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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-04-23

.t,,rcr resognitlon Of power existing among ne,
tigbef than the highest individual ID, ,.,, No
go sucb powers there are. one is the organic IlIe
i,Go community The nation is greater than any
va, oct IN it, We need 60 emphasize inc common
life and the common Interests n' ,liin1 Wv ,, ,o ,
,ist or labor reformcr, who inirinRes upon tne n'-
I tigbte of the weakest citizen does NOT nave 2" ul
Min bim alone II Is mott question az 10 the stteng
" these two lie has struck al the Whpe peop'i auu
W, ,.s.,r ~ tho whole people must be put i0tth To
rsnrcss the wrong. This ~ what h" means, Wu,h
anv crime il committed the case ~ one oI Tue H'al'
,o groat work 10 be dose Ii TO develop ne sense
of common life and public conscience, sp tuat tny
ttI t,o soual 10 the demands Of our complex cNNt-
Vr n he not in the interest Of any favored class
nt i'm Inc interest OF the poor and the weak tnat We
,,.I f,r those things which, Will elevate human ma
t. The higbpst qualities that humanity can attaih
rc needed 10 protect us against the despotsm Of the
oaset NAV arm TO resist se6shuess, but the re-.
.,i, iii he oply a wastefnl aud uncertain warfare
society must exhibit power which " NOT seiilsn ue'
Ore there can be lasting peace. We tak OF arn'tA-
,o mi tho trouble is 10 get the arbtrators IN whose
vadom and integrity thore can ne apso'ulo uo''l -
erbitratiou sitting continually. II can only he zone
when VIZ learn to love Justice for ~ own saae ahl
not Tor the sake Of our personal ambition. Inere Is
ie hone for the future Ia the picture OF society a.
yidad into hostile camps, each organized Tor Hel-ae-
fence and 80 nicely balanced That no one aateH
come the agsressor Jus Is uo, yir SoriI ~
ali healthy activity. Tho thing worth W9Iknt w u
snrb d sense of the common life as would ehhne ~"
ciety To present unbrOken front against ihJnA'lce
o. rbc otbar mower which needs TO be recognized Is
maj eternal law which il higher even than humanity
.aif There are conditions under which we live and
work which We did not make aud when we canuo'
change We must be willing patiently 70 STUDY thtn i
snd cavern ourselves according to them. The srehRu
~ me real refurmer consists In his CONSCIOUS SUD
mission To these supreme laws. HIS nope arise
Srnu, the faith that these laws are working toward
instce liz would fater " hefelt that he stood alone
sg,inst the world. lie gains confidence When ne cay
arpe, to higher law ne may See Se,r, so oIs es M
believe. that one higher than the highest rcghrdeih
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-04-23

The Congregational society GU Monday
OF this week gave a reception to their pastor,
Rev A. b. DascOmb, at the house Of MIR g.
W. Osgood on Green street, the pastor hav-
ing recently been married.
Work on the new town hall is progress.
ing quite rapidly.
Prof. Hermann, who was here with the
Bohemian glass blowers last week under the
auspices of the G. A. Il, post, gave quite an
interesting entertainment in sleght of hand.
and prizes were awarded as follows Hand.
soonest lady, Mrs. F. e. Pierce; homeliest
man, Lewis A. Day prettiest baby, W. II.
Uphams child.
A new importation of 50 head of Hol.
stein young stock has lately been put on the
Bellows farm between here and Rock.
ingham by VIM. A. Russell. Two years ago
now about half the number we're imported
aud placed on the same farm, and have since
been disposed Of This herd is by all means
the finest looking one ever seen ia this vcin-
ity, aud attracts II great deal of attention from
neghboring farmers and all others passing
the place. II. n. Mandigo manages this farnl
Tor the Bellows Falls Canal company, who
purchased it about three years ago.
The plan has been made public this week
OF the new town hall, it being on exhibition
in the window of Clark Chase, and expires.
D
The Cheshire railroad advertised an ex
curSion to Boston this week which was large
y patTonized, the fare being at half price.
John I. Moore is making an addition to
his mill to be used as a machine room.
Union hall is to have a new tin roof
which will require about 100 squares of tin,
and which Is probably the largest Job of the
kind ever done in this vicinity.
| Easter is to be observed hare 4, i'll ANNA
PIRATE services in all of the churches.
Mrs. L. W. Bancroft was taken in on
Saturday accompanied with slight paral, sis,
but Is improving.
Il NJ. Read is to make the memorial day
address here aud c. F. Eddy will speak at
/ Grafton.
"A. A. Htlladay received direct from Eng
land last week Laugshan cock sre which Is
a hne fowl. Tbs express on him was S2l
making $40 the total cost.
j. s. Walker, who was assaulted by Jon
Mugs recently, id failing rapidly and did not
know bis family yesterday. Tue end is ap
parently near.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-04-23
Nh. r.., WIN Cnm.. Mh.,hcr orNo.

