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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-10-09
Editorial Notes.

A BASEBALL season of unparalleled
interest ended Saturday afternoon,
when New York won a game and Bos-
ton lost one, thus settling the champion
ship conclusively. The day before
these games New York led Boston by
but three points, For two or three,
weeks these two clubs have been
running a neck-and-neck race, and the
final result was not known until the last
game had been Played. There is a
moral to this. 1t is the story of the
tortoise and the hare. New York won
because it had good captain and every
man worked as hard as he could from
first to last.
THE matter of executing criminals
by electricity ought to have been more
thoroughly investigated before the
method was adopted by New York. 1t
isn't question of whether or not men
have been killed by electricity. There
are cases enough of that. The point
is whether death is certain and instan-
taneous every time. An English cleo
trician says he knows several persons
who received shocks and were sup
posed to be killed, but who came out
of it all right. If the state of New
York knows more about it than the
electricians, all right; if it doesn't, the
sooner it repeats its law and looks the
subject up little more, the better for
the unfortunate criminals.
The great football game this year
will be between Harvard and Yale, and
it will occur at Springfield, Mass.
November %. The great game of
the "pony" league between Dart
mouth and Williams will be played
on the morning of the same day
Last year, through rule of the
Harvard athletic committee, the game
which had been arranged to be played
in New York was forfeited. The ath-
letic\ conmittee would not allow the
Harvard team to play in Ne W Y Ork
fapd the Yale team would not play il
Cambridge. AS two years viii thus
have elapsed between games and thu
teams will be evenly matched, so far al
judgment can now be formed, Spring
field will be the scene of pandemo
mum on the day of the game such al
she has not witnessed since the days o
college regattas there.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-10-09
The Protected Ballot.

Since the Commonwealth Club of
New York began in the spring of 1887
the agitation for secret and protective
ballot law, based on the system in
vogue in Australia, the advance in this
line has been marked. While the bill
proposed by the club to the New York
legislature was defeated by Governor
Hills veto early in 1888, in the same
year Massachusetts adopted practically
the same plan, and during the past
year seven more states have passed
laws differing from it in no important
particular. These states are Indiana,
Montana, Rhode Island, Wisconsin,
Tennessee, Minnesota and Missouri.
The Connecticut legislature passed
similar law, which was vetoed by the
governor, but to give an appearance of
sympathy with the cause of reform a
loosely-planned, ineffective bill was
passed and signed in the last days of
the session. This is the position of the
states in reference to the new law.
Two great cities also have been blessed
with an application of it, and in these
Louisville, KY, and Milwaukee, Wis. =
it has worked very well. In Minneapo-
lis, only a short time ago, the system
was tried in special election of an al
derman. In this case, too, everything
was satisfactory to voters and judges.
With all the machinery of the system,
vote minute was cast and it was an
absolutely secret one.
The new state of Montana held last
week Tuesday its first regular election,
and it was in accordance with the Aus
tralian ballot plan. This was the first
entire state to vote in that way,
and the election was interesting for
that reason, as well as for the closeness
of its vote. 1t was hardly a fair test,
for the confusion and novelty of the
first general state election gave oppor-
tunity enough for irregularity and many
evasions of the spirit of the system.
But even under all the unfavoring cir
cumstances attending the Montana cleo
ton, the new law was amply vindi-
Gated. There was unquestionably less
intimidation, less corruption, than
would otherwise have been practiced.
With this partial success in mind, all
eyes are now turned on Massachusetts,
where in the November election the
best test of the new system that can be
had in this country will be made. 1t is
safe to say that the general working OF
the law is understood pretty well
throughout the state. There have been
many lectures in Boston on the sub
ject, and these with newspaper and
magazine articles, supplemented re-
Gently by mock elections, have educated
the people up to a very definite idea o.
what is expected of them. The Ballo
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-10-09
battle line, miles in extent, the war

