St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-07-17
Public Opinion.

of verbose platitude. ProliX and prOsy,
it is as meaningless a document as was
ever offered to the American people as
the declaration of a great party. 1t
alternately cants and rants, and on
tariff, the first issue of the hOnr, it is
simply an attempt to face both ways
at the same time Boston Traveller.
Kelly will sell out to whoever makes
the best bid, no matter who is nOmina-
ted. Kelly will bolt any nomination
if he is made to see that he can make
anything by it. The best democrats
of the city are confident that Kelly did
his best to defeat Hancock while pro-
Tossing TO be pleased with the nomina-
ton and willing to work for the can
didate. He must always be looked
upon as probable bOlter, no matter
who gets the nomination. = Troy
Times Cor.
The democratic platform as present
ed by Mr.. Morrison seems to have
steered successfully between Scylla and
Charybdis. The plank recognizes the
fact of the surplus revenue, and de-
clares that no more shall be collected
than is necessary for the proper ad-
iIlnlSlIdllOB vi IllO anu
that the revision shall be made in the
spirit of fairness to all interests. This
is a fair statement of the doctrine of
tariff for revenue only, at the same
time promising consideration to exist
ing interests, and is, on the whole,
more outspoken than was to be ex
pected from the deadlock in the COM
mittee and the temptation to COM
promise on a cOlOrless phrase Spring
field Republican.
The democratic nominee for presi
dent is presented to the country as IL
"great refOrmer," but his record in
this respect is meager. Thus far his
success in public life has been largely
accidental, and he has chiefly distin
guished himself as governor by antag-
onizing and disappointing Tammany
in the matter of filling offices. 1t is
true that his administration has been
mainly creditable and Just; but he has
little to show either in eminent public
service or distinguished personal
worth. He may be regarded as Il
weaker man in every respect than his
associate on the ticket St. Adams
Messenger.
The nomination of this ticket gives
the democracy approximately an even
chance of carrying the country. They
have sound candidates upon a good
platform. They will have to contend
probably with more or less detection
to Butler and Kelly, but the total
absence of real grievances on the part
of the latter and the prospect of sue
cess, if harmony prevails, will tend to
solidify the party vote in New York.
On the other hand the Independent
vote which the nomination of Blaine
has disaffected toward the republican
ticket will he cast for Cleveland. The
Independents will put up no third can
didate, but will heartily support Cleve-
land and Hendricks. The democratic
nominations therefore stand an even
chance of carrying the states of New
York, Connecticut and New Jersey,
which ut present are in democratic
hands. But the campaign will be fierce
ly contested on both sides and we
apprehcnd that the use of money will
be unstinted and will be carried to an
alarming degree. / Springfield Repub-
liCan.
The Tribune has earnestly desired
the nomination of Gov. Cleveland, be-
cause it has believed that he would be
beaten more surely than any other
democratic candidate. Mr.. Kelly and
the New York Sun have not been mis-
taken in declaring that Gov. Cleveland
could not carry this state. Gen. Butler
was not mistaken in declaring that
Gov. Cleveland would lose the votes
of a host of wOrkingmen and could not
carry New England state. The
friends of Thurman in Ohio were not
blind when they said that Cleveland
could not carry that state, nor was
Governor Albeit talking at random
when he uttered the same warning us
to New Jersey, nor were the friends of
Messrs. Hendricks and Mcdonald ignO-
rant when they predicted the defeat of
Cleveland i'll Indiana. Republicans
will not count upon assistance from
these or any other leading democrats.
1t is nonsense to say that Mr.. Kelly
may defeat Cleveland. The Tammany
leader stated the simple truth when he
said that he would be absolutely
powerless to secure the support of the
worllingmen of this city for the gov
ernOr. Neither will the republicans
rest their hopes upon defects upon
Governor Cleveland's private character.
They will leave Mr.. Curtis, Mr.. Bowen
or MIR. Beecher to discuss that if either
chooses. Apart from all that it is
enough that Mr.. Cleveland is not
qualified to be president, and that the
party which has nominated him cannot
he safely intrusted with power. The
Tribune considers the nomination of
Hendricks as fortunate for the repub-
lican party. He is an Old-fashioned
democrat, sure to help his ticket to be
beaten.- n. Y. Tribune.
Mr.. Cleveland is not great man.
He is man of medium ability, we'll
meaning, conscientious. If he has any
pre-eminent qualifications for the pres
idency, we must confess to ignorance
of them Burlington Free Press, rep.
| think it is the wisest nomination
that the democrats could have made
George William Curtis.
In nominating Gov. Cleveland for
president, the democratic party has
displayed the wisdom of its OppOrtu-
nifty, us the republican party, in nomi-
mating Mr.. Blaine, manifested the au-
dacity of its desires. There are cor
rupt and dangerous elements in both
parties, In the republican party they
at last prevailed. In the democratic
party, they have been beaten down.
The republican party is led by its tail,
the democratic party by its head.
We take it as reasonably certain that
Gov. Cleveland will be elected. The
dissatisfaction, and even the OPPOSE
ton, of men like Kelly and Butler will
serve to strengthen him with the citi-
zens whose influence and votes can
alone make democratic success posi-
BILE this year. The Independent voters
will all support him. The revOlted
republicans have named him as the