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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-03-14
Notes and Opinions.

THE new treaty is enough to make
the Goldfish bawl.-BoSton Bulletin.
The municipal elections in Maine
were strongly in favor of the repub-
licans.
SOME parts of the administration
tariff bill are "quite English, you
know"
COMPLAINTS against the manage
ment in the postal service are multiply
ing and come from all parts of the
country.
THE real trouble with little Josef
Hoffman, seems to be a violent attack
of itching in his papa's pocket-book,-
Philadelphia Record,
LAST weeks town meetings in Yer.
mont were notable for the complete
rout of the Knights of Labor in Rut.
land county and the republican victory
in Burlington.
PLATTsBURGH tremblingly asks the
question, Are we to have a baseball
club this year?"-MeSSenger. 1t will
be money in her pocket if she don't
have b. B. G..
THE democratic attempt to work ur
a movement for Robert 7. Lincoln as
presidential candidate doesn't seem tC
take with republicans, who propose to
select their own candidates. Spring
field Union.
THE Troy Times, which at first was
favorably disposed toward the fishery
treaty, now says that the more 1t is dis
cussed the more it looks like surren
der of American rights to Great Britain
and Canada.
THE editor of the Auburn Advertiser
asked the republican newspapers o
New York state to give him thei
choice for presidential candidate
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Following Mr.. Blaine.

When Mr.. Blaine was secretary of
state he had project to cultivate close
commercial relations and expand our
trade with all the countries of North
and South America. The first object
was essential to the second, and to pro-
mote it Mr.. Blaine proposed the peace
congress. The proposal was received
with favor by the other governments
of this continent and accepted by all
but two, and if Mr.. Blaine had con-
tinued as secretary it would probably
have been carried through successfully.
The countries of South America have
population of fifty million, and we i'm
port from them hundred million dol
lars worth year more than we export
to them. What Mr.. Blaine aimed at
was that they should do their buying
here instead of in Europe. His policy
was vigorously denounced by demo-
cratic journals, who raised the cry of
jingoism," and asserted that it was a
menace to Great Britain and would
involve us in war with that power.
Now Ex-Governor McCreary of Ken
lucky and other democrats were special
advocates of the joint resolution which
has been adopted on the part of the
house of representatives authorizing
the president to invite the republics
of South and Central America to send
delegates to grand conference to be
held in the city of Washington for the
purpose of promoting arbitration and
improving the commercial relations be-
tween the United States and these
countries. " AT present." Governor
McCreary said, nearly all the COM
merce of these South and Central
American countries goes to England,
France and Germany" Governor Nc
Creary claims that this trade naturally
belongs to this country, and he believes
that such conference as is provided
for in his bill would go long way
toward securing it. This is simply a
revival of Mr.. Blaine's policy of Ameri-
can commercial development. No won
der that the democrats in the house
felt much embarrassment when William
Walter Phelps showed that the demo-
cratic proposition was Mr.. Blaine's own
project seven years ago.
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The Proposed New States.

Majority and minority reports have
been presented from the house commit
tee on territories relative to the adj
mission of new states. The bill of the
majority provides for the simultaneous
admission of Dakota, Washington, Mon
tana and New Mexico, with such con-
ditions as to make it practically impos-
sible that the purpose of the act can be
definitely carried out within year.
1t is obviously the intent of the bill,
as the minority of the committee
charges, to delay action as to the adj
mission of any of the territories,
and Dakota specially, until after the
next presidential election. Dakota is
strongly republican, and her votes in
congress and the electoral college would
be given to strengthen that party
The action of the democrats in oppos-
ing the admission of Dakota, which has
claims proportionately much greater
than the other territories included in
the omnibus bill, is a glazing piece of
partisanship and wholly indefensible.
Her agricultural products exceed by
many times all the products of the
other three territories, she has twice as
many post-ofices, three times as many
banks and newspapers and expends
four times as much money for public
education as all the others together.
The people have voted in favor of d.
viding the territory, and yet, while the
democrats are willing to admit Wash
ington Territory, with $4,000 square
miles, they are unwilling to allow the
division of Dakota, though each part
would, when divided, contain more
than 70, 900 square miles. Such lack of
consistency is quite Characteristic of
the democratic leaders, but really their
objection to the division of Dakota is a
mere subterfuge to cover their partisan
purpose. With them a poor excuse is
better than none for her exclusion from
statehood and participation in the next
presidential election.
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH IA, 1888.
Republican District Convention.

