The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-08-24
tured goods, vegetables, meats, etc., is
increasing all the time. What's the
matter with sham reciprocityp

increasing all the time. What's the
matter with sham " reciproctyp
WORD comes from London that two
bank forgers who have been in confine-
ment for a long time have been re-
leased on condition that they leave the
country and never return. Both, it is
stated, at once started for America, and
it is safe to say that the particular part
of America chosen was the United
States. And so it goes. This country
is filling up with the worst that Europe
produces, and we seem powerless to
prevent it. 1t is indeed well-nigh an
impossibilty to know both the record
and the physical and mental condition
of each immigrant The danger is
vastly more serious than is generally
supposed. 1t is from these cast-off
criminals that good part of the an
archy of the day springs. Are we
equal to the task of keeping this ele-
ment in decent degree of discipline
while assimilating the foreign element
which means well but does not yet un-
derstand us and our institutions9
HERE is typical illustration of the
effect of the Mckinley law Patchogue
is little town on the south shore of
Long Island. Before the Mckinley
law was passed there was in the village
small factory in which imported lace
curtains were bleached. When the
duty on these goods was increased from
forty to sixty per cent, the importers
decided to manufacture the goods.
There are now fourteen machines in
operation in a large factory, and 200
hands are employed, men earning from
$50 to $50 week and women from Sc
to SIS week. A new industry has
been established there with wage-roll
of $4,000 year and pro duct of
100000. Is this good thing, or isn't
it? If the people of Vermont believe
in policy which does this right along,
let them cast the largest republican
vote at the coming election ever cast in
this state. The democratic party is
committed to the unconstitutionality of
thus stimulating American industry.
PRESIDENT HARRISON showed his
large caliber and sound judgment in
the way in which he supported Minis
ter Egan in the latter's peculiarly try
ing position in Chill. The democratic
and mugwump papers raised such
howl about Minister Egan that it
seemed for time as though he would
be driven from his post. The presi-
dent is not the man to be stampeded,
however. He would not desert his
minister for no better reason than that
there was howl. Theodore Roosevelt,
an eminently fair-minded man, has just
written in the Independent an exhaust
i've review of the case, in which he de-
clares that the conduct of Mr.. Egan
has been 80 admirable, under very diff E.
cult circumstances, that his worst foes
have been unable to find scintilla of
evidence against him and that he " has
acted in way that proves that he de-
serves well Of all Americans" Honor
to President Harrison for the qualities
of statesman and true leader. which
he showed all through the CHILEAN af-
fair. He won respect at home and
abroad for himself and advanced the
United States to a more dignifed place
among the nations of the world. Every
patriot should desire to see him con-
tinue at the helm of the ship of state.
We need a strong, clear-headed, self
reliant man in that place.