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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-09-11
Public Opinion.
PRIVATE CHARACTER IN THE PREsI
DENTAL OFFICE.

PRIVATE CHARACTER IN THE PRESI-
DENTAL OFFICE.
The democratic papers, in resorting
to various forms of apologize causistry
for the Otfense, not only cOncede the
substantial truth of the main charge,
but also the necessity of making an
apology for it, in order to break, as far
as possible, its force as an objection to
the candidacy of Grover Cleveland.
The question, then, is, not whether
God or man will or should forgive Mr..
Cleveland upon his sincere repentance
for this sin, but whether, with private
character stained with this disgusting
infamy, he should, by the deliberate
act and voice of the people, be made
the chief magistrate of this great ma
ton. That is the question which every
voter must face. If the facts were not
known, or if there were grounds for a
reasonable doubt about them, the case
W o aid be entirely different. The facts,
however, are known. There is no pre-
tense of any denial or refutation of the
chief facts in the case and if the peO-
pie of the United States who are in
favor of sound morality follow our adj
vice, they certainly will not bestow
the ho1Ors of the presidency upon
Governor Cleveland. His election
would show low state of morals among
the people, and be a burning shame,
and never tO-be forgotten disgrace to
the nation. No man with such a pri-
vate character as is shown in respect
to him is fit to fill any Office in the gift
of the people, New York lndepend
ent, Ind.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-09-11
ST. John in LOgan'S State.
Extract from a private letter.

GRAND CROSSING, ILL, Sept. q.
Allow former resident of Caledonia
county, and an eX-sOldier of the sixth
Vermont volunteers, to ask your
thoughtful consideration of a question
vital to the welfare of Vermont and the
entire nation. We are in the midst of
"A most important political campaign.
Two great parties have for years mo-
nOpOlized the suffrages of the people.
Again they present their claims, while
thousands believe they have proved
unfaithful to their trusts. The candi-
dates they present are unacceptable to
the best mind and heart of the nation.
Mr.. Cleveland and his party endorse
the liquor curse Mr.. Blaine proposes
to divide among the states the liquor
revenue as a "permdnent fund.-" which
with the years will "increase." The
republican party is now the bound and
willing slave of the liquor power. The
campaign is one of mud throwing as
between the leading parties. The
democrats present no issue the re-
publicans ditto. Meanwhile, party ties
are loosening and the one supreme is
sue of the day-the home VS.. the sa-
LOOMS coming to the front. 1t will
not down. A party with a real issue,
convictions and morals, with "the
swing of victory" is marching forward
with surprising rapidity. 1t has
adopted a platform that recognizes God
and the rights of man. One of the
worlds heroes it has named as a candi-
date for PRESIDENT man known and
hated by every saloOn-keeper of the
land, hOnOred and loved in every pure
home. AS lad he was once indicted
under the "black laws" of Illinois, of
which John A. Logan was the author
for giving crust of bread to a negro.
The Little Giant" of Maryland is its
nominee for vice president He has
made a record to be proud of-anthor
of Maryland's local option law, by
which thirteen counties out of twenty
three are under prohibition. Two
worthy men are before US, and thew
represent growing party with an is
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-09-11

Returns from $40 towns, giving the
complete gubernatorial vote of Yer
mont, show this result: Total vote
cast 62, 42l /; Pingree, republican, re-
ceived 4l,9I7, RedingtOn, democrat,
1888, gTeenback and independent and
scattering 666, making Pingree's ma
.iority 81 Alb, and his plurality 22,O79.
The propO ctional loss of the republi-
cans is about - per cent. That of the
democrats 81 per cent. The reduction
in their majority is 1899, in their pll-
rality 1900. Ninety-seven towns i'll
the first congressional district gave
Stewart, republican, 25,3l7; Simmons.
democrat, 52l6; Kidder, greenback,
and scattering, 262, giving Stewart a
majority of 9539. One hundred and
twentysiX towns in the second district
give Grout, republican, S,4O5; God
dard, democrat, 1851 Cummings,
greenback, and scattering, 125, making
GrOrts majority 1885.
The complexion of the house of rep
resentatives is, according to returns
Re ublicans 1913, democrats "a, green
hackers 4, independents 3, no choice
in 1880 the house stood: Republicans
2l5, democrats 81, greenbackers ,, no
representation 3, there being PAL towns
ut that time. In 1882 there were lSJ
republicans, 45 democrats, , independ
ent democrats, l independent republi-
can and 2 greenbackers. The next
senate will consist of % republicans
and 3 democrats.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-09-11

