St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-12-01
Editorial Notes.

NtAiAipi mans fAiN hii AfAA'iui. III
publicans in Congress passed ten
years restriction Chinese bill, and the
democrats have elected democratic
governor by a large majority and a
solid congressional delegation. AS Il
polite measure it was not Il success.
Butler has now the great OppOrtuni-
ty of his life, and he is too shrewd a
man not to improve it. Those who
expect to see him overturn everything
and make a personal administration
will be greatly mistaken.
The elections are not very encOuI-
aging for Frank Hatton's new stalwart
paper at Washington. He has struck
hands with the losing faction.
lee has formed in Tennessee and
Louisiana, but the chilling wave which
swept through the country on the 9TH
is almost without parallel.
1t is charged that President Arthur's
friends i'll Congress passed the river
and harbor bill over the veto, and that
he did not attempt to control those men
who, like Senator Jones, are supposed
to look to him for advice.
The Otfice-hOlders, it is said, fearful
that the breach i'll the republican par
ty will not he healed before 1854, are
strongly in favor of the Pendleton or
some similar civil service reform bill
passing Congress.
Civil service reform is more popular
than it was.
Col. Broadhead is defeated for Con-
gress in Missouri. He will contest his
opponents election. the majority being
only p.
A little informality will sometimes
do vast amount of harm. In Iowa
the returns from one township were
signed by only two judges, the name
of the third having been added by a
clerk because the third judge could not
he found. If the vote were counted it
would elect a republican congressman
by 81 majority, but if it is not counted,
it gives the democrat II majority.
Later election returns seem to in
dictate a larger vote for the greenback
ticket in several states than was sup
posed by the earlier returns. In
some of the states the party increased
the vote east for Weaver for president
in 1850. The greenback vote in In
diana is over $1,000, an increase of
5000 while in Kansas it runs up to
23,42l, an increase of nearly 1000.
This is probably the result of the uni
vcrsal spirit of dissatisfaction which
prevailed, and the figures were doubt
less augmented by republicans who
were not ready to vote the democratic
ticket and compromised by voting the
greenback ticket
There will be quite ii contest over
the speakership of the next House.
Randall, Carlisle and Blackburn are
the leading candidates, with Eaton
and Springer as possible clark horses"
Joseph Cooks Monday lectures will
probably not be resumed before fall.
His time until late in April will be
taken up with lecture engagements.
The governors of Massachusetts,
Rhode Island and Connecticut can
now talk by telephone, the connec-
tons having Just been completed.
Waller has 2}9I majority for governor
in Connecticut, but Gen. Frank ID.
Sloat, republican candidate for comp
troller. is elected by 6Sl majority,
owing to his being favorable to the
liquor interest.
Henry Ward Beecher, in highly
dramatic manner, made IA telling point
for woman suffrage on the occasion
of the lecture of Miss Frances Z. Will
lard at Plymouth church, recently.
AS the prolonged applause at the
close of her lecture died away Mr..
Beecher assembled the platform slowly,
thoughtfully, and stood for a moment
regarding staring at-the lect-
urer, with an expression of mingled
wonder and admiration. Then, turn
ing to the audience, he remarked,
slowly and meditatively, emphasiz-
ing the words with mods of his head {:
"And-yet-sh cannot vote :" 1t
was some time before the audience
was quiet enough for him to add, in
ringing tones ''And are Won not
ashamed of it p
The Legislature.