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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-04-27
Logical Presidential Candidates.

The weather is no longer topic of
conversation, however exasperating.
Wherever two or three are gathered to-
gether the question asked and dubi-
ously answered is Z" Who'll be nominal
ted for the presidency" Then every
body shakes his head and declares that
politics never were so mixed and pro-
phets so few. Long ago the Washington
expressed the opinion that as in 1898,
so in 1892, the watchwOrds of the two
great parties would be Harrison aud
Cleveland" Though this opinion
found little favor at the time, events
have since made it almost universal
No one doubts Mr.. Blaine's popularity,
but the brilliant secretary of state has
given the best of re sons for declining
what should be to him an empty honor.
Unless his word is worthless he is alb
soutely out of the race. With Mr..
Blaine eliminated, Mr.. Harrison has no
rival worth discussing, however admit
rable other possible candidates may be.
The people do not recognize them as
presidential timber. Mr.. Harrison COM
mands general respect; and capital no
less than labor, knows that the country
will be perfectly safe under his con-
tinued administration. Even those who
protest against the Mckinley bill COM
mend Mr.. Harrison's conservatism on
silver, and the veriest mugwump pre-
fers four more years of Harrison to the
possibility of Hill with or without free
silver. All signs will fail, if the Min
neapolis convention does not nominate
Benjamin Harrison for a second term.
Whether disgruntled politicians like
him or not, they must obey their mas
tiers, the people, who are tired of inter-
nal broils.
Like Mr.. Harrison, Mr.. Cleveland
has the respect and confidence of the
majority of the American people. They
know he made good president; they
are confident he will serve them still
better if given further opportunity.
Rampant republicans feel secure in his
patriotism, and Independents support
him with enthusiasm. He is the only
democrat for whom mugwumps will
vote, hence he is the only man the
Chicago convention should dream of
nominating, for it is the unknown guam
tity that holds the balance of power
Kate Fields Washington.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-04-27
A Democratic Fetish.

The st. Adams Messenger, a daily
that is displaying commendable enter
prise in publishing the news, derives
from the Swanton Courier, an obscure
weekly printed in the northwestern
corner of Franklin county, the intelli-
gence that Colonel Bradley B. Smalley
of Burlington is to be the democratic
nominee for governor. Colonel Smalley
is one of the directors of the Central
Vermont railroad, and the Messenger
improves the opportunity to say that he
is one of the ablest and most popular
democrats in Vermont and his nomina-
ton means an active and aggressive
campaign from start to finish. The
Messenger evinces signs of perturba-
ton in view of this prospective nomi-
nation, and opines that if republicans
are counting on diminished demo-
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-04-27
Note and Comment.

The Atlanta Constitution is frank.
1t wants Hill because the democrats
down here are hungry"
IF the democrats get short of pres-
dental candidates, what is the matter
with Chief Gall of the Ogallalas
THE biggest boom the democracy
has thus far received was the adjourn
ment of the New York legislature
last week.
HENRY WATTERsON is epigrammatic.
Says Henry: "The democratic party is
an army of lions commanded by jack
asses" And Henry is quite leader
himself.
THE democrats of Indiana in con-
vention at Indianapolis, last week,
declared emphatically that they wanted
Cleveland. If they can't get Cleve-
land they want Gray.
COLONEL WANsER was recently
elected mayor of Jersey City. He is
the first republican mayor that city has
had in six years. 1t was veritable
Waterloo for the democrats.
PRETTY slow people down Rutland
way. The Herald reporter says that
" ON call for nominations for congress
man, Colonel j. G. Baker, in few
days, nominated II. H. Powers to sue
coed himself"
"BEEN any callers 2" asked the Hon.
Mr.. Blunks. Eyes, one," answered
his secretary. Patent medicine man
was in to see what we would charge
him for getting few testimonials into
the Congressional Record. "-Indianap-
OILS Journal.
The Behring sea question is settled
for the present. According to agree
ment the sea is closed to sealers during
the tendency of the arbitration, and
each country is liable to the other for
such consequential damages as the ar
bitration may assess.
Me AND "BRAD.": "St. Adams and
Brandon, both of which the friends of
Colonel Smalley and our friends ex-
pected to carry, have gone against us,
but on the other hand that has been
very much more than made up by car
rying towns that we expected to &C
against us. ARGUS.
DR. H. H. MCINTYRE of West Ran
dolph, having resigned from the in
ternal revenue service, has entered the
state department service, and is now
in San Francisco, interested in Behring
sea matters. What the doctor does moi
know about that body of water is
scarcely worth knowing.
The St. Adams Messenger has de.
clared for Fletcher for governor. The
Messengers advocacy of farmer fol
governor is equal to Dave Hill's
claim that he is interested in the wei.
fare of the dear people of this country
The Messenger force has started bur.
lesque company. Oh, my, how it viii
draw-the farmers. Herald.
In our opinion either of these gentle
men would make good governor, ani
we can heartily support either if nomi
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-04-27
The Democratic Circus.