CTATE OF VERMONT, CALEDONIA DISTRICT 81
DIN Probate Court holden at the PrObste Office in
st. JOhnsbury, on the 9Th day of Sept, A. ID. 1894
Abigail NJ. Blanchard, eIeoutrix OF the last will
and testament Of John c. blanchard late Of Peach
am, in said district deceased, presents his
administration account for examination and allow.
anee, and makes application for a decree OF
distribution and PARTITION of the estate OF said
deceased.
whereupon il 10 ordered by said Court that said
account and said application be referred to .
sion thereof be held at the Probate Once in said
st. Johnsbury, the 18th day of Sept, A. d. 1884
for hearing and decision thereon: And it 10 further
ordered that notice hereof be given TO all persons
suecessively in the Caledonian, . newspaper pub
lshed at st. Johnsbury, previous 70 said time ap-
pointed for hearing, that they may appear At said
time and place and show cause, il any they may
have, why said account should not be allowed, and
such decree made.
By the Court Attest,
1851 WALTER P. SMITH. Judge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-09-11
Editorial Notes.

The secretary of the national pro-
6eSSm made to &6H st. JShn to w RhtKe
draw, and inducements of great weight
have been held out to him. Daniel,
the candidate for vice president, says
of this eve mutually agreed to stand
by one another, and that we will not
stay ont of the campaign if only a
bakers dozen of votes are our reward.
God forbid that one of us should prove
unfaithful to our trust"
OF Gov. Robinson and Judge Endi-
colt, the republican and democratic
candidates for governor of Massachu-
sets, the Springfield Republican says
they "wOuld no more have done what
Mr.. Blaine did in his letters to Fisher
than they would cut their right hands
off,
The Montpelier Argus and Patriot
admits that Editor Atkins was in the
sulks this year and "gave notice that
he would aid whenever called on, but
should have nothing to do with the
conduct of the local campaign" This,
the Springfield Republican thinks, sac
counts for the republican gains at Mont
pelier and Bellows Falls, where the
Argus man is potent"
The Boston Herald thinks Cleveland
will gain more doubtful states in the
west than he will lose in the east, and
the Boston Journal says the tide is set
ting against him on all sides. The
voter will do well to keep his temper
and vote as his conscience dictates.
Gov.-elect Pingree told gentleman
majority of $4,000, and that the trouble
with the republican majority was going
to he the disaffectiOn with Blaine. He
doesn't publish an organ.
b. B. Smalley, the Vermont member
of the national democratic committee,
says of the Vermont election: "The
reprehensible attempt to excite race
and religious feeling against our candi
date and to distinguish Irish American
interests from those of their fellow cit
liens of other lineage has broken
down"
st. John is a lucky man. The scan
dal-monger has not even ventured to
touch the hem of his garment.
The Kansas prohibitionists pledged
the delegates to the state convention
to support st. John. OF the $50 dele
gates, only 80 stood up and were
counted, showing that there were 100
traitors in the camp. The Blaine men
are making strong effort to draw
party lines closely in that state and
ignore the temperance issue, but the
prohibitiOnists are determined to march
under the st. John standard.
The Boston Journal says its publica-
ton of the Cleveland scandal has in
creased its circulation in Vermont.
Very likely. The Police News has a
large circulation, and its influence is
all the more pernicious on that ac-
count.
The organs laugh at the indepen-
dent vote of II in Brattle borO, but the
Reformer says it is known that thirty
independents voted for Redington and
the balance of the republican ticket,
which makes a total vote of I01.
The returns from the Maine election
show that the republicans have elected
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-09-11

