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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-16
Nuts Nuts Nuts,

JIM. Webb & Co.. near City Gates,
ST. George street, in addition to their
large box trade in Choice Oranges and
their constantly fresh stock of Veg
etables. will have this week a splendid
assortment of Western Nuts, Shellbarks,
Butternuts, Black Walnuts, Chestnuts,
Hazelnuts, etc. Come and see them
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A RARE TIME
A Progressive Eucher Party at the
Florida House.

A Progressive Eucher Party at the
Florida House.
One of the most enjoyable entertain
ments of the season took place in the
pleasant parlors of the Florida House
Tuesday evening consisting of progress
sive eucher party, personally con-
ducted'' by Mrs. Thomas, IF New York,
who exhibited in the management of the
exercises extraordinary executive abil-
ity, and contrived matters SO that every
player almost fe.t as if the entire enter
tainment was gotten up expressly for
his or her especial enjoyment.
The paflors and corridors were crowd
ed. not alone by the thirty-six players
and their nine rrrftess.. winch extended in
ssuksbfsUYn the head of the west parior
far into the rotunda OF office, but also
by an interested company of spectators
mostly the guests of the house.
The game progressed without inter-
ruption until 1890, when the doors of
the dining room were thrown open and
iicious and toothsome repast. furnished
by the genial proprietor. Before the
good cheer was all gone, Mr.. Wilson, OF
Nebraska, proposed, and the entire com
pany by reclamation adopted, vote OF
thanks TO their generous host and Mrs
Beck, who spared no pains TO make the
affair success.
Alter all had partaken the prizes were
awarded by Mrs. Thomas. as follows:
FIRST PRIZES:
Mrs. Wotherspoon, of New York;
handsome piece of bric-a-brac.
blr. Bennett, of New York-An eiab
orately carved paper cutter.
PROGRESSIVE PRIZES.
Mrs Skiliings, Of Maine beautiful
and costly piece Of China.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-16
The oucer,s Hounds.

While the queen hounds recently were
chasing a deer in England the animal
took to a railroad track, and presently
rounded curve right in the face of On
express going forty-five miles an hour.
The deer swerved in time TO save It's life.
but the pack following close behind, ran
squire into The locomotive, and several
Of tl.eu were cut to pieces. New yorl;
Srn.
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JACKSONVILLE, February !

During the past two weeks sales have been
slow ana prices depressed, all owing to I'M
favorGlhe weather
The outlook now for fair weather and
better rTces is very encouraging.
a verylarge proportion of the fruit now be-
ing received ranges in size from 81 to l2s. This
fruit is extremely hard TO sell and must go low.
Respectfully,
A. NJ IVES. General Manager.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-16


