The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-08-15
Political Notes.

lHERE are NOW thousand repuDll-
can clubs organized in New York and
doing successful work.
THE democrat who is not a free
trader should 90 elsewhere. -Hepry
JFdtterSOn's 81. Louis Speech
JUDGE A. l.. MORRISON, chairman
of the Irish-American anti-free-trade
league, will speak in Burlington on
Tuesday, August 81.
JOIN B. HAsKIN, a prominent New
| York democrat, member of congress
before the war and warm friend of
John Kelly, has declared for Harrison.
THIS is the best market in the world,
for our 60,000000 people are the best
buyers because our working classes re-
ceive the best ges.-Generdl Hdrri-
sons Indianapolis Speech.
THE democratic convention at Brink
/ ley, Ark, renominated Congressman
| Breckenridge by reclamation for repre-
sentative Of the second district. The
free-trade congressman is upheld by
democratic constituents.
THE Rutland Telegram says there
are fully three hundred Irish-Ameri-
cans in Rutland and West Rutland who
are ready to vote for protection. A
branch of the American anti
free-trade league has already been
organized among them.
DIR. H. w. BACON, who was the
democratic nominee for town repre-
sentative in Eden in 1886, and who is
a leading physician in that section. has
abandoned the democracy. He says he
agrees with the republican party on the
tariff issue, and, that being the issue, he
joins its ranks.
AT the Indiana state convention
Chairman Calkins touched upon the
civil service law, declaring that Presi-
dent Cleveland used the civil service
question like a platform to a car-he
saw the sign, Don't stand on the plat
FORM" and he didn't.
BECAUSE it is my deliberate judy
ment that the prosperity of America is
mainly due to its system of protective
laws / urge that Germany has now
reached that point where it is neces-
sary to initiate the tariff system of the
United States.-From q Speech made
by Bismarck, May IA, 1882.
DID you ever know person devoted
TO free whiskey to leave the democracy
and join the republican party on that
account? Did you ever know per-
son devoted to protection of American
industries to leave the republican party
and join the democracy on that ac-
count ?-Ne,o York Tribune.
THE first of the democratic campaign
assessments on the liquor-dealers of
New York city has just been made. 1t
is rather modest one, calling for only
three dollars from each individual. The
fund thus created will no doubt be used
in an attempt to persuade intelligent
voters that the republican party is in
favor of " free whiskey."
WE are uncompromisingly in favor
of the American system of protection.
We protest against its destruction, as
proposed by the president and his
party. They serve the interests of
Europe; we will support the interests
of America. We accept the issue and
confidently appeal to the people for
their Judgment. -From the Republican
Platform.
JAMES A. WHITNEY, distinguished
lawyer of New York, who has voted
the democratic ticket with only one
break in twenty-eight years, renounces
fealty to that party and allies himself
fully with the republicans. Mr.. Whit
ney is a close friend of Judge MARITIME
and is associated with David Dudley
Field in the international society for
the codifcation of the laws of nations.
"THE democrats" says the Boston
Journal, care very much troubled
about the Blaine demonstration. They
are fearful that Harrison will be lost
sight of. What would the democrats
not give if they had member of their
party who would create one-tenth of
the excitement for their ticket? 1t was
free whiskey last week and it is Blaine
this week. But still the ball is rolling
on for Harrison and Morton too"
ENGLISH satisfaction with the demo-
cratic doctrine of free-trade, as eX-
pressed in the newspapers of England,
is annoying the democratic organs of
this country. Following is a sample
utterance, good for the American work
man to stand off and look at; We
venture to assert that England will
reap the largest share of any advantages
that may arise from the adoption of the
ideas now advocated by the free-trade
party in the United States.'
PROFESSOR PERRY, in the hide
pendent, defines free-trade as " the OPP
posite of protective tariff taxes and as
g simple liberty to trade for the mutual
advantage of two parties-the liberty
that God gave and that men have no
right to abridge." His idea of a proper
tariff is one that should tax " not over
eight or ten articles at most" among
which would be tea and coffee. Herein
we have true exposition of what the
, democratic tariff reform" really
means.
THERE have been some things said
about General Harrison pulling me
through and about my pulling General
|, Harrison through. l have known
General Harrison great many years,
but have never known the time
when anybody had to pull him
through. -ET- Governor Porter Of In
diana.
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