The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-07-13

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". CARNEY, Bennington, M i'AA'n'
G. M. wILDS, Middlebury, FIRST DISTRICT.
E. A. PARKS, Waterford, SECOND DISTRICT.
THE house last week passed the bill
which, two years from next October,
would allow tin plate free entry into
this country. There is one bit of prac-
teal proof that the party is in accord
with the free-trade Chicago platform.
THE free silver bill, passed by the
senate, has been reported to the house,
and Wednesday and Thursday of this
week have been set aside for its discus
sion. The impression at Washington
is growing that the silver men will be
beaten.
LYNCH-LAw continues to play a
prominent part in the life of Southern
colored people," says the Burlington
Free Press. If we were to express an
opinion on the subject, we would say
it plays a still more prominent part in
their death.
IF Henry Watterson was right in his
fulminations before the democratic
convention against the nomination of
Cleveland, the party is now on its long
march through a slaughter-hou into
an open grave" The grave will be
reached in November.
PENSIONERS in this vicinity have
been notified that this agency is with
out funds, and that payment of the
amount due on the 4th inst. must nee
essarily be deferred until the appropria-
ton bill becomes a law. There is a
democratic house in Washington now,
it will be remembered.
THIS is reported to have been the
comment of Senator Hill on the wis
dom of the Chicago convention: "The
tariff plank of the platform adopted at
Chicago has made every workshop and
factory in the United States republican
campaign headquarters. Whether he
made the remark or not, it is true--or
ought to be.
THE people of Vermont will do well
TO remember that this democratic house
of representatives refused, last week,
to pass the senate bill establishing a
military post somewhere between High
gate and Burlington. The democracy
has never distinguished itself for making
wise provision for national defense, and
it still maintains its reputation.
THE British parliamentary elections,
which have been taking place for the
past ten days, have thus far resulted in
the choice of 1913 conservative mem
bers, 165 liberals, thirty McCarthyites,
twenty-seven liberal-unionists and five
Parnellites. The opponents of home
rule have at least surprised the Glad
stonians, and it looks as though they
had carried the day. Henry NJ. Stanley
was beaten by 100 votes.
COLONEL A. A. Pope is second tC
no one in this country in his interest in
good roads. He has done much tC
arouse the public to some appreciation
of their value, such as Offering prizes
for essays on the subject and doing nc
little talking himself. Now he is max
ing strenuous effort to have building
at the Chicago Exposition devoted t.
the purpose of showing what has beer
accomplished in this line, and how i'm
provements are possible. In a circula
letter to the people of the country b,
offers to give 81 900 for the cause, ant
calls upon those interested to contribute
1t is most excellent idea.
The more one studies the attitude o
the democratic party on the none
question, just at present, the NOR
shaky it must appear to every man VIII
values stability. In the Chicago plat
form is one short sentence which speak
volumes. 1t is this "We recon
mend that the prohibitory ten per cen
tax on state bank issues be repealed.
1t has been some time since the day
of wildcat banks, but older citizen
remember them and the train of III
certainty, reputation, speculation an
general confusion which always accom-
panied them. OF course it is naturI
for the old state rights party to adv'
cate return to that deplorable cond
ton of things, but the experience {