davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-16
A Case in Point.

The WATCHMAN spoke last week of
the violence done to law and Justice
and the injury inflicted upon the cause
of temperance by the mistaken elem
ency of the courts in cases of individu-
ais guilty of violations of the pro-
hibitory law. Our local columns of
that issue contained the statement that
j. A. Locklin was arraigned for keep
ing nuisance and for keeping liquor
with intent to sell; that he pleaded
guilty to both charges and was fined
500 for keeping nuisance and $50
for keeping liquor with intent to sell.
The penalty for the former offence is
$780, for the latter, $780, How, then,
comes the respondent to be fined but
one-half the amount prescribed by law ?
The attorney for the defence put in
The old time.worn plea for leniency on
the ground that his client was going
out of the business" The state, in
the illness of Judge Stanton, the states
attorney, was represented by F. L..
Laird, Esq. Mr.. Laird declined to ac-
cept this settlement of the case and
asked for delay to enable him to con-
suit with the states attorney and pro-
cure his direction in the matter.
Judge Stanton firmly refused to con-
sent to any reduction of fines on any
ground. The case was before Justice
2. II. IIinkley. On resuming the trial
Mr.. Laird argued strenuously against
the proposition to cut down the fines.
The case, he said, was an aggravated
one, the offender was an old one, the
plea in his behalf was subterfuge,
an article employed to escape punish
ment, often employed to shield Of
Tenders under the prohibitory statute
and as often proved TO be vain
delusion by the substitution, at the old
stand, of new and apparent pro.
prietor for the old one, while the
de tact0 proprietorship remained I'M
changed. But the counsel for the de-
fence-astute, able, always power to
the side on which his lance has beer
enlisted-had won the ear of the court
Mr.. Laird's truthful and cogent repre-
sensations of violence to the law, Of
wrong to the community, of encour
agement to similar and continued in
fraction of law were of no avail Jus
tice Huxley wore the blindfold of the
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-16
Secretary Proctor Will Accept.

Secretary Proctor formally notified
Governor Page last week that he would
accept the appointment as Senator Ed
munds' successor. His letter was as
follows:
WASHINGTON d. c., Sept. 3, 1891
His ErceHency CARROT S. Page, Governor Of
Vermont.
Dear Sir-I take this my first opportunity
to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of
the 24th ult, in which you state your pur-
pose to appoint me as the successor of the
Hon. George f. Edmunds in the United
States senate upon his retirement on the
first of November next In informing you
of my intention to accept the same, [ desire
to express my high appreciation of the great
honor which you do me by the tender of
this, the most important appointment
which the chief executive of a state can be
called upon to make. 1t is also gratifying
to be assured by you that, besides the sane
ton of your own judgment, you believe this
selection meets the wishes of a large ma
iority of the people of Vermont. The con-
fidence which they have heretofore shown
in me has encouraged me in every position
in the public service to which | have been
called. Without their confidence | should
not care to be even a senator from Vermont
in the senate of the United States, posi-
ton which has been unique by reason Of
the ability and influence of the repre-
sentatives of our state in that body Among
them there have been none more dis
tnguished than he who after a service of a
quarter of IA century, has felt obliged in
Justice to himself and his family to re-
linquiSh his great trust. To succeed him is
response bility which | shall assume with
due modesty. But the people of Vermont
are always reasonable in their expectations.
They have a right to expect, however, that
to the best of my ability | will faithfully
and earnestly perform every duty which
may become incumbent upon me, and this
promise to do. | thank you for the cor
dial and friendly expressions of your letter,
and am with much respect
Yours very truly,
REDFIELD PROCTOR.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-16

