The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-09-29

els Oh wheat, ana 1ully 0,UUO,UUU Dusnels
of castor beans. We have an excel
lent corn crop, and have rivsled Cali
fornia in fruit 30 far. The South Sea
Islands grow the only cotton that sur
passes the fibre of the Oklahoma. Our
cotton is little late, but we'll market
100000 bales. Western cattle are as
good now as the Klondike gold mines.
No, I'm not talking politics. 1 have
found it impossible to find many people
willing to acknowledge themselves
Democrats or Populists, hence, pre-
sumo they all voted the Republican
ticket. Our people are well satisfied
with the national administration"
RECENT advices received at Wash
ington disclose the fact that Spain has
been trying to induce the European
nations to unite with her against what
is called The aggressive policy of the
United States" There is no doubt of
the fact that the present administra-
ton politely, but firmly. notified the
Spanish government that the devasta-
ton of Cuba was detrimental to the in
terests of the United States and must
cease. Minister DeLome was notified
of this by the state department at
Washington before Minister Woodford
had delivered his dispatches, and Spain
at once went to work to secure Eu-
ropean cooperation against the United
States, citing Hawaii and the proposed
Cuban policy as instances of aggressive
policy which threatened all European
possessions on this continent and it's
islands. But the Spanish government
failed to secure any sympathizers in its
proposed crusade, except Austria. All
the great powers of Europe said, and
now say, that, owing 10 Cuba's close
proximity to the United States and the
great interests held by American citi-
zens in that island, that the American
government has right to intervene
and prevent the total destruction of
property in Cuba which is now being
rapidly accomplished by General Wey-
Ter. -
The mugwump is not happy without
his idol. Since Grover Cleveland is no
longer subject for adulation the wor-
shippers must seek new idols. They
have been somewhat shy of President
Mckinley. His extension of the pro-
tecting egis of the civil service rules
over the Office holders appointed by his
predecessor, 80 that in Republican ad-
ministration of trust and importance
minor offices are held by Democrats,
has called forth some conservative hal
lelujahs. But Mckinley is Repub.
lican, and Republicans unless they
have been traitors to their party are
not the stuff of which mugwump idols
are made. At the present time the
brazen image of Seth Low of New York
has been set up in the mugwump tenn
pie and all over the land mugwumps
are burning incense before him. His
great claim to idolatry is the fact that
he was rushed forward some weeks ago
by little coterIe of political impracti-
cables who were Matching scheme to
hold up and humiliate the Republican Or
ganization of New York. These men
have never won victory or accom-
plished anything in the way of political
or municipal reform except when they
have hung upon the skirts of organ
lied Republicanism. And then they
have invariably turned about and stung
the organization through whose num-
bers and the ability of whose leaders
they have gotten on to the winning
side. The Republicans have nominal
ed for mayor for Greater New York
Gen. B. F. Tracy who was Secretary of
the Navy in President Harrison's ad.
ministration. In that Office he dis
played great executive ability. He is a
man of excellent judgment, high char
acter and unimpeachable integrity.
No better man could be named for the
office of mayor for the enlarged city of
New York. He is nominated by the
party that cast over 1876, 900 votes in the
county of New York, at the late cleo
ton, being plurality OF more than
10000 votes over the Tammany candi-
date. In the face of these facts and
circumstances if Seth Low is the hon.
est man he claims to be and if his pro-
fessions of devotion to the cause of mu-
nicipal government are sincere he will
make haste to withdraw from his can
didacy and work himself, and advise
his friends to work, for the election of
Gen. Tracy. But 80 commendable an
act is almost too much to expect from
the idol of mugwumpry.
Better Stay Out.
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