St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-07-24
Public Opinion.

PuDlIc OplniOn.
For ourselves, as republicans, we
bOlted the state republican nomination
two years ago, and supported Cleve
land for governor. His course has JUS
titled our action. With no particle of
love for the democratic party, with no
feeling but that of pain in withdraw
ing our support from nomination
which seems to us to misrepresent the
principles of our party, with no desire
to speak word of unkindness for Mr..
Blaine, we Withdraw our support from
him, and take our part with the indie
pendent republicans, who care more
for economy and reform than for party
success.-[New York Independent, re-
ligiOus.
1T CUTS BOTH WAYS.
Gen. Hawley says that Cleveland
chad left no record by single speech
that he glOried in the war, but in the
flush of his young manhood, when
drafted promptly sent substitute
the war trumpet never stirred his
blood the Georgia wonder couldn't
move him" This assault upon man
because he didn't enlist either in war
or politics would cut wide swath
among republican statesmen of the
present day. Mr.. Blaine about that
time was getting contracts tor the
! Spencer gun company and pushing
claims before the war department, and
his intimates in Maine were palm
ing off "paper credits" for enlisted men
on the accounting officers of the state.
1t is said that Mr.. Blaine's substitute
never got to the front, but this is prob
dent Eliot of Harvard university or
some member of the Yale faculty.
We fear it will have to be admitted
that Cleveland never went on to ret
favors from Secretary Simon Cameron
and was stay-at home young man of
% Springfield Republican, anti
Blaine.
MIR. BLAINE ACCEPTS.
Mr.. Blaine's lOng-expected letter ac-
cepting the Presidential nomination is
Mt last given to the public. The first
and most obvious criticism upon it is
its extreme length. 1t is tremendously
prolix and comparatively few people
we imagine, will have the leisure and
patience to read it through. SO long
letter was entirely uncalled for and
short, crisp, condensed declaration
of principles would have been far more
effective. 1t is of course able and well
written-Otherwise it would not have
been characteristic of its writer. The
bulk of the letter is occupied with Il
discussion of the tariff question, and
MIR. Blaine is very decided in his sup
port of the present protective system.
/ Burlington Free Press. Blaine paper.
MR.. BLAINE's LETTER.
The letter of acceptance of the re-
publican candidate is, as was expected.
able, adrOit, audacious, and yet con-
ciliatOry. Considering that his sole
purpose in writing it was to add to his
vote, the discriminating reader will
not be surprised to find sail set to
catch every favOring wind that blows,
and course steered that will avoid all
rocks of danger. Mr.. Blaine has
plenty of the pugnaciOus in his make
up, but he is too shrewd IL man to try
and catch flies with vitriol and vinegar.
Hence his letter is as smooth as oil and
as sweet as sugar. If it does not, as
we believe it will not, add appreciably
to his vote in the election, it will be
because those to whom it is particular
ly addressed have no confidence in its
writer, knowing, from the mans public !
career, that he would be capable of !
taking directly opposite positions next |
year should such course promise |
to himself or to his party. |
MIR. Blaine's letter cannot wipe ont |
Mr.. Blaine's record, nor change the |
public estimate of Mr.. Blaine's char
acter.-G Boston Herald, anti-Blaine.
JUDGE POLAND THEN AND NOW.
The venerable Judge Poland of Yer
mont, who proposes to retire from the
stress of public life,-if his recent
letter declining to seek a denomination
to congress is accepted for it's face
the only member of the
Vermont congressional delegation who
wrote letter indOrsing the Chicago
for use at the recent re-
publican state convention at Bur
ingtOn. Senator Edmunds was asked
TO do so, but did not respond Con-
gresham Poland, too, Endorsed Blaine
vt the tiag-raising in st. JOhnsbury
Tuesday evening. This conduct will
ecall the more candid estimate of
Blaine which Judge Poland held in
$3.50. After Gartield's election, and
when it was rumOred that the new
PRESIDENT would call the Maine senator
o his cabinet, Judge Poland wrote to
fairfield as a personal friend and
warned him as well wisher of his
to have nothing to do
With Mr.. Blaine. When asked by
riends in st. JOhnsbury why he feared
Blaine, and if Garfield could not con-
rol him as secretary of state, the
udge replied that Blaine would pull
fairfield along as easily as tug would
axe a canal boat, and would lead the
into trouble. That was
udge POland's sober judgement four
ears ago, and its sOundness was
established by events
Springfield Republican.