St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-09-25

the rascals out" of office, and try to
put good men in their places. In view
OF these facts, and other reasons which
might be stated, we say plainly that, if
the republican party shall neglect or
refuse to withdraw the name of James
g. Blaine and substitute another, by
all means then let the people organize
and work for, and, in November, vote
for Ex-Governor st. John, of Kansas,
for president.
In the name of all that is pure in the
family, just and honest i'll politics, and
OF good report among the nations, we
call upon good men now and every
where to do their duty to the country
in the fear of God and not of men.
The door to success seems to be open
ing wider and wider daily. Gods
hand seems to be in it, while the coun
Gils of the wicked seem to be coming
to naught. If men of principle refuse
or neglect now to work, to be consis-
tent, their mouths should be shut and
sealed as against all unrighteousness
and impurity. But such must not be
tlf case. Let the people now have a
Aace to work as they feel and to
as they pray: "Thy kingdom
come. Thy will be done on earth as it
is in Heaven New York Indepen
dent.
FROM THE VETERAN TEMPERANCE
ORATOR.
/ am no politician, and am not go
ing to make a political speech. For
forty-twO years | have been fighting
this liquor trade-against the trade
that robbed me of seven of the best
years of my life. | have long voted
the republican ticket, hoping always
for help in my contest from the repub-
lican party. But we have been eX-
pecting something from that party in
vain, and now, when they have treated
the most respectful appeal from the
most respectable men in this country
with silent contempt, | say it is time
for us to leave off trusting and to eX
press our opinion of the party. | do
not believe in compromises of any sort,
nor have | believed in them at any
time i'll my career. | have fought the
drink traffic right straight through,
and want prohibitionists to show an
uncomprOmising front to that traffic.
We are fighting tremendous evil, and
we must make sacrifices if they become
necessary. But there must be no COM
promise with the enemy. YOu must
stand to your principles. They talk
about protection, but we temperance
people have no protection whatever.
We want protection from the liquor
traffic for the widow and the orphan
and the children. That is why
changed my politics, and if | live un-
til the first Tuesday in November, |
shall give my vote foI prohibitOry
candidate. - John b. Cough at Boston.
AN INDEPENDENT OPINION.
Again, we have an outside candidate
in the person of eX-Gov. st. John, and,
if were prohibitiouist, should vote
for him. Certainly, do not see how
any prohibitionist can vote for Mr..
Blaine, the man who lodges his vote
on prohibition, declaring it local
issue, and that at state election, care
fully put two months before Il national
election. in order to settle local issues
There is your honest, moral candidate,
who will not tell you whether he
thinks aye or no on the great moral
question of whether the trade in liquor
is so wicked that it needs ii constitu-
tional amendment to prohibit it, But
do not understand how it can he
honest for anybody who is not pro-
| hibitiOnist to vote for Mr.. st. John
| DR.. William Everett, to the lndepend-
| entS at Quincy, Mass.