A republican convention for the second
congressional district of Vermont will be
held at Montpelier on Thursday, April 8,
1888, at ten o'clock A. NJ, for the purpose of
electing two delegates and two alternates to
attend the republican national convention
to be held at Chicago, ILL.,, on Tuesday, June
10, 1888, and for the transaction of such
other business as may properly come before
said convention. Towns will be represented
in said convention by their delegates, chosen
upon the basis of one delegate from each
town and an additional delegate for each
one hundred votes or fraction of one hun
dred votes over fifty cast for the republican
candidate for governor at the state election
of 1881 Delegates will provide themselves
with the proper credentials signed by the
secretaries of their respective primary meet
ings, and Immediately upon their arrival at
Montpelier present them to the district
committee at their headquarters, the Pa
vilion. The several railroads will extend
the usual courtesy of fare one way. Dele
gates over the Vermont Valley and Sullivan
railroads will procure of the conductors re-
turn checks at the time of surrendering
their tickets.
WIN. II. Dubois, (chairman),
III. G. BATES, secretary, Republican
G. w. KING,
AMoRY DAWSON, District
l.. BART Cross,
X. w. SToDDARD, Committee.
DAN'L l.. CUSHING
West Randolph, Vt, March 10, 1888.
The apportionment is as follows in the
counties named below;
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-03-14
HOstilities Renewed.
ON VS.. ArKrNs-EMpHArIo STATEMENTS.
MONTPELIER, March 9, 1888.

MONTPELIER, March 3, 1888.
To the Editor of the Free PresS:-During
the convention of republican clubs held
here February II Hon. Henry Ballard in
his speech said that President Cleveland
had made clean sweep of the federal Of
fees in Vermont, excepting the Montpelier
post-otfce held by George w. Wing in whose
button-hole " the last republican rose of sum-
mer was still blooming That very night
Hiram Atkins left for Washington, and
those claiming to represent him stated that
he had succeeded in procuring seUen charges
against Mr.. Wing that would result in his SuS-
pension. These charges were the talk upon
the street for several days and We're laughed
at by all sensible men. Atkins was absent
two weeks and the following appeared in
the ArguS of February 20: The latest
cold wave has nipped the last rose of
summer, and its petals will fall before the
ArgUS and Patriot again appears" The
paper, however, male its appearance
March as usual, and not peep from the
editor who had returned looking very sour
and chopfallen. Now, as the nominee of the
democratic caucus for postmaster at Mont
peier desire to inform the people of Yer
mont that said action on the part OF MIR. At
kins is condemned by myself and more than
nine-tenths of the democratic party of this
place That the party desired the office at the
commencement of the administration is true,
and but for the tredchery and dlpticHy of
Hiram Atkins no reasonable person doubts
they would have been successful. But to
attempt TO bldckmdH and stab in the dark 80
to speak, George w. Wing, whose commits
sion expires July next, and who admin
listers the office in a satisfactory manner TO
all its patrons, meets with Just rebuke
from all honest men, and had thousand
times rather never have the office than to
obtain it through such Infamous and dis
honest means. felt it my duty to write
President Cleveland, as | did, " that no
honest man in either party believed in those
charges" and requested that no change be
made at this time, and believe it has been
successful. Mr.. Atkins is thus placed in a
very unpleasant position, being unable to
seat his " last choice in his own town post
office and his attempt to degrade me has
been most satisfactorily rebuked. II will be
worth more than 5000 votes to the demo-
cratic party in this state when he, rs chair
man of the state committee, is hr0ion ouer-
board and wise, honest and leve-headed
man takes the helm, and the sooner demo-
Gratis understand this and act accordingly
the better it will be for the party. Very
respectfully, FRANK Ill. BAscoM.
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statement was a "glittering generality"
He doubted whether the South had
actually contributed 5000, 900 instead of
$500, 000,0 900, but even if the South paid
$500, 100000 it was very lucky it did
not have to pay the whole of the pen
sions. Instead of grumbling and com
planning that it had paid 5000, 100000
il ought to be thankful that it did not
have to foot the entire bill, as France
had to do after the Franco-Prussian
war. When he told them plainly they
would have to submit to the loyal de-
mand that finally every soldier should
be pensioned for his services there was
sensation in the confederate quarter,
and there was good deal of nervous
ness in the same quarter when he read
the record to show why the democratic
party was naturally unfriendly to a
Union which placed the confederate
soldier and statesman in subordination.
All this was no more than the opposi-
ton deserved, but we think that his
sighting references to Hancock and
Mcclellan were not particularly called
for, and that in some respects his
speech transcribed the bounds of
legitimate effort. We imagine, how
ever, that the democrats are displeased
with Senator Ingalls, speech chiefly be-
cause he told so much truth that is I'M
palatable to them.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-03-14
The Mugwump Position.

