mr.. Edmunds of
having done"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-06-18

as constitutional BILL viz. to the tax
committee These facts all appear plain
ly in the Congressional RCcOrd. The dis
cussion appeared to be in the main one be
tween friends of the measure, though it
did not involve to any extent the merits
of the bill. OF course no man, or news
paper has any justification for the charge
that the two Vermont senators and the
other New England senators who thought
the bill should go to Mr.. Morrill's commit
tee, arrayed themselves with the enc
mics Of the bill, to kill it. The Messenger
makes no such charge against other sena-
tors but because Mr.. Edmunds happened
to agree with them on the point of refer
ence, he was trying to kill the bill We
lack words with which to characterize
this kind of warfare. The Messenger is
fast reaching the point at which nothing
it has to say about Senator Edmunds will
be regarded by any body "a of the least
consequence. Pure malice defeats itself
in time.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-06-18

Washington advices indicate that the
situation of the fisheries embroglio is
about as follows Secretary Bayard has
communicated with the British foreign
Office through Mr. Phelps, our minister
to London, taking the ground which has
been maintained by the New England
congressman, that the treaty of 1878 is not
the rule by which the government of
Great Britain is to be guided in the matter
of the commercial intercourse between
the United States and the Dominion, but
that what are known as the commercial
regulations of 1880, or Whereabouts,
which We're ratified both by Parliament
and by Congress, and promulgated by the
president of the United States and the
British authorities control in this matter
and wholly supercede or amend the
treaty of ISIS. Tine declaration of the
position of the administration has been
shown in part, or the substance of it mad e
known to a few members of the commit
tee on foreign affairs, and, it is said, they
are quite satisfied with it. All the depart
ment heard in response to this communi-
cation was note to the effect that it
had been received, and application
Dccu iIlttIt W llt DOillIllOll
for exact information as to what has
TRANSFERRED there, and that, when the in
formation shall have been received, the
government of her majesty will make
formal reply to the diplomatic note Of our
state department. The result of this will
doubtless, be that the present fish
ing season will be over before this
corrres pondence is concluded. There is
therefore, little or no probability that
the British Foreign Office will answer
the note of our State Department until af-
ter the pending cases have been disposed
| of in the Admiralty Courts of the Domin-
ion and there seems nothing to be done
about it but to wait the slow red-tape
proceedings of the British foreign Office.
That the decision when reached, will be
unfriendly to this country, is not anticip-
ated.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-06-18

1t is reported that some of the Southern
ers in Congress are opposed to the
oleomargarine bill, because of the sup
posed injury which may result to
traffic in cotton seed oil should that bill
become law. Cotton seed oil, it seems,
enters largely into the manufacture of
oleomargarine, and some of the Southern
people are afraid that anything which in
jures the bogus butter industry will in
jure their trade in the Oil If cotton seed
oil were only sold on its own merits, it
would need no boosting" from the cleo
margarine industry. In itself it is a
wholesome and agreeable oil, quantities
of which are put up and sold as "olivt
oil -
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-06-18

In his able speech made in the House on
the oleomargarine bill, Gen. Grout show
ed that such tax was first lawful, and
second necessary. Each point was sup
ported by unan swerable arguments. There
is no doubt that it conduced effectively to
the success of the bill in the House, The
columns of the Congressional Record
in which his speech fills eight pages
show that Gen. Grout is doing a good deal
of work this session, and looking closely
after the interests of his constituents and
of the public.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-06-18

The American Typographical Union
has made wise disposition of their re
cent gift of $4,000 from Messrs. Child and
DreXel of Philadelphia. They have re-
solved that the birthday of one of their
benefactors shall be spent by every mem
Der of the Union east of the Mississippi,
and the birthday of the other by every
member west of the Mississippi, in setting
up certain amount of type the pay for
which shall be added to this fund of
$4,000. When it shall have become large
enough the Onion proposes to build with
it a permanent business home for its chief
officers in Philadelphia.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-06-18

