The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-02-08

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the near future.
THE Burlington Clipper thinks the
Harris boom is too weak and puny a
thing to be exposed to the chilling
blasts of midwinter.
THE shock felt by people in this
village last week Wednesday was not
an explosion of editorial wrath in the
II. Y. Office but a genuine earthquake.
IT is time for the II. Y. to begin the
preparation of its address of well
come(?) to the convention of repub-
lican clubs which meets her next
Wednesday.
A CHARACTERISTIC exhibition of
mugwump cheek is made by the Spring
field Republican, which assumes to adj
wise Massachusetts republicans as to
their duty in the coming campaign.
WE'LL" soliloquized Mr.. Lamar,
trying on his supreme court gown, if
the Yankees call this making treason
odious guess | can stand it as long
as they can. "-NorristoUn Herald.
TWENTY-FIVE deaths from diphtheria
in Burlington for the six months ending
January |, 1888, is the record published
by the health officer. 1t is bad show
ing and indicates wrong somewhere.
THIS somewhat ambiguous item APP
pears in the Soldiers Home" items
in the argus:
The Argus and Patriot is looked for at the
Home by thrty-two inmates with more
anxiety than any other state paper.
Ex-Governor r. A. ALGER of
Michigan, who has just returned from
visit of several weeks in the East,
reports a predominating desire among
republicans for Blaine as their presi-
dental candidate. Tribune.
THE delegates elected by the Louis
lana republican state convention to the
national convention are reported to
stand nine for Sherman, three for
Blaine and four doubtful; but all will
90 for the candidate of the majority at
Chicago.
THE widow of Vice-president Hend-
ricks thinks that the democratic party
has treated her in niggardly manner
She ought to know that the party cares
only for live democrats and has no
possible use for dead ones-Jefferson
and Jackson excepted.
THE r. Y. has apparently revived its
old but transparent trick of printing
communications purporting to be
written outside of its sanctum. 1t is
evidently case of life or death with
paper that resorts to such wretched
and desperate eXpedients.
WHILE Senator Morgan of Alabama
was opposing the Blair education bill
on the ground that the South should
be left to take care of her own common
schools the governor of Mississippi
was advising the cutting down of the
school appropriation to save taxes.
THE Atlanta Constitution, though a
democratic paper, is not friendly to the
free-trade policy of its party. 1t ex-
presses the opinion that Senator Ed
munds in his tariff article, which APP
peared in the last number of Horper'S
Magazine, " skinned Mr.. Watterson
kindly but etfectually."
THERE is no doubt but that refined
public sentiment is making itself felt
in this country upon the drinking hab-
its of the community. Statistics show
that our present population of about
60,000,000 actually consumes less ar
dent spirits than did the population of
1,00O,O 900 thirty years ago.
WE do not know that Mr.. Dilling-
ham would accept the nomination for
governor if it should be rendered him :;
but we do belive he is fully old enough
now to be governor, and if nominated
and elected would make one whom all
republicans, young and old, would re-
ioice to honor. Windsor Journal.
SINCE the Paris message Mr.. Blaine's
silence can be heard all over Europe. The
news from America is very SOLDERING
Springfield Republican.
This is fair illustration of the method
by which the mugwump papers are
| trying to make the best of their bad
situation. The "news from America :"
is quite the reverse of SOLDERING" to
Mr.. Blaine.
PRINCE BISMARCK continues to keep
the peace by preparing for war. By
his new army bill 1000 will be added
to the reserves, so as to enable the
government to place over 1900, 900
men in the field for campaign. The
cost of this vast undertaking has not
been accurately estimated, but &c.,
100000 are asked for as a partial in
stallment.
THE New York Evening Post having
INDUCED in conundrum game concern
ing the strength of the republican
party in Massachusetts, " after a sec
! Ond nomination of Mr. Blaine the