typical Justice, the blind divinity was
again hoodwinked, The fines were sum-
maiily cut down one-half, rum re-
corded another victory ard went out
of the temple of justice cbuckling over
this new triumph of the old, old dodge.
Now, what is the result? Mr.. Lock
lin "goes out of the business" APP
parently as a hundred others have
"gone out" His saloon is still open,
he is still in daily attendance; but his
son, one Arthur Locklin, with whose
name the civil docket of Washington
county court is shingled over, seems to
have become the ostensible proprietor,
and no one doubts that illegal and
clandestine traffic in liquor is still car
ried on at the old stand. Circum-
stances indicate this. So much for
Justice Hinkley's amiable weakness,
and so much in veriication of the
prosecuting attorneys prediction We
mean to make no invidious distinction
in this case. We simply cite the facts
as a fresh illustra ton of how an old
and MISUNDERSTOOD evil is perpetuated
and how great reform is sometimes
wounded in the house of its friends.
This mistaken clemency of the courts,
low or high, is in some very large
measure responsible for the unhelief in
the efficiency of prohibition. The de-
terrent power of the law is destroyed
by the abatement or cutting down of
fines, by the compromising of offences
in the many ways that have been dis
closed, just as the law against horse
stealing, or any other law prohibitory
of other offences against society and
morality, would be made dead letter
and its deterrent power destroyed by
the success of the eXpedients of in
genious counsel and the relaxing
of judicial severity. This community
asks, now, that the prohibitory code be
efficiency and impartiality, the same
iphexible regard for the rights and
protection of the whole community,
that judge, jury and counsel observe
in case of theft or burglary. In the
light of results following such admin
is'ration of the law, the question of the
efficiency and utility of the prohibitory
code can be more inteligently and
more conclusively discussed.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-16

thusiasm, which indicates that the
party is united and very hopeful. An
intensely hot campaign is to be ex-
pected, whatever the outcome may be.
Hillism is in such lad odor all through
the state that revolt among democrats
sufficient to give the state to the repub-
licans will not be the strangest thing
in the world. Senator Fassett has re-
signed as CT Hector of the port of New
York, a position which he had held
since about the first of August, and he
is now preparing to carry the message
of the convention "into every corner
of the state"
The platform adopted at this con-
vention, which was held at Rochester,
referred particularly to state issues,
but it did not fail to strike the key
note of the national campaign. The
Mckinley tariff law end the reci-
procity treaties were warmly COM
mended, and on the subject Of silver
lt2lSld lOU lllC utludhu vi L
Harrison, that every dollar issued by
the government, whether paper or coin,
shall be as good as every other dollar"
was quoted with approval. The alien
labor contract law was endorsed, trusts
condemned, and civil service reform
approved. 1t was hard to tell from the
enthusiasm whether the president or
Secre try Blaine was the more popular
with the delegates, for the names of
both were cheered to the echo. Taken
as a whole, the convention was one of
the best held for years, and, whatever
the result of the campaign, the repub-
lcan party in The Empire State is to
be congratulated.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-16

were out and all was quiet for the night
During the day, when not on duty, the boys
went rowing, fishing or walking, or played
tennis or other games as they desired. On
Sundays services were held in the grove,
attracting large number of people from
the farms on the island. AT these services
the boys furnished the singing. At pub
lie reading, given in the town hall at South
Hero by Professor o. II. Perry they added
to the entertainment by singing college
songs. One day they were challenged by
some Burlington boys, who were in camp
five miles away, to play game of ball.
They met them halfway; and although
their foes were much older and larger, they,
to their own surprise, vanquished them.
1t need not be said that the boys had
good time, which was not marred by the
slightest accident or sickness. The boys
behaved like gentlemen, to the satisfaction
of all the neighbors and their many visitors.
Nearly all the time some of their parents
were present, quartered eth in the guest
tent or at the hotel Captain Baldwin of
the steamer Chateaugay Z" said cit was
the best-behaved lot Of boys ever on his
boat" The camp equipment will be in
creased so that fifty can be accommodated
next year, and several have already en-
gagged places.
Rah-Rah Rah! Ea-gle-Campl Rah-Rah-
Rahl
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-16
WinoOski Valley Fair.