The mugwump organs continue to
rehearse their old grievance against
the republican party as an excuse for
not returning to their former allegiance.
1t is, in substance, that the party has
deprecated in its leadership and pur-
poses" Hence they hold that they
did "patriotic work" in putting it in
minority in 1884 and threaten to
make this permanent fact in the next
national election. But what have they
given the country as a substitute? A
president whose reform never was any,
thing but bid for votes and second
term and who has long since abandoned
even the baldest pretence of carrying
out his pledges. The president has
actually deserted the mugwump, but
the mugwump continues to condone
his apostacy to reform. This shows
that, in respect to his reform profess
sions, the mugwump is stupendous
humbug. The plain fact is that the
free-trade dogma which the president
has so boldly but ignorantly espoused
is now the special object of the adora-
ton of the mugwumps in lieu of their
whilom pet hobby of civil service
reform.
AS to the mugwump complaint of a
depreciation in republican leadership
and purposes, it has no basis in fact.
The republican leaders of the past were
as thorough-going partisans and poll
ticians as are the republican leaders of
to-day. The principles of the republi-
can party to-day enunciate and en-
phasize a definite American purpose
BY the mugwumps, who look to En-.
gland for perfect model of government
and who would sacrifice our industrial
interests for the benefit of British in
terests, this grand purpose of the re-
publican party is, of course, regarded
with especial disfavor. In view of the
mugwump position we cannot but re.
gard the suggestions, occasionally made
by professedly republican journals
that the republican party should select
presidential candidate and frame a
platform to placate the mugwumps, as
viciously absurd. The mugwump per.
sistently makes great noise to brighten
timid republicans, but, like the ass in
the lions skin, he is not such terrible
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-03-14
Senator Ingalls, Speech.

The speech of Senator ingalls, on the
dependent pension bill was caustic
arraignment of southern democratic
senators for their policy on the ques-
ton of pensioning Union soldiers.
Criticising the statement of Mr.. Vest
that of 1888 100000 paid out in PEN
sions $500, 0O0,0 900 had been contributed
by the South, he declared that such a
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-03-14
CALEDONIA COUNTY,
WINDSOR COUNTY

In addition to the above Essex county has a
total of twenty delegates, Orleans of forty
seven and Windham of Notwithstanding
the whole number three hundred forty-six
A copy of the call, with blank for dele
gates credentials has been mailed to the
chairman of each town committee, who is
requested to call for the same at his post
Office and to fill the blank carefully when
the delegates are elected.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-03-14
From Southern California.

EAST PASADENA, Cal, Feb. %, 1885
fr. .Editor;-'
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-03-14
" Clear drawn against the dark blue sky
The peaks had winters keenness,
And clogp on autumn's frOsts the wales

EAsI AsAUhNAi VdI'i TVU' 81 1000
Mr.. .EdtOr:-'
Clear drawn against the dark blue sky
The peaks had winters keenness,
And close on autumns frosts the wales
Had more than Junes fresh greenness"
In these days of railroad excursions, when
il has become so common thing to travel
across the continent-for even people of
moderate means may now take such "a trip
so many letters are written describing Cali
fornia that fear mine may contain nothing
new. Realizing what different impressions
people receive of place from the circum-
stances of their stay, | have hesitated to
write, lest find myself in position similar
to that of the Minneapolis man who came
to Los Angeles. Unfortunately his stay
there of five days was during the rains,
whereupon, according TO a letter he wrote,
which was published in the Minneapolis
Tribune he was much disguised with the
place and southern California generally. A
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-03-14

