The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-05-09

photograph of Mr.. Blaine as be appears
at the present time. The result is seen
in supplement to last weeks Judge,
the portrait being fine specimen of
the artists and photographers art.
The only change noticeable in Mr..
| Blaine's appearance is that he is slightly
bald at the crown of the head. For a
I" sick man " Mr.. Blaine is looking in
excellent health-in fact he is looking
much too well to give his opponents any
excuse for repeating their fasehoods
about his physical condition, and strong
enough to knock the British free-trade
democracy into the middle of next year.
HAVE known Mr.. Blaine personally
for forty years. l have watched him
closely through his whole political ca
reer, and if any one trait predominates
it is fealty to his party. think under
stand his declination. Public man as
he has been, his home relations have
always been so kind and attractive that
once more in the full enjoyment of
them he and his family dread any new
disturbance of these relations. His
family shrink in dread from another
presidential campaign like the last
So, then, so far as he is concerned, his
name will not be presented to the con-
vention. But if the convention shall
insist on nominating him l can only
say he never has refused to comply
with the wishes of his associates in
such case, and he will not decline
the nomination.-Cor. of Tribune.
GAN ENGLIsHMAN" who has tried
both countries writes from Gaysville,
VT, to the Boston Record as follows:
"In regard to cheap living in England,
will you allow one of your subscribers
to say few words? Having tried
both countries, | have come to the con-
clusion that you can live cheaper in
America. l mean live, not exist. /
can not see that free-trade makes any
thing cheaper in the end. You can
buy shoes in this country Just as
cheaply, and our $40 suit of clothes
is just as good as the Englishman's
~ los. Our potatoes are cheaper; our
meat, flour, ETC.; and, above all, what
can be got in England as cheap and
healthy as our corn-meal? In our
cities rent may be a little dearer, but
not sufficient to make the expenses as
much as they are in England. The
proof of the pudding is in the eating.
/ have been there"
THE New York Nail and Cypress
has sent to the editors of republican
papers in New York, New Jersey and
Connecticut for expressions as to the
various republican candidates for the
presidency. The responses show that
seventy-nine editors are for Depew,
sixty for Blaine, ten for Gresham, six
for Sherman, four for Allison, four for
Lincoln, two for Hawley and one each
for Benjamin Harrison, William j.
Sewell. Frank Hiscock. Philip H. Sher-
idan, Leland Stanford and Beniami
F. Butler. This association gives to
Harrison the support of lightweight of
the editors for the ce-presidency,
while William Walter Phelps, for the
same position, has eighteen supporters,
Lincoln fourteen, Hawley eleven, De-
pew eight, Gresham seven, Foraker four,
Allison three, ingalls, two and several
others one each. If Blaine is not to
be put in the field then the above
looks like Depew and Harrison.
In his recent tariff speech Con-
gresham Burrows of Michigan argued
that the farmer was directly interested
in maintaining the protective system
and that the value of farm lands in
creased enormously as manufacturing
industries grew up in the vicinity.
Only six per cent of our enormous
agricultural products was exported.
Ill e al $ I. -
billions of dollars of the products
of our industries were disposed of
to our own people. The advocates
of free-trade were constantly hold
ing up the phantom of "the mar
kets of the world as the one thing
chiefly to be desired. OF what value
were they to the American farmer as
compared with the home market? He
read tables to show that the European
market sufficiently filed Europe's
needs, with the single exception of
England. That was the only market
left us to-day, and if there was any
thing in the bright promise of India's
future agricultural wealth we could not
continue to rely upon England.
SOME objections have been raised to
the proposed issue of fractional cur
rency which appear sound. Secretary
Fairchild gives three reasons for his
opposition to the measure First, that
the system proposed would be eX-
pensive; second, that the loss of frac-
tional currency in circulation would fall
on individuals; and, third, that the meas
ure was wanted for particular purpose
which could be accomplished better in
another way. In support of his second
claim the secretary stated that there
was now outstanding $15,0O0,OO in
fractional currency, the greater portion
of which had probably been lost or
destroyed in circulation. As substi-
tute for the proposed issue of fractional
currency the secretary suggests the
issue of notes by the post-office depart
ment, in sums of less than one dollar,
free of charge. The fractional currency,
he says, is wanted only for postal
purposes. This would answer well
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