Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-04-12

GIGS are not true, tneTe Is Sranu chance
for some city and county officials to sue
for libel. If the charges can be sustained,
some Of the vacant rooms in the state
boarding house at Windsor should be
filled with Rutland guests. The charges
specified are blackmail of the worst char
acter, not only of saloon keepers but Of
the state itself.
For the benefit of some state papers,
which have been commenting on edito-
rial expressions 10 THE TIMES of several
weeks ago regarding the president and
the seignorage bill, we will state that
late advices from Washington are to the
effect that Cleveland has vetoed the bill,
and we have given him full credit for
the deed. At the same time we wish to
remark on the charming vapidness of our
state Democratic contemporaries. One
issued April 4, and another issued April
referred to articles in "last weeks
TINES which were actually published
on March %.
The smart set of embryo politicians s
that are trying 20 run things down in
Mas sachusetts seem to be having them
pretty much their own way just now.
The crusade against Fast day was sue
cessful and now they are going to pull
down the state house and put up a new
tangled structure in its place and are
working hard for municipal woman's
suffrage. They have not yet been able
to get the common for railroad station
but that may come in time. Next we
shall expect to hear that Faneuil hall
is to be used for an electric power sta
tion, thefold state house converted into
a dime museum and Bunker hill monu-
ment sold to some patent medicine firm
to paint advertisements on.
The Hawaiian royalists have not yet
given up hope of restoring the fallen
Lilliuokalani to the throne, and thei1
program is that if Cleveland will make
no more efforts in behalf of the eX-Queen
the foreign governments with which
Hawaii has treaties will be appealed to-
In case England, France and Japan al
refuse to interfere, then it is understood
that force will be employed by Mrs
Dominis' adherents to oust the Provision
al govetnent and re-establish the mon
49, EbEsOus outside aid. The mon
| ardzSs.ie Supporters do not III the ieaa
doubt their ability to overthrow. The
present government, but will postpone
action in other directions until after .
definite reply has been received from
Secretary of State Gresham. Presiden
Dole ridicules these threats and says he
has no fears that the Provisional govern
ment cannot maintain itself.
The American Protective association
is having a remarkable growth and ha
already made its influence felt in numer
GUS local elections. Briefly stated th
principles of the order are nine in mum
Der, as follows: /. Restriction Of immi
grafton. 2. Extension of the time TO
naturalization. 3. An educational quail
ification for every voter. 4. One genera
non-sectalian free public school system
5. Public funds and public property no
to be used for sectarian purposes. 6
Taxation of all property not owned ant
controlled by the public. Z. All privat
schools, converts, monasteries, churche
and places Of reformatory or charitabl
character shall at all times be open t.
public official inspection. 8. No person
who recognizes allegiance to any foreig
or ecclesiastical potentate shall be sup
ported for any official public positio
WI atever. 8. American lands for actua
| settlers.