The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-04-21

Mr.. Blaine in 1884 and are opposed to
his denomination in 1888.
In one of the executive sessions of
the senate, last week, Mr.. Sherman
submitted written report in the cases
of several appointees to internal col
lectorships in Ohio, showing that the
republicans who had been removed had
been soldiers in the Union army, and
the President in displacing them with
civilians had violated the often-quoted
section of the Revised Statutes giving
soldiers preference in government en-
ployment.
Mr.. CLEVELAND has withdrawn
from the senate's consideration a num-
Der of names of persons nominated in
the places of suspended " republicans,
and has renominated the same persons
to the same offices, the terms of the re-
moved republicans having expired since
their suspension. He has taken this
means of defeating the senate's de-
mand to know for what cause sus-
pended officials are cut short in the
performance of their duties.
ONE of the editors of the Burlington
Clipper has been looking over the po-
litical situation in Caledonia county
and writes, among other things Sc
riously, there is much feeling against
the reelection of Senator Edmunds in
this part of the state, and it seems to
be crystalizing in favor of Judge W. G..
Veazey of Rutland. Among dozens of
intelligent and locally prominent cit
liens with whom we have conversed
Judge Veazey is decidedly the favorite.
We cannot say how or in what manner
the boom originated, but that it exists
in a healthy and growing condition
there can be no doubt"
GIVE understand that the anonymous
correspondent of the Montpelier Watch,
man who led off the malicious attack
on Senator Edmunds with letter
headed, Ought Senator Edmunds to be
Re-elected?' was double-faced mug.
wump who edited republican pape,
in the campaign of 1884, but talked
democracy outside and voted for Cleve.
land. Comment is unnecessary" D
Brottleboro Ph0nir. Guess again. The
communication in question was handed
to us by one of the best republicans in
the state, and it was published at the
request of several republican readers
of the WATERMAN, as stated at the
time of its appearance.
MASSACHUSETTS cannot claim to leaC
New England in establishing an Arbol
day, although it is the first of those
states to have law on the subject
Governor Pingree of Vermont APP
pointed an Arbor day last year of his
own motion; the observance was fairly
general, and the proclamation is re
peated this season. And ten years
earlier the grange in Pomfret, Vt.
made an Arbor day of its own, with
prizes for planting the largest number
of trees and the like, and the work has
been continued in some sort from veal
to year since. AS result, the towr
has some thousands of trees growing
where they are badly needed, and on {
few farms substantial beginnings have
been made in retaining sterile pas
lures. The idea was original with Thu
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specialization Advertiser.
THE Newport Express (Which favor
the reelection of Senator Edmunds
"spoke right out in meeting" las
week, when it admitted that othe
prospective candidates than Governor
Smith were mentioned for the senate
rial succession. 1t says: "Why no
let the matter quietly work itself gu
in the steady, sober judgment of thu
people. Then when the vote in as
sembly comes, if the people desire Ed
munds, Smith, Veazey, Proctor O.
Powers the majority will readily SHOW
the preference. Can surer, faire
expression of the people be secured, O
one more clearly in accordance with al
honest election?" The fact that Gov
ernor Smith is not the only man VIII,
has been talked of to succeed Mr.. Ed
munds is one that the Free Press an,
other pro-Edmunds papers have takel
great pains to conceal from thei
readers.
THE Sums Washington special say
the resolution offered by Senator Ed
munds, which created such stamped
in executive session on Monday, Apri
9TH, "was very innocent affair an,
was not intended to be an issue
although number of republican sen
ators believed it to be such when it wa
offered, and were considerably con
cerned lest the senator from Vernon
had made serious mistake by raisin,
the point that the President had no
the right to withdraw nominations. /
appears that Mr. Edmunds did no
assert this point at all. He simply of
fered resolution directing the secre
tary of the senate to return, not tn
denominations, but the papers touch
ing the original nominations, in orde
that the files might be cleared of them
There was an adjournment of the sen
ate in great haste to avoid the bugbear
without giving Edmunds an oppor
tunity to make an explanation. Tha
explanation was made next morning
and there was good deal of jokinl
about it,"
JOHN HUMPHREY MOVES, the in
ventor and exploiter of one of tn
most extraordinary systems of com
munism ever practically attempted
died at his home in Niagara Falls, On
tario, last week Tuesday, being nearl
seyentv-fiye wears old. Moves was borl