time Tor the American cltlZen 10 reform
his diet. Good wheat bread, rice and
hominy beat all the potatoes in the
world. In fact beans are not bad
Mail and Express.
NOTHING makes a new settler who
has come from well-wooded region
more homesick than to see a treeless
plain with nothing between his eye
and the horizon, while the poorest
shanty becomes attractive if surrounded
by trees and EMPOWERED in shrubbery.
Tree planting may not be positive
cure for the deadly blizzard, but it is
one of the best specifics that can be
offered.-Sprinqfeld Union.
IN free-trade argument in Boston
Mr.. w. l.. Garrison claimed that the
policy of protection was wrong because
it proceeds from selfish motive. His
idea probably is that the United States
exists merely to serve the interests of
foreign nations and that it is the duty of
our people to support the laborers and
paupers of other lands. But with ma
tons as with individuals, charity should
begin at home to the extent of giving
all needful protection to home interests.
OUR county will present the name of
Hon. S. ID. Hobson at the state con-
venton to be held at Burlington
April 4th as a candidate for one of the
egates-at-large to the national re-
publican convention to be held at
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-03-14

THE latest device in the electric light line
is said to be a shade which intensities the
light ut least twenty-five per cent.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1888-09-13
sousies,s-ss re.ears;sss.

Texas fever has. f,roken out
among The rattle in the western sub
uah> OF ST. Louis.
Secretary Edge OF Pennsylvania.
denies that the state will quaran
tine against western cattle.
Burglars 'nhl,edi the Windsor n.
Y.) pos'nii'co Thursday morning. -
-Four hundred dollars were secured.
The robbers escaped.
DR.. j. ii. Crawford announ' cs
tl,ut he viii s"on vis,l Finland for
Judy and id IN lis translation of
the Finnish epic nocm kalel,ala.
The Cincinnati chamber Of com
mcrce will meet 10 consider the
sending of aid TO Jacksonville.
Bill Miller. negro of lIopkinsvi'Ie,
Ky. die.t from the effects Of biting
off snak g head.
Mayor Dewitt. of New York, has
jissued an appeal 10 help the yellow
fever Sufferers
The heavy rains which havo fall
en- throughout Georgia for the past
week have done g,eat damage To
the cotton crop The railroads are
moro or less damaged by washouts.
Tho visiting American firemen
while a! Montreal were treated to
an exhibition by the Montreal FIRE
brigade on the Champ de Mars.
with which they expressed them :
selves highly delighted.
Anthony Maher of Neport. r.
shot himself and wlfc because o.!
jealousy. Both are in Il critical con
dition.
A gas explosion in The Monitor
coliiciy of the reading road fatally
Injured boy named Bryan,
Almost the entire business por-
ton of the town Of Jennings, La,
including the Southern Pacific rail
road depot. was burned ednes,lay
A prominent retail merchant OF
Montreal is reported to have left the
city and his partner has since dis
covered shortage Of several thous
| and dollars.
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asADeu.arrns, nrrAKrnnxr or OHIO

dSADGu AsrEisS, DEPARTMENT or OHIO
GRAND ARMY OF THE BuTUSLIc.
LsBANoN. aiIro. JULY 20, 1889.
|. .he attention a. The lie
partment Commander has heen
called 10 am! there has been
placed in his hands q campaign
badge consisting of the eagle,
cross cannon and he STAR OF The
Grand Army, aud he tri colors
of he Sons ri Veterans. In he
center of the star is a small
photograph of The candidates for
President and Vice President OF
the United States.
This attempt TO prostitute The
q. A. II. shoni, receive The CON
dempaiion Of every comra.l,', oi
every ex- soldier ani citizen. II
order 10 prevent The use of So
cieiy badges by persons not Ell
titled 10 wear the same. the fol
lowing statute was enacted. See
vol. lxxXv. p. 30. Laws of Ohio,
making il penal oiiense, pun
ishment bv fine or by imprison.
ment or both for violation. The
, law is given verbatim:
Section l. Be il enacted by
the General Assembly of the
State of Ohio. hat any porson
whoslall wiliriIly wear the badge
or button OF the Grand Army Of
The Republic. Union Veterans
Union, Sons of Veterans, or Mil-
i,ary order Of tie Loyal Legion,
or shall use or wear the same
under The rules and regulations
nf the Grand Army OF the Re-
public, Union Veterans Uhion,
Sons Of Veterans. or Military Or
der of the Loyal Legion, shall be
gnilty of misdemeannr. and up
on conviction thereof shall be
aiDed in any sum not exceeding
twenty dollars, or Imprisoned for
a term not exceedingth days.
or both at the discretion of the
court.
Each Post Commander in the
Department is ordered at the
next meeting OF his post to ap-
point committee of three 60 10
See that this law is strictly sen-
forced. This should be done
without respect to party; and
every violation, no matter by
whom, should be punished. 1t is
suggested that when it is practi-
cable, this committee should be
: composed of members of the diff.
ferent political parties. Dealers
should be warned in order to
, prevent innocent persons being
imposed on, it is recommended
that the Adjutants of the posts
cause this order 10 be published
in the newspapers of their re-
localities.
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Democratic Platform.