CTATE OF VERMONT. CALEDONIA DISTRICT rs
- In Probate Court, holden at the Probate Office
in ST. JOhnsbury. in said district, on the 9Th day
of September, A. ID. 1884.
Charles Cobb executor Of the last will and tesla
ment of Susan c. Stock well, late of ST. bloomsbury
in said District deceased presents his
administration account for examination and
allowance. and makes application for a decree of
distribution and partition of the estate of said de-
ceased.
WhereupOn it il ordered by said court that said
account and said application be referred to a
session thereof to be held at the Probate Office,
in said st. JOhnsbury, on the nth day of Sept. A ID
1884 for hearing and decision thereon; and it il
further ordered that notice hereof be given to all
persons interested, by publication of the same
newspaper published at st. Johnsbury, previous
to said time appointed for hearing that they may
appear at said time and place, and show cause,
II any they may have why said account should not
be allowed and such decree made.
By the Court, Attest,
1861 WALTER p. SMITH. Judge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-09-11

sue. Its most sanguine friends are
surprised at the rapid growth of the
movement.
In this state eight papers in two
weeks previous to Sept. 2 hauled down
their party banner and ran up that of
st. John and Daniel, OF these four
! were democratic, two republican, one
independent republican and one green
back, viz: The Fulton County Demo-
crat, the Green County Union, the
Yandalia Chronicle, the Grafton News,
the buckingham News, the Rossville
Times. Gates City Banner, and War
rem county paper l cannot name.
The Union Gazette and the Western
Reserve Star of Ohio have also changed
to st. John and Daniel in the last two
weeks. Western New York is all
ablaze and many papers of both parties
are changing to st. John and Daniel,
one of the most noted being the Gene
SEQ paper. The party is securing the
best of clean, able, honest, christia II
men for candidates-James b. Hobbs
for governor of Illinois, David Preston
for governor of Michigan, Samuel d.
Hastings for governor of Wisconsin, j.
A. Brooks for governor of Missouri and
Hon. d. Virgins for governor of Indi-
ana. The movement is taking the
best heart of the sOuth-MissOuri,
Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, the
CarOlinas, and other states are coming
to meet the best heart of the north on
this issue.
The party that liberated the slaves
is gone forever. The party of Lincoln,
, Sumner, Wilson, Chase, Fessenden,
Hale, Stanton, has given place to the
party of Blaine, Elkins, Dorsey, Hes
sing, Raster, Whitelaw Reid and Joe
2 Medill, and they have sold it out to
the saloon. 1t has banished our Sab
I bath in the west and built up the sa-
> loon and brewerysThe same conditions
are appearing in the east-Our only
5 hope is this new party.
5 Your state election is now over, and
D your legislature elected in opposition
: to the proposed license system. Now,
2 what will Vermont do in November
2 Can she vote for Mr.. Blaine, whose
near friends send word west that, if he
| is elected, ''there will be no Mrs
e Hayes fOOlishness in the Whit,
: hOusef" The liquOr party care only
: for votes. Let us make st. John the
. Fremont of our cause. Put up al
D electoral ticket and let the Greer
e mountain state have an opportunity tC
vote for these grand men on this great
e issue. 1t is coming, and will triumph
t shortly. The republicans in the ives
f are sold to whiskey. ExSpeaker Col
E Inns said only last Monday, "Th'
D sooner we get rid of this pestiferou
temperance element, the better for til,
y republican party" General Oglesb,
# says, "Give the laboring men gallon
! of beer a day" Governor Hamilton
says, al am not a prohibitionist be
g cause | love the republican party.
!, The Chicago Tribune says, "Person
c al liberty is safer under republican,
4 than it will be under democrats" May
c God guide You to the right.
: w. ii. HOLMES.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-09-11

believes that the editor of the CdtedO-
MAN would have feigned dissatisfac-
ton with the result 2" This plainly
shows that a partisan can have no aP-
probation of conscientious duty as OPP
pos ed to political policy. When the
Waterman becomes better acquainted
with that "young man." as he styles
tire editor of the CdiedORidn, he will be
as certain that the ''yOung man" has
the courage of his convictions whether
he has following of 'Hess than one
hundred or more than "teu thousand"
Nor do we overlook the fact that
criticism of this nature comes with ill
grace from the Waterman, paper
that started out as an independent but
was frightened back into an organ be-
cause it rather be with the majority
than stick to what it believed to be
right.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-09-11
Minority

