St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-12-11
Some Fresh Opinions from the
Press.
AssAILING EDMUNDS.

The sturdy senator from Vermont
should not mind too much the stinging
of the little partisan gadtiics that as
sail him because he would not swallow
his convictions and proclaim to be
worthy of the support of honest men
IL presidential candidate whom he
knew to he untruStworthy. Mr.. Ed
muudS has done more for the party
than the party will ever be able to do
for him. and the Green Mountain re
puhIicans will stand 10y him i'll the flu
turc IT'S they have in the past-like IL
granite wall Boston Herald.
AN ILLUMINATING EXPLANATION.
President Arthur, in his message,
and Secretary McCullOch, in his re-
port, had the advantage of being able
to speak freely. without partisan bias
or responsibility. Though members
of republican administration, they
were not tempted to recommend any
measure of whose eXPcdiency they
personally doubted, because it was be
licvcd to he popular and its adoption
would probably strengthen the party,
nor TO suppress any advice which to
them seemed wise because il might
not he generally acceptable, and the
party might suffer from it: Nor was
either of them likely to Toe influenced
10y fears or hopes concerning his own
political future. - Worcester Spy.
PROHIBITION CHEsTNUTS ARE HOT.
1t will he strange it republicans CON
sent To burn their fingers again with
pulling prohibition chestnutS out of
the fire, and the relation of the mod.
ern fanaticiSm TO political parties will
now become IL subject of interesting
observation. There ought to be unau
imous consent to allow the prohibition
party to retain precisely the same pO-
sitIOn that it has maintained i'll this
campaign the enemy of all, as it is
the enemy of free institutions. st.
Paul {Minn.) Pioneer Press.
Is THE pEMoCRATIC PARTY EQUAL To
IT2
Two tasks left unfinished by the re-
publican party are the reform of the
civil service aud the eXtirpation of
poly gamy. The first is far toward
successful completion, while the see
ond has been Il comparative failure.
Both concern the highest good of the
COUNTY, ht dAltlltAtt vi Ant
cratic party toward this work has not
heen such as to cause hope that the
work will he forwarded by the party.
Yet if the better counSels within the
party prevails, at least what has been
done vii! not be undone. If the worse
counsrls prevail. MormOndom will
Ice left alone and there will be riot
among spoils, hut the riot will be brief
as iugloriOns. If the democrats would
remain in power long they must gain
the country's confidence by demon
stratiug their fitness to be entrusted
with the governmental Portland Adj
yertiser.
PRESIDENT A. u. WHITES ADVICE.
We do not come together tn indulge
in recriminations or uuavailing re-
grets. We propose to favor no divis-
ions in the party. We propose to look
forward and not back ward The main
purpose of every citizen is clearly to
see that the work of the city is intrnst-
ed TO men who are capable If the re-
pGbliran party fails TO give you men
who viii do this, it is yonr duty to
vote for tLs other party until Your
party gives yOa worthy meu. Your
duty is to keep the skists Of the repnb-
.Iican party free from all suspicion Of
corruption. tr1lst the time will come
when the governor of this state viii be
given jnst as much power rs the presi-
dent OF the United States, aud held t0i
the same responsibility The govern
OF should he allowed TO choose his
cabinet We are in a condition of
commercial war. The beautiful theo-