A correspondent Of one Of the state papers thinks
the man who will pledge himself In advance OF election
To 40 office, to take certain course on given quea
tion, IL a demagogue. If this proposition could be
maintained Vermont would contain many dema-
qogues next fall. Every who seeks TO represent
his county In the Senate his town in the House
WILL we suspect, be under the necessity Of declaring
uuequivocay how he stands on the senatOrship, and
what he will do II elected. Voters will To II that
no is chosen who has not clear convictions on this
subject. Furthermore, they will take care that he II
not whose opinions eau be changed for cunsid-
Grafton. -Middieburg Register.
The Register is exactly right, and it states
the case admirably II you a scratch man
who says that candidates for senators and
representatives ought not to be asked to de-
clare themselves on the Senatorial question,
you will find every time one Of the "still
hunt gang who are working to defeat Mr..
Edmuuds. Our own declaration that candi-
dates for the state fiices ought to be put to
this test has called out good many protests
in certain quarters; but the fact is, never
theless, that the people will apply this test
whether the newspapers or the friends Of the
aspiring candidates want it done or not.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-04-23

The campaign Is opened. The issue is presented
Loyalty to and support Of the Republican presiden
al ticket In the last campaign" is the question that
IL to be decided in "the coming Senatorial contest IN
Vermont" Shall the man who "sulks In his TENT
who refuses even to sign letter Of encouragement to
the Republican cohorts in an exciting canvass under
the "Plumed knight" be endorsed by the Republic
cans Of the "star that never sets loyal to the
party by his reelection to the Senate The question
is a momentous one. The issue is vital to the saliva
ton Of the Republican party. Upon 1t hangs the des-
tiny Of the party in the next Presidential election
All other issues sink into utter insignihcance beside
this. They are gnat to mountain Our Rep lb'
lican friends should wake up to the contest. Never
before was so important a question presented for
their decision Life and death are in it. Wake up!
wake upl Sound the alarm from hilltop to hilltop,
and let it echo through the valleys From tie Argus
Of this reek.
And this is from the Argus From the
Montpelier Argus, edited by Hiram Atkins,
blatant Democrat and would-be boss of his
party in the state How much more do the
Republicans of Vermont need to know about
the attempt to retire Mr.. Edmunds to private
life than that Hiram Atkins is presuming t
tell them, with a shout and hurrah-with {
veritable old rebel yell, more nearly-tha
1.-THE question is a momentous one the issu'
is vital to the salvation of the Republican
party Life and death are in it! Wake up,
| Wake up i'
We have made no mistake about this. w
are telling the thing exactly as it is. Th
above paragraph is copied verbatim from Hi
ram Atkins's Argus of this week. Do tn
Republicans of windham county see the sig
nifcapce of it2
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-04-23
MINOR NOTES.

