The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-12-15

thought that he was writinga stump
speech or political editorial. His
quotation of the platform of the demo-
cratic national convention in this con-
nection is as unique as il is surprising.
1t is probably the first time the head of
a great governmental department has
pointed to the platform utterances of
one political party to enforce recon-
gress composed of all parties. Concord
Monitor.
BISHOP WHIPPLE of Minnesota has
recently expressed the belief that 4" the
only solution of the problem of Indian
civilization is in their concentration,
by vesting them with individual rights
of property and by compelling them
to live by their own labor. Individual
rights" the bishop goes on to say, " are
required to develop individual citizen
ship. 1t is nonsense to attempt In
dian civilization by providing for the
red men in tribal life. They must be
placed as individuals and families, and
made to feel the responsibility of dis
tinctive effort. The preceding defects
in our Indian policy are that we have
merely established almshouses whence
we have graduated savage, helpless
paupers."
A WASHINGTON special says that there
are but seven presidential post offices
in Vermont now filled by republicans.
"There are democrats in all the other
presidential places. The term of the
Bennington postmaster does not expire
until 1888, and no one has yet begun
to scheme to get him removed The
Burlington office will have a new man.
ager in a couple of months, but he will
doubtless be man satisfactory to SEN
ator Edmunds. 1t is understood that
George w. Beckwith will be named.
There is not an indication Just now
of settlement of the Montpelier diff
Guilty. The Swanton Office becomes va
cant on February 9Th. This will prob
ably fall to the lot of Major Charles H.
Reynolds, formerly of the United States
army. The st. Johnsbury, West Ran
dolph and Fair Haven offices are still a
good way out of reach"
THE new State Board of Health held
their first meeting in Burlington last
week for the purpose of organizing
and outlining the work for the year.
The board organized by the election of
DR.. A. II. Chesmore of Huntington
president and DR.. G.. l.. Allen of Rut-
land secretary. The secretary is made
by act of the legislature the executive
officer of the board, having, among other
duties, TO report the proceedings of the
hpurI 10 ho Il
the secretary of state to make out the
State Registration Report. Various in
formal subjects were discussed, but no
definite action was decided upon. The
meetings of the board will be held sub
ject to the call of the secretary The
board will be subject to call by select
men in any part of the state, so that the
date of meeting cannot be stated in adj
vance. The board will publish pam
phlet, for distribution throughout the
state, giving rules for disinfecting and
general sanitary measures.
DURING the session of the Vermont
legislature representative of the st.
Louis GlObe-DemOcrat made an effort
to obtain the preferences of the men,
bers for the next president. Several
members declined to give their views;
it is said that several others were mis-
reported, or else they did not intend to
express a preference-at least not for
publications; but of the one hundred
forty-five republican members who
gave expressions" siXty-four were
for Blaine " first, last and all the
time;" twenty-five were for Blaine as
first choice, and fourteen more were
for Blaine, if their own particular
favorite had no show. OF the eighty
seven who did not want their opinions
published sixty-one favored Blaine.
-Four mentioned Edmunds as their only
choice, five placed him first with a
second choice, and two named him as
their second choice. Logan was the
sole choice of fifteen, the first choice of
fourteen and the second choice of nine;
Sherman was the sole choice of four, the
first choice of seven and the second
choice of fifteen; Evarts, Allison, Har-
rison and st. John were each named
once.