The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-05-23

HARPER's WEEKLY quotes from
speech recently made by Senator Glib
son of Louisiana to prove " the perfect
good faith of our old foes " at the
South. But so long as the right of suf-
frage is persistently denied to thou
sands of legal voters in the South how
absurd it is to talk of {" the perfect
good faith " of those engaged in the
great conspiracy .-1ribune.
THERE are trustworthy indications
that the Gresham boom is the work of
the personal enemies of Mr.. Blaine in
the republican party, who are making
a final and mighty effort to prevent
his nomination at Chicago. Judge
Gresham is personally very popular in
this city and he is warm friend of
Mr. Blaine. No one believes that he
has any hand in the labored boom
which the anti-Blaine republicans are
trying to make for him. Washington
Cor. Free Press.
THE Californian publishes the follow
ing note from Colonel Albert Clarke:
"The complimentary mention which you
made of me last week in connection with
the tenant-governorship, and the fact
that it has been copied with approval else
where, suggest to me the duty Of informing
my friends that circumstances might make
it inconvenient for Inc to accept the nomi-
nation, should it be rendered, therefore do
not wish to be considered candidate.
With many thanks for your good opinion
and political favor, and for the numerous
offers of support which have come from
friends in all parts of the state, all of which
value highly, remain yours truly"
FOUR hundred thirty-four dele
gates in the New York republican state
convention expressed their first choice
on presidential candidate as follows:
Blaine, 240; Depew, 1873; Hiscock, one;
Harrison, one; Sherman, two; Sheri-
dan, five; Miller, two; total, 434. The
second choices stood as follows: Blaine,
IS; Depew, 1S1; Allison, three; His
cock, 10; Harrison, two; Sherman, five;
Sheridan, three; Alger, one; Evarts,
one; Hawley, two; Miller, two;
Foraker, two; total, 273.
TIE story of a negro plot to murder
whites in Alabama has familiar sound.
In fact we have been looking for some
thing of the sort, though it was not ex-
pected along quite so soon. AS the
presidential election does not occur till
November, it seems as if the ruling
race in Alabama had taken time by the
forelock with needless nervousness.
1t will be necessary to scare the Ala
bama negroes so that they will not
offer to vote in November, but what is
the use in keeping them in state of
panic all summer?-SprinQfeld Union.
THE slave population of Brazil which is
to be emancipated by the act which has
passed the Brazilian legislative assem-
bly, and received royal approval, num-
bers about 1873 ,22S. The first legisla-
tive act of emancipation was framed in
1871 and declared free all children
born of slave parents after that date,
and emancipated at once all state and
imperial household slaves. 1t did not
work satisfactorily, however, and a
supplementary law was passed in 1885,
which provided for gradual emancipa-
ton, with a government indemnity to
the owners.
THE Hartford Post makes good
point when, speaking of the ground
taken by Senator Eustis of Louisiana
in his reply to Senator ingalls,, that
"how state elections in Louisiana are
conducted is none of his Ungalls0
business" it says: "Senators take oath
to support the Constitution of the
United States, and one section of that
] lnnu,,,ant wade. 1Nha ,.;nhfc Of 40
citizens of the United States to vote
shall not be denied or abridged by the
United States, or by any state, on ac-
count of race, color or previous con-
ditiOn of servitude.'"
THE New York Mail and Express
sees signs of the times in the fact that
the Hebrews are adopting many Chris
tan religious customs. 1t says that
the leading Hebrew congregation in
| New York, which has for long time
had Sunday-school, now has a regu-
lar Sunday service. 1t meets in cru
ciform edifice. The people sit in pews,
men and women together, whereas
formerly they were rigidly separated.
| The men take off their hats during the
| oCINlCC anu III uud-
trains are sung to modern music and
the service closes with "Old Hundred"
To Grover Cleveland belongs the
distinguished honor of being the only
president who ever kept in high
official position-that of assistant attor-
ney-general of the interior department
a man who during his term of public
service has gone about and delivered
lectures denouncing the public schools
of the land as " demoralizing and god
less and demanding their total aboli-
ton. If Mr.. Cleveland can derive any
enjoyment from the honor himself, no
self-respecting American citizen will be-
grudge it. Mr. Zachariah Montgomery
should be invited to take himself and
his hostility to the public schools of the
country into private life.-Philadelphia
Times.
THE prime presidential favorites in
New York are James G. Blaine and
ChannoaU NJ napaw Tn tho astaam