St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-05-03
Current Opinion.

The editor of the Rutland Herald and
Globe considers the presidents appoint
ments to date "the worst set that ever
disgraced and degraded the public ser
vice" The chief owner of the Herald
and Globe has been appointed postmas-
ter of Rutland by Mr.. Hayes. But the
editor should remember that hasty gen.
civilizations are always dangerous
Springfield Republican.
If any body doubts that the president
is gaining a stronger and stronger hold
upon the confidence of the people, let
him read the reports of his reception
this week in Philadelphia. The "ma-
chine" sore-heads may us well prepare
to surrender. They cannot lead the
republican party, and an effort OD their
part to disrupt it would hurt only them
selves Orange IN. ~ Journal.
The most the democrats expect to do
is to keep the country agitated over
this question in order that they may
the more effectually conduct their cam
paign on allegations of fraud in the last
presidential election. A prominent dem
ocrat remarked to-day that no matter
what frauds might be developed af-
fecting the electoral vote of any state,
or how certain the removal of Mr.
Hayes might become in consequence,
the democrats would not proceed, for
the reason that they do not want a
president for two years, particularly as
the incumbency for two years would
peril their chances for the four years
next ensuing. This expresses the pur-
poses and policy of the democrats.
They are directing their efforts not at
Mr.. Hayes, but over and beyond him.
The democratic leaders are striving to
make the masses believe that they are
continuing the last presidential cam
paign, but in fact they are now con-
Quoting the campaign of 1857 Wash
ington Special to NeW York Times.
Mr.. Hayes has no reason to feel IN
comfortable over the matter, so far as
he as president is concerned, even if
the worst charges are fully substan-
tiated. Having made 40 personal eff
fort to gain the nomination of his party,
he contented himself with calmly await
ing the action of the constituted authori-
ties for the settlement of the mooted
questions as to the result of the cleo
ton. Congress decided that he was
elected, and he entered upon the duties
of the office with as clear legal title
as any of his predecessors. If any mis-
takes were made or frauds perpetrated
in the process of reaching this result, it
was not his fault and he was not re-
sponsible. Having been awarded the
Office it was his duty to take it. AS a
republican he may be ashamed of his
party if it shall be proved to have
cheated in the election, but as president
he is unstained by the acts of others
and may give himself 10 concern about
their guilt or their shame.--Hartford
Post.
Gov. Talbot's name seems to be upon
everybOdy's lips for the next executive
of Massachusetts, Traveller.
Mr.. Blaine has taken the trouble to
deny, from his seat in the Senate, the
correctness of dispatch printed in the
Tribune, in which it was asserted that
he had used in debate language highly
mplimentary to Jay Gould. We give
Mr.. Blaine the benefit of his denial. 1t
concerns an immaterial and trivial ques-
ton. The people do not care whether
his language was complimentary to Jay
Gould or not. The important point is
that his Uote was complimentary to Jay
Gould; that he-a defeated aspirant to
the presidency, but still claimant for
the republican nOmination-voted to
continue the Pacific railroad fraud upon