ST. augustine h0tetsl
Ponce de Leon
H. MHutchinson. Louisville; a. Logan, Z.
Ross Winnipeg; E. H. Beach and wife, Spring
field Mass; Walter Allen, William Pouette,
Emma Krause, Edward Tonpey, Abbott Opera
Co.; Mr.. and Mrs. c. P. Cooper, Miss Addie Do-
zier, Jacksonville; Miss Mary Lee Sumner, 5.
c.; Mrs. J. c. Warner, Mrs. J. P. Williams. Miss
Sadie Williams, Edwin Warner, Nashville; E.
A. 4. + Rea; A. M ka coryqon la; Mr. and Ms
and Mrs. X. +. Hersey. ST. Paul; Rev. Sidney
Crawford Mrs. Crawford, F. 5. Crawford,
Tampa; :, B. Watson, NewY ork; Edward Sands;
Boston; Mr.. and Mrs: +. Il. saylor, Master Fl.
A. Saylor, Philadelphia; Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Stone,
ST. Paul; Miss A. Adams, milwaukee,; Thomas
Calyford, Minnesota; Alfred Duff, East Orr
Perry, indianapolis; e. Hart, Jr., Louisville; Il.
", Horton. Waxerly. n y; Nj and Mrs = =.
6. NJ. Goleburn. New York; Mary A. Payne, NJ.
D.; Boston; "A. Babcock, Nj. d.. Westerly, Il.
Hawk. New York; E, Leayitt, Jr;, Cambridge
Mass; Mrs. j. w. Beekmau, Miss Beekman, G..
Beekman, J. ". Beekman, 5. 4. Knapp, Jr., r.
man. Miss Coleman, Boston; Miss Myer, Wash
ington; j. Howard Lee, John Goldwaith, Bos-
ton; +. v. Cashen, Jacksonville; DR.. +. F.
Smith, city; w. H. Pell, New York; K. G.. Ross,
Mayport Fla; John II. Shoemaker, W. FL. Bail,
Newark; c. 5. Miliiken, II. G, Ward, New York;
". ]. Csnington, J; H Anderson, v; Tally,
and wife, Miss A. r. Pratt, Boston; c. A. Nc
Cullough, New York; j. g. Dunn London; j..
w. Parsons, Salem, Mass; c. j. Smith, Jack
sonyi1e; NJ j. Merington. Kansas; Mrs f. W.
Brewster and two children, Chicago; w. Ii.
Bischof, ]. II. Easterling, Charleston, 5. c.
Florida House.
+. A. Fuller, Louisville; j Brllch, Allen. N.
y; Mrs. DIR. G. w. Pope Miss Rebecca Dodge,
Washington; E. f. Hooker, Jacksonville; Nc.
and Mrs. Henry Bailey,Wcst Chester, Pa; II.
Cieego, W. T. Webb, New York: b. +. Hamp-
ton, Gainesville; NJ. E. Bier, city.
II. F. Campbell, Boston: Mrs. NJ de Cordoba,
Mignon de Cordoba, New York: J. e. Thomas,
Cincinnati. H. E. Gates ami wife. CONNECTICUT:
Mrs. X. ID. Morris, Philadelphia: Mrs. H. +.
Chase, Philadelpha; Georgc l.. Atkins, New
York w. Il. Webb, ID. j. Glisson, A. Godillot
and wife, New York; w H. Shorey and wife,
Fort Wayne, Ind; III. I. Jones, Miss Jones,
Rochester.
San Marco.
Mrs. J. p. Williams, Mrs. j. c. Williams, Miss
Sadie Williams, Edwin Warner, Nashville; Mrs.
III. NJ Bradley, Mrs. +. NJ. Pelton, c. L. 6 rover,
Cleyeand: Mrs. DIR. Andrews, Misses Andrews,
Baltimore; W. A. Neil, Miss Neil Miss Mary
Neil, Columbus, o.; Miss A. L. Roberts, II. ii.
Raxtor, Rutland VT; A. G. Belden and wife, j.
NJ Belden. wife and two children Syracuse: 6.
Ellwanger and wife, Miss H. Z. Barry. Roch-
ester; L. H. Hayes Mrs. c. Hayes, Miss Katie
Z. Hayes, Miss McDonough, Buffalo: Louis Il.
| Georger and wife, Miss Julia H. Georger New
York; Edward Sands, Boston; 4. s Reddick.
Casa Monica.
| s. s. White. Philadelphia; A. w. Splar Miss
Splar, Miss Florence Star, New York; Mrs A A
! Quincy Tucker, Boston; Il. 5. Hume, louisville
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

Silv er Springs via Ocklaw ha River
steamers and return via FloridaSouth-
ern Railway. For this and othersroutes
apply to Thos. Cook &c Sons Ticket
Agency in Opera House Music Stose.
iaS-SuIuTh-tf
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wash. & Chat.
ASKED. IBID

NEW YORK. Feruay I5.-The stock market
was not 50 duh to-daA as Yesterday. Transac-
tons in the morning hours were the smallest
yet but trading in thu afternoon brought up
the days business TO comparatively fair
amount AT the same time. the tone OF deal
inss WAS improved, aud most stocks closed
fractionally higher Alnhatsan and Buriing-
ton were the most cSlspicuous in the adj
vance. Richmond Terpinal stocks came tothe
front just before the ci91e. and preferred ad-
vanced sharply. both bApg quite active for
the time being Lake Shfe showed some inn
prosement late in the a while erangers,
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-16

Mis. Capt. vogel and her able corps of
lady assistants, deserve the highest
praise for their very earnest and sue
cessful management of the fair for the
benefit of the Cathedral building fund.
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The Saint Augustine Department.
Mr.. Amberg, of clieago-an oriental

match-safe.
BooBy PRIZES:
Mrs. Mcleod, of Quebec, Canada "a
japanese baby-doll, life size.
Blr. Wilson, of Nebraska "A Chinese
back-scratcher.
The success Of this entertainment leads
TO the superstition that it will be followed
at an early day by another of the same
sort.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-16

The convention of the general passen-
ger agents of the United States and Can
ada, will meet at the San Marco on Tues
day, March Goth.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-16
gallant firemen, will refuse to give
literally to this excellent object

literally to this excellent object.
M. Labriola, the chef of the Magnolia,
besides his artistic serving of Toshach's
great bass for the Catholic fair, also
cooked the monster ham presented to
the fair by Mr.. Palmer, of the Magnolia,
and joined Steward Mooney iy preparing
and presenting the great borie--ss turkey
which attracted so much attention.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-16
shadi shad!

