The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-06-18

gun, in the state is double-shotted in
the expectation that the eXtravagant
and unwarrantable claims of the Wood
bury leaders will materalize in to-
morrow's convention in the nominal
ton of the Acknowledgements. State
expenses is the issue again. Wood
bury's candidacy means long post
ponement of " the house cleaning
by the republicans and veriication
of the democratic charge that the re-
publcans do not want reform and re-
trenchment.
THINK of it-John L. Sullivan in
suited, and the insult not resented!
1t was at hotel in Washington, and
Isaac II. Bromley was the man. A
friend was about to introduce the
champion prize-ighter, when Mr.. Brom-
ley turned his back on him. What's
the matter with you? Don't you want
to know me?" said Sullivan. mo,
you are a bully, and l don't want to
know YOU" was the reply. Sullivan
looked fiercely at Mr.. Bromley, and
then muttered: -" Well, as there is no
good in my staying where l am not
wanted, l will get out" He turned
on his heel and left. He had seen
self-respecting man.
THE legislature of Massachusetts
has an ugly scandal on its hands.
George Fred Williams, a representa-
tive, has made list of distinct charges,
among which it is alleged that Senator
Fassett proposed to deliver ten votes
for the Peoples Elevated Railroad
Company for 100000. Enough evil
dence has been offered to show conclu-
sively that the atmosphere of the state
house is not the purest Rumors of
corruption have been floating about be-
fore this, but either there was no tan
gible evidence or no one had the cour-
age to call for an investigation. Cor
porations have strong grip on the
Massachusetts, legislature, and undue
influence is freely intimated in private.
THE students of western colleges are
acquitting themselves as becomes resi-
dents of the "wild and woolly" sec
ton. A crowd attended a circus at
Ann Arbor, Mich, got into row with
the circus men, and were badly used
up. One had his skull fractured and
will die, while about twenty were in
their beds the next day on account of
injuries received. A collision of classes
at Bloomington, Ind, provoked the
use of clubs, pistols and stones, and
the police dispersed the crowd by ar
resting the ringleaders. At another
place, the horse of a lady teacher in
female seminary was maltreated and
killed by male students of another in
stitution who were offended at a new
rule suggested by the teacher. The
western air must be charged with some
misunderstanding element
As a rule we do not notice anony-
nous communications. The following,
although initials are attached, is in
fact anonymous, but as it is quite
unique, we make an exception to the
rule, and reproduce it rerbatim ct it,
eratim
WEST CoRINTH, June g. 1890.
Mr.. Edtor.-I think you make Great
Mistake about the e. " r. r.. managers
have known them 30 years. they are
Good Likely set of Peaple. l think you do
not no what you are talking a bout when
you Run out againts them. / Shall Reduce
your Subscribers by ? sinners, for your
SANDER on that Co. and managers. Yoors
truly, G. FF. Mr. Woodbury. is the man
hear-dont you Forget it.
In " sixteen years " " Mr.. Woodbury. !"
seems to have reached conclusions in
respect to this "Good Likely set of
Peaple " that &C. +. F." had found
in thirty years. Still here is case of
1.-TWO souls with but single thought,
Two hearts that beat as one"
sc. F. F." however, must pardon us
if we do not forget that according to
the election returns Page is the man
at Corinth.
YEAR after year the alumni of Dart
mouth College ask the trustees to give
them some recognition on the board,
but that body regularly snubs them,
and when a vacancy occurs man Is
elected who will vote to continue the
old policy of conservatism. This year
Judge Nesmith's death was the occa-
sion of another appeal, but the board
refused, as usual, to change the policy.