Those are deserved tributes to the ability,
usefulness and unspotted integrity OF Senator
Morrill, which We copy on our first page today.
The Free Press Of yesterday had one of the
ablest and most convincing articles on the
Senatorial question which has yet appeared.
We shall reproduce it next week.
Tue Republican state committee will hold a
meeting at the Pavilion, in Montpelier, this
evening, to decide on a time and place for
holding the state convention to nominate
Governor, Lieutenant Governor and other
state officers.
1t is announced that the patrons Rural, 4"
organ of the state grange now published at
West Randolph, will soon be removed to
Montpelier. 1t is to be enlarged and i'm
proved and Arthur Ropes, formerly of the
Vermont Waterman, is to be added to the
STAFF.
At the investigation in London of the sink
ing of the Oregon several of her engineers
testified that the sinking of the steamer could
have been prevented if the bulkhead doors
had been constructed to work along vertical
instead of horizontal grooves. Coal had
choked up the horizontal grooves aud the
doors could not be closed
The New York legislature has passed the
bills annulling the charter of Jake Sharps
Broadway surface railway, providing for a
receiver to wind up the affairs OF the corpor-
alton and providing for disposing of the good
will to any other company operating a surface
road.
II the gossips have their way the Presi-
dent will be married to Miss Folsom of Bufia.
10 in jane. The young woman and her
mother are travelling in Europe-at Mr..
Oleveiand's expense, it is alleged-but are
booked to sail for home May 8, fact which
gives color to the talk Of the marriage. The
worst piece yet of illustrated fash journal
ism was the act of the New York Sun in
printing an alleged picture of Miss Folsom
and a column of gossip about her and heI
family.
/ Attorney General Garland has been before
the Congressional committee which ia inves
| tigating the PAM Electric scandal One OF
the most interesting pieces of information
/ which he gave was this II have never un
dertaken to make any money except by Law
and poker. have always lost at poker"
The New York Third Avenue railway com
pany refuses to discharge new men to max,
room for the strikers, and also refuses to tax,
back the strikers in body. There is appar
emily nothing now left for the strikers to dc
except to return to work upon as favorabl,
! terms AS they eau make.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-04-23
John Gregory smith begins to SHOW
Hia Hand.

CHICAGO, April 2l.-E1-Gov. J. Gregory Smith of
Vermont, who has been in the city two or three days
ION bis way home from Mexicol, asked yesterday
what the prevailing sentiment was IN the Green Noun
tain state regarding Senator Edmuudss candidacy for
reelection, and the basis of the opposition to him
ever since the nomination of Mr.. Blaine" said the
ex-governor, there has been bitter feeling among
the Republicans of Vermont against Mr. Edmunds
paigu. Since the election the feeling has grown
stronger rather than weaker. No satisfactory explain
alton of bis has been given The reports
that he Informed the national committee that he
would speak for Mr.. Blaine, but did not think II wise
to do because Of letter he had written, and that
the committee agreed with him. have never been ver
ned, aud are not generally believed among Vermont
Republicans 1t is well known that the Union League
and the state central committee repeatedly asked Mr.
Edmunds to speak even once or write letter an
nouncing his intention to vote for Mr.. Blaine, aud
that he declined to do so.'
as Mr.. Edmundss course in the Senate this winter
considered an effort to regain his standing among the
Vermont Republicans
"That is the general idea but do not think he has
succeeded. As to his chances for reelection, will
simply say that 1t is impossible to foresee the result
Of the election. Were 1t to be held to-day, think 1t
doubtful If he would be chosen
If, up to this time, anybody has had any
doubt as to who is the ''nigger in the fence
in the anti-Edmunds campaign, the above de.
spatch will be pretty likely to settle the ques-
ton for them.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-04-23
THE DEFENCE AGAINST OPPRES
SION.

