The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-21

OF the populist contingent with the 3D.
legation in the way of Craftsmanship of
committees, patronage, etc., which
such help would imply. The demo-
Gratis do not wish to retain control of
the committees without the power to
control votes enough to pass measure.
So, it is rumored, the democrats are
intimating to republicans their willing
ness to assist in reorganization that
will divide the chairmanships and pat
ronage between republicans and demo-
Gratis, leaving the populists out in the
cold. If this arrangement is proposed,
and agreed to by the republicans, pop
ulistic dreams of sovereignty. for even
the brief period chance had apparently
presented to them, will experience
rude awakening.
The census of the churches gives
the number Of Roman Catholic COM
municants for the census year at $751;
81. The Methodists, 1853, 1884; the
Baptists, 3,712, 46S; the Presbyterians,
1,278,332; the Lutherans, 1921 1922,
follow in the order named, and are the
Protestant denominations having one
million or more communicates. The
Episcopalsns number 540, 500, and the
Congregationalists 512,771, having
their greatest strength in New Eng
land. On the face of this report the
Roman Catholics are numerically the
strongest, and this appearance has
been accepted as fact and been made
the subject of some surprising COM
ments by the press. The Outlook, how
ever, points out the fact that in Cath
Ollie families the "communicants" prac-
tically include all members over thir-
teen years of age - in other words,
three members out of five. These fig
ures do not justify either Catholic
hopes or American Protective Associa-
ton fears. So far as the number of
voters is concerned, there are two Prot
estant denominations outranking the
Catholics. If the returns for all the
denominations are put on a common
basis, the Outlook says, the figures for
the Catholics must be reduced more
than one-half, while those for the
Lutherans must be reduced about one
quarter. Current newspaper contrasts
between city and country, and between
one state and another, are nearly all due
to the error the Outlook correets.
THE British parliament convened on
Thursday Of last week. The queens
speech, read on the occasion, was one
of those royal efforts which will hardly,
in a sonorous but somewhat hackneyed
phrase, "go laundering down the ages"
The intelligence is vouchsafed that the
proposition to incorporate Bechuana.
land with Cape Colony was favorably
considered, if satisfactory assurances
were given of proper safeguards to
'my interests" and the liquor traffic,
the latter matter being referred to the
Rutland Herald for examination and
report. Her majesty had heard of war
between Japan and China, but she had
been very careful not to get within
range of any direct and positive intel
ligence from the scene of alleged hos
tilities. There had been reported some
most atrocious outrages upon English
missionaries in China. my direc-
tons" the celestial government is TAX
ing active measures to punish the MUIR
derers. Some internal troubles have
broken out in Asiatic Turkey, which
have been attended with horrors that
have moved the Indignation of the
Christian world, and, being a good
Christian queen, "my ambassador"
has been directed to Suggest" a few
things to the Sultan which, by the
grace Of "my" war vessels in the Med
iteranean, his majesty is considering.
In the judgment of the royal automa
ton, the things suggested are necessary
"to prevent the recurrence of constant
disorder" Ireland was entirely out.
side of the field of vision of this emf
nent Christian and exemplary sover.
eign. No mention is made of the
Green Isle. Apparently, in the view
of the British queen, charity and Chris
tian solicitude for mans moral and ma,
terial improvement do not begin in the
home of the Celt. Nicaragua and
Venezuela "cut no ice" in her mai
esty's estimation. The squeezing Of
the former republic and the footing Of
the latter are outside of the imperia
cognizance and conscience. A com
mission composed OF several noble lords
bright in scarlet and ermine robes