Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-07-06

| Gen. Lew Wallace, the author of "Ben
Hur," will write the life of Gen. Harri-
son for the campaign.
american homes against novels" is
the way Mr.. Depew expresses his notion
of the point at issue in the present cam
paign.
Publication of Mr.. Peck's communica-
ton which appears in another column
has necessarily been deferred two weeks
on account of press of other matter.
Gen. Sheridan is greatly improved in
health of late and was able the early part
of the week to start for Buzzard's Bay
The journey was made on government
ship.
The people of Orrington, Mass, who
celebrated the Tooth anniversary of their
town the other day, boasted that no IL
quor had been sold there for SO years.
But they said nothing about how much
their fellow-citizens had done in the
meantime toward supporting the gin
mills of adjacent towns.
81 will do all can to secure the cleo
ton of the Republican candidates. They
have been fairly nominated and are en-
titled to the support of every honorable
man who participated in the convention
and every Republican who is in favor of
the principles set forth in the platform.
The real issues is not persons, but princi-
ples;" so says Gen. Sherman.
son the Chinese question: says the
Portland Oregonian, "Harrison's course
has been honorable and right. He prop
erly maintained that we have no lust
right in violation of treaty to pass an
act to deprive the subjects of China of the
privileges guaranteed them by treaty,
and insisted that good faith and interna-
tional amity required that China be asked
to modify the treaty before we should
enact any extreme legislation. 1t cannot
be denied that this position was right.
Subsequently, when the objections were
removed, Harrison joined in reporting
and voting for the restriction bill pre-
pared by Senator Fair (Dem.) of Nevada.
But the immigration of the Chinese is no
longer question of practical importance,
since restriction keeps them out, and their
number in the United States is gradually
decreasing. 1t is complained that some
do evade the law and enter the United
J States, but if this is so it is due to official
laxity on the part of our present admin
istration."
} The New York Independent, one of the
ablest and most influential journals in
the country, will not refuse to support
the Republican ticket this year as it did
in 'S4. 1t says: ''The Republican party
is again on solid ground. thas returned
, to its old traditions. 1t has given us a
ticket which Christian men and men of
conviction can heartily support. Those
who left the party in 1884 can now return
and vote for men as well as principles.
There is no excuse for continued aliena-
ton. Let us close up our ranks and have
an old-fashioned Republican victory in
November" In our own State, the ST.
Johnsbury Caledonian comes out for
Han rison and Morton, saying: "Any
voter who desires to see worthy men at
the head of the government, men of
character, of experience and of judg-
ment, can find no sufficient personal rea-
sons for Withholding support from Har-
rison and Morton. We could not
conscientiously support the nomination
in 1884; we cannot cOnscientiously OPP
pose the nomination in 1888. We have
meyer for moment regretted our action
{ in the former case; we hope never to re-
gret our action in the latter"