The annual meeting of the Winooski
Valley Fair Association opened at Water
bury on Tuesday, September s, and con-
tinued three days. The weather was
and it rained a little Tue sday
morning, but before noon the sun came out
and the remaining days were all that could
be desired. The attendance the first day
was fair. Wednesday was the banner day
for the association, over 5000 being pres
ent, and nearly 1000 on the closing day.
The show of horses was large-far ahead of
all previous eXhibitions-and the manage
ment deserves credit for its enterprise in
this direction and for the courtesy extended
to all exhibitors. An unusual number of
brood mares and colts was an interesting
feature, and seemed 10 attract attention
next to the exhibition of stations and trot-
tiers. OF stations, much interest was shown
in the two-year-old Norman Percheron,
Bucyrus (registered), owned by p. w.
Currier of Berlin. This colt was bred by
NJ. w. Durham Of Illinois, its dam was
winner of first prize of $500 and gold medal
of honor at the Illinois state fair in 1856, as
best mare and two colts; Bucyrus was
sired by Brilliant, at the head of Oaklawn
stud and the most noted Percheron
,allien in the United States. Among
the large number of stations was no.
ticed Cleveland Bay owned by ii. w.
Town of Calais. He is large, dapple bay
horse, and for general use it would be hard
to find better sire. H. S. Town of Mont
peier is the owner of Engineer, stallion
with fast record as a trotter. He also eN-
hibited his gelding, Yellow Dock, and DIR.
L., sired by Auctioneer and who won all
the races for three year.olds in the state
when entered last year. George II. Hast
ings of Waitstield exhibited his fine stallion
Black Captains II. IL. Chapman his five
year.old stallion, Auctioneer, Jr., and a
yearling flly, a very promising colt
Charles Keene of Waterbury entered his
bay stallion, Glory I'd; ID. A. Gray his Hon
est Tom; j. X. Lynde of Williamstown his
black gelding, II. T., a promising trotter;
A. b. Ashley of Milton, fine bay stall
lion, Monarch Ethan; n. Thayer of
Warren his stallion, John Blackstone.
The exhibition of matched spans and gen.
tlemen's driving horses was excellent.
The show of stock, although small, was
of good quality. George G. Evans of More
town showed fine herd of Holstein heifers
and one grade bull; j. Foss of Duxhury, a
grade Holstein and Durham COW and calf
III. e. Boyce of Waterbury, two fine milch
cows with calves w. j. Wood, four Jersey
calves and three-year-old grade Jersey
bull; Charles Hopkins, grade Jersey bull
and two Holstein calves; Joseph Knapp OF
Duxbury, grade Jersey bull. Only two
Jokes of oxen were eXhibted-one, entered
by n. II. Somerville, was worthy of es-
pecial pote~ and one pair of working oxen
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-16

MIR. AND Mrs. w. II. LANE of Burlington
celebrated their golden wedding on Tuesday
of last week
SECRETARY BLAINE's health is much i'm
proved, and he will return to Washington
about October 1.
IT is understood that Henry NJ. Stanley
and wife, after visiting King Leopold, will
embark for Australia, where Stanley will
lecture.
PERCIvAL w. CLEMENT, president of the
Rutland Railroad Company, has taken a
house on Commonwealth avenue, Boston,
for the winter.
THIRD ASSISTANT SECRETARY MOORE of
the treasury department has resigned to ac-
cept the professorship of international law
in Columbia College.
BRIGADIER. GENERAL WILLIAM B. SMITH,
paymaster-general of the United States
army, has been visiting in Burlington. He
returned to Washington last week.
THE names of Hugh Henry of Chester
and George w. DOty of MorriSville are
mentioned in connection with the next cleo
ton of a commander of the state depart
ment of the Grand Army.
COLONEL w. G. VEAzEY has been APP
pointed by the new commandment. chief OF
the Grand Army member of the COM
mittee on the erection in the capital at
Washington of memorial to General Grant.
GOVERNOR PAGE accompanies Secretary
Proctor on the visit of the latter to Western
army posts. The secretary thinks there
will be little trouble from the Indians this
winter, owing to the wise policy of General
Miles.
THE earl and countess of Aberdeen and
their daughter, Lady Marjorie Gordon
went from the White Mountains to Bur
! lington on Thursday of last week, and were
| entertained by DR.. w. S. Webb until Satur
day, when they went to Montreal.
SENATOR MCPHERSON of New Jersey and
Senator Morrill,, as "a subcommittee of the
senate finance committee, have been travel
ing along the Canadian frontier, beginning
at Calais, Maine, with the purpose of in
vestigating trade relations between this
country and Canada. Last week they
passed along the Vermont line, and on Fri
day they were entertained at St. Adams 10y
Ex-Governor Smith They will extend
their trip as far west as Chicago. 1t is I'M
derstood that they find the protection senti
ment in the three northern New Englan'
! states very strong.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-16

