St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-06-16
Political Notes.

Political Notes.
Let r> hear no more about Southern
honor and chivlllN from these hrag
"arlS. Men like Knott of Kentucky .
IIuntun of Virginia and A>hr of North
Carolina ought to hr hootrd at 10y ev-
cry honorable southern man. The man
Who would engage i'll Il conspiracy like
this To- destroy Il man reputation would
not hesitate /" ">cultlc Il ship OF cut Il
throat" NcW York Commercial ldrcr-
HSer.
"What like about Blaine. remark
eel an old Frrc>"ilcr in our office. lis
his ind"mirahlr pluck. No man was
ever 81 set upon 10y political >cavcngcr>,
and we must stand 10y him. for he is
right on the currency question:. right on
municipal and national taxation. and
he amt afraid t" speak out We want
Just such :. man toI President.
Proctor KNOTS conduct throughout
the whole inquiry concerning Nh. Blaine.
has been simply Infamous. aud he has
NOW made himself IN object of drr>iun
and contempt. The " hole country will
begin Ia hrlicNc. in view of the facts
elected. clearly provin. malice against
him. that his appointment Of the cN-
rebels IIumrnu and A>hc on the sub
committee. WAS with a knowledge that
an attempt would hr made tu haul
Blaine oven the c"al>. His dcnial> prove
nothing. Actions speak louder than
words. Troy Times.
The Hartford Cnulant does not like
the rradin" OF the Blaine letters. and it
Ia. IL. l.
brilliantly pNI"tcrhnic Every time
that hc shows his complete mastery over
the Democratic majority. every time
that hc prov "kr> the rebel hot heads
into fiery "uthur>t> and exhibitions of
bad temper. he di~tIact> public atten-
ton from his unfortunate position. and
"I>cule> the real i>>uc. suppose that
he should succeed in making himself
appear IL the innocent victim OF rebel
mdlignilN. aud should carry the Gin
CIunati Convention 10y storm. what
then AttrI the fireworks have burned
out. and the Irhrl> are I,huked. how
would the Republicans Ice able to meet
and SUPPRESS the irresistible evidence.
furnished hN Nh. Blaine against himself !
II will not avail Ia shut the eyes to the
facts. and rely on Mr.. Blaimc'> popular
ItN. No amount of personal popular
Itl Will suffice to remove from him the
weights with which hr has handicapped
himself. and which unfit him ctfcctualll
for winning the Face. However the
convention may he carried. the cl,.c-
tl"n will hc controlled 10y the sober
Judgment "t the people
Mr.. Blainc'> sudden and serious pos
trati"n. occurring ut this great cr,>i> in
his fortunes. viii naturally arouse gen
cr;Il popular sympathy. And this will
lc intensified hN the fact that tn, ncr-
N"u> and mental strain To " hirh he sue
rumlrd j. the result of Il violent and
outrageous political prosecutions and
the necessity of defending himself
against it 10y pr"diginu> c>rrtiom>. Poor
GrcrlrN'> ease will at once, rrcur to
every ones mind. and th, WAY in Inch
he WAS driven ont of his mind and into
his grave 10y the ISLANDERS of a political
campaign. Not far from the house. where
Nh. Blaine now lies. Speaker Kerr is
awaiting the death. which. in his case
also. has been greatly FASTENED III the
ISLANDERS directed against his reputation
within Il fortnight. These two cases.
taken IN connection with GIcrlN'>. point
timely moral ~ to the >aNa"crN OF
American politics. The strain upon
Mr.. Blaine for some time has been 50
great that we have from daN to daN.
expected to see him break down. For
Il few days. at least. We may now look
I" see the political SiouN who are pur-
suing linn restrain THEN malice !SD,iuJ-
fcH Union.
| hate Blame like hell. but personally
| love him like Il BROTHER. He is the
pluckIcSt man oi his time. and. if death
claims him now fol his. no one will
mourn HIM more sincerely than |. 4
S""thcrn Congressman.
If Blaine shall hr nominated at Gin
rinnati. he will owe his success to the
persistent stupidity of the comtrdcratcs
IN their efforts to kill him off. and not
I" the strength az >a"acitN OF his party
friends. His nomination will he Il re
suit i"rcStallcd 10y the politicians whose
votes and efforts will he given for his
defeat III November. and not 10y thoS,.
whose votes and efforts will he given
Tor his election. ChicdJo Times
have known jim Blaine. man and
boy. for 81 Years. have known him
rs Il father knows Il son, and declare
before God have never known him
guilty of Il di>honorahlc act. or an act
that would cause Il blush to the most
sensitive. He Is. il is true. Il keen hIrsi-
ness man. and before he entered public
l'fc he WAS largely Interested in railroad
speculation. So WAS |. so were over
lW"-thIrdS of the public men in office
now. 80 are nine-tcuthS of the state
law makers. So are hundreds who nov