St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-20
The Politicians Who Hold Winning
Cards

The Springfield H,p"LiioH has brought
forward Ii> man Ton President ngtiu.
and IN the fnll"Wlug rather iugrni"u~
manner argues his nomination. BY the
way, if the Hrp"LEcrn'~ man is made
president. We trust that paper viii call
hnl hN his tItIr. Mister Grant j. Il small
Way "t showing spite ahd contempt Ton
the powers that hc:
There are Two "t them. Ouc j. nom
inulll = republican: ihr other j. nom
/ InailN Il dcn"Clal. hen ndnI'~ ale
liiis,"w and 'l'iidcn.
If these two men "play THEM hand"
with Ihr mingled nerve and good Iud@-
mtnl VI WlIirh Il game tuI such hi"h ~tai>'>
cali, iuI. n"rhug hut the c;ndidatuc
of Charlie, Francis Adam> can prevent
one or the other Ut them from being
the next president oi the uitcd States.
fine reason j. very simple. 1t l. not
/ hcc:Iu-c they are greater. on wiser. or
even pIncr public men than "tIn"l> VIII"
/ have been mentioned tnI tn" place. 1t
/ l. not bcCali>' they are more -kIllinl IN
| Ialin" pipe. pulling wires. "llr" tn"
machine. Nh. TiIdcm has umd"uhtcd
capacities in thai direction. hut Mr.
| BIi>luW i a mcIr hahN. 1t l. hc"HII>''
they. out ut all nn p"litciIu~ i'll office.
/ have made. themselves the cons plCunr>
representatives. and rmhodurIl~ of re
ioIm. They have acted while the oi IL
els have been talking. They have gI\ en-
the people results while the others have
been "iN III" lhcm promises. They hay"
something To show hc>idrs words and
rood iutcuti"m>. NJ Il time when il
seemed to cost cnura%" of i high order
when there WAS an appearance of >cri-
uIIS political li>k. W. hen other good mcI
and reasonably brave men held bach,
these two gentlemen. the dcmocratI'
.oNc crnor and the republican secretary
went straight ahead. They made them
selves unpopular With tine rings ana
the rulluItinmi>ls. They tIamplcd ol
old and tender rnIuS. They hit "ut
from the shoulder. and as though thrl
meant it. In Il word. they >h"Wr'
themselves to hc the SOFT of men whom
the people were looking for.
OF COURSE. the risk WAS rather appal
. cni than real. With the popular tenn
pei in such Il condition. duty and policy
Ncrr equivalent terms: the moSt com
lgenu> retormrr was the >hIcW.lc>
, politician. Mr.. Tildcn probably had T.;
e.. clear perception ot this: whether Mr.
Bristow had may bc doubted. If not
the instinct of an honest man made III
excellent substitute in his ease for tin
foresight ol the a>tute politician.
The advantage which these %cntl"
men have thus gained is one of whic
, they cannot he deprived. They ca
throw it away 10y >inkim" the rcf"Imc
in the candidate. But if they go on Il
; they have begun. if they meet the rN
pcctalions they have raised. and .iustli
T. the good opinion the puhlic has con
ceiVcd of them. next summer VIII I'm
them masters OF the political situation
The democrats cannot pass over llldr
except for still stronger man with
out seeming I" reject the reform Idc
and effort tor which he stands; that l.
without ailIumting the reform s,mtimci
of the country that is. without inNii
ing certain and crr>hin" drica. at I'll
polls. Precisely the same l. true oi 1t
r republicans and Nh. Bli~tow. And til
nomination ot either nt these gcntlcmr
. lN the convention "t his party will con
url the other convention To nominal
"t he nthrr-ur Il still stronger man
e., am;IiI>l linn. To find this stronger cal
didatc either party viii have to 90 on
side of itself: since there Is but III
rublic man in the country wh" fills ii
7 hill. and he. in the party sense. Is neill
rr a democrat nor Il republlcan
cAHHI-TI, TIE NINELAND (\. j
EnIrnI,. who was shot Il few weeks Il.
,l,csu't die. but he i practically wort
less for vulk as long a. he lives. /