St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-11-13
Editorial Notes.

GLADDEN..
ait is time for the exercise of the |
greatest Christian charity. y Editori- |
al in Advance.
Apropos of the reduction of Gar
fields majority of Il6 in 1880 to Blaine's
of 80, Norwich correspondent says
"That will do for a beginning. That
is the thin edge of the wedge which
we will drive to the head in 1888, if
the g. o. p. does not give us a different
candidate from j. G. B."
True enough, Springfield Repu bill
can: ''This is what the people like to
see proved once or twice in every gen.
Grafton, that this nation can change
the party in power without a SILVER"
TribulatiOns of Landmark Earle
"We went to bed Tuesday night feel
ing that we were to have a democratic
president. Wednesday night we re-
tired to rest almost as certain that we
were to be ruled by a republican pres
ident Thursday night we did not
dare to go to bed at all, the matter
was so uncertain"
Jay Gould doesn't seem to be afraid
that Cleveland's election will hurt the
business interests of the country. Here
is what he telegraphed to Gov. Cleve-
land when the latter's election became
an assured fact 81 heartily congratu-
late yOu on your election. All concede
that your administration as Governor
has been wise aud conservative, and in
the larger field, as president, | feel
that You will do still better, and that
the vast business interests of the cOun
try will be entirely safe in your
hands"
The Infatuated Blaine men of TOpe-
ka, Kan, and Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
burned st. John in effigy last week.
The Springfield Republican thinks the
people "Ought to be ashamed of the
petty insult" and adds: "Mr. St.
Johns right to run for the presidency
as a representative of respectable
cause will hardly be questioned out
side of II few communities which seem
likely to have gone daft drunk with
partisanship."
Gov. Cleveland's term of Office eX-
pires Dec. 81, 1885, and Lieut.. Gov.
Hill will be the acting governor after
January !. Like the governor, Hill
was mayor of Elmira) when elected to
his present position.
The only reason st. John is not
elected president is because a majority
of the temperance people in this cOun-
try chose to either vote for man who
lodged the temperance issue, or for
one who has been, if he is not now, a
drinking man.
Brethren nf the republican press OF
Vermont: Don't you now wish you
had stuck to your convictions of right
and repudiated the unworthy nomina-
ton at Chicago, as you wanted to do
1t does not become men to condemn
ull-dOzing in the south and cherish
resentment because their pastor voted
for st. John.
Shouldn't the ballot be as free in
Vermont as in the south
The vote in New York city was 1885,
l0l, of which Cleveland had l33, 307
Blaine 90,OSI, Butler 1922, st. John
1891. Cleveland's plurality was 10,
DO.
Rev. James Mcleod, pastor of the
Second Presbyterian church at Indian
apolis, and who formerly occupied the
pulpit of Presbyterian church at Buff
falo, n. Y, says that he has it on gOot
authority that Gov. Cleveland viii
shortly be united in marriage with 4;
young lady of Buffalo.
Washington E. Conner, Jay GOuld'l
partner in Wall street, in an interview
on Thursday, after cOnceding Cleve-
lands election, said the result would
have only temporary effect, if any
upon the value of securities. Tn,
country isn't "goiug to smash" nov
that the campaign is over.
1t is estimated that there are abou
, 100, 900 men out of employment ut the
present time. 1t will be well to bea
this in mind, because some one may b,
charging it, by and by, as one of tn,
results of Cleveland's election.
Finerty, the man who fights thu
English in the house and loves to twis
the tail of the British lion, was de
feated for reelection from his Illinoi
district He will contest his oppO
nent's seat, however.
The st. Adams Messenger is con
soled by the thought that ''it will no
; he in the power of the democracy t.
accomplish much of a revolution in tn
> affairs of government for, at least, NV,
years" Here is good Blaine authorit,
that wages will not he "reduced t,
i the level of the pauper labor O
= Europe" for two years.
Those who feel dOwnhearted at tn
result of the election should remembe
: the words of the late President Gar
: field "God reigns and the government
i at Washington still lives"
. Looking now at the result, it is ap
u parent that Mr.. Blaine's declining t
: vote upon prohibition, while it concili
ated no one, angered the brewers AM
y others and lost him emo gu temperate
: votes in New York to defeat him..