Chairman Atkins was claiming on Mon
day that of 347 delegates whose credentials
have been received by the secretary of the
state committee, 261 are iron.clad Atkins
men to Sc opposed-and in the opposing
column every man whose position is not
positively known is placed. On the other
hand, Mr.. Davenport claims that returns re-
ceived up to same date show that 243 anti
Atkins delegates have been chosen, 151 At
kins, and IS are doubtful. The author of
this classification also claims to separate the
sheep from the goats by rigid lines of de-
narration The reports are doubly and
trebly verified, so far as can be DONE" The
ants continue to publish accounts of eau
cuses won for Atkins by sharp practices.
At Bellows Falls, for instance, they were
overborne, they say, by brute force. Another
caucus has been called by majority of the
town committee for this Wednesday, even
ing, and its action will be backed by affida-
Wits of fraud and violence at the first caucus.
AT Brattle boro, where, the recalcitrants say,
Atkins made one of his hardest fights,
sending in force of his best workers and
changing off all the railroad men so as to
have all the democrats in the caucus, he mus
tered only 56 supporters in a caucus num-
bering 400. The fight, by order of the head
center at Montpelier, it is said was made
very ugly and bitter against Davenport, and
the democrats answered it by giving him a
rousing reception when he rose to speak.
Captain Chubb and solid anti-Atkins dele
CATION come from Thetford. 1t is plain that
one side or the other is fearfully mistaken
in its calculations. Having all the ma
chinery of the organization in his possess
sion Mr.. Atkins figures naturally receive
the stronger backing among the outside
public. The convention will be swept by
equatorial storms, according to present in
dications, and will be an occasion of rare
interest to those seeking relief from political
ennui.
LATER.-Returns up to last evening, at the
headquarters of the revolntionists, showed
the following Atkins 172, anti-Atkins 262,
doubtful Il, Sixty-two small towns, enti-
tied to 125 delegates, have yet to elect dele
gates. AT least a dozen towns will hold no
caucuses. In Washington county, entitled
to sixty delegates, about one-fourth will be
anti-Atkins, 1t is claimed.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-04-27
The GovernOrship.

We believe that the general feeling
of the rank and file as we'll as the party
leaders of this county is for Hon. Levi
X. Fuller of Brattleboro for governor.
Since the withdrawal of Colonel Fair
banks the sentiment all over the state,
50 far as we have been able to learn,
has been strongly in Fuller's favor.
The republicans of Vermont will not
consent to have the non. promotion
rule given over, and allow Lieutenant
Governor Fletcher to gain the governor
ship. This would be too fragrant an af-
front to the friends of the gallant
Colonel Woodbury., who made more
aggressive fight on an unpopular side
aud came nearer winning than any
other man in Vermont could have
done. AT such time as our
county can send a united delegation
for Mr.. Spear or any one of its eminent
citizens, then we will espouae his
cause, but at this time, when almost
everybody has made up his mind as to
who he wishes to have nominated, it
does not seem wise to bring out a new
candidate from our own county to be
slaughtered in the convention Brad
ford ODinion,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-04-27
Obituary.