DauIle line, mlleo III oAOohO, Vho VOL
storm ragged.
"Twice hath the sun upon their conflict set,
And risen again, and found them graphing yet,
While streams OF carnage in his noontde blaze
Smoke up to heaven"
The dawning of the third day found
the terrible strife still unsettled and
the belligerent commanders arranging
new combinations, and bringing up
fresh troops to tip the trembling scale
of battle to this side or that. The ut
most stretch of descriptive rhetoric, hot
from the lips of men, actors in the
strife, in whom physical valor and
mental strength were both supreme, is
powerless to convey lively sense of the
internal horrors of the cannonade which
the confederate chief poured upon the
Union forces on the opening of the
third day of the battle, and the painter
and the historian have We'd with each
other in their efforts to present and pre-
serve the martial glories of the charge
and the rout that brought the long con-
flict to an end and crowned the enduring
valor of the Union army with decisive
victory.
Vermont troops, in every arm of the
service, had borne some honorable part
in the three-days fight, but to her SOL
diers, under the quick discernment of
their commander, when victory was
trembling in the balance on the after
noon of the third day of the battle, fate
vouchsafed the distinguished fortune of
striking the blow that broke the shock
of Pickett's magniicently stern
array" These are matters of familiar
history. Vermont has reared a monu-
ment on the historic field, on the spot
where her citizen soldiery turned the
tide of battle, and surmounted it with
the statue of Stannard, him who was
quick to conceive and execute the ia
nous flank movement" that forever
broke the military power of the con-
federacy.
To-day the state, represented by its
chief officials, with a numerous COM
pany of citizens and of soldiers who
share in the imperishable glories of
July Sd, 1868, meet at Gettysburg to
dedicate this monument with becoming
ceremonies, and to dedicate themselves
and the people they represent "to the
unfinished work which they who fought
there so nobly advanced; to take in
creased devotion to that cause for which
they gave the last full measure of de.
votion; to highly resolve that these
dead shall not have died in vain; that
this nation, under God, shall have q
new birth of freedom, and that govern.
ment of the people, by the people and
for the people shall not perish fro m this
earth" To all the patriotic vows
that may be breathed to-day at Gettys
burg, Vermont responds, Amen.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-10-09

Reform League, too, has been scatter
ing explanatory pamphlets about the
state. There are plenty of cheap poll
ticians who will try to make the expert
ment a failure, but they are sure to
realize a defeat. There is spontane-
GUS disposition to hope and work for
good results. Republicans and demo-
Gratis in Massachusetts, look at the law
as something inevitable.
Now, how does it work and what is it
expected to accomplish? Briefly, each
voter will take an official ballot on
which are the names of all the candi-
dates arranged in the order in which
they were filed with the election Off
Ger. Passing alone into stall, the
voter will make a check against the
names of the candidates for whom he
wishes to vote. Then he folds it, gives
it to the officer in charge, and passes
out, the officer putting the folded bal
lot into the box. Not a person knows
how the man has voted, for no one has
seen what names he has checked.
Ticket pedders and ward bosses are
powerless; their " occupations gone"
OF course provisions are made FOR de-
tecting double-voting and other trick
cry, and it is in these necessary pro-
cesses that some opponents of the law
4 IL, A1,.ta
secrecy is not obtained, however,
close approach to it is looked for when
the changes that experience point out
are adopted. A second result is that
candidates are relieved from the eX-
pense of printing tickets, or contributing
toward party expenses of that kind,
and the mixed and spurious tickets so
freely distributed can fool the unwary
voter no more. Independent nomna-
tons can be made at the written request
of small number of voters. This will
undoubtedly loosen the grip of party
leaders on the rank and file. A freer,
more honest, more general expression
of individual preferences seems as GER
tain under this law as anything can he
called certain. In an article in the
October Forum Edward Wakefield, who
is perfectly familiar with the system in
Australia, gives a practical illustration
of its effect on working men in New
Zealand. 1t is so pertinent that we
quote his language:
The labor organizations so-called, on the
principle of lucus a non lucdndo, since those
who organized them did no labor but lived
on those who did, were formerly power at
elections and the mischievous and mpu.
dent agitators who called themselves labor
candidates got great many votes, and were
not unfrequently returned. The working
men had no confidence in them really, but
despised their character and hated theil
tyranny Yet they dare not vote against
their own class" That is how it was put
The ballot gave them courage to vote ac
cording to their own conscientious opinions
The labor candidates were bdldyes not one
of them ever gets returned now; and though
they often stand for election, they seldom
receive more than a handful Of votes. In
many instances within my own know ledg,
they have had only one vote, their own.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-10-09

