St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-03-29
From the Burlington Free Press.
State Politics.

DeleSattS are 10 he chosen 10 lHt Htdtt
and National Conventions. Elections
to he held of State and county officers,
and of Il Legislature under our new b.
ennial system. Representatives i'll Con-
gresS are to he chosen, and electors who
shall cast the vote of the State for the
President of her choice. Suggestions
and discussions of candidates have al
ready commenced. and in view of all
i the circumstances. it cannot he said
, that they are untimely. or out of order.
. The first series of primary political
meetings. in which notes are wont to
, he compared, and preferences begin to
concentrate and crystalize among the
people. are at hand, and il is well that
. there should he some preliminary pub
. lie discussion, i'll order to intelligent
, and wise decisions.
+ In forecasting for candidates. Il ques-
ton of general policy at once presents
itself 1t has heretofore been IL custom
so-thoroughly settled in our State as to
+ have almost the force of law, that Il
| public servant who does well in his
office for one term. shall have ii re- cleo
ton. To Idle Il ycarling" III politics.
has been mark ofdisgrace. The town
representative. the county senator, the
mitted no crave mistake which cost him
, thc coutidrncc or esteem of the VOTERS
in his first fern, of ottice has community
L..u absolutely certain of , second
form How !. this tn In. uudrr nIIi. u,.y,
I hi.nui.I system This ~. cannot an
: sN,r. hut il i very ,.Ie,r to us how if
o,,,Lt tn hr W. can think of ms rc1-
son ,,.h,. tb, tv,-t,rn rI,,, >L,uId moi
= l.. continued ,.xcnut th,t il, .,,r,l,ium
tL, ,Id ,,I, tn tb, Li,.u,,i.,I s,>t,.,, the
nt,i,n. n.,, mot conn, r,i,ud often
: .uo,,rb tn Suit ,Snir,uts for office. Eut
: that i mo- rpas,u nt all with the voters
who are moi ot1i,r-S.,Lrr.. W., shall
discuss this subject in IFS GENERAL bear
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personal popularity. ",', i"i ne '"n'Ih-
@tl"'\ alluded TO- would Nrttir inc TOY
'lh"r question al once. iih Tower
; nor Str"ait up l"i ich"iillli'''inh II
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talk "i "cih% raidl"'''e a%''i''>' l'lii''
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lie Is proud "1 MS STATE ne loves YER
mont ana declining II il hl%h h"h"i 10
TIE Governor al >l'h Il state. ne N"uId
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It-tIe'lon' blt ne Is il man VIII" can
TIE trusted I" recognize clear can "l
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mated and elected with mn nnrn.itinn
,itbin tho n,,t, Marlin, IL ,,
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him Unless he ncrmits tL,. u., nf Li-
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thus tn he one which u,I>t ur,,,.ut ,
+ very strnu,r call nf du,, +, Mr. St.u..,,.t
and ~ ~. h,v, S,ij a.. L.I;..,. Lo
will NOT disregard if
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