Toshach is now receiving daily fun
supply of Fresh Shad. Telephone Cal
No. 80. Send your orders. de1otf
Children's Cloaks for 81 each at Sahin.
Abbott & Co. S. la2S-tf
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-16
ST. AUGUSTINE ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT.

THE DAILY NEWS iCiu insert ST. AUG
JUSTINE ADVERTISEMENTS In displayed
ttpe either in It's 81. AuglstiHe ddueTttstna DE-
fd7tment or elsewhere In its ddceff isiaq columns,
MAY be desired, at usual rates, made so4rlt on
application at the Branch Ofice; aud SPECIAL
,,arfment at the rate 81 one CENT A HORD!
No dTgiarnent u NEEDED to assure the Merchants
aud Business Mee0 81. AuqatstiRe that the COL
ttnaas Of THE DAILY NEWS leiI furnish a
medium for reaching the local public such ds
hen hare nsuer before eniOaed.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-16
.ooAL WEATHER OBSERVATIONS.

Highest temperature, ca; lowest, as fol the
past twenty-four hours.
The amount of rainfall is given in inches
ard blindredt his +. GRIFFITH,
HOSPITAL Steward.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-16

The Museum opposite the Fort con
tains ten rooms filled with the Workers
of Florida. fe15-1M
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-16

Emanuel Brothers are offering 5000
worth of Dry Goods from their South
Carolina store, regardless of cost. Call
and secure bargains. la2S-tf
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Removal.
For Sale.

Race Mare. For price and pedigree
gustine. ja22-tf
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MARKET REPORTS.
FINANCIAL.

NEW YoEK. February 15.-Excpange dull but
steady, 4s544s1. Money easy at 2 10 "a. clos
ing offered q ~ Sub-Treasury. gold, Sl:N.-
saa,009; SuhTreasury, currency, S1l..S7 co.
Goyernmen1 duh and heavy+ per cents,
l2'7s; four aud half per cents, coup, N.Y.
State Bonds dull but steady.
Ala, Class A Rs 1854 n. o. Pacific lists. -
Ala, Glass II. Is he NewYork Centr'l s0sSs
Georgia smart fI4f@ Nor'k & West pre- 4514
N c., cons'd a ,aOis Northern Pacific. II
\. C.. cons'd ~ 94lS North'n PIC. pref. ii16
s. C. Brown CO.. ;G6 Pacific Mail. 35l4
Tenn. settlet b 6a4 Reading. ...- 655s
Virginia 6s..-A 4S+ Rich. & AIleg'y... )
Virginia consofsi 40 Rich 4 Danyille
Chesapeak i Ono ySs 3ich. Il West PIT 2s34
Northwestern. IJ.sa Rock Island. -
Northwest n pre- l43 ST. PaiII.-. IS
Delaware i Lact. i:DIs st. Paul pref'd.- IL
Erie..----.- q Texas Pacific. - 21i4
East Tennessee. $40 Tenn Coal & Iron. 81 "a
Lake Shore..---. pl1s Union Pacific - 51ts
Louisville 4 Nash. b9l4 New Jersey Gen. .ss4
Memphis Char. So Missouri Pacific. s4l4
Mobile Ohio. u Western Union. ISIS
Nash. Chat. Cotton Oil CertIf. 81
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VisitnrsI

Go to Central Wharf for the Best
Oysters! Stews, Fries. and on Half Shell.
Fresh from Savannah. j. G. Toshach.
DELFT
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-16

Remember Sabin, Abbott & CO. have
the largest assortment of Goods in every
department, and you can find what you
want there as cheap or cheaper than any
other house in the city. ja2S-tf
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-16

which had been most prominent in dealings
during the forenoon, became quite dull again.
The close was dull but firm. Total sales, 1900
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-16
San Sebastian.

Beautiful suburban Lots in this new
addition now on sale. Corner Lots, $2s:
inside Lots, $40 to SO. Forty feet abovs
the sea level Lots 50x100 feet Applv
soon to f. NJ. Clark, over First National
Bank, st. Augustine. fe15-tf
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-16

Special prices on Ladies' Jackets and
Wraps at Sabin, Abbott & Co.'S. ia20-tf
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-16

Nj A @ N 0 L "A,
On the st. Johns River, Fla. Magnolia Hotel
Cottages and Springs.
ONE of the healthiest and most charming
" locations in the South. Situated on high
ground, with an extended range of water view
twenty-five miles from Jacksonville by water
or rail. Pure water; perfect drainage. Home
like in all its arrangements. Accommodates
two hundred guests Fruits and fresh vege-
tables from the gardens, and pure milk
from the dairy. The famous mineral spring on
the grounds contains valuable medicinal quail
ities, and is bottled for shipment all over the
State.
ATNsLIE, McGILvRAY s. GOODWIN. Mgrs.
ia:s1-tmh
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.


