St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-12
The New York Nominee.

A. B. Cornell was nominated for
Governor by the Republicans of New
York last week. This action receives
very free but varied comments:
Mr.. COnkling has been fortunate in
having the opposition of number of
newspapers in his party. There is moth
ing like newspaper abuse to make a
man popular, and nothing like news
paper cOddling to break man down.
Neao York Herald.
With divided democracy Mr.. Cor
nell may be elected. In that event
Roscoe COnkling walks into the nation
al republican convention with the Grant
strength and with the state of New
York solid at his back.-Nea0 York Sun.
1t is unfortunate that Cornell repro
sents the antagOnisms of the stalwart
element of the party to the administra-
ton, though this has lost its impOr-
lance, the stalwarts themselves being
now with the administration i'll the
stand it has made against the cOnfed-
Grated democracy. Cincinnati Com
mercidl
Conkling has snubbed "that man
Hayes" as he calls him, most effectu-
ally, and has put his own man at the
head of the state ticket Cincinnati
Enquirer.
Mr.. George VIM. Curtis will now en-
joy another opportunity to eat his ia
vOrite dish of boiled crow. If there is
one man in the republican party of
New York whom Mr.. Curtis is bound
by all his principles to oppose, it is
Alonzo B. Cornell; but the editor o.
Harper's Weekly always succumbs
meekly to party orders.-PhilddeLphia
Times.
From the Boston Journal
The nomination of Mr.. A. B. Cornell
for governor of New York is disap
pointing outcome from Il convention
which gathered into it SO many of the
best elements of republicanism, and
from which so much was expected, as
that held yesterday at Saratoga. To
many excellent republicans inside and
outside the state, it will seem like
trt1ing with Il great opportunity to put
forward man like Mr.. Cornell, at
time when it is necessary that the full
republican strength should be held to-
gether, and the Empire state placed
definitely and finally in the republican
column. Mr.. Cornell's course while he
held the offices of Surveyor of the Port
and Naval Officer of New York was
such as to bring him into distinct an
tagonism with the civil service reform
policy of the administration. His pub
lie career, aside from his duties as
federal officer, has been limited to a
term of service us Speaker of the State
Assembly, and such distinction as he
enjoys is that of an active organizer, Il
skillful politician and the loyal bench
man of Senator COnkling.
From the Springfield Republican,
This nomination is IL direct blew hi, in
Evarts, and the whole reform wing of
the party, as well as in defiance of the
advice of Vice President Wheeler,
IhurlOw Weed and other sagacious
leaders. 1t must also be very distaste-
full to Hamilton Fish and men of his
stamp. 1t will be very gingerly sup
ported by the New York Times and
Evening Post, but the other party or
gans will probably "enthusen to the
usual degree. The whole value of the
nomination lies in the possibility of a
in New York city and the Tammany
democrats under John Kelley. 1t is a
cheap John, ''swap tie boss" nominal
ton, OF rather speculation, which is
very much less likely to carry the state
than the presentation of some men of
recognized ability, integrity and indie
pendence.
VIEWS OF GEO. WILLIAM CURTIS.
New YORK, Sept. =. The editorial
of Geo. w. Curtis in Harper's Weekly,
this week, upon the New York Repub-.
lican Convention, says: '"The Republi-
can nomination for Governor of New |
Y ork is an exceedingly unfortunate one,
and all that has been said of the I'M
wisdom of precisely such a nomination
true. The Importance of the
result in this state, both in the election
Of this year and of the next, is such
that it was the duty of all Republicans
who understood it to select some can
tIdate truly representative of it's prin-
,lples and purposes. 1t will not be
,Ontended that, with whatever excel
ences of character, Mr.. Cornell is such
representative. He has been long a
amlllar figure in the politics of the
tate, and Whatever may be the per-
Onal and friendly regard entertained
or him, it will not be denied that it is
IN extraordinary nomination to be
made by the Republican party in this
tate at this time. 1t was plain duty
o select some candidate of political in
wholly unconnected with
he discussions and alterations in the
'arty, and for whom every Republican
Ould vote without reluctance and with
ut apiogy-some man of aptitude for
'ubilc affairs, of a courage like that of
ohm Jay, who repealed the dictation of /;
Alexander Hamilton of ability like
nat OF Gov. Seward, who in the inter
SITS of human rights vanquished Vir-
INA In argument and maintained the s
Onor and dignity of New York. This
not an ideal standard, because the
ames show that there have been such [
Governors, and while it is not to be ex- {
ected that there will always be such
it is well to contemplate
That has been, and to remember that
ne Governorship of New York is a {
Eeat efiice. t
certainly ais unwise to be content s
nth action which measured by such 1
only grotesque. 1t has '
cen already Stated that it is not a
omlnatiOn which is acceptable to t
lany who supported It. There was no
'rmal speech of Presentation, and the d
ssult was received Without enthusiasm. C
was a result daesentirely to what is a
nown as "the maciIfne,n and any 9th h
+ candidate whemAfhe machine had a
noPted would have zen nominated as S
sadiiy- Tins is but5the confirmation C
.ne Iact, vhle6a 81 more and more il
sluent, tha5the poi<Rcal initiative has t
assed entafetX froH< the people into il
re hands 0I a specza nOlitical class a