The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-04-14

printed TWO or tnree articles faVO1
to the claims of the senator for
election. The Register will hav
revise its lists.
THE Ludlow Tribune is informed
the Rutland Herold's report of j
Walkers decision in the Rowell-Ho
tax case conveyed an erroneous
preston as to what the court held
the power of listers. The court, in
posing of the case, only held that lid
have no power, under section II of
No. 2 of the Acts of 1882, to double
sum arbitrarily assessed, after doul
the Cdlue of the property actually I'D
and appraised, in cases where no
vcntory is furnished by the tax-pa
and where the listers have suflic
reason to believe that the invcn
furnished does not contain full,
and correct statement of the tax-pay
property.
AS far as we are able to Judge, tn
fore, all the buster and flapdoo
hints of rings, wheels, combinations
conspiracies with which certain nd
papers are filled is simply the ravi
of a diseased and disordered mag
ton. If any such conspiracy ext
which we very much doubt, we are
tirely unaware of it. w. f. Barrel
Washington, the nurse and purveyo
political pap to certain Vermont par
who are incapable of originatin
thought themselves, told the writer
Washington, few weeks ago, that I"
people of Vermont want a sensation
some kind and will swallow almost
thing" This is evidently the basi
Barrett's knowledge of Vermont aft
and politics.-Buulington Clipper.
AS one of the New England senat
put it to me this week: We are ID
in way to nominate one of th
men. Blaine has all his old frien
apparently as anxious as ever for h
Logan has the soldier element an
considerable support in the Sor
while the conservative and shrewd n
who see thatNew York will again be
battlefield in 1888 are looking to t
state for a man like Evarts who
carry it for the republicans. But l
frank TO say that, in my opinion, uni
there is a change, Blaine will be
nominated on the first ballot; all
politicians are getting into line for h
and the South, which has always bd
practically solid against Blaine. is be
worked up and will send large dele
ton in his interest. Wash. Letter
elm union there is strength" bu
body may become so large by CO
bination of different forces as to !
danger its own existence. Such wo
seem, in measure, to be the case
present with the Knights of Labor
ganization, which is becoming fl
midable body by the reception into
membership of organizations from tow
and villages throughout the count
Keeping steadily in view the object
the association--a fair days pay fol
fair days work-by lawful measures
can become a power for the mater
good of the masses. But let it be
verted from this end, let it becomd
plaything for restless demagogues, j
be used by them for their own advan}
ment and its own destruction, and
will become prey to ignorant, turfI
lent spirits.
THE Lowell Courier, ordinarily cled
sighted, by reading the Edmunds-mq
wump organs has been misled into d
belief that "the -Edmunds elemer
among Vermont republicans, VIII
making their pretext for opposition
him that he wasn't good-enough
publican in 1884, are using democrat
alliance as the means for beating him
Nothing can be farther from the trut
The republicans in Vermont who ha
lost confidence in Mr.. Edmunds and !
spect for him are the stanchest porti
of the party, those who have made
alliances with democrats and have no
to make. The alliances" will
made by the other fellows, as usual
by anybody. Those who are the lie;
acquainted with the republicans of V,
mont presume to know the most abe
their politics.-.St. Adams Messenger.
THE Boston Advertiser opposes a
change of United States senators
Vermont, but it evidently favors t
movement to substitute a new man
Senator Dawes in Massachusetts.
says: cit will not do to assume til
thirty-two years of continuous pub
service constitute an indefeasible ii
to the senatorship. Many persons |
lieve that the interests of the state a
party demand a new man in the sc
ate" And yet Mr.. Dawes has p,
formed able and faithful service in t
senate. He has been faithful to |
party and ever mindful of the interes
of his constituents. Perhaps it is M
in order for Vermont papers to Sc
correspondents to Massachusetts
misrepresent the motives of reput
cans who oppose the reelection of N
Dawes. They may even discover
democratic alliance with his
publican opponents to secure his defe
THE Free Press denies that it is {
personal organ of Mr.. Edmunds, a
this leaves its course on the senator
question mystery. The Caledoni
claims this honor, and undoubtedly W
obtain it, as there is nothing inco
sistent in its demands. The latt
sheet followed Edmunds in the
publican party till his nomination fail
at Chicago in 1884, and then went o.
its editor running as candidate
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