The Daily Neles is the only newspaper in the
United States that publishes tae drY'irdts at The
ST. augustine hotets.l
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-16
Saint Augustine Department.
s.. AUGUSTINE. FLA, FEB. IS, 1855.

ARTHUR Won B0LSAN,
Superintendent Of Circulation, Corner Char
otte aud BRIDGE Streets
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-16
ORANGE QUOTATIONS.

Again we had great quantity of unsound
and pulled fruit and of large sizes, which were
slow sale and sold from SL45 to Sis.
a. s. MANN. General Manager.
NIReported by the Florida Fruit Exchanged
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-16

s. s. White, Philadelphia; A. W.Splar, Miss
Splar, Miss Florence Star, New York. Mrs. A. A
Quincy Tucker, Boston; Il. S. Hume, louisville
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-16

NEW YoRK, February Is. Cotton dull :
receipts at all ports, Lees bales exports to
Great Britain, GIG; to France. -; to the
Continent. -; to the Channel, -; stock,
Q~l n1A
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-05-15
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.
Portland, Tuesday, June IL, 1888,
AtII O'Clock, A. M,

for the purpose OF nominating candidate for
Governor, to be supported at the September cleo
ton, and transacting any other business that may
properly come before it.
The basis OF representation will be as follows:
Each city town and plantation viii be entitled to
one delegate, and for each seventy-fve votes cast
for the Republican candidate for governor in 1884
an additional delegate and for fraction of forty
votes in excess Of seventy-nve votes, further
additional delegate.
The State committee win be in session in the
reception room of the hall at O'Clock on the
morning of the convention for the purpose OF re
ceiving the credentials of delegates.
All electors of Maine, without regard to past
political differences who believe in protecting the
industries Of this State and its agricultural pro-
ducts who believe in protecting the laborer and
the wage-earner in every right who believe Gin
choosing policy which inspires labor with hope
and crowns it with dignity, which gives safety to
capital and protects its increase, which secures
political power to every citizen, comfort and cul-
ture to every home" giving free popular education
to the people; in favor of free suffrage and an
honest counting of ballots; who approve the pro-
hibitcn Of the liquor traffic and the promotion OF
the cause Of temperance; in an economical, just
and efficient administration Of public affairs; a
faithfully administered civil service; and who up
hold all judcious measures for the encouragement
of American ship building cordially invited to
unite with the Republicans in the selection of DEL
egates to this convention.
Per order Republican State Committee.
J. II. MANLEY, Chairman.
WILLIS II. WING, Secretary.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-05-15
The Now Hampshire Railroad Fight.


The compromise between the parties at
issue over the condition Of the Boston, Con-
cord e. Montreal railroad, is regarded in New
Hampshire as very important and as promis
ing peaceful end at last to the great rail-
road war that has lasted since 1883. AS 1t is
the tracks of the Boston, Concord & Mon.
treal road that the Portland & Ogdensburg
uses for some little distance in Northern
New Hampshire to gain its western connec-
tions, the compromise is Of some interest In
Portland. The proceedings which have just
been ended were part of the move made by
the Boston, Concord & Montreal stockhold-
ers to get their road out of the control of the
Boston q Maine, into which it had come
through the lease to the Boston & Lowell,
before the latter road became part of the
Boston q Maine system. A part of the move
was to show that the Boston. Concord &
Montreal has deteriorated while in the
care of the Boston & Maine, and expert testi-
mony was given to show that its bridges
and road bed were unsafe through neglect
of the Boston & Maine. This testimony was
printed in the daily papers, and of course did
not have a reassuring effect on the public
who are to travel to the White Mountains
this summer. Both parties therefore began
to see that it would injure New Hampshire
greatly not to have all doubts as to this
thoroughfare to the Mountains removed
before summer. So 1t was DECIDED that the
road shall at once be put in first class condi-
ton by the Boston & Maine and operated by
the company this summer Meanwhile all
the questions as to who shall possess the
road, whether its stockholders or those who
have leased it, are to be referred to the
Supreme Courtof the State to be heard at
the law term of next December. This decis-
ion, according to the Manchester Mirror, is
to be accepted as final by both parties, who
will then quiet down and leave both Legisla-
ture and courts unyexed until some new war
arises. AS the stockholders of the Boston,
Concord g. Montreal are the men who con-
troll Concord Railroad, the decision next
December will settle whether the Concord or
the Boston & Maine shall dominate in the
Merrimac valley and I'm those mountain
regions where the Portland & 0gdensburg
passes to the West
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The war hetween the law and order leagu.

