The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-23

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND is hanged in
effigy in Colorado by free silver fanat-
les. This is the same sort of free silver
argument as Governor Waite's blood
to the horses brides" harangue.
WHILE the iron grip of disaster to
industry is tightening, the president is
enjoying his rod and line at Buzzard's
Bay, and the house of representatives.
pursues the dismal tenor of its two
weeks of talk. The incident of Nero
and fiddling and Rome in flames has
very striking counterpart in the current
affairs of the United States.
"MosT every one seems satisfied with
the seal settlement except the Canadian
fellows who do the sealing. England
gets the law, we get the seals, and
Canada, to use humble phrase, don't
get nothin'. "-SprinQfeld Republican.
Doesn't she, though? How about
reparation for the seizures and confis-
cations by the United States and dam
ages for suspension of sealing during
the arbitration period, all of which the
United States was to pay if the techni-
cal points were decided adversely to its
claims? Canada seems to be in it to
some considerable extent.
THE senate finance committee, of
which Mr.. Voorhees, is chairman, has
reported repeal bill. How was it
done? The finance committee con-
sists of eleven members-fve republic
cans and six democrats. OF these, four
republicans and two democrats voted
to report the bill; four democrats and
one republican voted against reporting
the bill. The democrats are powerless
to do any good thing without republic
cans, and, left to itself, the democratic
house would reject repeal; so would
a democratic senate. Happily, the pros
pect of an unconditional repeal bill
passing the latter body has frightened
during the past week and repeal is now
believed to be possible.
THE fall of Manager Walter of the
st. Johnsbury Republican was severe
shock to all the young mans friends
and acquaintance in the state. We
understand that his affairs are as yet
in somewhat chaotic condition, and
that his Indebtedness will probably not
exceed S35 900. OF this sum consider
able amount went into the stock of the
Caledonia Publishing Company, and
the Republican building and bad man
agement cover the rest. This debt has
been accommodating for some five years.
We are informed that arrangements had
been made to take up the forged notes,
and, had the arrest been delayed twenty
four hours, the paper would have been
paid. The general feeling is that Wal
ter is not knave, but committed the
crime in moment of weakness. Some
Indignation is expressed that his arrest
was not delayed to give him a chance
to pay the fraudulent paper. Hon. B.
F. Lincoln and E. Harris of Burke are
his bondsmen. The Republican COM
pany is not affected by Walters doings.
individuals, it is said, are ready to take
a controlling interest in the paper and
take care of it.
VERMoNT's voice, proclaimed by
Representative Powers in the house
and Senator Morrill, in the upper house
OF congress, is strong and clear for
unconditional repeal of the silver
purchase clause of the Sherman act.
Mr.. Powers argued with his usual vigor,
and the venerable senator, now in his
eighty-fourth year, spoke for an hour
with all his old-time force and clearness
against the continued purchase of silver
bullion. To show to what an enormous
extent silver production in this country
has advanced, the senator stated that
the currency value of the silver pro-
duced in the United States in 1892 was
very nearly seventy-fve million dollars,