St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-09-22
Sound Opinions on Current
Topics.

democratic party To adapt Its doctrine
| to the whims or prejudices of day or
of locality has been the history of de-
served failure. The result in Maine is
! the latest and, let us hope, sufficient
| illustration. In such contests victories
are more troublesome III their conse-
quehces thah ueleats'-lhoh' Stillsoh
hutchlhs, delll.
The result of the star-route trial is
a scandalOUs failure of Justice well cal
culated to arouse popular indignation
| everywhere. That the public treasury
has been robbed in the most shameful
manner, that it was robbed for wears
and of untold sums of money by a ring
of plunderers, is Il notorious fact. If
the men who have Just been tried for
these frauds are not guilty nobody is
| guilty. IL they are not TO be punished
nobody can he punlshed.-l New York
Herald.
Mr.. HubbelFs circular assessment is
to-day the most odious feature i'll our
politics. Nobody objects to cOntribu-
tiOns from Office e-hoders, provided
they are given freely. We denounce
the Hubbell assessment because it re-
duces to political vassalage every man
or woman employed by the federal au-
thorities. 1t is blow at the indie
pendence and self-respect of every
government employe. 1t is dIctatoral,
autocratlc and demorallzlng.-lA Albany
journal.
The result of the star-rOute trial YES
terdav is by no means satisfactory.
Those defendants have been convicted
whose conviction is of no particular
importance; while the men 90 free
who ought to have been found guilty.
Where fine fault lies for this result is.
perhaps. not entirely clear. but we are
inclined to think that if must rest nm
ON the iurv. We do not see how the
counsel for the prosecution could have
done much more than they did New
York Sun.
We want some marty 70 show and
wieId tbc nonuIor oninion that neither
tbe renubiican nor democratic marty
| doos nov W. wont an on+i-iojhorT
onti -corrnn+ion Marty n nort,, th3t
will boId mn tho HIGHEST otficoS in tbo
non,lo,s rift a. nos+S ofbonnrond inst
IL canned famc NOT os onnortunities IN
make money Sucb a marty would
soon he nowerfuI. as if wonld WELD
tbe balance of mower which in close
elections, is the greatest power of all.
Milton News.
As for tbis clamor we really believe
If to he os mncb insnired Inv and aimed
at tbe Other General conses of discon-
tent with CONGRESS- and the whole state
and drift of noIitics os at tbe ..rive,
and harbor steaI. - which has afforded
tbe broadest and nlainest mark to shy
the missiles of Instrumentation at. The
people often select n scapegoat i'm time,
r like these. and the river and harbol
, bill is the object chosen on which tc
express the popular opinion of the late
+ Con npress.-T Boston transcript.
There can be no nuisance and pes
of politicians when the whole body o
American citizens are politicians, eacl
one diligently performing his share il
the political business for the prOtec
ton of his stake in government. NJ
matter, in such circumstances, wha
= party might have the offices, the ma
chinery of government and of legisla
tion could never he wrenched from tn,
service of tie many to the purpose o
plundering the MANY for the aggran
dizement of the few Galveston
). News.
There have been too monv Irisl
Americans on one side of the boat. |
= left lis nothing to expect from the othe
4 side and the party we voted witt
!. were so sure of us that they didn't car
= for us. Hold on tight We're gOin,
q to split in the middle next time.
, couple of million votes on each sid
, will ensure another order of things al
; together. Out of IA political disruption
no class can gain more than. or :
: much as, the Irish American-if i
# stand back and look out for its ow
+ interests in IA healthy republican way
n i Boston Pilot.
q II i imnossibIa that tho old ohusa =
n ASSESSING for nolitical nnrnoses tb
EMPLOYEES of the government shoul
n continue to flourish and increase i
e virulence, as it has up to this time
Y unless there shall he n retropression i
pubhc morals. A check. at least. I'm
If been piven TO noIiticaI nractic
n which from small harinninrs h,
q grown to , national scandal And
is Is nrrbons unfortunate for Mr. UuI
II hell tbot he WAS in fine way of helm
| the first victim ready for the conver
II venient wreaking of popuIar disar
: nrovaI-TNcw York Times
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d mans marty. and recoonizes its ohio,
m tions to protect its members. in whar
Il ever part of the state they may h
ut from the curse of negro ruIe. The IN,
80 zeal party being negro marty. wit
is IO5 600 known neoro voters in i
+ ronks cannot otfnrd to mal,e oI,iec+ic
to nero ruIe Tho marrow Of II
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