St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-11-24

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During its nearly fifty years of existence The
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Union, is chiefly centred in the New England
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before to meet the needs of its constituency.
THE SPECIAL QUALITIES.
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OF an the events OF the week at home and abroad to
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lance can escape their notice 1t will endeavOr -
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PRECIOUS selection rejection of material, but by
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NEW ENGLAND AFFAIRS
| The facilities afforded in this direction bv the
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exchanges. will make each issue in particular an
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have been recently made. of which our readers fol-
the coming year will have the benefit for the fur
Their enlargement of these facilities.
AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS
VIII receive, as heretofore, large share of atten
ton: The valuable and widely -read contributions
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lions have been a source of profit to hundreds OF
practical farmers, will be continued: and the mar
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will be reported
The year before us, like the year which is now
closing, promises to be one of
SPECIAL POLITICAL INTEREST.
1t will witness the closing session of the present
Congress, and the opening session of the new one
Matters of grave public concern such as the revi
sion of the tariff the adoption of new provisions
Tor regulating the count of the electoral vote the
question of the silver coinage the question of re-
forms in the civil service the forms OF supplement
tary legislation for the enforcement of the laws
against polygamy, and the question of extending
national aid to education will be discussed in Con.
gress; and their discussion. together with the
more than usual interest attending the present re-
| latlons Of the great political parties. will draw
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! freshest advices therefrom. The needs of tine
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will be fully supplied by our correspondents
| "Perley" and Webb" and their assistants whose
special dispatches will be supplemented by the
regular press dispatches and by 'Perleys" letter.
describing the social aspects of Washington life
THE POLITICAL POSITION OF THE JOURNAL.
The Journal is Republican ne wspaper; it be
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gard the mission of the Republican party as ended
1t is in sympathy with the most liberal and pro
gressve tendencies in the party and will lend its
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any dictatiOn. and it will never hesitate to CRITICS,
measures and tendencies. whatever the party
| strength behind them, which it regards as harm
full. Those who are familiar with its course in the
past do not need to be remlr ID of its policy either
regarding the general advocacy of Republican prin
clples or as to its freedom of utterance when crit
cism is called for. To the discussion of all ones
tons, political and other which demand considera
| ton, The Journal will bring candOr information
and readiness to give both sides a fair hearing
Moral and reformatOry measures will be discussed
with an intelligent sympathy. business matter;
will be regularly presented, and in general tn,
| editorial columns will be varied timely and pro
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