Following ia an abstract of R5v. S. NJ.
Orothers's sermon preached last Sunday
morning
Fec. v.:s-"If thou seest the oppression of the
poor, and violent peryerting OF justice marvel not al
the matter He that is higher than the highest re-
gardeth."
Those who realize most keenly the in Justice which
still exists in our social order apt to lay the blame
on those things which, say have the upper hand
They see how wealth rises above poverty aud skin gets
the better of ignorance, and they that wealth
and skill are the natural enemies which the Door man
must hght: There is growing jealousy against
Whatever lifts one class above another According to
this idea equality of rights only be secured by
hrst obtaining perfect equality Of power Much Of
the industrial agitation Of our day has for its pro-
fessed object not simply the redress specific griey
AnceB but the establishment Of such a balance of uoW
er as viii assure fair treatment In the future. The
question comes Is perfect jnstce to be by
each person aud party being perpetually armed for
sell defeneef II must be evident to every one after
little reflection, that this cannot be- trial of STRENGTH
Mhi SHOW which party at any given time ia stronger
It, however, leaves the real question untouched WHAT
we.want to know Is which is in the right Those who
were oppressed yesterday may gain the victory to-
day but what is to prevent them from abusing their
power and becoming the oppressors tomorrow?
STATE ot society In which each individual would
oeeAAetly match for any other man and so able TO
successfully defeud himself, is one which never has
existed. Tue distinction between weaker and strong
] or ia an Inherent one aud cannot be Ignored AMI
when two parties conflict It is seldom that thew viii b
FOUND equally matched In powers of endurance Tie
strong may be able to defend themselves but the real
ueiehce OF the weak must always be in some third
power greater than their oppressors which Is able IA
enforce the right Thsis what has made IN ouarcbies
possible The common people found in the king a
plotctloh against the eNaction Of petty barons In
the kings presence all equal Exalted above the
oAshng interests Of lesser men he was able TO qiye
us us Judgment In the middle ages when
tue pApacy became refuge to the oppressed In the
soy Shureh they found sanctuary which tyranny
| uAreu not violate In our country, with neither
king nor pope private greed and ambition too often
are Unchecked and unrebuked, We need to have I
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-04-23
Mr.. eIad..ens,. Land MI.

On last Friday Mr.. Gladstone made his sec
ond speech on Home Rule, and introduced
the full text of his land bill. He began with
a graphic history of lsndlordism in Ireland.
The history of Ireland, he said, was one long
indictment against its land owners. Oppres-
sion married to misery had brought forth a
hideous progeny. The union with England
had been obtained by Wholesale bribery
against the wish of the people. He then ex-
planned his purchase scheme. One hundred
and eighty million pounds of three per cent,
stock are to be issued at par. This is to be
used as fund for buying the estates of the
English landlords. The state would then buy
the land, and put the peasants in possession,
subject to an annual rent charge until the to-
tal payments equalled the purchase money.
Twenty years rental would amount to pur-
chase. Ten millions Of pounds of the stock
would be issued in 1887, twenty millions in
1883 and twenty millions in 1889 The charge
on the Irish eEchequer would be two million
pounds per Annum. Mr.. Gladstone eloquent
ly commended his scheme to the careful *
animation of Englishmen.
Mr.. Chamberlain followed Mr. Gladstone,
severely eriticising his scheme as not oalculat-
ed to benefit the tenants, but only to serve as
a sop for the landlords. Mr. Parnell spoke
in tone of approval. II the Irish landlords
threw out this bill be hoped that Engish
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-04-23
Local Intelligence.
meteorological Record.
WEIR EsDISa THURSDAY RvENtSa, Arm ~, 1885
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

The exceedingly low rate Of interest t273 per cent?
at which the state Of Ohio has recently funded its
debt is plain indication that or even per cent
hrsi-class securities cannot long be obtained.
II. mann, jr.
Don't forget to look at +. W. Kuech 4 Co. for car
pets. They bought before the advance aud are sell
ing them at the lowest price ever known. A good
ingram carpet from SO TO SOC and a good hemp car
pet At 2Oc. fresh lot OF live geese feathers steam
dressed at 6sc per pound fresh lot Of ladies' l.
button kid gloves at SOC per pair Good hoop skirts
10 and Csc.
Prang's Beautiful Easter Cards and souvenirs in
abundance at Clapp Jones's,
See Van Doom Morriss shades on spring n1iures
for 4Oc aud 0Oc Curtain pole sets, iOc and SOC.
Picture frames in great variety at A. F. wilders.
wASrED-rellable farmer to grow 100 bushels pea'
for seed. O. Il. ALLES.
ARTISTIC PicrURE FRANS0 at Clapp a Jones's.
THoRS's HOP AND BuRDocK TONGA safe aud
sure remedy for sick headache.
Stretchers aud canvass for paintings at AT wilders
Lamp Stoves" will boil water or make coffee IL
nine minutes. For sale by VAN DooRN MoRRIs.
PICTURE FRAMES are cheap at clapp h Joncss.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-04-23

