The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27

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TO old-timers, those who lived in the
trying times of the civil war, there is
something very suggestive in the Argus
and Patriots slurring references to
Colonel Mansur. The gallant colonel
was once an unbdden and very unwel-
come caller at the Argus establishment.
Hence these tears.
SENATOR PROCTOR has contributed
TO the senate discussion on the tariff
speech on the sheep industry, which is
"an oasis in desert of dreary talk"
There is nothing ephemeral in the SEN
ator's talk. Crowded out of to-day's
issue by important local matter that is
ephemeral, the senator's speech will be
reproduced ia our next issue and will
be read with keen interest and enjoy
ment. -
HOMER W. VAIL retired from the
contest ended on Wednesday last, COW
cred with honor though he bore not
away from the convention the particu-
lar honor for which he commended.
Mr.. Wallis friends have nothing to re-
gret. His canvass was conducted on
high ground, with dignity, and his
cause was admirably managed on the
door of the convention. Mr. Vail has
a right to be proud of the support he
received No mistakes were made, no
word spoken, no act done, that will be
matter of future regret. The WATCH
MAN found in both Colonel Mansur
and Mr.. Vail men with whom it has
long been very pleasantly acquainted,
and for whom it has strong personal
regard. 1t could antagonize neither.
1t has spoken warm and true words for
both. Each deserved all the good
words his most ardent partisan has
spoken for him. Each strove manfully
for the honor he coveted. Mr.. Vail
and Colonel Mansur shake hands over
the result. Mr.. Vail and Mr.. Bates
are now for Mansur, and so is every
Bates or Vail man in the state We
are all for Woodbury. and Mansur and
big majority.
The Brattleboro Retormer declares
that the farmers movement for
Homer W. Vail PANIED out about as
was expected in the republican con-
vention." The Reformer adds that
s. the farmers have the votes, but that
is all they have and all that is wanted
of them in republican state councils"
and enjoins them to unite in giving
"us "-whomsoever that may be-" a
housekeeping in state politics" We
are not aware that there was any
farmers movement" in the late can.
Yass. Mr.. Vail and his friends GER
tainly disclaimed that he was a class
candidate. A great many people-and
many of them were not farmers-recog-
nizing that all the candidates were good
and proper men, believed it would be
good politics to put farmer Cd the
state ticket. For this reason, and on
account of his ability, character and
fitness for the office, they supported
Mr.. Vail and tried to persuade the
delegates, large majority of whom
were farmers, to vote for him. The
farmers did not respond. Mr.. Vail
was defeated because the farmer dele
gates, or enough of them, did not sup
port him, or because, primarily, the
farmer voters did not attend the eau
cuses and elect delegates instructed to
vote for Vail. If the farmers had
wanted lieutenant-governor chosen
from their class, it was in their power
to have one, because, as the Re
former says, they have the votes-and
there was not power enough in all the
state to defeat such a choice. 1t is
very plain that there was no farmers
movement If any farmer is disap.
pointed in the result of the canvass fol
a candidate for the second place on the
ticket, it is not difficult for him tc
locate the responsibility, and his sense
of justice and fairness will not suffer
him to seek to punish his own party
because the voters and delegates of hi
class refused proffered political recogni
tion on the state ticket of 1894. Or
the contrary, he will join, in September
next and two years hence, with all hi
brother republicans--and multitude
of incoming democrats-in cleaning
Vermont's political house of what lit
tie democratic dirt shall still infes
the comely fabric.