The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-12-29

election as his own successor to the
United States senatorship is about as
certain as anything on this sphere
can be.
Mr. BLAINE is gathering material for
a history of the war of 1912. The data
are nearly all in hand, and it is prob
able the opening chapters will be writ
ten Immediately after the holidays. Mr..
Blaine will go to Europe next autumn.
AS the republicans have sixteen ma
jority in the Illinois legislature on joint
ballot General Logan's successor in
the senate will be republican. Among
the probable candidates are Governor
Oglesby, Congressman-elec Baker and
Charles b. Farwell.
HERBERT BRAINERD of st. Adams
has been appointed fish commissioner,
rice Mason $. Coburn of Manchester,
resigned. Homer w. Vail of Pomfret
has been made member of the Board
of Agriculture, yice Daniel l.. Cushing
of Hartford, resigned
THE Washington Republican reminds
its readers that on page forty-three of
his report Secretary Manning recon-
mends the removal of the tax on raw
wool to reduce the revenue and on
page forty-four says that the removal
would not reduce the income.
ONE of the big arguments of the
free-traders is that protection does
not protect" and yet when you talk
about abolishing the tariff on sugar
they decaim loudly that this would de-
stroy the sugar industry in Louisiana.
How so, if "protection does not pro-
tect?n
THE fine quality and excellent repu-
tation of American manufactured ar
ticles have such hold upon the market
that manufactures of foreign produc-
ton are imported with spurious labels
and trademarks for the purpose of
stealing the value of the American
product.
IT seems to be accepted as fact in
Washington that J. w. Reid, member
of congress from North Carolina, who
is guilty of obtaining large sums of
money by fraud, has taken refuge in
Canada. A petition is in circulation in
his district asking the house of repre-
sentatives to eXpel him.
IN the republican party there is not
any conspicuous and popular standard
bearer other than Mr.. Blaine. Enun-
ciating and emphasizing definite
American purpose and policy, he Sc
cures the endorsement of the people,
because he knows what is wanted and
has the courage to ask for it'd lbany
Journal.
JUDGE GRESHAM has sat down on
the anti-Blaine papers which have
been 6 booming " him as candidate
for the presidency. In a recent letter
he says: "Allow me to assure you
that l am out of politics, with no desire
whatever to again enter upon polit-
ical career | never expect, nor do /
wish, to hold another political office"
THERE is an insane itch in mug
wumps to be scratching at Mr. Blaine.
They seem to think that the only way
to Justify themselves is to assail him.
They are in a mental agony at the
thought that he may be nominated for
the presidency again. If they had COM
mon sense they would know they were
practically at work for Blaine. Their
jabber against him counts for him all the
time.-Esser County Herald.
A REPUBLICAN member of the ways
and means committee says: " McAdoo
and the Randall democrats are anxious
that something shall be done to reduce
the surplus. They have their scheme
formulated. 1t consists of Cd an en-
larged free-list and (2) reduction of
internal revenue. They have not yet
perfected the details, and of course
they do not expect it will meet the APP
proval of the democratic majority of
the ways and means committee
SENATOR ALDRICH's bill, introduced
in the senate, provides for the refund
ing of the four and four and one-half
per cent bonds at two and one-half
per cent rate, lne new DOndS Delng
available for deposit with the treasury
as security for national bank circulation.
1t is the belief in financial circles that a
two and one-half per cent United States
bond would float, and the reduction in
interest and the accommodation to the
banks would more than offset the pre-
MUM on the outstanding bonds.
CAPTAIN EADs of the Tehauntepec
ship railway has an ally in Nathaniel
Mckay, the well-known ship-builder,
who says: " have carefully examined
all your plans for hosting and lowering
the ships, as well as the devices to sus-
tain the bilges of the ship while in transit
and the various tracks to sustain the
cradle that conveys the vessel. Your
plan, if built, will, in my mind, do all
you claim for it, and you have my APP
proval, and | wish you all the success
you desire in this gigantic undertaking.
The completion of this railway will bene-
fit the entire world"
THE bill which Senator Blair has in
troduced, at the request of the organiza-
ton known as the Union Veteran
A rmy of tho Ranublic removes the