slight on him-is to single him out for insult
and denial Of what is his due.
We are not now discussing the merits OF
any Of the candidates for governor who have
been named. As between Mr.. Ormsbee and
Mr. Batchelder, to whom the Herald con
cedes the field, our personal choice would be
for Mr.. Ofmsbee, with our present knowledge.
But we see no reason for combining the list to
these two men, and certainly not in the can
vass preliminary to the convention. For once
in these later years we should like to see a
state convention Of representative men come
together and nominate for governor the best
and strongest man available, regardless OF
"caims" or precedents. II this years lightning
should strike Gen. Wells Of Burlington or
Gen. Ripley of Rutland, the atate would lose
nothing as against either Mr.. Ormsbee or MIR.
Batchelder. Better still, il the delegates
could have sense enough Of the fitness OF
things, and rise far enough above popular
prejudice and the demand Of petty politicians,
to give the nomination to ex- Judge Barrett oil
Rutland-staunch, stalwart aud uncompro
missing old veteran that he is In honorine
him with term in the governors chair to fit
tingly wind up his public career, the state
would honor itself no less.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-04-23
The Essential Point.

What The Phoenix thinks about raising a
test of any mans party loyalty or sound Re
publicanism on the action which he may have
taken in the campaign of 1884 we have al
ready said, and said repeatedly. We hold
with half score of our Republican contem.
poraries in the state, from which we reprinted
extracts two and three weeks ago, that the
test will not come on the question of fealty
to the cause Of James G.. Blaine. Indeed,
we feel a certain pride in having led our
neighbors in that opinion. But there is one
thing more for Republicans to remember
when this anti Edmunds declaration is made
that "the primary issue in the senatorial con-
test is to be on the question of loyalty to and
support of the Republican presidential ticket
in the last campaign" The insinuation which
the Messenger conveys in this declaration is
both unjust and untruthful, for Mr.. Eimunds
was not disloyal either to his party or its tick
ct in 1884. The point to be remembered
and it is the essential points that just so
soon as the Republican party begins to deny
a man the right to act up to his convictions
within the party the foundation on which the
party was built is gone Deny Republican
the right to oppose a candidate whom he be-
lieves to be unfit for the Office which be ses Ks
and you have denied him the primary princi.
pie of Republicanism. The party was found
ed as a party of protest against men and
measures whom its members believed to be
wrong and unfit to control the country. II
George F. Edmunds must go out of the Re
publican party because he knew or believed
that James g. Blaine was an unfit man to bt
President of the United States, and therefor,
Kept silent for his partys good, there are thou
sands and hundreds of thousands of Repub
lcans all over the country who will go GU
with him. Let thoughtful men stick PHI
here; we shall have more to say about
| hereafter
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-04-23
strILrr. Gnne Mnh.

One of the most inexcusable strikes yet
was the one which was ordered on all the
New York city street car lines, with two tx
ceptions only, on Monday. The strike be
gan on the Third Avenue line because the
company refused to discharge seven non-un-
ion men at the demand of labor union.
After tying that road up for day or two aud
making no impression on the company gen
eral tie up was ordered as further compul
sorry measure, and promptly at o'clock on
Monday morning every surface railroad en-
ploy Z in the city, except those on the Eighth
and Ninth Avenue lines left work though
they had no grievance whatever. In the af-
ternoon the Third Avenue company tried to
run car over its line 30 as to comply with
the terms of it's charter, aud this resulted in
a collision between the police aud mob OF
strikers during which the car was smashed,
while the police broke several heads in clear
ing the street and arrested seven OF the ring
leaders. Tuesday morning all the roads ox
cept the Third Avenue were allowed to re
sumo traffic, and the latter company managed
to keep a good many Of its cars running
with the help of non. union men. Every
move like this and every attempt to dictate
to employers what men they shall en-
ploy hurts the cause Of the laboring men anC
turns back the sympathy which would other
wise be given them in every honest effort t,
better their condition
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-04-23
EASTER
NEXT SUNDAYS CELEBRATION IN THE hHArrtE'
BoRO CHURCHES.

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will be An early service nn 'no n,o,n' . w.
Easter day at O'Clock lna seo'n" 49, w.,
will take place AZ Io;''' consisting y, ''''
Denim, Etsttr anthems, loly Oou'lnunl.'u nv"
sermon. The third service WliI u'
with Etster CAROLS EVen-song al" ""u''''
Following IS The musical program
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