The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-30

" BROAD-MINDED is what the BOS-
ton Republic calls David B. Hill. Now
let the Republic go on and call the
hippopotamus a model of physical
beauty" says the Nep York Tribune.
NOT dollar should be appropriated
for the Chicago fair. Indeed, we do
not see that congress has the right to
take the money of the people and give
it to the management of the Chicago
fair.-PoSt ErpreSS.
WHEN Chicago first applied for the
fair she boosted that it should not cost
congress one dollar. That populous
and enterprising city boosted of its will
lingness and ability to make grand
success of the whole affair, and now to
come in and ask for S5.000000 more
! from congress is the coolest piece of
cheek we have ever seen.-Lynchburg
NeuS.
CHICAGO should be held to her con-
tract. She has been fairly treated.
Unless her own contribution is largely
gas, she has enough with the grant from
the government and the appropriations
which have been or will be made by the
several states to pay for all reasonable
expenses of the fair. When she comes
before congress to ask for money, she
should be met with polite but firm re-
fusal. The worlds fair should get from
congress an investigation, not an appro-
priation.-NeU York Sun.
"WHEN we here recall the landing
of the Pilgrims, let us remember that
they not only sought freedom to wor-
ship God, but they also sought to es-
tablish the freedom and liberty of
manhood. Mr.. Grouer Cleveland at
the Brooklyn ForgdtherS' Dinner. Let
us remember that the Pilgrims didn't
seek anything of the kind. They
wanted to establish, and did establish, a
religious and civil oligarchy. Freedom,
as they understood it, meant the right
to drive out everybody whose opinions
differed from theirs. The Mayfower
crowd should not, however, be held re-
sponsible for all the cant that has been
talked about it.-Net0 York Sun.
To the Vermont delegation in con-
gress, Gentlemen:-Having decided to
continue the accumulation of material
for our library-which in range and
dissimilarity of subjects treated is I'M
limited in scope,-we are now ready to
receive invoices of such junk as the
average Congressman delights TO frank
through the mails to the great incon-
venience of the service, the paralysis
of the Thanking stamp private secretary,
the profanity of the postmaster, and the
the desperation of the recipient. Any
sized work accepted, but those with
dark bindings to match the floor pre-
ferred. Editions de luce with colored
plates of chinch bugs, weevils, gypsy
moths, pigs with their heads drove in,
| embryo bolts, the effects of scarlatina
in the bullpout of commerce, case Of
pip at tn end Of three days, and eu-
logies on deceased statesmen now in
state of perfect health, gratefully re-
ceived. The holiday season is with US.
Let her go, gentlemen, and when we
dedicate and present our accumulation
you will receive our embossed and
beveled invitation set in diamond,
upper case.-Hdrd,oick Gazette.
HIS Excellency the Hon. William
Eustis Russell, governor of Massachu-
sets, is as fine young fellow in his
personal character and accomplishments
as can be found anywhere. To his ex
| traordinary personal charm and the
popularity caused by his many manly
and engaging traits, he owes his re-
election. His modesty makes him for
get this, and see in Massachusetts, the
rainbows which, on closer inspection,
recede to the northwest and thence be-
low every known horizon. Besides,
Governor Russell, though democrat
and the son of democrat, has been
affec ed by the mugwump atmosphere
which surrounds him. Instead of adj
hitting, as every uninhuenced observer
must, that Massachusetts is a republican
state, which will not pay in 1892 the
compliment to courage, intelligence, and
good fellowship which she paid in 1890
and 1891, Mr.. Russell dreams dreams
and sees visions. Instead of seeking
democratic leadership and democratic
principles, he calls for more stutfing.
| His speech before the Young Meri's
Democratic Club of Massachusetts on
Monday night was the speech not or a
democrat, but of a man who sees all
democracy in Grover Cleveland, even
as Malebranche saw all things in God.-
Ne,o York Sun.