St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-01-26
Public Opinion.
POLITICAL RECOGNITION OF THE If

POLITICAL RECOGNITION OF THE IRISH.
The appointment of Judge McCaffer-
ty breaks the ice that has needed
cracking in Massachusetts. 1t is the
beginning of a new order. Heretofore,
the belief was carefully cherished that
the Irish Americans of the state were
only to receive subordinate places.
They are now probably, in blood at
least, half the population. They are
numerically more than half the city of
Boston. They are going to be recog-
niZed in future i'll all the important
offices, no matter whether the governor
be a democrat or republican. 1t is
time to quietly but firmly take the
position they are entitled to. They
have been excluded, as a class they
must have full recognition, also as IA
class Boston Pilot.
DEMOCRATIC FICKLENEss.
The democratic party can not make
sure of electing its nominees in 1884.
Why is this ? 1t is because the party
is not one with itself. 1t goes mean
dering after unknown gods. 1t follows
false prophets. 1t catches at every
straw that blows at every breeze. No
sooner was the overwhelming rebuke
of the Administration recorded in favor
of Grover Cleveland than it leaped to
the conclusion that it had found
president, although it knew no more
of the new mans character and Opin-
ions than of court etiquette in the
wilds of Africa. This Indifference to
everything except the chance of a
speculative availability accounts for
much of the aimlessnesS of the party
managers, who have devoted so much
of their time beating about the bush of
expediency.- Louisville COurier-JOur-
nal.
OVER-PREsSURE IN SCHOOLS.
We think there is good deal too
much of the high-pressure theory in
our educational methods. 1t pervades
the whole system, from the primary
schools up to those of the highest
grade. 1t is kind of forcing process,
and appears to be based on the idea
that pupils in schools are but so many
human machines. out of which a given
amount of work can always be got at II
given pressure. 1t is probably rank
heresy to say it, but we are convinced
that one session Il day is all that ought
to he required of children of the pri-
mary school age, and that children of
the grammar school age ought not to
be given tasks which will require study
out of school hours. We should like
to see system which recognized more
distinctly than ours does the needs
and limitations of individual minds,
and which stimulated and rewarded
faithful endeavOr instead of mere re-
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TR1rupH OF PARTY D1sC1p11xE
Tbe re-eIectior If Serator Hoar i .
triumph of reDublican marty discinline
in Massachusetts,. IA reluctant tribute
to the fear Of Gov. Butler and Il recog-
milton of the senator's distinguished
character and services. No one of
these considerations and no two of
them would have achieved it without
the other. for it is a complete surrender
of the known and exnressed views of
the party on public questions on which
Mr.. Uoar has antaDonized his constitu
ents. and on which he has sought no
opportunitv of reconciliation. In fact.
in view of the place which it4nay fair
lv be presumed will be accorded Mr..
Grape in the future distribution of
party honors. considering the oppor-
tuneness of his support of Hoar at the
critical moment. Massachusetts will
have to be accredited with having a
most convenient capacitv for oblivion.
Oblivion. in fact. is the great card of
the dav in our state politics it was
oblivion of the past which enabled the
people to swallow Gen. Butler, and a
similar genial oblivion re-clects Mr..
uoor mill ,,orL,n, ,1..t Mr. Guam,
as Gen. Buffers successor.-TSpring-
field Republican,.
non ,.o,.,-o ,
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