The Democratic p.ity Of the State of
Ohio, in convention assembled present
to the people OF the STATE the following
declaration Of principles
|. We endorse without qualification
the administration OF President Cieve-
land His honesty, integrity, fidelity
to principle. and manly courage have
ens,eare him TO the AmcrlcaH peorle,
and the interests oi the country demand
his re -nomidation and election.
2. We approve The Mills tariff bill as
the practical expression of the Demo-
cratic party. aud request our represeE-
tatives in Congress to give it cordial
support.
3. We demand that ali the lands of
the government, be held for actual set
| Tiers. who are citizens OF the United
States, and for those who declare their
intention to become such, end we in
dor'se the successful efforts of The ad.
minisfraiion TO recover the pnblic lands
which have been sqnanlered upon rail.
road corporations by the reckless Re-
publican congresses.
1. We favor the payment of liberal
| pensions to Union Soldiers. and a ten
der care for the widows and orphans.
5. We demand an economical eXpen
diiure Of the public money, and the re-
ductlon of the surplus in the treasury
by reducing taxation and not by cor
| rupting appropriations. The money of
the people should not be taken from
them beyon the needs Of economical
administration and the payment OF just
ohiigaiions.
6. We are in hearty sympathy with
| all people struggling to tree themselves
| from the environments of despotism,
and especially does the long aud gal
liant stragglc Ct Ireland for the priceless
boon OF hor.e rule and the rights of
manhon2 awaken our warineSt applause
and Command our heartiest good wish
es for speedy succ ess.
| Z We favor such restraints upon cor
porate power as will protect honest la
Dor and conserve the interests of hon.
ly employed capital. We oppose the
importation of contract labor ard the
landing OF aliens for permanent resi-
dence who do not iatend to become res
idents of the United States.
s. We recommend to congress the re-
peal of all duties whatever upon indus
tries organized INTO trusts to erect mon
opolies, or organized into syndicates to
control or corrupt legislation or elec-
tions. or to retard production and de-
prive labor Of steady employment and
adequate compensation.
9. We approve the action of the
| Democ .atic members of the Legislature
in their support Of the bill founding the
| Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Home at
Sandusky, and we denounce the Repub
lican majority for their inefficient aD-
preparations for the same and for the
Orphans Home at Xenia. We demand
LIBERAL expenditures for these i: l
lions adequate to the wants
/ State"
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vesibuled Trains ON d. & 0. r. r.

teSuDcicQ 1raiES on -. ~ u. lie K
The first of the Baltimore anc
Ohio Company's new vestibulec
trains has been turned out of Mt
Clare Shops and an experimental
trip was made with it August 10th.
The train was run from Baltimore
to keyser, 2l5 miles, in FIVE hours
On the line between Baltimore and
Keyser are somo of the sharpesl
curves on the b. & 0. Road, but
Notwithstanding the high rate ol
speed maintained, the swaying oi
the train was scarcely perceptible
the oscillation at the top of the c.,
not exceeding six inches.
This test fully demonstrates
what has hitherto been claimed for
the vestlbule device, and that is,
that it efectually obviates the
swaying motion impaired to train
IN rounding curves at high speed.
The new train will be immediately
placed In regular service between
Phi'adeIphia and Chicago.
All other through trains on the
B. d o will be fitted with the yes
tibnlo appliance as rapidly rs pos
sible, and within the next sixty
days it is thought TO have the work
completed.