THE story of Darling Eastman's expert
ences from the time he made his escape
from the officers at Corinth Center up TO his
arrest at Manchester n, H., is interesting.
He claims that on the day following his
escape he went to the house of friend and
was met at the door by young woman,
who said; Look out, the officers are here
in the housed" He handed her pair Of
felt boots which he carried, told her to
keep them, and coolly pulled pile of flax
over him. Then he shook with laughter as
the officers brushed by him while they
searched the premises. He lost no time IN
making for Canada, after which he re-
turned to Franklin, and from there went
to Bristol, N H., Rnmney and Plymouth.
Then he appeared in Manchester, and he
was heard of in several other places. Deputy
Failey sent description of him to various
places, including Manchester and when he
reappeared in that city he was arrested,
Deputy Failey was wired and the prisoner
was taken to Burlington. j. Warren East
man, father of Darling was again arrested
and was taken to Burlington by Sheriff
Boswell of West Randolph. Darling East
man takes great pleasure in telling how he
fooled the officers at the time of his escape.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-16
The New York Campaign.

While it is true that everyone is look
ing to Ohio for some thing decisive in
politics, The interest in the New York
campaign is quite as great throughout
New England and other Eastern states.
The difference between the two cases
is this: In Ohio national issues are at
the front, while in New York mighty
effort is being made in behalf of good
state and local government. Protec-
ton and the silver question form the
burden of the discussions on the Ohio
stump; ballot reform, economy in eX-
penditures and honest administration
are the demands which the republican
orators in New York are already max
ing and which the democrats will avoid
as skilful'y as they can. The Ohio
campaign is exceedingly important, be-
cause it bears so directly on the presi-
dental campaign of next year; hut the
New York campaign is of supreme inn
portance in itself, because the question
involved is whether Hillism and Tam
many ism, with all that those words i'm
ply, are to continue and be perpetuated,
or the better elemen Mt of the state is to
make itself felt at last.
The name of Andrew D. White was
mentioned in connection with the
republican gubernatorial nomination
through the instructive consciousness
of the citizens of the state who de-
manded reform, that the contrast be-
tween him and David b. Hill, the
genius of the democratic party at pres
ent, would be so marked that patriotic
voters would have no difficulty in max
ing a choice of tickets. Mr.. White
has, however, certain views which he
has expressed emphatically and which
are calculated to make him unpopular
as running candidate. One of these
is that board of officers elected by
property holders should have vetoing
power or municipal expenditures. 1t
became evident at the convention of
|
an available candidate, and his name
was withdrawn. The candidate chosen,
however-Hon. j. Sloat Fassett of
Elmira-has many of Mr.. Whites best
qualities and some that the latter does
not possess. He is a clean, able, ag-
gressive and popular man.. He stands
to-day as perhaps The best exponent in
the state of opposition TO democratic
jobbery and of approval of economical
aud honest government in city and
state. His fearless course as chairman
of the committee which investigated
Tammany's rottenness last year won fol
him the applause of all good citizens
He has been in the senate for eigh
years, and has been the leader of the
republicans of that body for some time
This experience admirably fits him fo
the office of chief executive of thu
state, should he be chosen.
viii he be elected? Is it possible TO
New York to elect a republican COVER
nor? One is not permitted to prophes,
much in politics, but it is certain
that the prospects of success are con
siderably brighter than they have beer
for many years. In Senator Fasset
the party has a candidate who will
make determined fight. The nomi
| nation came to him in storm of en-
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-16