BENJAMIN. Samuel w. Benjamin died at
Woodbury., April -, Of pneumonia, aged
seventy six years. Mr.. Benjamin was born
in Woodbury., which has always been his
home. He married Maria S. Foster of Cal
ais. They had two sons and one daughter,
the latter dying when quite young. His
wife and sons survive him, one living in
Woodbury. the other in New York city.
Mr.. Benjamin was kind husband, and an
indulgent father. He had always been an
active man, strictly temperate in all his life,
and for many years held various town Of
fees to the general satisfaction of his towns
men. For several years past his health had
been declining, until by asudden cold preu-
monia was developed, and after about one
week of sickness he passed away: The
funeral services were conducted by Rev. j.
ID. Bailey, who spoke words of comfort to
the bereaved family from III Corinthians
xii: 8 Many neighbors and friends showed
their sympathy for the living and their re-
spect for the dead by profuse floral offer
ings. Mr.. Bailey will be missed by all in
this community
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-04-27
Questions.
banner.

Rev. E. j. Ranslow of Swanton adj
dresses to Editor Blake of the Barton
Monitor the following pertinent in
quiries:
didate?" Is Lieutenant-G Governor Fletcher
in the field, and do they think, after killing
off Colonel Woodbury. on a plea of non
promotion, that they can ignore that plea in
Mr.. Fletcher? In this region, and among
leading men of the state, Colonel Fuller has
the track We have many factions over this
way, but we are pretty unanimously in
favor Of Colonel Fuller for governor.
To the above, with equal pertinence,
Editor Blake answers:
So far as we can learn, and we speak from
knowledge obtained from personal inquiry
with some of the leading farmers of the
county and the state, the whole cry for
"farmer's candidate" is hypocrisy and
fraud. 1t originates in this section from
party or parties who are not farmers, and
who talk this twaddle to create boom for
somebody claimed to be a special represent
alive of the farmer class. In the vicinity of
st. Albans we imagine that it all originates
in the brain of an editor who knows nothing
in particular about farming and who cares
almost as little about farmers as he knows
about farming. We judge that his pre-
tended interest in farmers is either to get a
little prestige among farmers for his journal,
or little boost for coveted political posi-
ton. In the vicinity of Rutland the far
mers' boom is simply a subterfuge to kill off
one candidate in the interests of another, or
TO crafty the caprice and the malice of a
man who has no special regard for any man
or class. For the atmosphere of Ludlow
the cry for the 81 farmer" is for the pur-
pose of doing harm to Colonel Fuller and to
help personal friend and supposed can
didate of neighboriDg town. When the
farmers want something politically or other
wise let them speak. Until then let those
who know nothing about their desires cease
to voice their wishes.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-04-27
Washington County Court.

By request Of the court. the testimony in
certain cases tried this week is not pub
lished. These are what are called the
"twin cases" The same evidence is relied
upon in each case of this kind, and its pub
LEGATION in one case would tend to embarrass
the court in the trial of the other. The fol-
lowing cases have been disposed Of
State V. George D. Reed. In these cases
the respondent pleaded guilty TO keeping
nuisance and keeping with intent to sell.
State V. Jack Glysson. In this case re-
spondent pleaded guilty to one first otfense
of selling.
State V. Jane Lynch. Plea, guilty Of
keeping a nuisance
State V. II. E. Bliss. Plea guilty of keep
ing nuisance.
State V. l.. ID. Russell. In this case the
respondent was convicted of keeping nui-
sance on the 4th day of last July.
State V. l.. d. Russell Respondent
pleaded guilty to one first offence of selling.
State v. Nichols ct ais. Is now on trial
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-04-27
"reminiscences.

Mr. Editor: Being reader of the WATCH
MAN, and many years ago resident OF old
Vermont, l am tempted to write few rem
iniscences. AS look over your paper, and
see so many familiar names, my thoughts
run back sixty years or more TO the time
when listened to Rev. Chester Wright
every Sunday, he being the first min
lister / ever heard Then there were
Colonies Washburn, Langdon, Flint and
j. p Miller, Drs. Julius Dewey and Spald-
ing, Judges LOOMS, Prentiss and Howes,
General E. p. Walton, John Spalding the
merchant, and host of others long since
passed away. well remember MIR. Upton's
people. One of the boys, / see, is now
Judge Upton of Illinois.
/ notice that Vermont maintains her
rank as the great maple.sugar state. l well
remember how the school.boys, l among
them, used to leave school and go down TO
the sugaring off " as it was then called.
Time passed by, and when the presiden-
tial campaign of 1910 began l was ready TO
cast my first vote. My father said, Z" will
leave the United States il Van Buren, is de
featedl" Therefore after the election he left
for what was then Iowa territory. Here he
built on the banks of the Mississippi and
the following year, in 1871, | joined him
it taking just one month TO make the trip
by stage and water. We set to work clear.
ing the land, which was one dense forest
but which now constitutes the farming land
OF the nelghDOrhoOu. during inc winters
we banked from 800 to 1000 cords of wood
which the large steamers, then plying the
Mississippi from st. Paul to New Orleans
used for fuel | thought when l reached
here / would return to my old home in the
spring; but spring coming with all it,
grandeur, and everything looking so promis
ing, decided to stay until fall; and instead
of one it is now fifty years last November
since first set foot on the Iowa shore.
A SUBSCRIBER.
Bellevue, Iowa, April IL, 1892.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-04-27

