The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-07-14

but it is, nevertheless, fact too obvi-
Gus to be overlooked that the attitude
of the democratic leaders towards pen
sion legislation is very different at
present from what it was before the last
presidential election.-Concord Monitor.
A BURLINGTON correspondent of the
Washington Critic writes that while he
favors Edmunds' reelection he be-
lieves that the senator's opposition to
Mr.. Blaine arises principally from a
spirit of personal jealousy" The cor
respondent must be mistaken it is his
sensitive conscience!
THE United States government is
not yetin an impoverished condition, so
far as public lands are concerned. Sen
ator Teller-who knows at least as
much about the matter as any other
man in the United States-puts the
area of land arabic without irrigation at
four hundred million acres.
MORE than 100000 of gold have
been sent out of the country since the
beginning of the present year. This
shocking bad taste of European nations
in preferring vulgar gold to the big,
round, tinny, alleged dollar of our
fathers vexes the soul of the silver
plated statesman.-Erchdnge.
SENATORS LOGAN, Evarts and Teller
probably voted against the proposed
investigation of Mr.. Payne of Ohio on
the charitable ground that it is unfair
to hit an old man when he is down.
Still we have no evidence that the
founders of our more or less glorious
government ever intended that the
United States senate should be char
ity tution.-Philadelphia Press.
THE New York Herald prints an al
legged interview with the late ex-Ds-
trict Attorney Corkhill, just before his
death, in which he asserted that he had
evidence duplicating two public men in
conspiracy which resulted in the death
of President Garfield, and that he in
tended to publish the story. The mar
rative contains no evidence of its truth
fulness and is of decidedly sensational
character.
A NEW colonization scheme has been
proposed in England, which in its con-
ditions holds the promise of success.
The place proposed for colonization is
Kaffraria, South Africa. Eighty emf
grants have already been sent there.
Each of the colonists is to have one
hundred twenty acres of land and other
help, their acceptance of the offer be-
ing conditioned on their abstinence
from intoxicating drinks.
A CORRESPONDENT of an exchange
speaks of the farmers of Vermont be-
ing formed in line, "and the order OF
the day is Edmunds and state super.
vision of railroads." In view of Mr.
Edmunds' record on the railroad CUES
ton for some years past, it is extremely
difficult to discover harmonious con.
nection between the two issues. My
dear sir, you want to go slow" in
this business-consideraby slower than
snail's pace.
THE Baltimore Sun claims to know
that the nomination of Colonel B. B
Smalley to be collector of the district OF
Vermont will not be confirmed by the
senate if Mr.. Edmunds can have hi.
way about it. If Colonel Smalley
should be rejected. then we suppose
that General Wells would be the d.
tocto collector until the Presiden
should make another appointment, anC
while holding the Office would not bt
eligible to a state senatorship.
A CORRESPONDENT of the JVOmdn''
Journal has queer idea of " summer
rest" She suggests going to the noun
tains, the sea and the quiet farms will
a store of woman suffrage literature
tracts and leaflets, and distributing then
"among those who, while they rest
can have precious opportunities tC
spread the good gospel of equal rights
for women" A more atrocious scheme
for breaking up the vacations of numer
Gus innocent people could hardly be de
vised.
ADDING to the statistics of the las
census and the probable percentage o
immigration since that date, the Scan
dinavian population (the Swedes, Nor
wegians and Danes) in Illinois, Wis
consin, Iowa, Minnesota and Dakot;
is above seven hundred thousand. II
the entire country there are about ont
million. 1t is matter of interest t.
know that socialistic views have fount
little footing in this nationality, ant
that prohibition sentiments are re
ceived with favor.
IT is stated that for every insan,
person, every pauper and every con
Wet of American birth in each on
thousand Of our native population Their
are three foreign insane, five foreigl
: paupers and seven foreign convicts il
each one thousand of our foreign popu
lation. 1t is also true that American
born workmen are thrust out of EN-
ployment by the surplus labor o
| Europe, brought here under variet
/, of artificial preteXts and not in &C
cordance with natural or healthy de
mand. These facts show the i'm
: portance of law to regulate foreigl
immigration.
IT is said that Senator Jones of Flor
ida, who has been so ably represent
inc that state in the city of Detroit 70