St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-01-08

his position. and so with Mr.. Conkling
If he agreed to the latter. To do moth
/ ing is to lose an incalculablc advantage,
and to cripple the party for the cam
paign of 1876. And why Because,
without doubt, the great weight of in
telligcnt opinion in every part of the
country is favorable to prompt and
courageous settlement of the difficulty
by returning to the specie basis, and
the party which leads the way and
the support of that opinion. The Re
publican party is especially called to
do the work, not only for its restoration
to public favor, hut by its character
and intelligence and by its constant
declarations.
We repeat, the sooner il is seen that
certain Republicans can he retained
only upon condition of their virtual
surrender. the simpler and Soundcr and
more successful the general policy will
he. This has been the uniform expert
ence of the party. Its great measures
have been resisted by certain conSpicu-
Gus Republicans, but they have either
acquiesccd or departed. And each
great measure WAS an appeal to the i'll
tcllIgence and patriotism of he country.
which has not been diShonorcd. Con
grcSS will find now. as it often found
during the war. that it doubts the cOun-
try without reason. Public opinion is
more intelligent and more truly patriot
lc than Congress sometimes believes.
The country Il before rather than he
lInd It's representatives upon many
most important questions. Should this
Congress expire without taking the
thorough action upon the subject which
the President recommends. the Rcpub-
lean party will stand Self-rondcmncd
10y It's own representatives both for
cowarlice and incaparitH. Can any
Congressional IcHdrr suppose that that
would he Il winning platform in 1876
Or. again. If ii is feared that the di-
vision of opinion is ;" absolute as to
paralyzc the Republican majority 50
that 1t can not adopt the measures which
the best opinion nt the country de
maud>. why not Let that fact appear
Can any thing possibly bc gained 10y Il
pIctcn>e of party agreement which does
not exist, and which proposes nothing
If the difference i 80 absolute that it
can not halmnnilc this wear III Congress.
'
campaign In other words. if the
party is already ut an end 10y its total
disagreement upon the most immediate
and important i>>iIc of the hour. the
sooner the fact Is arkmoW lodged the bet
ter. II il had been rc>olutrlv divided in
the same way upon the question of equal
suffrage IA thc Southern States does any
hopeful soul think il could have been
patched together The Republicans
ar, responsible tnr legislation. Let
their chiefs mature Il simple hill pro
Vidiug for Il steady return to specie
pay mcnt. which the hard money Dem
"rr.rt> cannot consistently oppose. and
trust the result. They will hc support
ed h} hinc-tcurh> and more OF the
strongest Republican press. hy the vast
majority at The panty. and 10y that
lIrg" body ui Republicans which has
shown III tlI, late election both its dis
content and its power. They will ii"
much to rc>r"ri. he faith and cmthu>i-
assn I'll ric whole Republican line. and
they will SNATCH from the Democrats
the magic wand 10y which they hope to
c"niurc victory in I-76 Hdrpcr's
" cekiH.