St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-10-03
Press Extracts.

1t seems absurd with the number of
able lawyers both on and off of the SUI
preme Bench that the claims of Senator
ConklilI. to the Chief JusticeShip should
he seriously considered. There are
Judges like Miller. and lawyers like
Curtis. IIoar and Evarts. with whose
appointment the sober second thought
of sensible men. whatever their individ-
ual preference. would he fully satisfied,
and the idea of going beyond men of
such special qualifications for the posi-
ton To select mere politician, however
great his abilities. seems the height of
folly. As we look upon it, the Chief
Justiceship should he the reward of
strictly professional qualifications. and
thus he removed as far a. possible from
the arena of party politics. The dan
ger of having that high office made the
stepping stone to political preterment
is one which we cannot afford to run III
view of the temptations to which par
tiSan bias would expose its occupant
Boston Globe.
Now. we do not insist that all bank
clerks shall have conscience. and that
all bank presidents and directors shall
have Sagacity. The first will continue
the latter into wise and foolish. Just as
they are to-day. But what may he lea
Sonably demanded is that the system
upon which these financial institutions
are organized should he So taI amended
that no cashier or secretary shall he
able to steal the cash at his pleasure.
without check OF restraint. The ease
with which this can hc done now makes
knaveS of honest men. Many men re-
>iSt temptation. We are glad to be
licyc the majority do. But the wisest
of teachers taught his disciples to pray
that they may he not led into it.-NeW
York Tribune.
We are sorry to learn that the dis
turhcd state of the money market is al
ready reaching labor. Some large firms
in this city have either discharged ma
ny of their hands. OF propose to give
them only three or four days work Il
week. The firms in question cannot
we'll help themselves, but we trust that
the measures which they have taken
will he of but brief duration. There
will soon Ice IL revival of trade. for the
country is not really poOr-an artificial
scarcity of money has been created. and
it will not he long before the causes of
it are removed. People will not 90 on
boarding their money, and not only los
ing their interest upon it, but runninga
great risk of having it stolen. Business
will very shortly flow in its usual chan
nels, and we still hope to see the prom
Use of last month with respect to the
Fall trade fully realized.-NeW York
Times.
Fortunately the country, for its hon
esty and its craftsmanship, does not
draw upon Wall street. Did it do so.
financial and government bankruptcy
would surely follow. for we would be in
the hands of gamblers and selfish, SUI
perficial, dollar and cent demagogues.
Wall street is the pulse of the none
tary world, and because everything
does not 90 to ruin is not because Wall
street is the focal financial point, but
because there are enough honesty and
sound discretion outside of Wall street
to save the country in spite of the ras-
Gals and idiots who rule that locality
CIereldnd Herald.
a letter just in at Washington men
tiOns that the Wisconsin legislators are
signing paper in which poor Mat Car
penter is informed that he no longer
represents Wisconsin, "pOlitically or
morally" and invited to resign his seat
at once. The New York Evening Post
hears that senators lately visiting the
capital speak of the election of new
president pro tem-probably Mr.. An
thony-neXt December, as a moral GER
tainty.
Is it a crime to hold office Just
now every disappointed and embittered
newspaper editor, who has failed to he
''appreciated' in one party or another,
is going about declaiming in loud tones
against the awful iniquity of holding
office. Not one of the pure minded
who are making such an ado about the
matter but would gladly accept any
thing in the shape of an office. from a
Constable to Chief Justice; but as the
stupid people never could and never
will discern their qualifications, they
take their revenge out in railing against
those who. more fortunate in character
and ability than themselves. are able
to secure due recognition at the hands
of the people. Had these writer's any
influence, their example would be per
niciOus in that it teaches that to hold
Office is disreputable whereas, it is
and should be "a mark of esteem and
confidence and, to a certain extent, a