St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-05-01

I enthusiasm because recent events have
| led it to fear different result. But
Gen. Grant has kept his own counsel,
and, at the OppOrtune moment, he has
used most tellingly his great constitu-
tiOnal power. No man in his place has
ever used it more bravely or in Il better
cause And history will hold him in
great honor for it, No single act of his
will give him higher place than this.
-HdrDord COurant.
| A perusal of the veto message. which
we elsewhere print in full, will give the
reader much better idea of the presi-
dents attitude on the financial question
than was obtained from Mr.. Gray
querulous account of his interview as
representative of the solid and self
poised men of Boston. The effect of
this decision must he very wholesome
and cheering upon all the material in
tereSts of the country, at home and
abroad. 1t will renew public confidence
in and regard for the president.-PrOri-
dence Journal.
1t is humiliating to think that both
branches of our national legislature in
clude many men so ignorant of the true
principles of finance, so Oblivious of
the distinct pledges of the past, and so
Obtuse i'll their sense of right and wrong,
as to make an executive veto necessary
to prevent the preparation of such an
act us was proposed.-BOstOn Globe.
Representative Hawley of Connecti-
cut was jubilant. "The president"
said Hawley, has fortified his hold up
on fame and has gained his greatest
victory" In reply to question as to
whether the veto would enhance
Grants chance for third term. Hawlev
said There are no chances of that
kind to he enhanced. The president
has simply done what the pledges of
the party that elected him required him
to do, and 10y SO doing he has simply
discharged Il duty. All the credit he
deserves for it is that which every man
deserves who stands firm in great
emergency Boston Posts Special
1t gives us genuine pleasure to have
an occasion on which we can bestuw
unqualified commentator on the Off
cial action of President Grant Boston
Globe.
We thank the president for this Just
act. 1t is in the interest of business. of
stability, of honor. Ii is sound in the
constitutional vieN. and practically OF
great benefit to the good name and best
interests of the country. Nercr mind
the parties. The people should not
abandon theiI interests. The business
men. vigilant and active for the past
few weeks. should he no less vigilant
or firm i'll the future. - Hartford 1imcs
President Grant. i'll vetoing the IL
nance bill. has taken Il step which will
bc remembered as one of the great and
good things of his administration. The
settlement of the Alabama difficulty i
the only event to lie compared with it,
The Geneva arbitration and the pre>er-
walton of che public credit will stand
together us the two great achievements
OF Ills administration. His grounds
are 50 broad. his opinions 81 positive.
as To leave no further fear of any leg
l>lation that threatens an increase ot
His action fairly turns the
nation acknowledgement Rep"biicdn.
President Grant has good habit of
his enemies. and he has
never shown it to better advantage
than i'll his message vetoing the currency
bill. which was most unexpectedly sent
into Congress yesterday. The message
Is an excellent one in every point of
vlew-thc lelSonS perfectly sound. well
stated. and linked with those broad
which ought to he APP
preciated by every honest American
citizen.- Boston Journal
My opinion is that the veto message