St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-08-04
Note and Com Inent.

The Denver Tribune suggests to the
Malley tiends, who are starting out on
a starring tour to fashionable resorts,
that "there are too many trees about
Denver" to make it pleasant for them
in that quarter. To further illustrate
public indignation at their acquittal
as expressed by the leading papers in
all parts of the country. the Chicago
er-Ocean remarks: There are a
good many places in the United States
where fast young scapegraces of the
Malley stamp would be in danger OF
running out of wind
G. William Curtis, after denomcing
Jay Hubbelfs system of plumber, pulls
off his pink kids and sends large con-
tributiOn to the machine This is Just
about the size of republican reform So
called. Mr.. Curtis has thus indicated
Hubbell and his methods. Atlanta
| (Ga.) Constitution.
The Atlanta newspaper does itseli
| injustice in the above paragraph, and
Mr.. Curtis far more. The editor OF
the Constitution is too intelligent 4
man to copy the vulgar stalwart habit
of sneering at one of the manifest men
in America. We are glad to add that
MIR. Curtis has not sent money to the
republican congressional committee OF
which Jay Hubbell is chairman. The
report that he had done so was tele-
graphed from Washington, and seems
to have had stalwart origin Spring
field Republican.
EXCUSE BLUSHES.
The Waterman remembers with
modest pride that it early sounded the
keynote to this campaign, and has la
bored fearlessly and resolutely to
achieve a victory. We do not conceal
our intense satisfaction with the result
But the popular impulse which has ar
IDENTIFY responded to the demand for
the best and ablest for Il congressman
must not end there. 1t must go for
ward and reassert its rightful sover-
eighty over all elective offices of high
or low degree. The practice, if it eX-
lists, by which cliques of state or local
politicians parcel out the offices, must
end Montpelier Waterman.
The meanness of the political assess
ment business is largely that the de-
mand goes with the most force to those
least able to pay, and also least able
/ W ulSICSdIu IT, II ItSlutHJ AIilui
is asked for = per cent. of his 0,00C
salary, it is easy for him to ignore OIL
refuse, because there are none above
him to punish. Every other man in
high position can do the same with
comparative safety, because each has
sources of influence to exert; but, if
the multitude of subalterns refuse,
they do it at their peril. The path OF
safety with them is to pay up, and
take no risks. And still Mr. j. A.
Hubbell insists that the contributions
are voluntary Philadelphia Record.
If, taking heart by the result of the
Iowa campaign. and aided by theil
natural allies, the evangelical clergy
the prOhibitionists of Illinois organize
with vim and intelligence, there are
abundant indications that they will be
able to secure decided representation
at Springfield next winter. They have
nothing to hope from either of the old
parties, which meet them with shutting
and evasiOns.- Chicago Times.
The governor should initiate Luke
Poland's pluck in Vermont. There
may be luck in similar numbers il
congressional districts. Poland carried
the ID district, and why shouldn't Gov
Long p Boston Transcript.