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


principles in order not to be too far on
of line with the practice of the admin
istration. Boston Journal.
REPORTS from all parts of the coun
try to the mercantile agencies repor
only moderate activity in general com
mercial and industrial lines. This il
probably on account of the near ap
proach of the regular midsummer dull
ness, and but little improvement in thd
magnitude of buyers orders may BID
expected until the fall trade sets in.
THE Boston Herald having asked if
there are no democratic negroes in
Georgia, the Philadelphia Press directs
its attention to the declaration of al
democrat in the Marengo county con-
vention, which is that "the democraticI
party is strictly and emphatically al
white mans party" and that I" no COLI
ored voter should be allowed voice
inside the party in the matter of select
ing candidates."
THE writer was down 10 Barnstable
county, short time ago, and met an old
democrat who lamented that President
Cleveland was not like Abraham Lin
coin. Said he: Twenty-Five years ago
Mr.. Lincoln came into office with a
civil war on his hands, and more bust
ness to do than any president before
him; but he found time in six DAYS to
inform me that ] was no longer post
master of this town. '-Boston Post.
The mugwump influence in politics is
thing of steady and solid growth,-NeW
York Times.
Mugwump influence helped to carry
New York for Cleveland in 1884 by one
thousand plurality mugwump influence
lost New York for Davenport in 1885
by eleven thousand plurality. The
''steady and solid growth - of mug
wump influence seems to be toward
the capacity to injure any cause to
which it may attach tself.-Rocheste
Democrat.
AN i" old soldier" writes: " A claim
agent in late letter endeavors to prove
Senator Edmunds to have always been
consistent friend of the soldier.
Within less than five years the senator
wrote very cold refusal to aid one
who had a right to ask his help, and
within the past six months has offered
his services to the same person. When
he wrote the first letter evidently he
was too conscientious; when he wrote
the last he was too eager to assist the
soldier. Votes are needed now"
IT is perhaps only just that we say
that there are many republicans in La
noble county who disapprove of Mr..
Edmunds' course in 1884, and yet who
believe that the best interests of the
party, the state and the nation demand
his reelection. The point was very
cogently stated at a recent caucus in
this county by republican who, when
asked his views with relation to Sena-
tor Edmunds' reelection, said: " | am
opposed to Senator Edmunds, but favor
his reelection. "-Ne,cs and Citizen,
Hyde Park.
THE course of Minister Phelps from
time to time attracts criticism. / am
told that he declined with much firm.
ness an invitation to attend nam.
moth gathering of Americans and
Colonials" on the Sth of July for
celebration of the Fourth, which this
year falls on Sunday. He gave as his
reason that the United States minister
could not lend his presence in any way
to an advertising scheme. This was
rather gratuitous, especially as Minister
Phelps attended dinner gotten up tc
float Dixey, the low comedian, and
gave it the full benefit of his patron.
age, while almost every critic and man
of letters or actor in London was con.
spicuously absent.-London Cor. BoS-
ton Journal.
THE New York Nail and Cypress has
the following special from Harrisburg
, Penn. " Ex-Congressman Barr, for.
merly private secretary to Senator Cam
} eron, who came from Maine to attend
) the republican convention, was asked
whether he thought Mr.. Blaine was
paving the way for the presidential
nomination in 1888, and replied: Tn
| questionably. l have been earnest fol
many years as supporter of Logan
However, the inevitable seems to be
now that Blaine will be nominated, and
being the nominee, will be elected
Whether his nomination will be the
wisest for the republican party to make
is question reserve; but, looking a
: things as they are, Blaine's nomination
: seems to be assured.'"
THE Hartford Erening Post says Of
! George William Curtis new standard
; for judging of the acts of President
Cleveland, which is in effect that APP,
pointments made by him must not be
interpreted by any rule that would ap
: ply to any other man, but "by the
known honesty of his personal and pc
/ litical character" and that "even i
instances of departure from his (pro
: fesseD rule could be proved, howeve
: they might be regretted, they would
, not be regarded as evidences of du
plicity." Why, certainly not, Ever
if Mr. Cleveland should be caught will
j his hand in the money-till of som,
f other citizen it wouldn't prove any
y thing. 1t would merely show thu
!. honesty of his personal and poitica
character. "-Conc0rd Monitor.
. THE New York Herald, in its repor
S of President Cleveland's recent FISHING
j excursion while sojourning at Dee