St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-01-12
Governor Buffers Message.
WHAT THE EDITORS THINK OF IT.

WHAT THE EDITORS THINK OF IT.
PLANS FOR IMPROVING EVERYTHING.
Gen. Butler has been so long in train
ing for the Massachusetts gOvernOrship
that he cannot help having packed his
capacious mind with plans for improv-
ing everything that is not as it should
be- New York Herald.
DISGRACE TO THE COMMONWEALTH.
We congratulate the supporters of
his excellency upon his fidelity in
keeping his campaign promises. He
threatened, he insinuated, he imputed
dishonOr, he besmirched the fair fame
of the commonwealth. He now does
all this officially. The address is a long
and consistent misrepresentation of the
state, IA discredit so its author, a dis
grace to the commonwealth Boston
Advertiser.
BUTLER A LIVE GOVERNOR.
On the whole, the message is the
most vigorous and suggestive docu
ment of the kind that we have seen for
many day, and the steady-going leg
islatOrs of Massachusetts, will not find
it easy to ignore either its criticisms or
its recommendations. Butler evident
ly intends to be live governor, and if
there is not raking up of old abuses,
breaking to pieces of routine meth
DDS and the infusion of new vigOr,
tempered with economy, in the admin
istratiOn of affairs, it will not be his
fault New York Times.
SPECIAL EFFORT OF AN ADROIT ATTOR-
NEY.
That it is an able document none can
deny that it is model state paper,
no candid and intelligent man can
claim. As the special effort of ii skill
full and adroit attorney, who has had
years of preparation, the address is Il
success, but as IL state paper it bears
too many marks of partisanship and
savOrs too much of the political ros-
trum to take high rank. 1t will at least
crafty the reactiOnary element i'll 9th
er states which have always sneered at
Massachusetts and her institutions
Boston Journal.
A STRONG AND ABLE DOCUMENT.
No more readable public document
has been issued anywhere for many
years. 1t is thoroughly Butlerish
throughout. Yet it is a strong and able
document. No man can read it with
ont being convinced that its author has
devoted much study to the questions
he discusses, for upon all of them he
shows "A firm grasp and knowledge
both wide and exact. On few sub
.jects he palpably plays the demagOgue
but it must be admitted he tells great
deal of truth which his immediate
predecessors have lacked either the
courage or the inclination to utter
New York Tribune.
AN HONEST PURPOSE To SERVE THE
STATE.
Brave, shrewd, patient, persistent
clear GIFTED quick witted, level-head-
ed, the bluff general goes right to the
heart of every question he touches
From his Introductory reminder to the
| fossils on the hill that he, Benjamin F
| Butler, is "supreme executive magis-
trate of the commonwealth to his con.
Guiding declaration that he will no
again be a candidate for the office, there
is not an idea or suggestion or recon-
mendation that is not inspired by al
honest purpose to serve the state o
Massachusetts, New York Sun.
NO DISPOSITION TO CONDEMN BEFORE
TRIAL.
A practical purpose to give a gooC
government at the lowest expense con,
sistent with real economy is set forth
and, if it is carried out so far as tn,
ability of the executive is concerned
! =
grudging credit. Neither he nor hi.
friends can expect to have everything
taken for granted, and the result mus
be left to determine but there will be
no disposition to condemn before trial
whatever doubts may exist of purpose
or of motive from the previous career
of Gov. Butler Providence Journal.
STRANGE MIXTURE OF SUGGESTIONS AM
NONSENSE.
! 1t is strange mixture of shrew(
suggestion with wild nonsense, a grave
presentation and argument from com
bination of admitted facts and gros,
misstatements of fact, half-truth dove
tailed in with suppression of the Other
half, and evincing a demagOgic tenden.
cy to mislead the public. While there
are good points in the message, these
faults, which upon the stump might be
dealt with more leniently, are inexcus
able in an official state paper, which il
supposed to have been prepared Will
some pains and care for accuracy
springfield Republican.
The funeral services over the re
mains of the late Trenor w. Park were
conducted Thursday morning in the
Collegiate Dutch church, New York
and were largely attended by many q
the business associates and friends o
I Mr.. Park. The pall-bearers wer,