The war between the law and order league
and the rum friends of Concord, N. H.,
seems to have passed into its secondary
stage. AT first the place was dry" as the
saying is, during the surprise of the rumsel-
lers at the new movement. But the latter
are fast recovering themselves. Club rooms
have begun to appear, and certain ubiqui-
tous as well as iniquitous fellows have APP
peared on the streets. who are able to fur
nish the thirsty with drinks from convenient
pocket TASKS. So, while the regular saloons
are closed, there seems to be considerable
rum sold; and the friends of temperance
realize now. if they did not before, that the
war they have enlisted in is to be a continual
one, so far as any human foresight can tell,
and not struggle to be settled by any short,
sharp contest.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-05-15

The Washington Sunday Gazette declares
that the Mills bill win be defeated in the
House by just % votes. Il claims that a
thorough canvass has been made of the ID.
ponents Of the measure and that the name
of every member who will vote against .ht
bill is known. The. New York Democratic
delegation is said to have declared that they
WillHot be bound by the majority on the
Mills bill. Other observers. however, are
not sanguine, and are inclined to believe
that although now majority of the House
is inclined to vote against the bill, Mills may
win over enough by trades to pass it.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-05-15
WILLIS H. WING. Secretary.

General Banks has concluded to become a
candidate for Congress in Massachusetts,
and the Republicans appear to be unani-
mously in favor of his candidacy. AS his
district is strongly Republican the old yeter-
an is practically certain to have seat in the
next house.
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THE PRESS.
TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 10.

We do not read anonymous letters and cominu-
aications. The name and address of the writer
are in all cases indispensable, not necessarily Tor
publication but as a guarantee of good faith.
We cannot undertake 10 return or preserve
communications that are not used.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-05-15

The Washington Post. the Democratic or
gan at the Capital. gives this strange advice
to the President:
1.-THE Democratic party has now reached a
point where it cannot afford to tolerate
infdelity to the Democratic creed. And
least Of all things can 10 afford to haze the
Democratic administration feeding, at the
public crib, men auh0 aCOrk in the uireydrd OF
the enemy. 1t Is time to have done with po-
litical prudery and to let every so-called
Democratic Representative understand that
the support of this bill is the test by which
the administration will try his democracy.
President Cleveland did not object when
federal prestige was used to unhorse Ran
dali in Pennsylvania Without the aid Of the
administration Mr.. Randall could not have
been deposed. Is President Cleveland too
fastidious to let Mr.. McAdo0 of New Jersey,
close and doubtful State, understand that
a Democratic administration will not find
corn for the oxen that plouGhed the Republic
can field? The same kind Of fire that was
built behind Randall in Pennsylvania should
be used In the cases OF McAdoo, Foran, and
any other so-called Democrat who decline les
to go with his party in the hour of need"
Practically this is advice to the President
to use the public offices as brides to control
the votes of representatives in Congress.
President Cleveland has declared that pub
lie Office is a public trust" For Democrat
ic organ to give him such advice as the above
shows how little faith the Democrats have in
the sincerity of his declaration.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-05-15
CURRENT COMMENT.
THE VIEW AMERICANS.
rNeW York SUM-

1t happens sometimes that nearly whole
jury is made up of our German-American
fellow citizens, and that the fact is made
evident by their names. Take for example
the coroner's jury in the Hatch case. They
were Messrs. Retter, Steig, Haar, Bischotf,
Mehrbach. Traitteur, Kahn, Weieman, For
roster, Robert and Ford. They are all solid
Americans of the star spangled style, but
very few of their names are of the ancient
Puritanic or Knickerbocker shape.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-05-15

Vermont is small State, and the Demo-
cratic party within its limits is small even
for so SIN all State; but that small remnant
has managed to display an amount Of con-
tempt for the early professions of President
Cleveland that the big Democratic parties of
States like New York OF Texas might envy.
In his letter of July 1st, 1886, President
Cleveland declared, as Is well remembered
that 1.-THE influence of federal Office holders
should not be felt in the manipulation OF
political primary meetings and nominating
conventions" and that the ''use by these
officials of their positions to compass their
selection as delegates to political conventions
is indecent and unfair" At the State con-
vention in Montpelier on Friday there were
included among the six hundred delegates
about forty delegates and alternates who
were federal offieeholders, who seem to
have been wholly unmindful of that letter
warning which the President sent out in the
early part of his administration. As the
President himself seems to be equally I'M
mindful of it, perhaps the boys up in YER
mont should not be expected to maintain
principles which were never their own.