St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-06-28

they would all he new. He was OPP
posed to the principle entirely.
DR.. G. b. Billiard was opposed to the
resolution because it would in effect
commit our county to the nomination
of Mr.. Billings for governor. Il thing we
did not wish to do.
On call of the yeas and nays the res
olution was carried. Adjourned until
afternoon.
The town committees then met in
caucus, and chose Il nominating com
were Calvin Morrill,, H. c. Belden, n
NJ. Johnson, c. F. Spaulding.
AFTERNoON.-On the reasSemhling
of the convention the committee OH res
Olutions reported through Mr.. Dana.
The resolutions re-at1rmed the con
tidence of the convention in republican
principles, endorsed Grant and Wilson.
and pledged support to the nominees
made to-day.
After accepting the report of the com
mittee, Hon. l.. F. Poland was called
out, and responded in Il short speech, of
which we give brief synopsis
Four years ago the Republican party
elected Gen. Grant president of the
United States. Up to that time Gen.
Grant was "A man who had had little to
do with politics; and some Republicans
doubted if he was well grounded in Re
publican principles. All admitted his
great military achievements. but could
he. with his training and experience,
carry on successfully Il great civil gov
eminent Now let me ask YOU candid
ly, is there Il man here who expected ii
little over three years ago. that the ad-
ministration of President Grant would
have been So successful No one who
now talks of exchanging our present
executive for Mr.. Greeley. or some one
else. denies the eminent success of the
present administration.
a few Republicans want President
Grant turned out: and all the Demo
Gratis desire it, Why should Rcpuhli-
cans wish it Ii all grows ont of this
fact: There are half Il million of men
who want office while there are only
about fifty thousand offices to ill ,
Horace t'rerley is opposed to Grant,
not because of tie failure of the pres
ent administration. but herau>c tn, Re
puhlicans of New York are split into
two clique>, and the Greeley clique
think they have not had their share of
the offices. 50 in Missouri. Schurz
and his party feel aggricvrd hccau>r they
are ignored or sighted
But the first men who started the
Cincinnati movement were free trade
men and they nominated Horace Gree
ley, the rankest prntcctionist in all the
land. Now there is every reason To cN-
pect that Mr.. Greeley will he nominal
ted 10y the Democratic party ut Balti-
more. MIR. Greeley was formerly the
most hostile man i'll all the country L"
this same Democratic party. Do the,
Democrats renurImcc their former pIim-
cipleS and say that they are in sympa-
thy with Mr.. Grecley's principles! Not
at all. Nor does Mr.. Greeley claim
anything III common with the Demo
cratic party, except the desire to get
int" office. Neither party nor candi-
date are any nearer together in reality
than they always were.
The leaders of the Democratic party
understand that if MI Greeley is elect
ed president it must he 10y Democratic
votes: and the Democratsexpect also to
elect Il majority of the lower House in
Congress. The President does not rule.
the House. hut the House the President.
Therefore if Mr.. Greeley is elected he
will he most surely i'll the hands of thu,
Democratic party. They will say to
him, You recommend such and such
measures. or we will not make the NEG
essary appropriations to carry on the
government. If Mr.. Greeley should
ill such case desire t" carry ont his life
long principles. it will Ice impossible.
for him to do it.
The opponents of the pleScnt admin
istration have made one charge against
it which is worthy ofnotice. They com
plain of its harshneSs and severity in
administe ring over the reconstructed
states. Let Ills look at this matter
Nearly all the laws for the reconstruct
ton of these states were made before
Gen. Grant was made President. and
ne is obliged to execute them hv his
oath of office. The ku-kluX law WAS
passed during the present administra-
ton but if there is blame attached to
that measure it lies with the Congress
which enacted it. not with the Presi-
dent. But there is no trouble with
this law. Before il was passed and en-
forced, thousands of Union men in the
South had been murdered, and many
thousands more beaten and terrified
10y this rowing band of masked midnight
assassins and the civil law of the COM
munities was powerleSs to help. Since
this law was enforced there had been
comparative peace and quiet-hun-
dreds of these murdcrers had been ar
rested and punished, and the fear of
punishment kept the remainder from
outrage upon innocent people. The
kuklux law had operated better than
its most Saupuine friends ha1 .Xp..+.,l