News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-07-19
Press Comments.

OF MS last week 3 paper 10 giving the
recalcitrant Democratic brethren OF
Bellows Falls who refused to call a
caucus a severe scorchiDg. Incident
ally he takes occasion to twit them
of supporting the Atkins-Senter ring
two years ago, which they now no
4 doubt deeply regret. This is a very
pleasing sort of balm for Bro. Daven-
port to misunderstanding to him
self.
From the Manchester Journall
The recent Democratic State con-
vention is reported to have been a
large aud enthusiastic gathering, and
why should it not have besn' Every
town in the State nearly has a post
Office and most of them have two or
three.
From the Hardwick GaEettel
The Ludlow Tribune assails Judge
Powers position on the application
of the civil service rules on the ground
that the judge is "spoilsman and
agin the reform. This discovery of
the Tribune would be important if it
wasn't entirely untrue.
From the Mortified News.
Some of the newspapers have it
that Gov. Fuller aspires to the posi-
ton now held. by Senator Morrill,,
when that venerable gentleman re-
tires. We don't believe it, as we
[ have heard Gov. Fuller declare with
in few months that he had no fur
Their desire for public life at the expi-
ration of his present term of Office.
: From the Poultney Journall
The Journal is unalterably opposed
to foreign pauper labor. 1t believes
in American wages to American la
borers, meaning by that term, natives
of this country and foreigners who
come here with a sincere purpose to
: become American citizens, and are
willing to uphold our laws. 1t also
fully believes in protection to the
? product of their labor, against the
, pauper class of Europe.
From the Barre Leader.l
There are two men in the State
who do not want to 90 to Montpe-
= lier. Ex-Gov. Page has refused point
blank to represent Hyde Park in the
, Legislature and Josiah Grout de-
, clines to be a Senatorial candidate
before the Orleans county conven-
= ton. The Ex-Governor probably re-
allies that he has received the high
l est gift in the power of the people OF
= Vermont and the ex-Speaker has per-
haps been frightened into retirement
by the little Governor boom started
in his direction by the MOrrisville
NEWS AND CITIZEN and the Rutland
, Herald.
from the Woodstock Standard
Evidently the condign persistency
of the st. Johnsbury Republican and
it's juvenile chums in behalf of young
men of the party is gaining persua-
sive force. The Essex county Repub-
lican convention nominated Porter
, II. Dale of Island Pond (who, by the
way, is rising young NAM for the
i, office of county Senator. After the
convention it was discovered that
Mr.. Dale was ineligible for the office,
because he had not reached the age
! of thirty years, which is required by
l the State constitution. AS soon as
7 convenient after the next Legislature
: assemblies, the 23d article in amend
! ment of the constitution should be
l so remodeled as to remove this bar
t to the ambitions of young politicians.
From the Burlington Free Press] b,
E All true citizens of Vermont will re-
= joice that it did not become necessary
,, for the national authorities to take
advantage of Department. Command
er Branch's offer of 1000 volunteers
from the Grand Army in Vermont or
. of General Gilmore's order to the
companies of the national guard of
: Vermont to be prepared for an emer-
gency in the suppression of the Debs
;, rebellion. At the same time it is
i gratifying that Vermont soldiers, old
= and new, were SO prompt to offer
+ their services to the nationel govern.
ment in its hour of need; and it is
= safe to say that if their services had
! been required it would have been
q found that the spirit of Ethan Allen
U and Stannard still animates the
breasts of the Green Mountain boys
: From the Brattleboro Reformer.l
4 We are very glad to see denial o
i. the remark attributed to Col. Wood
bury in his State convention speech
that he entered the "Union army
composed of members of the Republi
= can party" Not believing the Colone
e to be a fool, we could not think hin
q capable of such statement. The
T. st. Adams Messenger and Morrisvillt
IL NEWS AND CITIZEN assert that his
l. Statement was that the army was
$ largely composed" etc.-which is
+ better, though not quite graceful OF
e true, if it means that there was more
u than a proportionate share OF Re
a publicans. None of the press reports
y so far as we noted credited the Col
,e onel with the use of the qualifying
+ word, though it is only justice to hin
: to believe that he used it.
Re A Prolific Case of Suicide,