St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-04-24
Green Mountain Politics.

Law business is rather quiet just
now and Gen. w. w. Grout is improv-
ing the opportunity to visit friends IN
various parts of the ID district.
The Swanton Courier informs an i'm
patient public that '!the EboOm' started
by the st. JOhnsbury CaledOnidn and
Richford Gazette for c. s. Page of
Hyde Park, is likely to make the gen
tleman from 'spunky' LamOille secre-
tary of state. Said boom is working
beautifully" Hens are very crOtchety
this spring, Mr.. Courier, and it won't
do to reckon on too many eggs.
The Bellows Falls Times, which
found several tongues last week, de
tends DR.. Nichols's rumselling by ask
ing if those who assisted fugitive
slaves on their way to Canada were
not law breakers. Certainly, but they
felt that they were justified morally, if
not legally. But if the Times can dis
cover any moral justification for en-
couraging a man to break the law by
selling rum, it's conscience is good
deal more elastic than we had hitherto
supposed.
Independence spreads. Here is the
Rutland Herald with an editorial on
the goYernorship question which was
plainly written in its own Office, SO to
speak, and not only fails to declare
for Nichols, but enlarges upon the Op-
position to him and concludes by say
ing that it is ''anybody's fight"
The Reformer rudely asks Boston
Journal Forbes what the resourceful
| Col. Hooker said about "that 100000
campaign fund to buy delegates with"
What's the matter with BrattlebOro
now?
| A fact sometimes strays into Bur-
lington, but generally comes out adul-
terated Hear the effervescent Clip
per: "The Pingree boom seems to be
more than holding its own these days,
and Ormsby-the genial-thinks he
sees his way clear. We guess he does"
The anti-drug store papers should at
once proclaim their man, that all may
| have an opportunity to see if he fills
the bill Bellows Falls Times.
Here he is. His name is Pingree and
he lives at Hartford. Name your OBJ
jectiOns.
Strong, well-matched teams should
go to Chicago from Vermont and the
west side should note the fact that
Proctor and Smith don't mate so hand
somely as Proctor and Ballard.
! 1t took so many "caps" and italics
to dispose of Editor Camp last week
that the Landmark had to resort to
ordinary lower case type in remarking
"If DR.. Nichols is not liquor seller,
contrary to law, why does not the
News say so in plain English, and not
shilly shallyP The fact is DR.. Nichols
sells liquor and always has, but the
News being printed at the home of the
would-be governor, hates to blurt the
fact right out. Pretty idea-tO elect a
habitual breaker of the law to carry
the law out on other people !"
Is there any prominent" republican
in the state who has not been "men-
toned" for governor p Bellows Falls
| Tunes.
Not many. But perhaps it would be
well to run over FOTbes's official list
in the Boston Journal once more.
When DR.. George Nichols became
secretary of state the place was worth
less than $1,000 year. Now it is said
to bring in at least $1,000. No in
! ference is needed.
Among the delegates to the state
convention at Montpelier Wednesday
are Gen. w. w. Grout of Barton, d.
VI. Camp of Newport; Jacob Estey, B.
d. Harris, J. NJ. Tyler, J. l.. Martin,
G.. w. Hooker and X. Haskins of Brat
tleboro; Fred E. Pitkin, H. A. Huse
and W. w. Prescott of Montpelier; d.
C. Denison of Reyalton Frank Plum
ley of Mortified J d. Hatch, z. W.
Peck and c. G. Benedict of Burlington