St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-06-24

the Senate. That is the disastrous
result of Mr.. Conkling's appeal for vim
dicatiOn. He has been formally and
emphatically repudiated by the Re
publicans of New York. And why 2
For what conduct did he ask the APP
prOval of the party For the greatest
and most objectionable Offense that
party man could commit, namely,
causelessly and selfishly and childishly
betraying the Senate into the hands of
the Democrats.-H arper's Weekly.
AN OUTSIDE VIEW OF OUR TAX LAW.
The new tax law in the state of Yer
mont has brought ont a vast amount of
property from hiding and reduced the
rate per $1,000 quite materially, vindi-
eating The Republicans faith in it
and the efforts of reformers whose dis
position to trouble the existing state
of things has not always been popular.
Judge Veazy in recent charge called
the attention of the grand jury to the
importance of holding men liable to
indictment for perjury, who made false
returns, either as taxpayers or as as
SCISSORS. The Legislature made a mis-
take, i'll our opinion, in not giving the
taxation of corporations entirely to the
state, upon the Massachusetts system.
This would save such anomalies. ineVi-
table under the present system, as val
uing national car stock ut 45 in st. AL
bans, where most of it is, held and LOG
at Burlington, its market value being
40. The st. Adams listers evidently
Il 10, . in, al,
1t needs a central state tax commits
sioner to assess corporations, and col
lect the tax through the corporation
office, saving immensely in expense of
assessment and collection and securing
uniformity. -[Springfield Republican.
CAN'T DO 1T CONSISTENTLY.
The people cannot return Mr.. COnk-
| ling to the seat he has so ably filled
and yet so uniustifiably abandoned,
without approving of his resignation,
without erecting the ridiculous prece-
dent that United States Senator may
abandon his seat in order to appeal a
personal quarrel with the President to
the Judgment of his state. COnkling's
last act of resignation was exceedingly
culpable, because it forced the people
to take sides in this personal quarrel
between him and the President and
this act makes war inevitable within
the party Rutland Herald.
WHAT WE WANT HERE.
There is no more politics in British
custom-house than i'll college, a reg
iment or a church. Neither members
of Parliament, great officers nor pOliti-
clans have any patronage i'll cOnnec-
ton with such Offices. The son of a
duke OF IA bishop, if he would gain an
appointment over the son of drayman
or stoller, must show himself the bet
ter man i'll open competition by his
side Dorman b. Eaton.
Mr.. Conkling's proclaimed purpose
to eight till the snow comes" shows
what an utter sham his letter of resig-
nation was. In that mock heroic
epistle, speaking of himself and hi,
tag, he said "With renewed attach
ment to the great state whose interests
and honor are dear to us, we hold il
respectful and becoming to make room
for those who may correct all the cr-
rors we have made, and interpret Alright
all the duties we have misconceived.'
Instead of making room," he now
proposes to hold the fort ''till the snow
flies" The remnant of Republicans
that he has saved from the subscr-
Went majority of last winter may hav,
something to say about this. 1t would
be fitting finale to the farce, to leave
the doughty boss to fight, as Dun
| drcary's bird flOcked. "all alone by his
own SELF