A writer in the National iRcricW sees
no reason why a railway connecting the
great artery of Canada, the Canadian
Pacific railroad, with Port Nelson on
Hudson Bay, and thence by proper steam
communication with Liverpool, might not
be the means of furthering the colonial
ton and settlement of the Canadian north
west to an enormous extent. There is
probably nothing to hinder, except ice and
snow but with an arrangement of steam
pipes for warming Hudson's Bay in the
win ter, it might work.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-06-18

The friends and supporters of Senator
Edmunds should look out sharply for
their delegates to the County convention.
The Senator's opponents would like moth
ing better than to capture his own
county; and-as the State convention in
dicated pl9iply-they are still active and
bitter. If the voters see that they are
properly represented, there will be no
danger but if they are remiss, through
over confidence, any thing may happen.
Let each tow lac fully represented, and
by reliable aud trusty men.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-06-18

Miss Rose Cleveland evidently has a va
ried and eventful summer before her.
We hear from several well-informed con-
temporaries, that she proposes to pass the
summer in Europe ; also to remain at the
White House and coach Mrs. Cleveland
in her social duties. At the same time she
will resume her literary work at Holland
Patent, y. Y, and will wed a congress
man and spend the summer in the Lake
Superior region. There ought to be varie-
ty and spice enough in this programme to
satisfy any woman.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-06-18

The State Republican convention in
Maine was large body, comprising over
a thousand delegates Hon. j. r. Bod
WELL who received $50 votes on the first
ballot, his nomination for governor being
then made unanimous, is a wealthy gran
tie dealer of Hallowell. and is described
as self-made man, of high personal
character, firm and uncompromising
in his code of business morals"
and an open handed, large hearted
man whose unostentatious philanthro-
ply has been a blessing to thou
sands" He was rendered the nomination
four years ago but declined it, He has
now accepted, and his election is consd-
cred certain. The platform of the con
vention takes square ground in favor of
protection, of civil service reform, and of
the Pre- hibitory law. The proceedings
We're harmonious; and the campaign
opens in the Pine-tree State with every
prospect of success for the Republicans.
The st. Adams Messenger thinks it can
make a point against Senator Edmunds
by rehearsing the fact that some Southern
senators voted to have the oleomargarine
bill 20 to the committee on finance. Well,
what of it So did number of Northern
senators, whose support of the bill is I'M
equivocal Why does the Messenger CON
ceal from its readers the fact that Senator
Morrill, voted and spoke in favor of refer
ring the bill to the finance committee -?
Why does it conceal from its readers Mr..
Edmunds's distinct declaration that he
was in favor of the bill 2 The Southern
men may generally be opposed to the bill
but the finance committee is not controlled
by the Southerners There are, we think
but two members of that committee out
of twelve that are from Southern States
Mr.. Miller, the chairman of the agricul
tural committee, is himself mem
Der of the committee on finance
and had very little to say about the
reference of the bill to his own commit
tee. The bill PROFESSIONALLY would hav,
been as safe with the committee OF
finance as with the other committee. 1t il
not a supposable case that Mr.. Morrill, de
sired the reference of the bill to his com
mittee in order to smother it, Neither il
it supposable that Mr.. Edmunds, having
fatty declared himself in favor of the bill
would have been willing it should 90 to
committee in which its chances would b.
at all impaired The division in the Sen
ate, such as it was, was on an imma
terial point as regards the success of tn
bill-turning on the abstract question
whether it was an agricultural bill or
tax bill Mr. Edmunds merely desired tn
bill to go where 1t would stand the strong
est. And when the bill is reported, on
/, farmers will find that it will have tn
hearty support OF both our senators.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-06-18

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-06-18

Mr.. Ely Goddard seems likely to make
more of a success of his Fifth avenue
coach line project in New York than he
did of his copper mining in Vermont
The first two of the new stages have been
completed. and are SO admirable in CON
struction that 100 of them have been or
dered. The New York Tribune says of
these new and arstocratic vehicles
The most striking features of the new
vehicles, aside from their ease of access,
their roominess and fine finish, are the
seats behind the drivers and above it,
which accommodate four top passengers,
and the guards seat at the rear. The
guard or conductor has a seat projecting
near the hind last wheel in such position
that ne can open and close the door with
out moving from his seat, and can assist
ladies and children entering or leaving
the stage With this arrangement there
seems no reason why a passenger should
not enter or leave the stage in comfort
and in perfect safety. The directors say
that they are more than satisfied with the
new vehicles, and predict that they Will
be great success. Twelve passengers
can be carried easily inside, and the com
pany intends that the guard shall allow
no more persons than that number TO ride
in one stage, so that crowding Will be inn
possible.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-06-18

