St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-09-13
Current Opinion.
RADIX.

L..
Johnsbury Caledonian, which has haC
leanlngs that way for some time, anC
has just belted the regular republican
nominations for local officers, announces
that it has ceased for good to be a party
organ. No state has stood in more
pressing need of Independent Journal
ism than Vermont, but the new impulse
is making itself felt even there, and il
is safe to predict that the Ludlow Tri-
bune, the BrattlebOro Reformer and
now the st. Johnsbury Caledonian will
find plenty of followers in the early
future.-Springtield Republican.
Such an amount of boiling and free
dom III voting was never before exer-
clsed III Vermont, and the lesson of it
all is that parties must put forward the
best men, acceptable men, if they ex-
pect the voters to follow their lead.
Bolts are sometimes unwarranted and
unjust to regular nominees, but they
rarely become of magnitude or success
without some cause.-W Woodstock Stand
ard.
The bolt in the third district has
proved disastrous to the regular repub-
lican candidate, but the effect cannot
be otherwise than salutary, in opening
the eyes of the party leaders to the
healthy independent spirit which al
ready permeates the masses, and which
In future must be recognized in "mak-
ing up the slate" There is hope for
Vermont yet in the line of pure indie
pendent politics, and the old "ringsn
which have ruled and to some extent
debduched our noble state will soon be
obliged to seek some means of obtain
ing an honest manly livelihOod.-Lud-
lOp Tribune.
The Greenback authorities of Mis-
sour are outrageous at discovering in
their State treasury a worthless bank
check for 1926 200, which the treasurer
has for years been carrying forward as
cash on hand. Why isn't it all right,
according to Greenback reasoning
The check is in regular form through
out and is irredeemable. What more
do they ask for.-LOweU Courier.
Judge Poland, according to the plan
which has long been matured, was
elected representative from st. Johns
bury. He now expects to be chosen
Speaker of the House, and with the
advantage which that position will give
him, make successful fight for Mr.
MOrrilrs seat in the United States Sen
ate. If he succeeds, the State will at
least be represented by a man of brains.
However, he will have a lively Oppo-
nent in j. L. Martin, who is returned
from Londonderry this year, and who
with his long Legislative experience and
strong connections as politician, will
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BrattlebOrO Reformer
The bolt in Caledonia county, though |
quite formidable, did not succeed, and
the regular Republican ticket is elected. |
The CaledOnian which seemed to be
the leading power in the opposition,
takes the result rather hard, but laws
down some very wholesome principles
in its comments. The best way we
know to prevent boiling, and to ele-
vate the character of politics, is to at
tend caucuses and conventions, and so
look after matters there that it shall
be impossible to get up unfit candi-
Monitor.
co.. THE MAINE ELECTION.
These results, leaving the governor
ship in question and throwing doubt on
1t least two congressman, indicate the
universal dissolution of political ties
his year. Everybody is afloat, even in
states where any other than republi-
IAN executive and congressman have
rot been known for a generation. The
of Oregon to the democrats
md the laxity which returns green
pack representatives from Vermont and
Maine, mean, when developed in other ;
'tates, that the republicans have no
how of controlling the next House of
and point to general
meeting of parties in the near future.
The Butler party in this state will read
,reat hope of success in the broken
anks OF Maine republicanism, and the
moral for the anti-Butler forces in
massachusetts, is plainly to unite on
trOng home issues and under a strong ;
nan.-Springfeld Republican.
The new House contains no great !
lumber OF prominent men, and, singu-
arly enough, but half dozen of law
'ers, including Judge Poland, Reding-
on of Rutland, Smalley of Burlington,
lartin OF Londonderry and Huse of l
lontpeller, who is also editor of the I
freeman. Poland is of course by all !
dds the heaviest gun of the lot, and :
rs election means something, although l
don't know just what. The start of l
was doubtless to admonish sundry
ONE enemies-to get sort of express I
ion OF confidence from st. Johnsbury {
but what he hopes to do in the Leg =
stature remains to be seen. Senator Z
lorrill comes up for reelection this !
ear, and the judge may try to beat '
Inn, as has been suggested, but Nor
Ill has quiet way of taking care of a
imself among all classes of men and in s
II parts OF the state, which is wonder
III to behold, and which, l suppose. q
lakes his defeat impossible, although '
GLAND can this year pull good MANY
trIngs for the place if he chooses. His
lection certainly alarms Morrill, into >
nusual activity, and 1 hear that he Z
ven intends to oppose Poland's getting ;
ne House speakership, but that seems
and in any event Uncle LIKE y
ill probably be speaker if he wants to.
Poland has no schemes of his own to
lrther he will be an immense mower in
ne House. There are sundry abuses .
! the administration of state govern. =
tent with which he is peculiarly fitted i
deal, and by doing the people of the v
ate good turn in the way of shaping n
'gislatiOn he may make some political a
apital of the best kind Woodstock =
'erkins in Republican. =
The regular republicans are now talk b
lg of withdrawing Grout and irving il
mother man gilmore Character Judge t
overs OF the supreme court, who was I
ected to the bench from the speaker Il
nip of the state House of Representa- o
yes four years ago, is spoken of: but n
is believed that the judge would not s.