The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-08-18

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IN regard to the fear expressed in
some quarters that in case the next
legislature enacts a railway commission
law it will be difficult to find thor
oughly competent, practical and impair
tial men to act as commissioners, if
these are all the qualifications that are
needed we suggest the selection of M.
j. Maloney of the Richford Gazette,
the editor of the Rural Humbuq and
the editor of the Londonderry Sitter.
With three such commissioners the
railroads would get fair play!
That is a curious cartoon in which
our esteemed contemporary, Puck, de-
picts President Cleveland, in farmers
red shirt, blazing away with double
barreled veto gun at the jobs which,
the national cornfield. The curious
thing about the cartoon is that the
President is blazing away at the little
pension crows away up in the top of a
tall tree, while the biggest crows, with
the most capacious maws, roost in secu-
rity close to the corn.-N. Y. Sun.
IN the Franklin county republican
convention Ira S. Anderson of Berk-
shire offered verbal amendment favor
ing the establishment of railroad COM
mission. Herbert Brainerd (brother-
in-law of Governor Smith, favored the
adoption of the resolution, and it was
unanimously adopted. Verify there is
| 1aroa,, tbnf tha hn,a
will lose one-half of its stock in trade,
for we hear of no opposition to the rail-
way commission scheme except from
two or three men, and, as we remarked
last week, they are Edmunds men.
THE Washington correspondent of
the New York World says that there
can be no doubt that the President is a
candidate for another term and is be-
| ginning to take steps to strengthen
! himself for 1888. He is devoting his
attention to the South, to the end that
he may 90 into the convention with its
solid support and thus compel his re-
nomination. Southern congressman
are permitted to control the patronage
in their states, and he has thereby
made himself popular with that section.
THE Boston Advertiser, speaking of
the result in Franklin county, says:
The senators nominated by the convention
are all Edmunds men, living outside of st.
Adams, which is by custom allowed one
senator on the ticket. This was set aside
this year in the belief that it might be preiu-
dieal to Mr.. Edmunds.
This is fair sample of the ignorance
of the Advertiser concerning political
affairs in Vermont. The anti Edmunds
republicans in st. Adams did not ask for
a senatorial nominee this year. The
Edmunds men did ask for the NOM
ination of H. NJ. Stevens of st. Adams,
but he was defeated in the convention.
A CORRESPONDENT sends us the fol-
lowing" GA few months ago Senator Frye
introduced into the senate bill to pre-
vent the sale of alcoholic liquor in the
capitol at Washington. In all the de.
bate on that bill, Senator Edmunds
spoke never word in its favor, but
maintained cold and frigid silence.
But that wasn't all. When it became
evident that the bill was likely to be-
come law, it was Senator Edmunds who
rose and moved to strike out the pen.
atty clause. His motion was carried
and the bill became of course entirely
valueless, and the 'cold tea , restau
rant continued to sell fancy liquors just
as before"
THE Edmunds organs in Burlington
Rutland and Brattleboro, which have
been rejoicing over the adoption of al
Edmunds resolution in Franklin county
may be interested in the declaration o
the Richford Gazette Ga rank Edmund
paper that "A Royce-ring-anti-Ed
munds ticket" was nominated, ant
that "the passage of the Edmund
resolution was the veriest sham" w,
believe the Gazette was the first papel
in the state to lead off in the advocac,
of Senator Edmunds' reelection. TIL,
Free Press, Ph9nir and Rutland HeralC
are merely the humble followers of thu
great Richford -'r,h q. Let us aware
credit where credit is due!
The Free Press, in trying to max,
out good case for Edmunds on thu
oleomargarine bill, omits to tell it
, readers that Mr.. Edmunds at frs
, voted to refer the bill to the hostile
,, committee on finance, because he be
, lieved that was the only proper AM
E constitutional way of dealing with tn
measure" but subsequently vote,
against its reference to that committee
He was no stickler for constitutions
= methods when he found that his forme
( action on the bill was jeopardizing hi
;. personal interests in Vermont. TIL
Free Press is dodger, but not a skill
full one. Fortunately for the interest
e of Vermont, that paper has ceased t
v have any influence.
THE extreme anxiety of the Ed
h munds organs to conciliate and secur
y the support of the soldier vote of thi
J. and other counties recalls the fact thf
Mr.. Edmunds voted and fought again'
a the equalization of the bounty bi
= which was passed when General Graz
~ was president. 1t was the generi
: understanding at the time that it VIZ
{ through the advice of Mr.. Edmund
g. and Mr.. Conkling that General Graz
l. vetoed it. The general afterwaro
l. said that he regarded this veto as tn
at most unfortunate and unpopular act {
m his career as president. When old so
10 81, f.,