The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-06-03

neutrality-suspicious., We uOuJ WdIlJ an
unconstitutional governor, so this
ends 1t. Mr.. Circuit your goose is
cooked"
THE BURLINGTON SNAP CAUCUS.
The result of this caucus is the voice
of the people in outspoken protest
against machine politics. The caucus
was snapped upon the republicans of
Burlington by the "ring" element with
only thirty-six hours notice, but the
younger, progressive members of the
party responded with will, and the
outcome was majority of 1853 for
candidate who is conducting a canvass
above board and who is relying upon
his fitness for the position to give him
the nomination. The effect of this
rundown will be widespread, and it
would not be surprising if it were the
beginning of general landslide to
the popular Notwithstanding City
Leader.
PHARIsAIC CIRCUIT ORGANS.
The Grout organs furnish amuse-
ment for their readers by talking about
their own clean, gentlemany campaign
and the mud-slinging tactics of the
Stickney faction. The burden of their
song is that they have never found any
fault with Mr.. Stickney, and they don't
see why the Stickney adherents should
with Mr.. Grout. The supporters of
Mr.. Grout do not say aught against Mr..
Stickney because they cannot. On the
other hand the ring has put up can
didate who is an easy mark There
are grave reasons why he should not be
chosen governor of the state, and when
these reasons are stated the Grout PEG.
pie begin clamoring about mud-sling-
ing.-Bellows Falls Times.
LAME AND IMPoTENT.
The only reasonable explanation of
the result Of the republican caucus in
Burlington is that the greater part of
the voters of the city desire the nomi-
nation of Mr.. Stickney as the head of
the state ticket The Free Press under
takes to say that Major CIRCUITS defeat
was due to "over-confidence on the part
of the friends of Major Grout and crafty
management on the part of Mr.. Stick
ney's friends" But this is a lame and
impotent excuse. 1t has been known
to at least dozen people way down
here in Middlebury for week or more
that there was to be fight in the Bur-
lington caucus, and the possessors of
this knowledge were both Stickney and
Grout men. Explanations which do
not explain are often worse than none
at all.-Middlebury Register.
THE FREE PRESS SECOND THOUGHT.
After thinking the caucus over for a
day the Burlington Free Press con-
cluded that the devil lies waiting in the
shape of democrats. The democracy
wants Stckney because he would be a
weak candidate at the polls and are
everywhere giving his candidacy help
ing hand-that is the idea. What is
worse, Stickney " emissaries a" are driv-
ing from house to house in small towns,
and may be telling lies and doing ali
sorts of naughty things. 1t is all too
frightful to contemplate with serenity,
and the neighbor cries out in anguish
"Do the republicans of Vermont de-
sire to play into the hands of the demo-
Gratis? If not, they must get out their
votes at the primaries" The article is
valuable as curiosity among political
walls, but hardly in any other way
Rutland Herald.
A VICTORY OVER BOSSES AND
RING RULE.
The result of the Burlington caucus
is much more than local victory of
one candidate over another. 1t is the
victory of republican voters over bosses
and ring rule. 1t has been long time
since Vermont has had such an impress
sive and effectual victory for fairness
and right methods in politics. 1t is the
defeat OF ringism in its headquarters,
and that in the most decisive and con-
elusive way. And it needs no argu-
ment to show the Importance of the
victory upon the campaign itself. If
Candidate Grout loses Burlington, what
can he carry? The Herald has never
for moment doubted that Mr.. Stickney
had by far the greater personal popular
ity of the two candidates, but that is
not always a safe thing to trust in
places like Burlington, where political
affairs are generally controlled by a
very few men on the ring plan. How
ever, that popularity has given him
Burlington-there was nothing else to
give it to him--and the fact certainly
affords very strong promise that the
convention will 60 the same way
Rutland Herald.
REBELLING AGAINST THE BOSSES.
For some time strong sentiment
has been manifested for Stickney, al
though the state press and the politi-
clans have been very ardent in their
efforts for Major Josiah Grout of
Derby, who was " named" as the next
governor of Vermont. The Stickney
men claim that to-night's caucus was
snap caucus as the result of the scare
over this preference for the Speaker.
Last night the Grout men were conf
dent of victory, and the result came to
them as thunderbolt out of a clear
sky. The caucus resembled a city
election much more than caucus.
" The result of to.night's caucus means
that Stickney is the next governor of
Vermont, said Stickney leader. "The
east side of the state will be for Stick
ney by large majority. Washington