THOSE were ringing words that Sec
rotary Blaine uttered in calling the in
ternational congress to order last week
Wednesday. They were words of po-
litical friendship to the other American
states, and the address pointed out the
gain to all by relations of confidence and
commercial intercourse. If anything
good comes to the United States from
this conference, Mr.. Blaine will de-
serve the credit. He has fathered the
project and is taking an active part in
advancing it. Very properly, he has
been chosen permanent president of
the congress.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-10-09

MASSACHUSETTS democrats did just
what they we're expected to last week
when they nominated Hon. w. E.
Russell for governor, but something
that was not expected was the presenta-
ton of the name of Colonel 7. w.
Higginson for that office. This was
altogether unauthorized, and the dis
tinguished scholar and soldier had no
support. The platform was decidedly
a free-trade document. Free wool was
demanded in so many words. The
usual amount of noise attended every
step of the proceedings. 1t was a
genuine democratic convention.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-10-09

THE elections in the four new states,
which occurred On last week Tuesday,
were republican victories except in the
case of Montana. In that state it is
now pretty certain that democratic
governor has been elected by about
eight hundred majority, and demo-
cratic majority of seven on joint bal
lot secured in the legislature. What is
far more important, however, is the
election of republican representative
to congress, making total of five re-
publican congressman elected in the
four states. This will give working
majority in the national house. Pierre
was chosen as the capital of South
Dakota, and the town is now enjoying
an Oklahoma-like boom.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-10-09

THE navy department is to send four
of the new steel cruisers-the "Chi-
cago," Atlanta" "Boston - and
" Yorktown ito the Mediterranean
sea as a part of the European squadron,
of which Commodore Walker is to be
commander, with the brevet rank of
rear admiral. These are all fine, swift,
modern vessels, and Admiral Walker
is thorough and accomplished officer.
Evidently hereafter Americans in
European cities will take more pride
than they have in seeing the flag of
their country waving from a man-of-
war. Thanks to two good secretaries,
our navy is coming to deserve the
name.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-10-09

COMMISSIONER ROOSEVELT finds the
Baltimore post-otlice in thoroughly par
tisan hands. Postmaster Brown re-
moved lightweight per cent of the en-
ployes whom he found in the office,
and the reason given is that "they
were not in full sympathy with the adj
ministration." AS the administration
was then democratic and the employees
generally republicans, the latter had to
go. This was about as fragrant vio-
lation of the civil service law as could
occur, and the commission is right in
adopting Mr.. Roosevelt's recommends
ton that the postmaster-general be re-
quested to remove Postmaster Brown.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-10-09
GNattbman 4 Journal.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER o, 1889.

The annual meeting of the National
Civil Service Reform League was held
at Philadelphia last week. George
William Curtis, its president, made a
characteristic address, arraigning Presi-
dent Harrison for alleged shortcomings
in obeying the spirit of civil service
reform,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-10-09

BY and by if New York will combine
the Grant fund lapd the Washington
memorial arch fund and. the exposition
fund, she may be able to build drink.
ing fountain.-Philadelphia Times.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-10-09
The Mortified Races.

