St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-08-27
Public Opinion.
TOWN REPRESENTATIVES,.
RADIX.


sentative should be clean man, a man
with an honorable, honest, clean life
behind him. There are members of the
last legislature who disgraced them
selves and their constituencies by their
moral character and conduct, of course
they will not be returned. No man
who believes in honor, honesty, decsn-
cy, ETC., would wish to vote for such
men. No man could claim to be the
friend of temperance or good morals
and vote for such man a second time
The percentage of such men was very
small in the last legislature, and of
course none of them will be returned
this session, because there is not a town
in Vermont, so far as we know, with
drunkards and debauchers enough to
elect one of that character to the legis-
lature when his real character was
known. Elect man of moral charac-
ter, ability and general worth whom
you can elect a second time.-ILudlow
Tribune.
The Republican party will be ready
to end sectionalism when the Demo-
cratic party is ready to abandon the
principles ''for which Lee and jackson
fought for four years." and not a day
sooner. In this campaign the Demo-
cratic party takes the field with the
boast of the l3S votes of the South SOL
id. The votes cannot be solid save
through crime-save through the bra
zen violation of the principles for which
the North fought for four years. 1t is
simply the old question of which side
was right in that four years fight, and
the North is prepared to maintain that
its side was, even if that maintenance
be ''sectionalism."-[N. Y. Tribune.
Why don't the different parties i'm
port some of the keepers of Belle Isle
and Andersonville to tell us our duty
to the country? 1t would:be full as rea-
sOnable as to be instructed by some of
the southern tramps now infesting the
north.-[ Burlington Clipper.
The hand bills announcing Gen.
LawtOn's address at the Democratic
rally, tonight, contain the following,
printed in large type: "Gen. LawtOn
is an eminent lawyer, a most eloquent
speaker and is, whilst in town, the
guest of Hon. E. j. Phelps" Surely
the force of eulogy could not further go.
We recall nothing better than this since
the famous speech in an English grave
yard-"She was first cousin to Lady
Mary Jones and of such is the Kingdom
of Heaven Burlington Free Press
Aug. %.
Read what Bob Toombs writes of
Hancock: "'Yank,' or no 'Yank,' if
elected, the old boys of the south will
see that Hancock does the fair thing
by them. In other words he will run
the machine to suit them, or they will
run the thing themselves. They are
not going to be played with any lon
ger"
The Democratic rally at City Hall,
last evening, was very largely attend
ed. The Sherman Band was in attend
ance and discOursed stirring music.
The speakers, Messrs. A. R. LawtOn of
Ca, and Carlton Hunt of
New Orleans, La, were introduced by
E. j. Phelps, Esq, as Southern gentle
men always and dear friends of his.-l
[ Free Press.
Consider what Lee and Jackson
would do were they alive. These are
the same principles for Which they fought
for four gears. Remember the men
who poured fourth their life blood on
Virginia's soil, and do not abandon
them now. Remember that upon YOUR
vote depends the success of the demo-
cratic partly Wade Hampton. at
Staunton, Va.