St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-11-20

STl anu very THIRSTY opposition mas
been fighting for the fiesh-pots. In
order to cripple the republicans it has
labored and legislated to leave as little
flesh in the pots as possible. Now it
gains that for which it has hungered
and thirsted so long, only to find out
how little there is left to satisfy demo-
cratic hunger and thirst. Patronage
was once a mighty power. That it
might be made worthless to republi-
cans, reforms were loudly demanded.
They were carried, and the democrats
are now to ascertain how far they have
made patronage worthless to them
selves. The power of the federal ma
chine can no longer be welded by one
man every official no longer feels that
his place depends upon his fidelity to
party. If a new president tries to put
the new ideas out of the way, he both
dishonOrs and divides his party. If
he does not, the hungry workers, who
have fancied that the election of a
democratic president would instantly
open to them land flowing with milk
and honey, will know the reason why.
In any case, the effort to make one
bone satisfy fifty hungry jaws will pro-
uuSS ohhi mug WOW IoAh 1llouhc'
PRESIDENT WITH A GREAT oPPoRTU-
NIFTY.
Mr.. Cleveland takes the executive
chair with his hands free. Beyond
any president of recent times, he has
been elected not by party, but by the
people. He is the chosen ruler of all
those who desire thorough reform of
tha auIla and ahnSas uhInh haua
into vogue under the prolonged rule OF
| the party which now is commanded to
give up power. The circumstances OF
his election give him an opportunity
of making n name in American history
equal to that of Washington, Jefferson
or Jackson, and almost equal to that OF
Lincoln. They give him an opportu-
nifty to serve his countrymen which
! few presidents have had. He has nc
mere party obligations to meet and
at the outset of his administration he
will do wisely to remember this il
framing his cabinet and making those
other great appointments on the char
acter and merit of which his own fail
start will depend. In the present po-
litical situation, in fact, the new presi
dent will have to create new party
! New York Herald
PROHIBITION IN THE SOUTH.
The prohibitory sentiment has beer
recently securing important Legislation
in IL number of southern states in thu
shape of county or town prohibition o
the dramshop. Nearly half the coun
ties of Maryland, under authority o
an act of the legislature, have adopted
local prohibition. In the same wa,
more than three fOurths of the countie
of West Virginia have adopted prohi
bitiOn with grand results. Severa
counties in North Carolina and Ken
lucky, even, have taken similar steps
Even in South Carolina nearly half TIN
counties of the state have adopted tn,
policy of prohibiting the dram-shOp
Nine-tenths of the counties of Georgi
have adopted prohibition, and the Sa
vannah News says the prohibition pol
icy has largely diminished the sale an'
use of liquors and the consequen
drunkenness. In Florida local prohi
bitiOn has been authorized, and is rap
idly being adopted. In Mississippi
Texas and Missouri steps have bee
taken in the same direction. In Ten
nessee and Arkansas a law has beel
enacted prohibiting dram shops With
a mile of a school-house or church
under which grOg-shops have bee
largely diminished Lewiston, Me
Journal.
; DORSEY's OPINION OF CLEVELAND.
"What defeated Blaine ?"
"That's a wide question. He i
beaten, and there is no use of abusing
him now. Conkling did not worl
against him personally, but his New
York friends knew what he wanted, AM
acted accordingly; but, with Cleve
lands behavior towards the democrat
since he has been governor of Ney
York and since his nomination as pres
ident, i'll putting half-breeds and indie
pendents into office and ignoring hi
party, | am surprised at the vote Ii
got in the state"
"What is your idea of Cleveland
future policy ?"
ale is going to surprise the demo
Gratis, and the south especially. IL
will bea republican president, as h
, has heen governor. Dan Manning
will be his principal adviser, but h
+ will not have around him any sue
poSiIlNe uclhocraCs as John nelly, Wh'
: is one of the most honest, straight-for
, ward men in the democratic party, q
any other straight out party man
Cleveland will fill his cabinet wit
non-cOmmittal half-breed politicians.
5 Reference was made to the story cur
, rent in New Mexico that Elkins one
f bought the title deeds and Colfax coun
ty land grants from Mexicans for shot
guns, and, finding afterwards that the
t were forged, sold them to Mr.. Dorse
! for S3O,000.
eyes, SIR" said Mr.. Dorsey; ''Elkin
t did that. / won't say what paid, bu
| never got cent of money back
From an interview at st. Louis