Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-01-10
wAyslDE TALK.

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David Bennett Hill to dinner. The in
vitation was accepted and the political
world is specializing over the occur
renee. Column after column is being
written in the daily papers, and an eX-
pectant public is waiting for something
to drop. Are the conditions under
which the administration is working
SO bad that Mr.. Cleveland has called
upon his old enemy to bring his re-
markahle ability to bear to save the
wreck? 1t is the question of the hour,
and for the moment draws attention
| from that great financial curiosity, the
secretary of the treasury. We cannot
see that there has been any change in
the political horizon since the president
and his distinguished guest have broken
bread together Possible there will be
a ray of light soon. If there was ever
a time when there was need of decent
advisors to our chief executive it is
now. Mr.. Hill may not be safe one,
| but he is at least alive to his own inter
est and may harken to the voice of the
country All hands are now piped for
a financial measure. There is need of
sound, strong leadership, for nearly
every member of congress is dancing
before his own little section of the broad
land and for the entertainment of his
own dear friends while the whole civil
lied world is watching for the result.
The head of the treasury is making for
himself a most unenviable position
among financiers. Nothing good is ex-
pected from John G. Carlisle. If Mr..
Cleveland can find in the New York
senator leader who can patch up the
financial bill SO that it will command
hn nf h,,c or
home and abroad critics will become
the two great Democratic leaders.
The more one sees of the so called
Democratic administration the more it
seems that it isn't Democratic at all,
but populistic. Honest Democrats are
disgusted; and are lining up as anti
administrationists where they do not
bolt to the Republican ranks. For our
part we would like to see Democratic
policy, cut clear of the populist tail,
given out and lived up to for the next
two months. We have the greatest re-
spect for a party that stands by its col
ors, but that the populist serpent should
swallow the Democratic ass is a dread
full state of affairs David Bennett Hill
is a Democrat and we would like to see
him save his party from utter wreck.
| There can be no proper objection to
allowing Hill to pull the president and
his sickly brother, Finance, out of the
mire if he can do it, but some people
| are stubborn, some can't learn, others
won't learn, and few die fools. The
1 able New York Sun, the great Demo-
cratic daily, sarcastically suggests that
Mr.. Carlisle resign and that Thomas
Fortunate" Byrnes, the superintend-
ent Of the New York police force, take
his place, Byrnes has amassed a snug
fortune of 100000 by getting points on
the market from the Vanderbilts and
Goulds while he was guarding the city.
1t would be an excellent idea for Car
Isle and Byrnes to exchange places.
| DR.. Parkhurst could perhaps steer Car
try could give Byrnes tip as to ham
ding the treasury department. Any
how these two men ought to have a
change of air and scene. ~
We are sorry for the fruit growers of
! Florida. On Christmas day they could
count on an enormous yield of oranges
and the outlook was delightful. On
New Years day nothing but ruined
crops were on every hand. 1t is est-
mated that 1000, 900 boxes alone were
frozen upon the trees, and not only the
fruit but all young trees were killed.
| Pineapples, grape fruit and bananas
| were also destroyed. Possibly one
| third of the crop will be realized upon.
This is hard blow, not only to the fruit
growers, many of whom have spent
years in getting their orchards in cou-
dition to bring good returns, but to the
state as we'll. The freeze seems to settle
the fact that the work of years may be
| wiped out in night and this will deter
many man from making a business
of fruit growing. 1t takes ten years to
get an orange grove in prime condition
for bearing fruit. This cuts quite a
hole into life time and one can hardly
| appreciate the labor and patience re-
quired before the grower can count his
profits. 1t is thought that the trees
over five years old may not have been
killed but under that age there seems
| to be no chance for them. The rail-
roads are preparing to ship such fruit
as is not spoiled at half rates. 1t is a
great disappointment to Floridians who
seem to have one setback after another
Still there is lots of pluck in our sister
| state and there will be no admission
that she is stfrozen out" Nevertheless
it is not happy commencement for a
new year and our sympathy goes out to
those to whom the loss must fall very
heavily. ST. Ilr ~
The ups and downs in life make an
interesting study. Colorado until re-
Gently, loaded down with populism and
] the silver craze, is coming serenely out
of the woods in reasonably healthy
condition. Waite and his followers
hereafter will cut a mighty small figure
in affairs, for populistic notions have
been set aside by the majority of the
| voters. This of itself would tone up the
business of the state, but since the
miners have given more attention to
the mining of gold than of silver the
output of gold is so steadily increasing
| that Colorado is commencing upon an
era of unusual prosperity. Already we
hear that the state is TO be the great
gold state and certainly it looks now
that the gold yield may justify the
claim. Colorado has learned it's lesson
and if politicians will give her half a
chance there will be progress and pros
perity within her borders. t