The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-10-16
The Fun In Massachusetts,,

Col. Oh. ALLEN Is not the man who Is e
Ing to be elected governor of Massachuset
this year-in our opinion. National issues al
the ones o. which the Republicans recogniz
themselves to be weak in all the other state
and they are weaker still In Massachusetts
And state issues they want to get away fror
there because they leave them still worse o
than national. Mr.. Allen has been on til
wrong side of ?about every state issue. Fl
voted In the legislature against bill to pre-
vent intimidation of or interference wit
voters at the polls. He voted against con
stitutional amendment aboll,hing the poll ia,
as prerequisite of voting. He voted agains
bill to extend and regulate the lisblllty o
employers to make compensation for person
al injuries. His nomination was unmistaks
bly, great blunder, and the incidents of thu
campaign all seem to make 1t worse.
The Republicans have tried to make Issues
out Of the cases of Police Commissioner Or
born and Railroad Commissioner Crockel
whom Gov. Russell tried to remove. The
llttleness of the issue is well illustrated by
the fact that he has reapppointed nineteenth:
of the Republicans whose terms have expired
and that the man he named for Osborn's case
was Republican. This case Is sure to prove
boomerang. Gov. Russell foreshadowed
this In his Springfield speech, when he re-
ferred to young Republican who sought the
removal of Osborn. but who ia constantly
seated on the Republican platform listening
In silence to the arguments arraigning the
Governor for bis action In that matter.
"Name him" shouted an enthusiast in the
house. "l'll name him." responded the Gov
ernor, "before the campaign Is over. II he
doesn't explain why he allows the executive
of this commonwealth to be falsely assailed
without a word In reply" Croker was
removed because he undertook to override
the law Of the state In Cambridge case as
both the legislature and the supreme court
held. 1t was case where commissions, re.
sponsibie to nobody and out Of the reach Of
ready control, become great evil. Mr.. Rus
sell set forth this argument powerfully at
Springfield.
The Republicans have tried to make
point over the payment Of poll taxes 10 Bos.
tor BY party committees and Chairman Will
son Of the city committee addressed letter
TO Mayor Matthew'S about It and of of course
IL answered that the demora;izing practise Is
one of both parties.
The silver issue Is at the front and there
has been lots of dispute whether the
treasury notes Issued under the new law on
deposits of bullion are redeemable In gold
or not. The law plainly leaves 1t to the "dis.
erection" of the secretary of the treasury. But
the Republicans have been arguing that this
means gold, SO that the government Is practi.
cally agreeing to pay S65OO 900 worth of gold
each month for S5,OO0,0o0 worth of silver. So
a 81 900 note WAS sent to the sub-treasrry
Wednesday by bank messenger. acting for
the Democrats, asking payment In gold. 1t
was refused, and when the Republican club
was notified dispatch was sent to Washing
ton and Secretary Foster ordered gold to be
maid on that or any other notes. And the
are chuckliug with the Idea that
they have msde great point here.
The Prohibitionist state committee has now
challenged Lodge 10 Joint debate. 1t csus-
tically refers 10 bis declaration that be was |
ready to meet the Democrats on any stump, |
on any platform, on any subject, and how |
events have shown that he was only willing |
10 meet them when be could pick the sub
ect. 1t refers to the "namby PANTY" tenn
perance plank In the Republican platform,
md the .'cowardly record" of Candidate
Allen on the subject.