The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-03-16

marked copy of its "rebuke "? 1t has
escaped our notice, although we have
been an attentive reader of that paper
under Colonel Childs' interesting edi-
torship. In his present disturbed
mental condition and haziness of vision,
the Argus editor is seeing a bear in
every stump, and we mistrust his
blcared optics have been making him
too willing dupe in respect of the Mes
senger's alleged rebuke."
THE following extract from an edi-
toria of the Philadelphia Times is fair
specimen of the tone of comment in
which democratic journals of character
are writing since the recent vote TO
take up the free coinage bill.
"The free coinage men can pass the bill,
they have determined to pass it and they
should be allowed to pass it and take the
responsibility. Its passage is quite likely
to lose the party every Eastern and Mid
die state in the coming presidential election,
withoutany corresponding gain in the West.
The present democratic majority was elected
on the Mckinley tariff and not on the free
coinage issue, but Mr.. Bland seems to have
persuaded majority of the democrats that
the reverse is the case, and there is nothing
to be done but to let them find out their
mistake by giving the republicans the ma
jority in the coming contest"
d. d. HOWE of Brookfield, secretary
of the Vermont State Grange, has been
placed in charge of the Experiment
Station farm at Burlington. Mr.. Howe
is a practical and successful farmer,
man of intelligence, and has been
chosen with especial reference to his
ability to manage the College farm in
way that will inure to the benefit of
the farmers of the state. His selection
is the result of the new and aggressive
farmer blood that was injected into the
veins of the management of the institu-
ton at the session of the Legislature in
1890 by the force-pump of vigorously
worked public opinion. Changes will
be made under the direction of the new
board of control, which numbers among
its members some men-farmers-of
excellent judgment, having minds of
their own and the resolution to control
in fact as we'll as name, and in the in
terest of the great body of farmers of
the state. The war of 1890 was not
without its victories.
THE Messenger says: "Colonel E. G.
Smith will not be candidate for SEN
atorial honors, and, under no consider
alton, will accept nomination to that
or any other political position, at
present." We congratulate the Gen.
trail railway management on this
conclusion of Colonel Smith. That
corporation will be the gamer by this
decision, in that it will have its young
presidents undivided attention to its
important affairs, undistracted by poll
tics and unembarrassed by its compli-
cations. What is, however, the Cen
trails great gain in this respect is a loss
to the state at large. We were a some
what close observer of Colonel Smiths
career as member of the legislature at
the session of 1890, and it gave us
pleasure to write of him in terms of
sincere praise. He is young, wide
awake, patriotic, loves Vermont, is
anxious to see her prosper and has
practical ideas as to how prosperity
shall be wooed and won. For the good
of Vermont we are sorry that he has
decided to keep out of politics for the
present. 1t is true, as the MesSenge,
says, that" the recent editorial columns
of the WATCHMAN evidence the esti.
nation in which he is held by the peo
pie of Vermont, outside of Franklin
county" The time for expressing this
estimation is only deferred for some
brief season. -
IN recent interview it is reported
that Senator Edmunds facetiously
remarked that he might accept the
nomination for governor if he would
be allowed to spend the term OF
office in Europe, and have all of his ex
penses paid, referring to the fact that
he was to sail for Europe with his
family the first of May with the inten'
ton OF being abroad a year or more
A sort of political rash has affected GER
tain Of the Vermont papers during the
winter, appearing in certain itchy erup.
tions anent the mountain rule, ,
"young men," "old party hacks, y
small-bore governors" representa-
tive farmers" ETC., and this suggestion
of the name of Mr.. Edmunds for gov.
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