The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-03-28

business" etc, etc., down through the
"plain duty" and all the phases of the
Porto Rican tariff question, to declar-
alton that Judge Waterman "would re-
joice at the sweeping away of the
whole iniquitous fabric of the past year
and half"
Having indicated the resolution chair
mans political standing the RJormer
inquiries "Will the judges digestion be
equal to the swallowing and disposal
of all of his convictions on this subject
for the production of The regulation
party platform of gloriication of Nc
Kinley and all his works?" The Re-
former appears to think the judges
''moral digestive apparatus is rather
too delicate for the job" and will
watch the working of things with in
terest. The contemporary thinks the
proposed chairman has ga magnificent
opportunity to make his mark by speak
ing out for true Americanism," and so
| on.
1t does not appear that the Reformer
is the political guide, philosopher, and
| friend of the State committees chair
man of committee on resolutions. 1t
does not appear that the contemporary
is authorized, or is competent, to rep
resent Mr.. Waterman politically. On
the face OF things there would be grave
doubts on this point. If, however, the
Reformer, has correctly stated Judge
Waterman's views on the leading SUBJ
jects of Republican policy, the State
committee should cancel its appoint
ment and wait till the convention as.
sembles before taking further action in
! the matter. The man holding the
views the Reformer attributes to Judge
Waterman should be chairman of the
committee on resolutions in the Demo.
cratic convention.
The Republican policy, in respect OF
keeping the new possessions, is fixed
and irrevocable. No man who has
been the peer of Edward Atkinson
Gamaliel Bradford, Carl Schurtz and
their associates" in unqualified ant
outspoken condemnation of McKin
ley's policy of Imperialism" whose
"blood has boiled" at the spectacle O
the suppression of the usurper Aguin
aldo and the insurrection he led an(
instigated, can be chairman of the com
mittee on resolutions in the State con
vention of the Vermont Republicans
There must be something wrong will
the State committees chairman of tn,
resolutions committee, or with the Re
formers certificate of his political char
acter. Very likely il will turn out to b.
the latter.
Vermont will not bolt the nationa
Republican platform or the nomina
tions of the convention. The Repub
licans of the State accept with sub
stantial unanimity, and with enthu
siasm, the policy of Expansion" o
"imperialism," as it is commonly de
fined The State convention assembling
in June, after the national convention
has formulated the party's policy, Wi
adopt the national platform and ratif
the conventions nominations. N
views, opinions or sentiments such a
the Reformer attributes to Mr.. Water
8 man will find sympathy in a conver
ton of Vermont Republicans or ez
e preston in it's platform. The Stat
f convention which meets at Montpelie
0 in June will be a Republican, not
Democratic body. Ii will voice Re
=. publican policies and principles. Th
April convention, for the choice {
l. delegates to the national convention
l. will stand in somewhat different q
9 titude in respect of the national bod,
@ 1t will be in position to give the nj
n tional convention some pointers as
: what should go into the national pla
@ form in the matter of governing tn