St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-05-03
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the government for % years. -Chtcdg0
Tribune.
If Fall River has any more men IN
whom it reposes perfect confidence, IL
will be lust as well to investigate their
accounts without loss of time and there
by lessen the risk of further loss OF
money. Confidence is beautiful, but IL
fails TO pay dividends.-Boston Globe.
democratic senator, one of the most
sagacious and longheaded of that side,
said the only material value OF the dis-
closures would be to make party capt.
tai. 'sAs for Hayes he said, "he is
infinitely better man for us than III
den would be; he keeps his own party
divided and ours united. We do not
want him to come to us, and he mas no
idea of coming, and therefore the dem
ocratic party can have no responsibility
for his administration, as was the case
with John Tyler, who openly came over
to the democrats. p Washington Special
to Baltimore sam.
There is unnecessary anxiety in many
quarters as to what Senator Conkling,
the late William E. Chandler, Mr.. Howe
of Wisconsin, Senator Blaine, and other
republicans, who have been troubled
about the presidents course, think OF
the Florida "explosion." 1t is of very
little consequence what they think
about it. The first three have done
what they could to encourage this sort
of disturbance and the best that can
be said of the fourth is that he has been
quiet, while his friends have been for
months bowling against the admins
tration. The truth is, that this ''eternal
ding-dong" about the presidents title
would have been silenced long ago but
for the sinister course of disgruntled re-
publicans, who have no interest in the
administration except as a fiOater for
their own fortunes. Boston ADVERTISER
There are not a few democrats who
believe that Sam Tilden will keep up
the agitation of the steal in Louisiana
and Florida for the purpose of having
the public mind educated to the point
that he is a great martyr, and force his
nomination. if possible in 1880 on the
score of sympathy. There is too much
Tilden in it altogether to suit long
headed democrats Washington Special
to Cincinnati Enquirer.
So far as can be ascertained the only
persons who think there is any sense in
trying to upset the Hayes administra-
ton are Tilden, Blair, Ben Hill, Butler,
Patterson of South Carolina, and Bill
Chandler. There are few other NAL
contents-like the great son of York
who remain in the background, pull
wires, and say "st'boy." -HarBord
COurdnt.
A democrat, in speaking of this whole
business to-day said: &c d that
weak old Tilden. 1t is enough to make
me sick every time | think of it. When
the time had come to act he never acted,
and now for him to come driveling
around with his agents, working up
evidence of frauds where no one dis
putes or even questions them, it is hard
to do anything but curse his idiOtic
weakness" Washington Special.
The most cheering revival that we
know of is the revival of hanging all
over the country Vicksbrg Miss. }
Herald.
There can be no doubt, in fact, that
business is becoming better every day,
and the bankruptcy lists are no evidence
to the contrary. The war period was
fruitful in speculative enterprises of all
kinds huge fabric of credit was
erected, and the tottering of establish
ments built in this way should not be
taken as a proof that the country is
going to destruction. These failures
only prove that business is being placed
on Il healthy basis, and that we are
getting down to bed rock. which is the
only sure business foundation upon
which to build.-NeU York Herald.
There is no reason to doubt that the
confessions of the two Florida villains
ure confessions OF truUiI. rborp mover
has been any good reason to doubt that,
upon the face of honest returns, Tilden
electors were chosen in Florida and in
Louisiana. Why, then, was not Sam
Tilden made president The answer
is, his own behavior in an emergency
demanding an able political leader
proved his unfitness to be president.
That he is likely to be less unfit here
after than he has shswn himself to be
heretofore, his mousing persistence in
advertising his sore does not tend to
Chicago Times.