Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-03-07
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BRATTLEBORO.
FRIDAY MARCH e. 1890

Commissioner Valentine announces that
colony of about $50 soo,le. will be ready
10 sail for this country en- route for Yer
mont. Aprl One section Of the colony
will go 70 Vershire
Senator Morrill, contributes 10 the March
number Of the North American Review an
article ON the "Moral Aspect of Free
Trade which is an answer to Mr. Glad
stones article, in recent number Of the
Review, in which be termed protection
morally as welras economically bad "
Henry Cabot Lodge Of Massachusetts has
devised plan for taking fourth class post
offices out Of politics. and an outline Of it
is given ina paragraph elsev here published
Mr. Lodges idea evidently is 10 apply civil
service rules 10 such appointments as far
a. possible. but his scheme does not seem 10
us to be AS simple and practicable. or as de
sirable As Gen. CIRCUITS proposed way Of
electing the postmasters by the votes Of the
patrons Of the Offices
The Iowa legislature reelected William
i. Allison to the United States Senate on
Tuesday, giving him a clear majority in
both houses The Democratic papers will
have 10 invent something new 10 take the
place Of their standing item predicting Mr.
Allsons certain defeat ON account Of his
protective tariff views The opposition to
the Senator by the free traders has been
Of the most malignant and determined kind
and his triumph will give satisfaction to
every Republican in the country.
Elk Mayor Arthur G Hill Of Northamp-
ton has resigned his seat in the Massachu
sets legislature. rs a member from the
first Hampshire district. because he could
not "retaiu his self-respect' aud remain a
member Mr. Hill is man Of very pro
nounced convictions and had been the sub
iect Of some rallery from his fellow mem
hers, especially on the liquor question He
advocated a proposition o. allow the search
Of persons as well as premises for contra
band liquor, and the final straw came when
Boston member moved an amendment
that Il stomach pump he used to ascertain
whether there was any liquor inside of the
person searched. This was adopted in the
humorous mood Of the moment Mr.. Hill
felt that this was trihing with important
matters and his resignation followed a
special election must be held to fiji his place.
Some Of the state papers have criticised
the Burlington Free Press sharply for
IT nting the advertisements Of various hq
uor concerns, while stoutly upholding the
prohbitory law and declaring its belief in
the principle Of prohibition. The Free
Press undertakes 10 defend itself by say
ing that the use of liquors for medicinal
purposes is necessary, and that the state
recognizes the legitimacy Of the sale of liz
uors boy setting up town agencies and
therefore it is proper part Of a newspa-
pers business to tell where good liquors
may be obtained This defence is ingen-
ious-to a certain extent-but it wont hold
water The Vermont law plainly contem-
plates having the town agencies furnish all
the rum the people need, and the officials
who run the agencies don't need any news
paper advertisements to tell them where
supplies ara to be obtained Moreover, the
liquors which the Free Press advertises
are all put up expressly for family use, -
aud in most cases il is particularly promised
that the cases shall be sent in way to give
no hint Of their contents The Phoenix
has repeatedly refused these very same al
vertisements because it was the only con
sistent thing to do-and we don't set up to
he very good either. Other state papers
have done the same thing, we have no
doubt