The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-07-04

Chicago Ne,cS.
THE comments of the Boston Herald,
Springfield Republican and New York
Times on the candidates and platform
of the Chicago convention show that
these journals can no longer masquer
ade as Independent" They are as
democratic as the Boston Post and
New York World.
G.. r. BALLARD of North Easton,
Mass, writes thus to the Rutland
Herald !: "Vermont did it. Her eight
votes, repeated eight times, made
square eight ; and elected square
man with eight letters in each name.
Thanks to those eight Vermonters from
another Vermonter."
A MEETING of ish-Americans in
New York city adopted resolutions de-
claring that no Cleveland, Bayard,
traitorous Joe Chamberlain, fishery,
free-trade, pro-British combination
would do for them, and pledging loyalty
to the republican party, which best pro-
tects the interests of American industry.
MEN of sense who voted in 1884
from honest, though mistaken ideas of
political duty, are going this year to
vote for Harrison and Morton upon
the platform which gives them assur-
ance that America is going to remain
the home for Americans and not become
tender to Great Standardization
Record.
THE New York court of appeals has
handed down the following decision:
Strikes for any other purpose than
for securing an increase of wages or
preventing reduction of wages are
illegal, if the effect of the strike is to
injure the trade of the employer. The
persons who direct such strikes are
guilty of conspiracy"
For quickness in raising money for
business enterprises Hutchinson, Kan,
seems to outrank some of the larger
cities. They called a meeting out there
for such purpose, and after the hall
was filled locked the door. A local
paper tells that work then began and in
Just one hour and fifteen minutes the
sum of 1924 900 was subscribed.
WE are glad to see that the st. Johns
bury Caledonian has parted company
from the Springfield Republican and
will support the Chicago ticket. 1t
says: Any voter who desires to see
worthy men at the head of the govern
ment-men of character, of experience
and of iudgment--can find no sufficient
personal reasons for Withholding sup
port from Harrison and Morton"
THE Vermont republicans, in con-
vention assembled, point with very
justifiable pride to the keen foresight
displayed by their delegates to Chicago,
who voted solidly on every ballot for
dency, being the only state in the
Union which made such record, not
excepting even Indiana. What con-
trast to their brethren in Massachu-
sets Boston Herald.
THE availabilities are too often the
mediocrities, but Harrison is man of
marked ability and has side of stern
ness. He is glad to be pleasing, but
knows when to be severe. He has
been more true to common sense and
to science and the teachings of his
tory in finance than any other of the
great men of Indiana, and he went into
the war not for glory, but from sense
of duty, and his services were all that a
brave and intelligent man could give in
his rank.-Cincinndf Gazette.
Mr.. WATTERsON of the Louisville
COurier-JOurnal does not unite in the
mugwump hue and cry against Mr..
Blaine. He remarks that he has not
considered it part of his duty " to
join in the reckless, and for the most
part malignant and mendacous, pace so
necessarily maintained against man
personally loveable and every inch a
gentleman and an American" This
generous tribute from prominent
democrat is in marked contrast with
mugwump NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
In reply to the Springfield RepubH-
can and other British organs, which
assert that the republicans are opposed
to tariff reform, the Boston Advertiser
says: "The republicans are pledged to
tariff reform, and will bring it about
when they are once given chance.
But mere reduction of duties does
not decrease the surplus. The effect
is very often just the other way, as
witness the result of the bill of 1883
which the republicans adopted" The
facts and figures and logic are all
against the free-trade papers.
THE mugwump papers, seeking a
new excuse for not supporting the re-
publican national candidates, assert
that the republican party has proven
false to its pledge to reduce the tariff
This is untrue. The republican party
has always reduced the tariff, whenever
they had opportunity and whenever
it was necessary or could be done with
ont niurv tn anu industrial intaraot