St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-05-24
What They Say.

Gle nm '.whu shall he Governor comes
tn the conclusion that although Gov.
stewart has been an nncXceptionahle
executive. the tw" wear plan is the best
one for Vermont to follow. Rotation
i'm office i one of the most formidable
safeguards of Republican government,
and we can sec no reason why the one
term principle should not prevail I'M
der our present biennial system. If
the state retains her three members of
Congress. the NcTSicdIcr thinks she will
he 80 indebted to Hon. G. w. Willard
for it that it would be base ingratitude
not to return him.
The IIadwirk Reportc,' is Il regular
little wasp about those great M"ntpel-
lei papers that have been endeav"ring
to kill of the Lamoillc Railroad, and
iii announcing the fact of the contract
ing the +. y q. road through the
NOTCH. i trihc sarcastic We fear
when it says: ''Momtpclicr will. with
out doubt. rejoice with us now. She has
taken such lively interest III the pros
pcrity ofit. giving ii aid and encourage
mcnt through the press. that she can do
no less than to wish lis success"
The Manchester .joUHdI. after hay
ing been assured Ion authority that
Coy. Stewart desires II reelection. SAYS {:
The same is said OF Mr.. Converse of
/ Wo"l>t"ck. and MIR. Billings of the
same place is the tavoIite of many. ="
there is Il good chance for smart fight
III uur own State.
The Iioofstock Post. a new paper. i
evidently anti-Graut in politics: 1.-The
p">t-ottice editors mostly continue re
citing the old lessons. hut the fact seems
plain enough that Grcclcy'> nomination
killed Grant. II it kills all similar can
didatcS and the system 10y which they
live and have Il being. H. well. or even
gives them It hard blow. we shall he
content. ON the Governor question
the Post is really savage. We copy the
/ following paragraph a. Il sample of Il
/ halt-dozrn in the last number: .'Om
Governor takes office readily enough.
but he doesn't let go worth cent. He
seems to think he has il sort of life. cS-
Il stuart who will never quit til" throne
until his hrad is cut OFT and carried
away iii Il basket p
The 81. iihun> Messenger has an arti-
Gle on Overriding m"nScn>r. in which
il rlrl,i>cS those Wh" citici>c Mr.. Gree
ley dress and MANNERS. We prefer
| tu treat Horace Greeley to Il more re
>pccttu opposition. He iSa great man,
Il great edition. and. for all of his clothes.
would make Il great president a: bat We
fail utterly Ia sec the necessity of his
election IN order Ia advance the best
interests Of the country. and a. ii l.
moral, certain that he can carry hut Il
small minority of the Republican panty.
ANA extremely doubtful if, should he I've
come President. he would he adv i>cd
10y better men, guided 10y superior wis
dom "I governed Toy tlmcr principles
than Gen. Grant, we see only weak
ness. di>coId and danger in his candi
dacN.
The BiatrIchol" PhcniJ has I'm ohitua
~ of Rev. Addison Brown. for many
years editor of that paper. We copy
- III. I,
speaks of his journalism, which is Il
beautiful tribute. and We think ii Just
one: AS AN editor he nohly illu>tra
ted III his own modest way some of the
highest qualities of Il true journalist.
He would not for amy consideration
>t"op to anything mean or dcba>ing.
No cheating temptation of hriliancy
would >Wcrvc him from the simple
truth. No chance of making il striking
point would move him to he unjust.
He would speak the truth. the broad.
careful. Just truth. He would speak it
kindly and calmly. and with malice
toward none" If he missed the bril-
li''i' I NHl'u hl'llIN tlIt't. ne Siillt'l illt
reality which they miss. So he could
hc utterly trusted. and was Il safe and
helpful guide. His mind was clear.
his principle high, his purpose honest.
his spirit pure. TO lie good and do
good were his lite'S great aims"
The Burlington Free Press has an al
Ia. L
in Connecticut over Gen. Eiawlcy. en-
titled. known by its fruits
The first fruit of the Cincinnati move
mcnt il seen i'll the defeat of Cen Haw-
ley for senator in Connecticut. That
movement has no principles. Its object
Is to maugulHte on Il greater scale than
ever before. simply Il p,ucijcc. and that
Il very demoraliling and Disgusting
practice. Its announced purpose is.
wherever Il democratic minority exists
of sufficient Numbers To make the thing
possible III State or National politics.
to effect coalitions of the democrats
with the Sourcd and Sorehcaded rcpuh-
lIcan>. who. for any c;uSe. have become
personally disatfccted and are out for
the time being with the majority of
their party. such are always to be
found, for every man cannot always bc
suited Ill amy party: but heretofore it
has been considered il point of honor
tor a man to stand by the principles oi
his party and to sustain its organization. .
though 1t might he possible for him to
secure some merely personal emolu-
ment on crafty some grudge. by de
sorting its standard. The teachings of
the New ! ok Iibmne Now York NJ !