EX-PREsIDENT JULES GREvY of
France died suddenly at his home in
the department of Jura, near Switzer-
land, on Wednesday of last week, at the
age of seventy eight years. All France
mourns his loss, for his services to the
republic, although not brilliant, were of
lasting value and very numerous. He
was always liberal, but he believed in
making sure rather than rapid progress.
He was pre-eminently "safe" man,
and as such he doubtless afforded the
people of France little opportunity for
displaying that spirit of hero worship
which they are so fond of exhibiting
toward their public men. Yet Grevy
must have been appre ciated, for the
honors that he enjoyed were not few.
He was one of the founders of the re-
public Of 1913, and at that time was
vice-pres ident of the national assembly.
With the success of Louis Napoleon
Grevy retired from public life, and dur
ing this retirement he rose to the lead
ership of the Paris bar. In 1868, how
ever, he was returned to the assembly
from Jura, and at the first sitting of
that body after the fall of the empire
he was elected president. After re-
peated reflections, he was, in January,
1879, elected president of the republic.
Seven years later he was reelected,
but in December, 1887, he was COM
PEELED to resign on account of the scan
dalous conduct of his son. law, Daniel
Wilson. Since his retirement he has
lived most of the time at his home in
Jura, watching, no doubt with keen in
torest, the progress toward democratic
ins titutions which his country has been
making. The scandal under the shadow
of which he went out of public life did
not implicate him personally. Wilson
took advantage of his relations with his
father in-law to assist his personal and
business friends in various disreputabe
enterprises, and he was finally indicted
for completely in the Legion Of Honor
frauds. NJ. Grevy was very unosten-
tatious man, and his influence and sue
cess were due entirely to his mOdera-
lion and his excellent common sense.
France needs more men of his stamp.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-16

supplements ahc ad of all its contem-
poraries. The WATCHMAN replies to
this charge in is usual abusive manner
when it has no argument to use." 1t
is no abuse of the Clipper to charge it
with lying. 1t is simply bald state
ment of disagree able fact. The sup
plements were printed ard sent to
the papers which ordered them Gin
such season that they might be issued
as simultanr ously as possible" as the
Clipper phrases it. 1t is noticeable in
this connection that none of the papers
whose enterprise and public spirit
prompted them to order and circulate
the supplements has uttered a word
of complaint. Only the little runt at
Burlington who, from motives of per-
sonal pique, or from some unknown
development of his innate cussedness,
neglected to order the supplements, is
baw,ing about a " s-c-o-o-p" Its state
ments are coined in the mint of de-
PRAYED "inner consciousness and are
not worth traversing.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-16

TIE exhibits at all the fairs this fall
show remarkable growth of interest in
orse-breedng. Even at the local fairs
in the heart of dairy region, like the
fairs at Waitslield and Waterbury, the
horse was king, and the meetngs were
as our reporter described one of them
more like horse shows than like the old
time seattle show" or " agricultural
fair" This Increased activity in horse
breeding was indicated not so much by
the entries for the races as by the very
large exhibits of brood mares. They
appeared at the state fair in numbers so
great that accommodation in neighbour
ing stables were required. Reports of
the county fairs show that this feature
of the fall exhibitions is repeated at
the smaller gatherings on scale pro-
portonately extensive. A corresponds
ing diminution in the show of cattle is
poticed. The town teams" in which
there was once great rivalry, seem to
be thing of the past. The exhibits
indicate also a growing interest in
sheep-raising, and the sheep-pens at
tracted an unusual degree of attention
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-16
dolattbn,an 4 9uurnal.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1891.

THE Brandon Union is The latest Yer
mont paper to take the quaito form.
The Old foio style is rapidly becoming
obsolete. The Union is greatly i'm
proved under Mr.. Tupper's editorship.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-16

THE brethren of The democra tic party
in New York are far from berg in the
mood or condition described as " love
feast" LieutenGnt.G Governor Jores
believes that Flower is using his barrel
too generously, end in a letter to Mr..
Cleveland he warns the latter that the
people will not stand that sort of thing.
He urges Mr.. Cleveland not to counte-
nance the candidacy of Mr.. Flower for
the gubernatorial nomination. The
bitterness that is very apparent among
TIE democrats is IN vivid con trast TO the
harmony shown at the repl blican con-
vention. But the acknowledgement
is right when he makes this remark
"The movement all along the line,
manifesting itself in alliances, leagues,
various combinations and organizations,
as well as the free expression of the
people in daily talk is a protest
against tire aggressive power of wealth,
now accomplishing its purpose by its
free use in debauching the political
morals of the people,"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-16

THE Clipper returns to the subject Of
the publication of the Board of Agr-
culture supplements, and says: "The
Montpelier WATERMAN, as we have al
ready remarked, had the printing in
charge and proceeded to publish the