As we look at the result, the friends
of Mr.. Blaine have cause for encOnr-
agement from the fact that he has held
his own and secured the usual major
ity. After the result in Vermont, there
was ground for fears that Maine might
follow the example of her sister state.
AS it is, ''honors are easy" with Mr..
Blaine, and people must now look to
Ohio to decide the battle.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-09-11

A Philadelphia charitable society
reports that it has in six months had
the care of les families deserted by
the husbands and fathers, and that in
II2 of them rum was the active cause.
1t is estimated that the city has be-
tween 600 and 700 assertions in a year.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-09-11
.ppuIA STEPHENS, ESTATE

A PPHIA c. STEPHENS ESTATE.
N The subscribers, having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the district of Gale
donna commissioners to receive, examine and adjust
all claims and demands Of all persons against the
tate Of Apphia G. Stephens late Of Peaeham In
said district deceased, represented insolyent, and
the term of six months from the 4th day Of Sept
A D. 1894 being allowed by said Court TO the
creditors Of said deceased, TO exhibit and prove
that We will attend to the duties Of our appoint
ment at the dwelling house Of the late Apphia C.
Stephens in PsachAI in said district on the 9th
day of Sept Iss4 and 9Th day Of March 1885 next at
one O'clock in the afternoon each Of said days
HARVEY pUNN' 3Commrs.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-09-11
ST. cJuhnsburp Galeduniar.
81. Johnsbury, Vt, Thursday, Sept. II. 1884.

There is an earnest call in this part
of Vermont tor n st. John electoral
ticket If there is a temperance state
in the Union in name, Vermont is that
state, and yet she is behind many of
her sister states in that she has as yet
no electoral ticket nominated. With
st. John in the field no man need
throw away his vote or vote for an I'M
worthy candidate or unworthy cause.
The American Missionary association
which closes its fiscal year September
30, is threatened with a debt of $50
900. Its work is ut the south among
the negroes, and at the west among the
Indians and Chinese. The work has
grown so on its hands as to demand
81 900 per day for its proper support
This is a good time for the friends o
the association to show their apprccia
ton of its work by substantial encour
agement.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-09-11

The Montpelier Waterman is moved
to remark that if Windham county's
independent candidate for governor
had received ten thousand votes in
stead of less than one hundred, "who
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-09-11

The members of the Greeley party
who were "turning an honest penny
by exhibiting themselves in dime mu-
seums have been ordered to duty at
Fort Warren in Boston harbOr.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-09-11

bear in mind that, unlike other states,
the greenback party in Maine has
largely drawn from the republicans by
reason of the opposition to Mr.. Blaine.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-09-11

A local exchange says: "The guests
of the Ottawa House embrace an I'M
usually large number of young ladies"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-09-11

The complete returns of the Yer
mont election give Pingree lab
majority, loss of $500, or - per
cent. The following table shows the
comparison with previous presidential
Years
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-09-11

when confronted by hglrcs that never
lie.
The contest has commenced for the
spcakership of the Vermont house OF
representatives. The Montpelier
Waterman advocates w. p. Dilling
ham of Waterbury, while that gentle
man supports the candidacy Of Hon.
J. X. Batchcldcr of Arlington. The
Barton Monitor is in favor of the Sc
lection of Major Josiah Grout of Der
by, who was chosen speaker after IL
II. Powers, the speaker in 1874, was
chosen judge. Hon. Herbert F. Brig
ham of Bakersfield, who was the dem
cratic candidate for secretary of STATE
will probably bc the democratic can
didatc. More candidates may be
developed when the back counties
are heard from.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-09-11

Mr.. Blaine does not believe that pro
hibition should be made national
question. In response to a serenade
at Augusta Monday evening, he thus
spoke with reference to the constitu-
tional prohibitory amendment:
For myself | decided not to vote at
all on the question. | took this posi-
ton because | am chosen by the re-
publican party a. the representative of
national issues, and by no act of mine
shall any question be oblruded into
the national campaign, which belongs
properly to the domain of state poll
ties, Certain advocates of prohibi-
ton and certain opponents of prohibi-
ton are each seeking to drag the issue
into the national canvass, and thus
tending to exclude from popular con-
sideration the questions which press
for a national decision. If there be
any questions that belong solely to the
police power of the state, it is the con-
troll of the liquor traffic, and wise men
will not neglect national issues in the
wear of "A national contest
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-09-11

