The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-04-18

Blaine is the one to do it. ] think Mr.
Blaine meant what he said when he
announced he was out of the race, but
the great mass of republicans want him,
and when the politicians find they can't
agree on one of the other candidates
they will rush Blaine like a polit-
cal cyclone. Editor Albany Evening
Journal.
LET us see. Would these lies about
Mr.. Blaine's state of health come
quite as often as twice week if demo-
Gratis and mugwumps. thought he was
an easy candidate to beat? If they
actually believed that he could be de-
feated easier or more surely than
other candidates democratic greed for
office and mugwump spite toward the
republican party would prevent any
whisper of facts likely to hinder his
nomination. But the persons who con-
coct and make haste to print these
stories that he is at deaths door are
persons who franticallv long for Mr..
Cleveland's election.-Tribune.
If Utah, with polygamy as one of
her institutions, ever had any chance
of admission to the Union, it has been
effectually destroyed by the proceed
ings of the semi-annual conference of
the Mormon church, now in session at
Salt Lake City. The utterances of
Lorenzo Snow, an apostle " who has
just been released from term in prison
for polygamy, and of Elder Young, as
sorting the divine character of polyga-
nous marriages, present direct and
insolent challenge to the moral sense of
the American people, and as such they
will be accepted and treated. Utah
territory will have place on the map
of the United States for long while to
come.-Philddelphid Press.
The states of Tennessee, North Caro-
lima, the Virginias, Louisiana, Florida
and one or two others are unqueston-
ably republican on full vote and fair
count. The republicans of the nation
should not be content to let these states
be longer counted by the democracy by
reason of murder, outrage, intimida-
ton and suppression. The Journal has
always been in favor of a campaign in
these Southern States backed by all the
force and influence Of the national re-
publican committee and the republican
party of the Northern States. General
Harrison has kept this question steadily
to the front; and it is the front, bottom,
vital question, not only of this cam
paign, but of all campaigns.-Indian-
dpohS Journal.
The very positive utterances of Mr..
Cleveland about one term only for
president is giving some of his thick
and thin supporters not little trouble.
They are at the pains to prove that
while a nomination of Mr.. Blaine at
Chicago would seriously affect his
honor, denomination of Mr.. Cleve-
land would be very nice indeed. The
New York Erening Post helps Mr.
Cleveland out of the difficulty this way:
Mr.. Cleveland's opinions about re-
nominations are of Just the same value
as those of any other citizen, and no
more. If he is called on to serve he
must serve, just as he would have to
serve in the army in time of war, in
spite of decided disapproval of the pres
ent law of compulsory retirement or of
the length of the term of enlistment"
The same argument may well be APP
piled to Mr.. Blaine.
EX-SENATOR Roscoe CoNKLING's
battle for life has started the gathering
groups of men to chatting about him.
Nathaniel Page of Washington said
Saturday: g l should be very sorry to
have Conkling die on the eve of
presidential election in which he might
do so much for republicanism. l had
long talk of over three hours with
him about month ago. | had gone to
see him on business, and after it was
transacted he preached politics in a
way that left me free to ask questions
and draw out his opinions and prefer
ences. From my talk with him l am
sure that he is as staunch a republican
as ever and that he holds republican
principles above men. | left him with
the positive impression that he would
support for president whomever, in its
wisdom, the republican national con-
vention might see fit to nominate. In
all our talk he did not say an unkind
word of Blaine, but on the contrary
spoke of his wonderful and brilliant
mind and great ability. l asked him
about his preferences and he mentioned
such names as Sheridan, Lincoln and
Gresham in strong terms, but the whole
tenor of his conversation was such as
to lead me to believe that he would sup
mort the marty nominee D-TrjbuIP