The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-08-27

LESS than fortnight now remains
before the Vermont state election.
There is no occasion for long speeches,
but it is good time for the Vermont
republicans to resolve to come out and
vote. The republican state ticket is a
good one, and it deserves the usual
strong ma ority.-BostOn Journal.
INSTEAD of specializing upon the
identity of Judge Powers successor,
the state press would be doing no more
than their duty to their constituency
ny presenting the needs, if any can be
found, for continuing the present use
less cumbrance of that exalted seat.
Can the figures be made to show that
we need seven supreme Judges? If so,
let's see them. -Bell0lCS Falls Times,
THE growth of the city at the expense
OF the country, which is nearly as
striking in the West as in the East, is
further shown in the assessment re-
turns of Illinois, where it appears that
the valuation of the town and city lands
has increased about SO 300, 900, while
the decline in that of farm lands has
been nearly S3,000,000 That seems to
harmonic with the drift of population
in the state. Springfield Republican.
The Boston Post must be in its most
jocose mood when it speaks of "the
restraints which were placed upon
office-holders under the Cleveland re-
gime," and says that "the machine
was distinctly separated from the pub
lie service" Does the Post imagine
that people have forgotten how the
democratic state conventions in YER
mont and Pennsylvania were packed
with federal of1ice-holders under Cleve-
land? The Post does its idol no serv-
ice in recalling to mind the vast gap
between promise and performance
which existed in this matter under the
last administration Journal.
THE maple sugar people up in YER
mont are not likely to reap any benefit
from the proposed bounty on sugar
produced in this country This kind
of sugar does not contain the necessary
amount of saccharine matter to bring
it within the limit prescribed by this
feature of the tariff bill. Senator Ed
munds tells his Vermont constituents
that the government can not pay a
bounty on water, but only on saccha-
rine matter made up in such way as
to bring it up to a certain standard of
excellence to which maple sugar doesn't
attain. This is rather cold comfort for
the Vermont farmers, but Senator Ed
munds is kind enough to remind them
that, at the rate appropriations are be-
ing made, it is doubtful if bounty
will be substituted for duty on any
sugars. Herald.
IT has became the custom in many
senatorial and representative districts
to limit the number of terms their rep
resentatives shall serve to one or two.
The makers of these unwritten laws
are not enough interested in the actual
welfare of the voters in their communi-
ties to consider the fact that a man
must be member of the legislature at
least year before he begins to under
stand its ms and outs" He requires
the experience of one session to give his
constituents service of any particular
value, yet he no sooner gets this than
he is put aside to make way for some
one else ambitious for political honors.
DIR. Campbell maintains that a member
should be returned year after year Just
as long as his course is satisfactory,
and he believes that this would be
done if the reputable men of every dis
trict would take hand in the caucuses,
instead of leaving the compilation of
tickets and other political matters
to professional office-makers. Boston
Herald.
TINE TO OUR" The NeW York
Herald, in speaking of the members
of the present national house of repre-
sentatives who will not be in the next
house, refers to Governor Stewart as
the ablest man the Green Mountain
State has sent to the house for twenty
years. Unfortunately for Vermont
this can never truthfully be said of
Governor Stewards successor. n-Cdle-
DOMAIN. Without instituting any invidi-
Gus comparison between Judge Powers
(whose ability we never heard ques-
toned before) and Governor Stewart
on the one hand, or between Governor
Stewart and Judge Poland (whom we
did not think would be so soon forgotton)
on the other, it is pertinent to inquire
if the CGledOnidn hasn't by this time
taken out in abuse the $3.50 Judgment
which Judge Powers years ago rem
dered against its proprietor, which
judgment is understood to be the cause
of the slurs upon the Judge which the
CdledOnidn is eternally throwing out?-
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