The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-05

for governor - Asa s. Bushnell of
Springfield, head of large manufac-
turing firm. He began his business
career as clerk, and is the architect of
his own fortune. The convention was
unanimously in favor of Mckinley for
president. -
In 1890, the year of the enactment
of the Mckinley tariff, the American
product of beet sugar was 100000
pounds. In 1892 it had increased to
$4,000, 900 pounds; in 1893 it jumped
up to 43,000,000 pounds; and in 1894
the product was 60,000,00O pounds-a
tenfold increase since 1890, and strik-
ing illustration of the development of
an important industry under the re-
publican principle of protection.
THE st. Adams Messenger of Satur-
day evening resumed its wonted look.
1t had returned from an enforced ex-
lie, was printed at home in its tempo
rary quarters, on new type and machin-
cry. By the fire of May 10, every ounce
of type in the town was dumped into
very literal hell-box," and when the
flames had subsidized every press was
mass of ruined iron and steel. Two
issues next succeeding the fire were
printed at Swanton, the others at the
office of the Free Press in Burlington.
In two weeks time new outfit was
procured, set up and put in operation.
The Messenger very properly "points
with pride" to its achievement and re-
CARDS with satisfaction its re-establish-
ment by its own hearthstone. The
WATCHMAN presents its congratula-
tons.
THE New York Tribune recently
wrote an article entitled "The Passing
of Platt." 1t was during the late ses-
sion of the legislature, when Governor
Morton, Mayor Strong, and some of the
men accounted as henchmen of Mr..
Plat were paying more regard to the
public welfare than to the Tioga chief
tain's plans for running things. Mr..
Platt's friends have been making merry
over the title of the IribuneS article,
one of them having facetiously re-
marked that, by the way people keep
talking about Mr.. Platt, he "should
Judge that he was about a thousand
miles long" The Tribune rejoined,
happily closing with this exceedingly
pertinent hit: I'VE recall a remark
made by our old correspondent, John
Paul. several years ago, when there
was whale on exhibition at one of the
docks. Sitting at Lotos Club dinner,
the gentleman next asked him if he had
seen the whale. Receiving an affirma-
tive answer, the gentleman said 'It's
big thing, isn't it?' 'V-very,' said
John Paul. who had an impeachment
in his speech. 'F-f-ffty fleet long,
and smells as though twas f-f-fve hun
dred.' Still, the whale was dead"
IF Memorial Day is to become simply
a legal holiday and is to be devoted to
games, sports and revelry, the day
would be more honored in the breach
than the observance. The state recog-
nized the day as mark of honor to the
dead soldiers. 1t had no idea of estab-
fishing general gala day. The thought
that the day set apart for commence
rating the services of the men who
were killed in battle, or died in hospital,
or persisted in Confederate prson-pens,
to save the Union, would become the
chosen day for racing, baseball games,
and all manner of other games and
sports, never entered the minds of the
lawmakers when they made Memorial
Day legal holiday. They certainly
could never have anticipated that these
diversions would have taken precedence
OF Memorial Day services and observ-
ances, to the neglect and exclusion of
the latter. In many localities game"
was "called" concurrently with the be.
ginning of the memorial exercises. The
ball grounds had the crowd, the
churches or other places of holding
memorial services were only partially
attended. The cry is, in defence or
apology of this dissertation, that more
holidays are needed, more occasions
for sports and diversions. If this is
true, create day for spring holiday.
Civilized people do not ordinarily
choose the anniversary of the death of
a father, son or brother, as time for
revelry, and there is shocking incon-
gruity in selecting as a general gala
day the day which is the general ami
versary of the death of myriads of
patriots who gave their lives that the
nation might be saved. This PROPOSE
ton needs no elucidation or argument.
The case would be somewhat different,