The Brattlcboro Rcformer severely
criticises the election returns of the
Associated press in Vermont. In the
compilation of the returns, estimates of
the majority were made which were
never sanctioned 10y the facts. 1t was
a noticeable fact that the vote of Brat
tlehoro, one of the largest towns in the
state, was not given among the first re
turns. As the town where the indie
pendent movement exhibited the great
est strength, it would naturally have
been among the first to have been
heard from. 1t looks as though the
omission tn report the 40 loss to the
republicans in that town was not en-
tirely due to oversight. The Reformer
well says: "The great newspapers, in
simple Justice to themselves, ought to
insist upon a thorough overhauling of
their service in Vermont
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-09-11

Campaign talk amounts to but little
when confronted by figures that never
lie
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-09-11

Yesterday WAS II busy day IN politics
in Massachusetts. The prohibitionists
nominated President Scelyc of Am
herst college for governor and Henry
II. FaNon for lieutenant governor.
The republicans rcnominated Col.
Stone in the seventh congressional
tier for presidential elector. Charles
II. Allen of Lowell, Henry Cabot
Lodge and w. w. Rice were nominal
ed for congress. The New Hampshire
democrats nominated John NJ. Hill al
Concord for governor, and the prohi-
bitiOnists nominated Larkin ID. Mason
of Tamworth for governor. DIR. J. II.
Gallinger of Concord, republican, was
nominated for congress.
The Maine prohibitory constitutional
amendment was adopted by a majority
of 10000, democrats and republicans
alike voting for it. The text is as
follows:
The manufacture of Intoxicating
liquors, not including cider, and the
sale and keeping for sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors. are and shall he forever
prohibited. Except, however, that the
sale and keeping for sale of such
liquors for medical and mechanical
purposes and the arts, and the sale and
Keeping for sale of cider, may be per
mitted under such regulations as the
Legislature may provide. The legisla-
tnre shall enact laws with suitable
penalties for the suppression of the
manufacture, sale and keeping for sale
of Intoxicating liquors with the eXccp-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-09-11
LADIES' UNDERLINEN!

Largest stock shown Ladies' white sack Fine
Ladies' White Skirts only soc, 65c 74c 100
96c I.3f up $500 Having anohe
great bargains. Ladies' all Linen Fancy
plain White Linen only &c and 7c cheap Misses
Large Bandanas only sc, &c and SC.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-09-11

Having made large purchases of these goods would
spect this department Glassware in of four pieces
gmbers dishes ice cream dishes etc etc Chi
Elegant line of lamps prices ranging from SOC Ia $50
waste and for every conceivable purpose Splendid line
to $40. Tin This department is very attractive
to mention.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-18
A Very LIGHT Dav-

Aside from the case of J. NJ. Hussey, ex-
city circulator Of the Day, an account Of
which is elsewhere given in this issue Of the
GLOBE, the layout of the police court yester-
day was very light. Among the notable
cases was that Of Peter Gould, tony GEM
men OF color who was attired in 4 father
Hubbard trimmed with mink, a broad grin,
and a cutawsy collar of the vintage
Of 1865. He was charged with disorderly
conduct in making play at another barber
with razor. The hearing was continued
until to-day
Adam Johnson is a good natured Teuton,
whose only failing consists in a weakness
for his booze. he was on a toot last Tuesday
and while loaded to the guards on bulge he
fell through the window Of l. NJ. Johnson.
Mrs. johnson heard the crash, aud on run
ming out she was assailed by Adam, who
called her all sorts of bad names IDLE was
too full to know anything about I've affair,
and in view OF the facts be was fined S25.
Geo. Russell had also been on a lark, and
when found by the copper he was yelling
bloody murder on Jackson street. He went
out for fifteen days.
Andrew Grofshank, au old party Of sixty
rocky winters, was up on the charge OF ahus-
ing Andrew Champion The latter occupies
the house Of Grofshank, and, on failing to
pay the rent, the accused entered the prem
ises and tried 10 fire the family out. He was
fined s. and put under bonds Of 500 70
keep the peace.