Mr.. Atkins appears to have selected two
of his Republican candidates for State
senators in this county and will probably
announce the third shortly. He says, in
this weeks argus:
Two of the three senators for Chittenden
county are quite likely to be John II.
Thorpe of Charlotte and Elihu b. Taft of
Burlington. They are good men, and if
they were Democrats would make very
excellent senators. If there must be a
Republican Senate, it is to be hoped there
will be no worse material than these gen
tlemen init.
We cannot compliment these gentlemen
on receiving support Of this sort Praise
from the Montpelier argus does not &C
far with the Republicans of Chittender
county,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-06-18

The case of the David j. Adams, the
fishing schooner which was the first to be
seized by the Canadian authorities, is set
or trial the second week in July in the
Admiralty Court at Halifax. There is
much doubt whether the illegal acts at
tributed to the vessel, and on account of
which the seizure was made, can be estab-
lished. The statement that the name of
the schooner was concealed by hanging Il
sail or tarpaulin over the stern is most
emphatically denied, and doubts are even
cast upon the strength of the evidence re-
lating to the purchase of bait On the
whole there is a fair chance that the Adj
miralty Court may discharge the Adams
without waiting for the slow course of
diplomacy.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-06-18
One Moro Effort.

A circular letter from Mr.. Joseph II.
Real, president of the American Agricul-
tural association, informs us that the cleo
margarine lobby is putting forth every
endeavor to kill or to shelve the anti-oleo-
margarine bill, Money, he says, is used
freely, and influence is bought and sold in
the most astonishing manner. The friends
of the bill have won a victory in the
House, but it will be of no avail if they do
not carry the Senate.
The oleomargarne bill is bill to pro-
tect an honest industry against fraud.
There is the authority of as good a CON
stitutional lawyer as Mr.. Edmunds that
1t is not unconstitutional to tax oleomar-
garine, and to say that it should not be
done because it would incidentally pro
tect the great dairy industry against dis
honest competition and consumers against
fraud, is as absurd as TO say that no rev.
enue should be raised from tariff du-
ties because they incidentally protect
American labor We are likely To
need more instead of less revenue
but if we have too much, let the tax on
some other article, in use by the common
people be abolished, The bogus butter
manufacturers say, "leave it to State reg
ulation," they well knowing that after ii
| leaves the factories and is scattered over
the country the machinery to enforce it,
honest sale, outside of the internal revenue
department, does not exist The eXpedi
ency of such tax is the only thing requir
ing to be considered. The great dairy in
terest, as well as consumers, who want
! mira buttpr Int who are constantly being
imposed upon, and honest dealers who
have to compete against the dishonest
sale of this article, all favor the bill, ant
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-06-18
A Big Log Jam at Waterford.

The annual log drive has been jammed
for several days at Waterford the next
town above Barnet. The jam is probably
the largest ever seen on the Connecticut
river, and logs are piled up for mile, and
in some places are % feet high. hree
hundred men are at work TO clear them
out, using explosives and all other avail
able means. The cost of breaking the
lam is estimated at $4,000. Last week
one of the rivermen was struck in the
face by a tow line which parted under an
enormous strain and the sight OF both
ewes was destroyed by the blow.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-06-18

Mr.. Randall, who is Mr.. Morrison's RI
val in tariff matters, says that if the latter
brings up his tariff bill there is mo telling
how long the debate will last-a month at
any rate, if not interrupted by other bust
ness" This is a cheerful prospect for the
weary Congressman.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-06-18

The idea which forms the basis of Vic
tor Hugo's posthumous poem, La Fin de
Satan"'--is the ultimate pardon OF the
devil by the Almighty, and the restora-
ton of the entire race of the fallen to pur-
ty and blessedness. Probably Col. 1nger-
soil would be willing to adopt this idea,
if il were not shat it involves belief in a
God