cratic vote by reason of existing in
ternal discussions they will awake to
realizing sense of their mistake on the
morning Of September 7, if Colonel
Smaley is leader of the democratic
hosts. Ergo, the republicans must put
up against this man of valor "a repre-
sentative farmer" and the Messenger
finds in Henry A. Fletcher of Cavern
dish the only man who can successfully
match this Goliath of the Green Noun
tain democracy.
The Messengers faith in farmer can
didate as the man for all emergencies,
and its newborn zeal for Colonel
Fletcher, reminds us of story of the
late Samuel Bowles, founder of the
Springfield Republican. His belief in
Charles Francis Adams transcribed
all things political. Every requirement
of the public service, every exigency of
the hour, every demand of statesman
ship, Editor Bowles fondly saw en-
bodied in his ideal candidate. Mr..
Bowles went to church one Sunday,
and during a sermon of exceeding or
thodoxy was sleeping the sleep of the
weary editor. Presently the preacher,
warming up to his work, Numbered
forth the awful query of his text, Who
is able to stand before the Holy Lord
God?" Mr.. Bowles' slumbers were
broken, and starting to his feet, the
ruling passion strong in his half
awakened senses, made answer,
"Charles Francis Adams is the only
man that can do it, and / nominate
him for that position!" At the sane
tum or at church, Editor Childs dreams
of farmer candidate for every emer-
gency, and lately his dreams have CEN
tered on Fletcher as the concrete en-
bodiment of all that is required to save
the state and nation from the on
slaughts of the democratic party. F.
w. McGettrick, Esq, the Messenger
says, is authority for the boast that st.
Adams will add two hundred to her
democratic vote. Even under Colonel
Smalley's popular candidacy, we trust
in the Messengers influence to bring
shame and confusion on the MEG ettrick
prophecy-if its purport is that the re-
publican majority of ST. Adams will be
reduced two hundred votes. The
democracy may add that number to
their vote, but if the republicans add
an equal or greater number, what do
the democrats gain?
The WATCHMAN is not appalled, by
the prospect of Colonel Smalley's can
didacy. If he has the hardihood to
head the democratic forlorn hope in
this presidential year the republicans
will as remorselessly bury him under
their old historic majority as any of his
Observation-Disclosures or otherwise.
In 1880, under the brilliant candidacy of
Hon. E. J. Phelps, bold push was
made upon the republican majority
cit shall be cut down to 15,000," was
the democratic boast, and the republic
cans put their defiant answer in Sep
TENDER into 25 900 majority. SO will it
be in September next-and more also
under Colonel Fuller or any other cap
tain, whether Colonel Smalley or the
Caliph himself bears the democratic
banner.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-04-27

IT looks now very much as if the OPP
posing candidates for president this
year would be the same as in 1888
General Harrison will be renomnated
by the republicans as certainly as he
lives and does not decline the nomina-
ton, and the drift of opinion aud
events on the democratic side is as
plainly toward Cleveland. All things
considered, Harrison is the most repre-
sentative republican in the country, and
a majority of the democratic party
seem to regard Cleveland as the most
representative democrat. Events are
shaping up in such way as to make
each the logical candidate of his party,
and the contest of 1888 will probably
be repeated in 1892. - Indianapolis
Journal.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-04-27

DIR. NJ. AUGUSTUS JEwETT, Vermonter
who for the past twelve years has been ply
stefan in charge of the insane asylum at
Danvers, Mass, has been confirmed as
United States consul to Sivas, Asiatic
Turkey. DR.. Jewett received his academic
education in Newbury,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-04-27
aolatebman 4 Aournal,
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 81, 1892.