The races at Mortified the 4th and 9TH
instant, Friday and Saturday, were any
thing but a success. In the first place the
management made great mistake in not
having any colt-races. Whoever before
heard of breeders meeting and no colt
stakes? Besides colt races always draw a
larger crowd, for as a rule each colt in all
local stake races represent different families,
each trying to be the most popular in its
locality and, of course, each has its circle of
friends who will 60 long distance to see
their favorites trot. Then again colt races,
as a rule, are honestly trotted each horse
being out for the money. or course the
rainy weather had something to do with the
small attendance, but the absence of the
baby-trotter, what each breeder is trying to
raise, is the main cause.
Another thing caused much dissatisfac-
ton the last day, viz the two-thirty race be-
ing declared off. 1t seems that Colossus,
Grand Isle, Mambrino Jet and Rocket were
entered and published by the society in its
circular, but the entrance money, like some
others, was not paid until the day of the
race when Mr.. n. ID. Phelps of Barre, owner
of Rocket, rendered Mr.. Edgerton, the sec
rotary, the entrance money on Colossus.
Mambrino Jet and Rocket, at the same
time Offering to give them the entrance on
the fourth horse. The secretary refused to
accept it. OF course no one claims that
Rocket or Mambrno Jet have anything
ing to do with the case. There were four to
enter and three to start, which filled the re-
quirements. We sincerely hope the So
ciety will not again be placed in this same
unpleasant position, for it brought censure
enough on itself by this.
West Randolph, as usual sent up a por-
ton of its old contingent the most notice.
able of which was Jack Dryer, whose
genial face is always welcomed, and Ed
Shattuck, who always has a crowd of adj
hiring friends around him. Barre also
sent her quota Of horsemen such as Trow
Stafford, Phelps and others. Dr. Davis of
Northheld exhibited a sixteen-month hlley
to harness, which attracted much favorable
comment. Sired by his inbred Morgan
stallion. Henry S. Town of Montpelier
showed his elegant stallion Engineer, by
Auctioneer, down the stretch, and judging
from the way he was received and the IA
vorable comments made, we should Judge
he had many friends. He is one of the
finest finished horses that ever wore a
bride. II. Brock drove Colossus, accom-
panied by a runner, a mile in 232l. He is
large and powerful-going horse and made a
grand showing. The judges were Il. F.
Brownell of Burlington as starter, Harry
Lowe OF Montpelier, timer. They per-
formed their difficult task in highly accept
able manner. Vermont has no better start
ing Judge than Mr.. Brownell, having the
faculty of keeping every horse and his po-
siton well in mind and rendering his de-
cision with impartality and dignity, and
can talk pedigree like water running out of
a sink. Below is a summary of the races
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-10-09

TUsBRIDoE's worlds fair" occurred last
week and was very successful.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-02-07
TREE TRIMMIN

EDITOR BULLETIN There is con-
siderable tree trimming necessary in
and around Honolulu. In many places
the trees interfere with the electric
light. l desire to call attention
to the large tree which projects over
Beretania street from the Mossman
premises. The electric light is very
bright at the corner of Fort and Be-
retania streets, but as soon as you
leave the corner and proceed along
Beretania street towards the Hotel
YOU are in almost total darkness
simply because this large tree is in
the way. 1t ought to be properly
trimmed without delay. CITIZEN.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-02-07
HONOLULU FIRE DEPARTMENT.

Eighteen members were present
at u meeting Of Honolulu Engine
Co. No. held last evening, Foreman
R.More presiding. After routine bus
mess had been transacted it was de-
cided to parade on February 18th,
if the Board at It's meeting this eve
ming decided on a general parade;
otherwise the company will have a
parade and drill by itself. In any
case there will be y company ban
quet in the evening.
Twenty-three members were pre-
sent at the meeting of Mechanic En-
CINE Company No. 2, Foreman John
Lucas presiding. The election of
officers resulted as follows:
Foreman. ...... Edward II. Ryan
Assistant Foreman. Chas. II. Clark
I'd Assistant Foreman. .Chas. Bent
Secretary. ...... w. ii. c. Greig
Treasurer. ..,....... Albert Lucas
Mr.. Henry Smith retired from the
office of Treasurer after ten years
faithful service. His report showed
4 balance in hand of S242.j7, with
no outstanding liabilities. 1t was
decided to recommend to the Board
that there be no parade. The com
pany will celebrate the anniversary
by holding banquet on the even
ing of the 18th for its own members
and invited guests. A vote of
thanks was passed to the retiring
foreman and officers for their faith
full services.
AT the meeting of Protection
Hook and Ladder Company there
was a good attendance of members,
and it waf decided to still favor a
picnic and no parade, but the com
pany will act in accordance Will
what the Board decides upon.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-02-07

II. o. BoN aSi. -sass- Beii Teic. 27I.
Hawaiian Business Agency.
Corner Fort 4 Merchant Streets,
Honolulu, II. J.
GENERAL AGENTS,
Accountants n Collectors
-FOE THE--
Hawaiian Bell Telephone Co,
Manager of Advertising Department
ron THE--
Hawaiian Bell Telephone Co
''Nupepa kuokoa."
DEPARTMENTS of BUSINESS:

