The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-02-29
Notes and Opinions.


THE Chicago Tribune and the New
York Times are as hostile to Sherman
as to Blaine.
The proceedings in congress the
past week have been of comparatively
little importance.
No more Canadian money taken at
this office. United States money is
good enough for us.
IT is estimated that the Reading
strike-which was quiet form of war
cost about S4,00O,OOO.
The Baltimore american has at last
abandoned Mr.. George w. Childs as
a candidate for the presidency.
AT the convention of delegates of
100 republican clubs in West Virginia
there were "wild hurrahs for Blaine
and Golf"
COAL is only dollar ton in some
parts of Colorado. Are the people
happy? Not much. They are kicking
because it isn't fifty cents a ton
Tribune.
MANY Foraker clubs have sprung up
in Ohio since Mr.. Blaine's declination,
and they are said to mean Blaine first,
with Governor Foraker as the second
choice for president.
THE Washington correspondent of
the Nashua Telegraph says that at the
capital the proportion of opponents to
Blaine compared with his supporters
is only about one to ten.
THE editorial writer in the New
York Herald who put George w. Cur
tbs in the list of possible republican
candidates for the presidency must have
a lively appreciation of the ridiculous.
THE news that an important con-
vention of republican clubs was held in
Montpelier week before last apparently
had not reached the Newport Express
up to the time it went to press last
Week luesuay.
EARLE of the White River Junction
Landmarks confesses that he was sixty
two years of age on the 25th instant.
1t is not always the case that the good
die young or that the wicked do not
live out half their days.
TAKING it all in all, we consider Mr..
Blaine's letter unfortunate so far as the
South is interested If he had been
elected there is no doubt he would at
least have been fair toward the South. H.
Atlanta Constitution (democraO.
THE right accorded to women to
select their partners for life during
leap year is not a modern notion. Six
hundred years ago the Scottish parlia-
ment recognized the right and made it
legal by statute. Now go ahead.
THE executive committee of the
State Republican League will hold its
first meeting, for organizing and laying
out plan of work for the clubs, at the
Van Ness House, Burlington, at eight
O'Clock Wednesday evening, March s.
Iris great and an impressive thing-.this
call for Cleveland. Republics are not I'M
grateful. Honesty pays.-New York Graphic.
In view of Cleveland's violation of
his civil service reform pledges and his
declaration against q second term he
evidently does not believe that honesty
is the best policy.
THERE was no possible motive for
Mr.. Blaine to decline the use of his
name unless he fully meant all that his
letter says and implies. He could have
had the nomination without a doubt
and with hardly struggle had he de-
sired it.-CleUeland Leader.
GOVERNOR BEAVER of Pennsylvania
is proposed for the Chicago nomination.
Senator Cameron is not candidate.
AS the Concord Monitor remarks, 4" the
republican masses, having had Blaine
are not prepared to accept nonentity.'
Let us have a full-grown statesman.
COUNT KALNoKY of Austria COM
pares the position of European states
men towards peace to that of physicians
watching at the bedside of dying man
They know it can not live long, but they
are willing to do what they can under
the circumstances to prolong its life.
NEXT Tuesday is "town meeting
day" In choosing men for the various
offices "get the BEST" for the policy