The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-02-22
Notes and Opinions.


Rural ruthlessly.
THE Harris boom returned to the
parental domicile much sooner than we
expected.
TIE presidents friends now admit
that there are conspiraces to defeat his
denomination.
For president, Mr.. Protective Tariff.
For vice-p president, Mr.. Fair Count
Hartford Post.
VERMONT is ahead of Massachusetts,
in organized republican Enthusiasm
Springfield Union.
GENERAL SHERIDAN's mother, who
is now in her eighty-seventh year,
states that he was born in Ohio, and
for obvious reasons she ought to know.
MAYOR HEWITT of New York says
that Tilden consented to the electoral
commission. He is rather a better
authority than the Argus on that subject.
COLONEL FORBES was appropriately
honored by the convention of repub-
lican clubs, and it would well answer
the purpose of a vindication if he
needed it.
IT was Cleveland who said that pub
lie Office was a public trust, and in his
case it begins to look as though it were
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quiring into.
A MEETING of the executive commit
tee of the state league of republican
clubs will soon be held for the purpose
of formulating plans for the work of
organizing clubs.
THE CLEVELAND Leader claims
that the real cause of illiteracy in
Ohio is parental avarice. Children are
virtually farmed out by their greedy
parents at so much head"
THE European war-cloud seems to
have vanished for the present, but the
preparations continue. 1t is said that
the only reason for the postponement
of hostilities is Russia's lack of ready
money.
"THERE can be heroes upon the
wrong side, but there can be patriots
only on the right side. "-Lieutenant-
governor Fuller. We commend this
sentiment to the rebel-worshiping
Springfield Republican.
NOTHING has such an irritating eff
feet on the mugwump temper as to
mention an honest ballot. 1t is as sure
to make mugwump journal rave as a
red rag is to make bull roar and
paw.-BoSton Traveller.
The Springfield Union makes the
timely remark that men who declare
themselves as "Cleveland democrats,
no matter whom the republicans may
nominate" can hardly expect to boss
the republican nomination.
COLONEL V. A. GAsKILL, a promi-
nent democrat of Rutland, has re-
nounced Cleveland and all his works
and will act with the republican party
1t is stated that John ID. Spellman,
Esq, of the same place will do like
wise.
CONGRESSMAN BURROWS, who repre-
sents Northwestern sentiment very
well, makes an important statement
when he says that if you will tell me
where the bulk of the Blaine forces
will camp | will name the candidate of
the convention"
WITH Mr.. Blaine out of the calcula-
ton, the best policy for the republicans
would seem to be to take the candi-
dates for president and vice-president
from two of the following doubtful
states New York, New Jersey, Con-
necticut and Indiana.
Mr.. BLAINE's letter will test the rela-
tive degrees of the mugwumps' malig-
nifty and unfairness. The extent to
which they squirm around to find dis
creditable motives for his withdrawal
will be a measure Of their meanness
and unmanliness.-Mail and Express.
THE feeling of Vermont republicans, as
expressed by those present at the conven-
ton at Montpelier on Wednesday, was UNI
mistakably one of relief at Mr.. Blane's
withdrawal. -Brattleboro Phpnir.
No other paper has had this news. As
it is contrary to fact, the Ph@niG is toe
subsequent.
THE convention for the first repub
lican district will be held at Burlington
on the day previous to the holding OF
the state convention, at eleven A. NJ.
at the City Hall, to nominate distric
delegates to the national convention
The date of the district convention i,
Tuesday, April oath.
IT is stated that business at thu
Monte Carlo gaming-tables having
greatly fallen off, the proprietors intenC
to open special saloon for the poorel
classes, where the stakes will be two
francs instead of five. This will be
great boon to the poor-fools who wan