Collections will receive special atten.
ton.
Real Estate bought, sold and leased.
Houses. Cottages, Rooms and Offices,
leased and rented, and rents collected.
Fire and Lie Insurance effected in first.
class insurance companies.
Conveyancing Specially - Records
searched and correct abstracts of title
furnished
Legal Documents and Papers of every
description carefully drawn and hand.
somely engrosscd.
Copying and Translatng in all languages
in general use in this Kingdom.
Custom House Business transacted accu.
rately.
Loans negotiated at favorable rates.
Gold, Silver and Certificates bought and
sold.
Advertisements and Subscriptions soil.
cited.
Skilled and Unskllcd Labor furnished.
ANY Article purchased or sold.
lnter-lsland Orders will receive parti.
cuar attention.
To Lot, Furnished and unfinished Cot
tages in desirable localities at reasonable
rentals.
Several Valuable Properties in and
around the city now for sale and lease
on easy terms.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-02-07
EVENTS THIS EVENING.

Meeting Debating Society at 1880
o'clock p. m.
Singing class, at Y. M. c. A. at
z.
Ladies night Honolulu Social Club,
at 1880.
Nuuanu Chapter of Rose Croix
No. A. and A. S. r.. lat 1880.
Drill Co. A Honolulu Rifles, at
1880.
operate concert by Campobello
troupe, at Opera House at 8.
Monthly meeting Board of Repre-
sentative, Honolulu Fire Department,
at 1880.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-02-07
OAHU RAILWAY.

We learn from good authority
that $40, 900 has been subscribed
yesterday and to-day for bonds IN
the above company, aud that within
very few day. the subscriptions
Nill probably exceed the amount Of
hauls offered A the company
have placed lhe loan upon tho mar
kol aud Offer 10 receive suhsrllp-
liuns until March llth n arrms
quite possible HUT applications may
double lhp amount II bond 0lIurl|
I'm which map II is hoped aIl aII.
sadhpr NIlITaUrIfr Ihell plu rata.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-02-07
HAWAIIAN ANTIQUITIES,

There was a very large attend
once at the meeting of the !. NJ. G.
A. boys yesterday afternoon. Mr..
Joseph Emerson delivered very in
terestiug lecture on Hawaiian an
tiquities, illustrating it with cugi-
ositios in the shape Of wooden godsS
mechanical implements, fish hooks,
etc. 1t was much enjoyed by those
present.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-02-07
OCEANIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY

The stockholders of the Oceanic
Steamship Company met Jan. , l in
San Francisco and elected the fol-
lowing Board of Directors for the
ensuing year: j. d. Spreckels,
Charles Goodall, A. L. Tubbs, Geo.
II. Collins, Claus Spreckels, William
Center and Charles A. Spreckels.
The Directors subsequently met and
organized by electing j. ID. Spreck-
els, Presidents; Charles Goodall,
Vice President j. d. Spreckels *
Bros, Agents and Treasurers, and
f. IL. Sheldon, Secretary.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-02-07
INSTALLATION.

Wednesday evening Deputy Dis
trict Sire David Dayton, assisted by
f. Horn, p. c., installed the follow
ing officers of Oahu Lodge No. H..
of p. for the ensuing year:
i. Godfrey, p. G.
j. c. White, T. c.
S. c. Dwight, Y. c.
c. W. Hart, Prelate.
f. Godfrey, X. Of X. and 5.
IL. Smith, NJ. Of i.
j. d. Holt Jr., NJ. of +.
4, II. Lucas, Nj. A
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-02-07

PAlAAlA road, between Lilihu street
and kohello lane, is in a dangerous
state The lmmways Co has taken
mp mli the width OF the load which,
hg lhe way isRgy narrow There with
Ii r1Htmu0u pile ~. stones about
mo nal above lhp InuI NJ tho main
road lmu u mI ullluuul loom
lurNa lauIs u mH each Hlh m
auY point Hm tHIH rUunI aul i
HmH Hu.luHl WHfiHW4r n Ihr
Distinction H.i eH removed
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-02-07

A LIGHT baggage express team,
carrying a telegraph pole, ran away
on King street yesterday. At the
time Of the runaway there was u jam
oil dump-carts, private and public
carriages and a tramcar just beyond
King street bridge, and irightlul
crash seemed inevitable. At the pro
per moment however Robt. kalant-
poo, with the assistance OF another
native grabbed the runaway and
prevented disaster.