The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-07-22
Press Notes.

The denomination of Governor Camp
bell has undoubtedly aroused great en-
thusiasm in his party. His misfortune
is that considerable part of said en-
thusiasm will be devoted to the congo
NAL task of knocking him out.-NeD
York Tribune.
SENATOR HoAR made a good phrase
when he spoke of can unclipped dol
lar and an unclipped citizenship as
the great central principles of the re-
publican party. If honest money and
equal rights do not appeal to the peo-
Pile, they have strayed far from the
faith of the fathers.-New York Iri-
bune.
Mr.. CLEVELAND is a sicker man
politically than Mr.. Blaine is physically.
He is suffering from cancer of the
hopes, Bright's disease of the expecta-
tons, consumption of the chances,
paralysis of the delegations and a gen.
cral breaking down of the whole sys-
tenn. DR.. Vest, who has been one of
his constant attendants, says he's a
goner.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
IT was frequently noticed thirty years
ago, says the Ne,O York Tribune, that
Hamlin's name was contained in the
syllables of Abraham LincOln's name,
and that the two names could be ar
ranged so as TO read the same horizon
tally or perpendicularly, thus:
Ham-lin
Lincoln.
THE republican party went before
the country last fall on the Mckinley
bill. 1t was overwhelmed by the most
audacious and malignant misrepresen-
tations from which an American politi-
cal party ever suffered. Two republic
can state conventions have been held
since that defeat. The republicans of
Ohio unanimously nominated for COVER
nor the father of the measure which
caused the disaster to the party. The
other state convention-Iowa-declares
its uncompromising allegiance to the
great principles of protection in gen.
eral, and the Mckinley bill in particu-
lar. These Endorsements have an I'M
mistakable significance. Interpreted,
they mean that the republican party
has not receded one step from its his
torical position on the tariff question,
that the party will stand or fall by the
Mckinley measure, that the party has
lost none of its aggressiveness by tenn
porary reverses, and that it will 90 be-
fore the people of this country next
year and ask for their verdict on the
fruits of that bill, which has been I'M
der such ceaseless fire of partisan
misrepresentation. We have no fear
of the verdict. The peoples eyes have
been opened since November, $780,
Philadelphia Press (Republican).
In its sketch of the life of Mr.. Ham
lin, Harper'S Weekly tells this story of
the vice-president: "Mr. Hamlin was
always plain man, and very democratic
in his manners. When the election
which General Mcclellan contested
with Mr.. Lincoln was over, the bearers
of the electoral votes of the various
states brought them to Washington
and deposited them with the vice.
president. A Mr.. Templeton of New
ark was intrusted with the votes of
New Jersey. He hired special train,
filed it with guests, and went to
Washington. The next day he APP
peared in the vice-president's room
with all his followers. Bowling low, he
said: Il have the honor, Mr.. Vice
President, to deliver to you the elec.
toral vote of New Jersey. New Jer-
sey, sir, casts nine votes for that splen-
did soldier and patriot, George b.
Mcclellan, for president. New Jersey
sir, casts nine votes for that eminent
statesman and gentleman, George II.
Pendleton, for vice-president.' THE
devil she doesP exclaimed Mr.. Ham
lin, and then he resumed his writing,
and the imposing audience was over"