The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-04-15

the school money to whites and negroes
alike, and maintaining separate schools
for the two races. This constitution is
to be voted upon in August, but it is by
no means certain that it will be &C.
cepted by the people. The convention
is to be congratulated on its action
in providing for the adoption of the
Australian ballot system. The South
needs it. -
The city elections in Kansas last
week were peculiar in several respects,
one of which was that the proportion of
the female vote to the number of fe-
males registered was about as large as
the proportion of the male vote to the
number of registered males. In Kan
sas City 1,245 women were registered,
in Leavenworth 2,74S, in Topeka 2,740,
in Winchita 1890 and in Atchison
about 1900. The women did very lit
tie work" about the polls, the greater
number casting their ballots and then
retiring. The number of negro women
who voted in Kansas City was quite
large. In Topeka, also, the female
negro vote was heavy, and it is said
that the wives of prominent repub.
licans voted for the democratic candi-
date for mayor and elected him be-
cause the republicans organized the
vote of the negro women. The citi-
zens' alliance, which includes others be-
sides farmers and which was generally
supported by the women, carried most
of the cities. Women were elected
police judges in two towns. Kansas is
certainly unique in its politics.
SENATOR MORRILL, was interviewed
by New York Tribune reporter last
week. One of the questions asked him
was whether he had any intention of
resigning, to which he replied that as
soon as he found himself unable to do
good, honest days work he would
resign. "What do you think of Cana
dian reciprocity" was asked, and the
laconic reply was: "It will never
come" As to the farmers alliance,
the senator said: cit is to be born in
Vermont this year, and we shall have
to wait before expressing an opinion
on il. do not think, however, that it
will have the strength in New England
that it has shown in Kansas" Touch
ing on the next presidential campaign,
he said I" Free coinage will be one of
the great issues, and, as Mr.. Cleveland
has come out strongly against it, he is
certain to be an important factor" He
thought Hill could not carry New York,
but he would not say that Cleveland
could. When asked who the republic
can candidate would be, he said:
"There is no talk of any one but Mr..
Harrison" These observations indi-
cate that Senator Morrill, is watching
the course of political events sharply.
Mr.. Blaine will be wise if he notes
carefully what the senator says regard
ing Canadian reciprocity. The people
of the northern frontier do not want it.
MRS. ANNIE BEsANT arrived in
New York last week for the purpose of
making lecture tour. This is her
first visit to the United States. A
Tribune reporter interviewed her re-
garding matters in England, especially
the present condition for the socialis-
tic agitation. She said the movement
was growing rapidly, and that where
there was one to teach it four or five
years ago there are many to teach it
now. 81 don't understand your
American socialism," said Mrs. Besant.
cit seems to be pure anarchy almost,
from what have heard of it, and an
archy is thing 1 detest. In Eng
land socialism has grown partly out
of Mills economics and Sidgwick's,
until you feel that as long as there
is hired class and an employing
class you will have extreme poverty
and wealth. When the people want
change they will make it by parlia-
ment." Referring to Mr.. Bradlaugh,
Mrs. Besant said the tone of the news
papers at the time of his death was
friendly. "They killed him first, then
they praised him." Mr.. Bradlaugh
was not socialist, but he was one who
made for it. A measure which he had
proposed in parliament for several
years and would have proposed this
year had he lived, was that the state
take from the landlords all land which
had not been cultivated for seven years,
giving as compensation just what it
had earned in the seven years. After
this appropriation had been made, the
land was to be rented but never sold.
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