St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-09-10
Political lettings.

Political lettings
Sixteen state elections are held this
fall. California led of on the LIST inst,
and now follows Arkansas on the 9TH
Maine on the 18th: Iowa and Ohio.
October l2Ih. On November I'd, Viz
ginia. kansl> Marllamd, MaS>achu-
sets. Mississippi. Minnesota, New York,
New jersey, Pemm>l lNana and Wi>com-
sin will h"d their elections, and the
last i"r the year will he TEXAS. on
DrccnbcI 1lh.
The Democratic victory in California
gives that pant. \ Il majority al states III the
next Congress. and :" iIISurcs the cleo
tinn of their man for President III the
vrIy Improbable contingency OF there
being no choice 10y the people.
The vote of California, 81 i;lr ;i> heard
from. gives Irwin, Democrat. ior gov
rInor. over lH.OOu majority. and the full
returns viii probably give him 25.0o0
majority. The Congressional dclcg..-
ton will probably stand three Demo
Gratis aud one Republicans. The result
in every ease Was more az les inlIu-
rIiccd 10y local i>>ut>.
senator iicmdrirk> i another Demo
cratic statesman who has >ucrumhr;l to
the Western cry of more paper money. .
He opposes contraction ;IS fatal to hu>i-
hess. and advises that specie pay mcut~
he delayed until the disparity hrIWecu
The volume of paper currency and coin
is greatly reduced. His method ui re-
sumption would p">lp"nr it almost
indefinitely.
BALLOTS l"i the constitutional amend
mcmi> i'll Nrn Jersey. next Tues
day. Mcr" circulated ut Catholic
churches III New York. sunday. with
the amendments one. two. eight and
eleven CROSSED "uI. Thee erased aurnd-
meats prohibit appropriations of public
m"ncl and lands 10 private or >,clariam
purp"~,.%. guarantee Il system of free.
public >rir""I>. and prohibited special
legislation.
y correspondent nt the New York Sun
WliIiu" from ohio. admits that the.
bail" hctucru the tw" parties tm the.
state his fail ill bc Il clu~,. one. Last
year The Democratic ma jointly WIS about
iI,tHm. which Wa> greatly due to the.
temperance crusade driving over Il LARGE
German vote to that patty. That
scarcely l. NOW virtually out of the. WAY
to make room for he school question.
which viii have the effect OF dfiNin"
back ah"u: G.mm Germans To the Re
publican ranks. The majority "t 900
Will tlIclrh} he Icduccl about i..iaW.
leaving >"ni,. 1000 aS the hnrrc OF con-
tciliiom.
Ga,. Frutom has really taken the
bach tack "m Liberalism. He has
made his peace with the Republican
party, /" the, intense disgust al Il pol
tinIr ni Gl. Liberal faction. There Is :,
contest al authority and rule in the
/ party hrt>,crn t;"v. Morgan and Srna-
tor tonklirg. trnlnm has given in his
alhc>i'tii Ia thu Morgan party and has
written u letter winch j. soon Ia 10.
made public. He takes the ground that
all the l.ihcIul Republicans demanded
has been ;rc,lc,l Ia. The invr>tiga-
ton "t pHhlIr fraud and the punishment
of official criminals th, throwing ont
ut the cauNa~> the thir,i tenn question.
with other things that are essentials,
dead leave nnllrin9 bat IL clear issue
between the a,rrndcncN of the Dem
"rlncl and the perpctuit} al the Re
public. For these REASONS his course is
clear.
NEW York. Sept. Midnight. The
returns of Il few towns in New Jersey.
Indicate the pr"hablc adoption of all
tine constitutional amendments. except
the clause repeating the five county act.
Documents circulated 10y the Catholic,
against the public school CLAUSE. and
the taxing al church property had little
OBJECT.