St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-07-26

of the fact that Mr.. Conkling has made
war upon this administration ever since
it's Inauguration, carrying his hostility
so far as to prevent the New York con-
vention which he controlled last year
from even acknowledging the validity
of the Presidents title. What right has
Mr.. Conkling to expect the administra-
ton to give him the control of the GUS
tom house, as IL base of operations
against itself 7-Portland Advertiser.
The suggestion of MIR. Edmunds for
the Presidency is commented upon more
favorably, we fear, than it would be if
his nomination were generally antici-
pated. At any rate, it is a sign that
the political tone of the country is rising.
He is bigger man than has been men
toned for the office in the republican
party, certainly by far the ablest of the
senatorial candidates. His integrity and
independence, his intellectual ability,
his perception and frank admission OF
the evils of administration are all quail
tiles which should be sought in Mr..
Hayes's successor and which no other
leading republican enjoys in equal de-
gree. The fact that his personal bear
ing is rather cold and unsympathetic,
gives him no troops of devoted clients
to press his name, but the open cOnsid-
Grafton given to it is in encouraging
contrast to the Grant talk.-Springfeld
Republican.
Mr.. Edmunds is strong, acute, big
Drained, sOund-hearted man. His SER
vice in the Senate is of incalculable
value to the country. He is independ-
ent; he wants no favors he has no
difficult and divided home interests to
deal with he has nothing to hamper
him in striking boldly against every
wrong; and all this, with his superior
knowledge of legislation, puts him in
the best possible position to protect the
public interests. He is the remOrseless
foe of all crude laws and improper
schemes, is always vigilant and never
afraid to object. He is too useful man
in the Senate to be lost from that body
in the Presidency or anywhere else
Albany Journal.
The Ludlow Tribune's first choice for
the republican nomination in the third
Vermont district is Judge Poland. The
Judge gives out that he is not in the
race, and the talk is that he is saving
himself to run as Senator MOrrill's sue
cessOr.-Springfeld Republican.
Elk Secretary Fish is sure that Grant
doesn't want to be president again.
didn't really desire his second term,-
and says he is "the most simple, unas-
Stunning, the most unselfish man" he
ever knew. Fish doesn't think Grant
will be the republican candidate in
1880, because 'nO man has ever been
nominated president whose nomination
has been talked of three years before"
| As Grant is to be the republican can
didate for president in 1880, we ale de-
termined that the democrats shall be
assured of the fact as soon as possible.
The work of getting up Il catalogue of
the crimes and blunders of his admins
tratiOn is going to consume more time,
ink and foolscap than have ever been
used in any political campaign since
the foundation of the government
Louisville COurierJOMRaL.
wATTERsoN DREADFULLY ANXIOUS FOR
THIRD TERM.
There is talk of union upon Ed
munds, of Vermont, to stave off the
Grant danger. But this will not do.
Edmunds is an iceberg. Even Wash
burne could be put i'll SO us to beat him.
Grant is simply a necessity. The Re-
publican party is nothing except us Il
war party-a party taking its whole in
spiration from the war-a sectional, dis
union party, based upon the idea of
force. Strip it of its military parapher-
MALTA, and it stands naked before the
people us a disgraced plundcrer. Its
more practical leaders perfectly under
stand this: and hence they are all in
favor of renominating Grant. No other
nominee can combine the hosts, can
start the old battle-cry, can rally at
once the canitaliSts and the mnSSeS