St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-07-05
Public Opinion.


great national calamity, but it might
prove blessing in the end, for it would
make a dead sure thing of the election
of a Republican President in 1885,
Ne,O London Telegram (Rep.)
Drunken Congressman are a natura
outgrowth of bar-room politics. L
voters were less reckless of their OWL
interests, whiskey would be less a nee
essary element of political success
Philadelphia Press (Rep.)
A good share of this country's trou-
bles might be avoided if Ben Butler and
Sam Tilden were given COnsulates in
some warm Cleveland Herald
Ohio has the President of the United
States, the General of the Army, the
Chief Justice, the Ministership to France
the Secretary of the Treasury, and Don
Cameron for a son-in-l Philadelphia
Press.
The Potter Committee has made itselt
the laughing stock of the country. II
has not Swallowed single respectable
reputation. Even Stanley Matthews
appears in somewhat of an advantage
GUS light.-ROchester Democrat ana
Chronicle (Rep.)
This Potter inquiry, which seemed at
with startling threats if not with great
results, has dwindled to ludicrous at
tempt by nearly a dozen men to extract
petty secret from one artful and saucy
woman, who battles them at every turn,
-Ne,0 York Herald.
The confederate House has been a
lamentable failure but what shall be
said of the loyal Senate 1t has been
the headquarters of jObbeTy, and in
scOundrelly appropriations has raised
the House right out of its boOts.-Chi-
cagO Times.
The fact to be remembered now is
that, as the history of the Congress that
has just adjourned shows, on all great
questions the great parties are broken
up, and that they cohere only by force
of the party name and tradition. This
is situation more alarming for the re-
publicans than for the democrats, and
for two reasons: First, there is always
more individual independence in the
republican than in the democratic party
and second, the democrats are con-
WINGED that nothing but party cohesion
is needed to bring them into power
in 1880. The mere force of the party
name is therefore less powerful with
republicans than ever, and it must be
supplemented every where with the
best personal character and ability
Harper's Weekly.
1t is the Butler committee now. Mr.
Potter has practically addicted the
nafn hnf OF L.,
and General Butler is in command.
Furthermore, General Butler is going
to do great things. He expects to prove
a bargain between the President and
members of the Returning Board, by
which several offices we're to be given
for one also the use of money by the
Louisiana Commission also that Lou
isiana voted for Tilden and Packard.
Then the great climax is to come-the
impeachment of the President A mag
nificent vision truly, which no one but
a man who saw double could get out of
existing facts by any sort of optical
multiplication. 1t is likely however.
that General Butler will render the
country one service in this matter. He
will burrow so far that when he comes
up to the surface he will find himself
far outside of the limits of the Republi-
can partly. Y. Tribune.
The Rutland Herald is very prompt
to call attention to the ''stalwartn reso-
luton adopted by the First District
Convention but in giving the nominal
tiOns of the Windham County republi-
can convention it has carefully omitted
mention of the fact that resolutions
were adODted strongly ENDORSING Presi
dent Hayes and the general policy of
his administration. And yet, we sup
pose the Herald claims to be a fair and
candid journal and to give all the news.
We would also call the attention of the
Herald to the first resolution adopted
by the Franklin County republican con-
ventiOn which declares that we 'sshould
stand firm i'll support of the party prin-
ciples and party issues, as developed by
the present administration Also to
the second resolution adopted by the
late republican convention in Caledonia
county, as follows :-"That this Con-
ventiOn take this opportunity to testify
to its approval of the honest admins
ton of the Government by President
Hayes and we heartily commend his
exertions to harmonic sectional i'll feel
ing between the North and the South.
and to bring about reform in civil SER
vice." We don't know how far the sui
cidal policy of ''stalwartnessn finds
active support in the First District, but
it is apparent that it has but little foot
hold in the Second and Third Districts.
st. Adams Messenger.