The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-07-15

"I was a democrat before the conven-
ton, and 1 am a democrat still-very
still" -
The Brattleboro Reformer and the
Bennington Reformer, we understand,
will repudiate the Chicago platform
and ticket. On the other hand the
Montpelier Argus and Patriot believes
that sail considerations of party 10y
atty demand that democrats support
the ticket nominated by a two-thirds
majority of the national convention"
The Argus will d~enounce republican
policies and alleged "misrule" and
maintain that relief to the country
must come from the democratic party
if not this year, then some other year.
THE democratic national convention
completed its ticket by nominating for
the vice-presidency Arthur Sewall, the
wealthy ship builder, railroad man and
banker of Bath, Me. Five ballots were
necessary. Mr.. Sewall was chosen af-
ter Sibley of Pennsylvania, Bland of
Missouri, Mclean of Ohio and others
had withdrawn their names or had been
dropped. The convention then adj
iourned sine die. The gold delegates
from Maine were not present at the
final proceedings and in a telegram to
the chairman of the convention resent
the casting of the solid vote of the dele
cation of the state for Mr.. Sewall.
POLITICALLY speaking, the Brattle-
boro Reformer's moral perceptions are
as dull as its proof reading is wretched,
and that exceeds the limits of temper
ate Characterization. The contempt
rary has a right to the s~lovenly printing
of its own editorials. 1t alone is the
sufferer, but right and common de-
cency demand that when it quotes a
contemporary it shall not convert
'%'prodding" into "proceeding," "More-
town" into M~ounsville," samples of
its many and gross typographical per-
versions. A quoted sentence or para
graph is hardly recognizable after its
reproduction in the Reformer; no more
is the position or sentiment of the
person Or contemporary unfortunate
enough to be so quoted.
GOVERNOR MCKINLEY is a strong
and convincing public speaker, but re-
publicans generally will approve the
decision that neither Governor Nc
Kinley nor Mr.. Hobart shall make any
stumping tours during the campaign.
There might not be the slightest i'm.
propriety in either of these gentlemen,
or both, making speeches during the
campaign, but many people cannot get
rid of the idea that it is a lowering of
the dignity which should naturally be-
long to the candidates for the high Of
fees of president and vice-president to
take the stump for themselves. The
republican party has plenty of orators
to do the talking, and in November it
will have plenty of voters to elect Nc
Kinley and Hobart, and there is no &C.
casion for their going on the stump.
The Sage of College Hill recovered his
preconvention assurance, last week,
long enough to cry out hysterically,
"The Vermont republicans have a
journalistic Altgeld in their midst!"
Very likely the unfortunate scribe was
simply wandering in his sleep, under
the thrall of that terror that disclosed
to Lady Macbeth the blood on her
hands and drew from her lips the cry,
"Out, damned spoil" However this
may be, an unprejudiced observer of
recent political events in this state
might the more reasonably conclude
that the Vermont republicans have,
not "a journalistic Altgeld," but the
Forty Thieves " in their midst" The
further utterances of the contemporary
in this connection disclose evidence of
the existence of those mental or moral
infirmities that disenable him from lay
ing hold of the truth or noting the
proper correlation of things. So we
dismiss him and his impotent maledic-
tions, with the contempt that was re-
Gently visited upon his leadership in
his own city and county.
LEE MANTLE, silver republican sena-
tor from Montana says: "The NOM
ination of Mr.. Bryan will not unite the
silver sentiment of the country. 1 have
already predicted that, and see no rea-
son to change my opinion. Mr.. Bryan,
as l read his record, is an out-and-out
free trader. While many of our free
coinage republicans sincerely believe
that the financial question is the para
mount issue, they will refuse to vote