The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-11-17

winter, and is sure to be Republican.
The other two, Edward Murphy, Jr.,
OF New York and James Smith, Jr., of
New Jersey, each has one more chance
at the bat; but judging from the re-
suits on the legislatures of their re-
spective States, both are doomed to be
succeeded by Republicans in 1899.
Thus it will be seen that there are
probably six Democratic Senators who
will give place to Republicans at that
time, three certain, and as it only takes
change of two to give an easy control
to the Republicans, the favorable result
to that party is apparent.
THE success of the United States
government in obtaining an increase
Of the amount first offered by the re-
organization committee sufficient to
cover the full amount of the govern
ment's claim against the Union Pacific
railroad is undoubtedly due in great
measure to the marked improvement
in financial conditions that has taken
place during the year 1897. The San
Francisco Call attributes this crafty
ing result directly to the revival of
prosperity flowing from the enactment
of the DiDgley bill, and remarks in
that connection: " 1t is an evidence of
the harmony of Republican policies
that the effects of any one measure
tend to augment the beneficial effects
of others. Prosperity resulting from
the revival of trade under restored
protective system has encouraged capt.
tai to take part in new enterprises, and
as a consequence there are more bid
ders for the Union Pacific under Nc.
Kinley than there would have been I'M
der a Democratic administration" A
year ago last month, and for three
years preceding, it would have been
impossible to have secured purchaser
for the Union Pacific property at any
thing like the amount just realized.
Probably but little more than half Of
that amount could have been realized
at the foreclosure sale. Nobody want
ed to buy railroads after four years of
free trade depression. 1t was only
when prosperous times followed so
close upon the triumph of the protec-
tive policy that capital could be tempt
ed to invest 80 many millions. The
United States governments gain by
the altered conditions will in this one
specific instance amount to between
ten and twenty millions of dollars.
The Free Press rises to nominate
Felix W. McGettrick of st. Adams as
the Democratic nominee for governor
of Vermont in 1898. In the Vermont
Sun, owned and controlled by Mr.. Nc
Gettrick, he does not deny the allie
cation or defy the alligator" In an
editorial in the Sun last week, Mr.. Nc.
Gettrick thinks his nomination at this
time is decidedly premature, but be-
fore saying whether he would accept or
reject the Democratic gubernatorial
nomination, he thinks it better to wait
until it has been demonstrated that he
is wanted by the rank and file of the
party in which he is prominent. Mr..
McGettrick believes that the cam
paign of 1898 should be fought with the
prohibitory law as the main issue, and
in an interview with the st. Adams
correspondent of the Boston Globe he
says: 81 would like to see the cam
paign of 1898 fought out ON the pro-
hibitory law, and believe the way to
do it is to make it local issue in every
town in the State. Let the Democracy
put up good strong men for town repre-
sentatives who will pledge Themselves
to vote for the repeal of the law and
the substitution of high license or local
option. Put some work into the cam
paign. OF course we will not be able
to gain control of the legislature, but 1
w pOiioNo ~ 10 pOnoiuiO iol uo W Uo
represented in such strength there that
it will be a non-prohibitory legislature.
That is the issue that must sooner or
later be met in this State, and l believe
next year is the time for it. The law
is monstrosity, and its enforcement,
or want of it, farce. Let us do away
with both of them" 1t matters very
little to the Republicans of Vermont
what the Democrats bring forward as
the main issue of the State campaign of
1898, but 1t is certain that not in the
lifetime of Mr.. McGettrick, even should
he live far beyond the allotted time OF
man, will the prohibitory law, now on
the statute book of Vermont, be re.
pealed.
A Review of the Cuban Question.