The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-08-06
Press Notes.

NEW ENGLAND was never so rich,
so busy, so comfortable, so progressive,
prosperous and populous in all her glo-
rious and long history as she is to-day
under the protective system that we
are vociferously assured is grinding us
under the heels of "robber barons. p
Boston Advertiser.
The Globe wants to know what Mr..
Hoar meant by saying that " if it had
not been for the protective tariff west
ern competition would have been abso-
lutely destructive to New England
agriculture" Mr.. Hoar's meaning is
perfectly plain. IT it had not been for
the growth of manufacturing COM
munities in New England, in conse-
quence of the tariff, the farmers in
this section would not have had the
near and profitable market for their
products which has enabled them
to be Indifferent to the otherwise
severe competition of the western
farmers in the great staples.-BostOn
Journal.
Is it wise, even from party point of
view, for republican newspapers like
the Philadelphia Press to send cor
respondents into the Southern States
to interview any crank or hare-brained
confederate who wants to renew the
war and hang the negro who claims the
right to vote? We have these types
North and SOuth-people who will say
anything, however unfair or malignant,
that will attract attention. They be-
long to that class of patriots whom
General Grant once described as
mighty warriors, but who somehow did
not warm up to the work until The war
was over. Let them alone = Nev
York Herald.
THERE is room in the tariff debate
for such a speech as that made yester-
day by Senator Morrill,. The veneer
able author of the present tariff is not
often heard in the senate, but when he
speaks he is listened to with the atten-
ton which his long experience, high
ability and capacity for illuminating
any subject that he touches demand.
His remarks on the tariff, while not
extended, were broad-gauged, enlight-
ening and persuasive. His apology for
taking up little time was scarcely
needed. Such speech is refreshing
breath of common-sense amid the
dreary and oft-repeated platitudes which
democratic "orators " keep rehearsing
from day to day.-Nelo York Tribune.
Two decades ago a colony of Swedes
was established in Maine, through the
agency of Mr.. Thomas, now United
States minister to Sweden. The col
ony, which chose for itself the name
New Sweden, celebrated last week the
twentieth anniversary of its foundation,
one feature of the celebration being
the reading of long letter from Min
lister Thomas, conveying his best wishes
to his former proteges. BY a note
worthy coincidence at the time this
celebration was in progress visit was
being paid by Governor Dillingham; of
Vermont and other state officials to
the recently established Swedish col
onies on the hill-sides of the Green
Mountain State. The officials inspec-
ton was satisfactory, the Swedes being
found contented, and prospecting as well
as could be expected. 1t is interesting
to note that the importation of these
Swedish settlers has directed the atten-
ton of some Vermonters to the posi-
bilities of their own state, and led them
to purchase certain of the abandoned
farms about which there has been so
much talk.-Net0 York Tribune.