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

THE South Carolina republicans are
likely to send Sherman men to the ma
tional convention.
THE r. Y. isn't we'll Pulse, 1852;
temperature, 1856; respiration, 1876. 1t
appears to be a critical case.
Two or three editors are still laboring
at the Gresham boom, but they have
not sufficient muscle to give it a
forward movement.
THE Springfield Republican is evil
IDENTITY much chagrined because the re-.
ports of Mr.. Blaine's ill-health are so
authoritatively contradicted.
THE republicans of the tenth Ohio
congressional district, after hot fight,
elected one Blaine and one Sherman
delegate to the national convention.
SENATOR GORMAN openly proclaims
that republican oflice-holders in Mary
land have been removed simply and
only because they were republicans.
SENATOR MORRILL, of Vermont was
seventy-eight years old Saturday and
gave his usual birthday party. We
tender our heartfelt congratulations.
THERE is nothing so weak in this
country as a dictatorial newspaper
which mistakes its own biliousness for
Observation-Disclosures Journal.
THE Iowa legislature, which has just
adjourned, enacted two stringent liquor
laws and stringent bill against trusts
and combinations of all kinds for the
control of prices.
AN article in the II. Y. on "April
Planets" indicates that some recent
political occurrences have made its
editor see stars. But the stars that he
sees are not propitious for him.
THE engineers strike continues, with
but little change in the situation. 1t
is estimated that the strikers have lost
S60l $50 since the trouble began, and
the go" road is out " over 80 900 900.
MIR. HARRINGTON, who manufac-
lures worsteds in Philadelphia, says he
can compete with English manufac-
turers in his line by reducing the wages
thirty per cent if the Mills bill becomes
law.
THE Maryland republican league
adopted resolutions in favor of protec-
ton, reform in the civil service and re-
striction of the rum traffic The Blaine
sentiment among the delegates was
overwhelming.
THE estate left by Chief-justice Waite
is estimated at 5000, including the
Washington home and personal prop
erty. The prospect is that his family
will be kept out of the poor-house for
some time longer.
THE startling news comes from Ber-
lin that the Emperor Frederick is near
ing his end. At midnight Monday all
the members of the imperial family
were summoned to his bedside and the
worst was feared.
THE Canadian immigration depart
ment has a regulation with regard to
the dependent class of immigrants that
none shall enter the country who has
not situation or home already pro-
vided.-MOntredl Witness.
WE are not certain that there is a bug
under the chip, but it looks very much like
it.-S. JOhnsbury Republican.
If the Republican has any doubt about
it, why don't it look under the chip
and thus relieve itself from tantalizing
and painful uncertainty.
A LARGELY-ATTENDED republican
state convention in Arkansas passed
resolutions commencing Blaine's criti-
cism of Cleveland's tariff message.
The delegates to Chicago are headed by
Powell Clayton. They are uninstructed
AT the state convention of republi
can clubs in Connecticut the outbursts
of applause which greeted every allu
sion to Mr.. Blaine far surpassed in in
tensity and duration those that followed
references to Connecticut's favoritt
son, Senator Hawley
II is estimated that II 100000 free
trade documents were circulated in thu
United States last year by the English
free traders. The flood of such litera
ture this year is expected to be vastl,
greater. The disinterested benevolenc'
of the English in trying to save III