St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-08-23
The States AttoIneyship.

Nix. EIhIuR Il" any vii" have. h,'.u readers "f
the county papers "t late -r"wi ma feeling al tit
tcrn"sS IL relation I" the state ATTORNEY ship mri~t
have become t"" evident /" me. 'n" Nh'-'
name has been mentioned III conn, oIIuu with that
office. II j. ~"uIcr "t regret.
1t il needless I" SAY that the office "t St.tr al
t"rn,N. j. one ct the m"St mI"rttui ia TIA" county
and about which there ought t" hr the least
linz and PARTS, feeling. liN "f the rlrc
ton tar th, wh,~In,. Nnrati"u "i all law :
looking t" the public peace l. ,rnri TIN r,L,
ton at attorney and client IL practically establish
rd between every law -hidiu. citizen "i the count
and the person elected and thu, confidence.
and >upp"Tt that members 81 th, heal profession
expect and are accustomed t" receive from their
clients GENERALLY. aI' due t" thu ~tat,~~ attorney
With the opposition from that class ~ It'll which
cry efficient states attorney might we'll expect.
should say hope t" h. IN d~f.tv"r. together with
the opposition, al least 'ntrIr "t c"-"Id
ration of ltr,. number in thu. county dI-tti'-c,l
from iusrl, uniu~tly states ii
t"rn,.y could hope. /" meet with that succ-~- he de
serves "r the public good requires.
1t can Ice easily seen how with three candidates
the field and two from thu same political party,
public feeling might hrc"n, divided and bitter
a. t" work positive INJURY tin, public and /" the
candidates Themselves. If not t" tn, PARTIES they
represent. profess /" h,l"n= t" the lrpuhIic,rr
party. and until II undergo, radical clang
INCONSISTENT with II, present spirit and I"licy. l
HOPE t" remain III il. Through thu suffrage. of that
party only would accept any office, al 81 political
character. could get it,
believe III the majority ruling. 1t l. the "nlN
true principle The, thing t" Ice regretted is. that
the majority il not always honestly obtained " hen
not IL hrc"nrS Il serious question often. whether
il hr better t" resist and If p">-hr. "Nrrturn the
action OF such majority "r t" uSr til" experience
lesson for future guidance. The GOOD ~'n-,' OF
the people must iudgr "i the proper c"ur~,. t" pur
sue, from the circumstances "f each imdi dIil
ease. Political parties have adopted It certain plan
for bringing forward their candidates tor the NaTi
political offccs-whrthrr the true some
have doubted. 1t is seriously questioned aud With
reason whether the people would not lie. better
Trprr~' ntcd 10y the result "t popular vote. than
by adopting the is-nr al packed invention. 1t
is but Just t" say h"wrvrr. that long
vrntuns in order unless their deliberations are
Il fraud upon the peoples rights their n"nIln.ri ions
should lie generally endorsed.
r"gr't that much ill-fc,n- should grow out
| "t the states attorney question The, temperance
| convention at HaIdwick last winter kindly RECON-
mendrd me suitable. person for the next STATE
/ MS Wis W llll'nI my hlpNl''l4t
licitati"n 1t done of the pur,>t OF motive
| am SURE and compliment which | highly
value and most happy t" acknowledges The
temperance convention al ~ nd"n thu, 18th inst at
which was nominated as learn though not niici
ally not at my instance. and like the unr at
Hard wick. not attended by SAY IT not ull.
kindly my opponent WAS present at both. The ac-
ton of the Republican county convention WAS ad-
t. that of the temperance conventions at
Hardwck and Lyndon. Why they differed l. :,
question do not propose here I" discuss. Citizens
| of the county not To he blamed for wanting the
criminal law, long as il Remains upon our stat
ute unIepralrd administered with effect and with
impartiality. When officers especially commission
ed for that purpose fail Ia do that either from met
, hciency or corruption. they have Just cause OF