THE Bradford Opinion is recognized
as the best exponent of public senti-
ment in Orange county. SO what it
says on the governor question, quoted
elsewhere in this issue, derives weight
and significance. The Opinion declares
mphatically for Fuller, for maintain
ing the non-promotion presidents, and
expresses the opinion that Orange
county is practically solid for Fuller.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-04-27

THE WATCHMAN purposcd last week
to pay the St. Adams Messenger we'll
earned compliment for its enterprise
in reporting and publishing, on We'd
nesday evening of the 18Th instant, the
proceedings of the state and second
district conventions held at Montpelier
on that day, and the speech of Hon.
Thomas b Reed before the state con-
ve1tion. These proceedings were had
during the day of Wednesday, and the
people of Montpelier read them in the
evening Messenger received at half-past
six. The WATCHMAN further expresses
its obligation to the Messenger for the
use of the excellent report of Mr.. Reeds
first speech printed in its supplement
of last week. Belated acknowledge
ments are better than none, but the de-
lay is much regretted inadvertence.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-04-27

THE New York Herdld's sensational story
about the sale of the island of San Domingo
to a private company in the United States
is declared to be a big sell"
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-09-23

Vermont and Maine have had their
state elections, showing a very great
decrease in republican majorities,
Maine has less than half the majority
for the 6. o. p. that she gave in 1883.
The republican papers have made
quite point-but it is a little blunt
to them now-on the election in
those states, saying that their repub-
lican majority received there would
be an Indication of the grand
majorities that would be given their
party in certain other states. The
republican papers claimed that all
over $4,000 majority would be a
gain to them. They received only
10000. So, according to their own
calculation, they have lost 5000
votes in Maine. But their estimate
was not correct, for in the last ma
tional election Harrison had a major
lty Of %, 253 over Cleveland. Reck-
cning upon that basis, the republi-
cans have lost in Maine between Ii.
600 and $4,000 votes instead
gaining, or even holding their own.
And if that be the case "way down in
Maine" what can be expected in the
progressive and wide awake West,
where the peoples party and the re-
form movement is just smashing the
old parties out of sight.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-09-23

The difference between government
ownership, and monopoljstic man
agement of railroads, was well illus
trated. at the time 100000 900 was
transported across the continent
The express companies price for TAX
ing it was, 100000. Uncle Sam was
given a chance and it was done for
$25, 000-only slight difference Of
$4,000. The old parties fight for
contingency the exorbitant monop-
oily prices, while the peoples party
stands for Justice.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-09-23

Striking miners in Tennessee are
keeping up war with the military
and a number of men have been
killed on both sides. 1t is almost as
bad in New York state, in Pennsyl-
vania, and in Idaho. Soon one-half
of the national guard will be under
arms fighting our own citizens. The
revolution prophesied by the ''calam-
ity howlers" is not an impossibility.
Headlight Ortonville.
After the time is past for peaceful
adjustment OF the great issues OF the
day, some of the drones will prob
ably wake up in eternity and find
there has been a bloody revolution.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-09-23
Vermont.

The republican party is Dragging
over it's victory in Vermont-of 49,
900. All, good for brag, but nothing
else-for that is the smallest majority
ever polled there-and nearly 10000
less than last year.
However, it meant more than a
reduced victory. You see Vermont
was unorganized for state cam
paign. But it will be for the national
election. The peoples party did not
figure in the state issue to any ex-
tent. But when it comes to the cleo
toral ticket, we are in it. OF course
we do not expect to carry an unor-
ganized stated!
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-09-23
Colorado.

While taking supper at a hotel in
Hubbard Co., we engaged in CONVEX
sation with a lady and gentleman
from Colorado. They were people OF
unusual intelligence, and, fearing the
effect on a half dozen listeners we
asked the lady this question:
care there anypeoples party voters
in COlOrado?"
The lady looked up with curious
smile, as if to ask the cause for such
q question, and then answered.:
"Why, there are none other but
peoples party voters! Everybody
votes it in Colorado!"
The husband seconded the state
ment. Forty-eight old party papers
have changed to our party within
Gew weeks.