St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-07-23
Public Opinion.
FACING THE FUTURE.

FACING THE FUTURE.
Mayor Low of Brooklyn says there
is no hope for the republican party 81
long as it ''faces squarely toward the
past either as to its platform or its
candidates." There might be some
difference as to what is "facing the
past" bnt in general way Mayor
| Low is right. The hope of the repub-
lican party lies in facing and forcing
the future Philadelphia Press.
REPEATED FOLLY.
Noting the statement that "the mug
wumps are greatly displeased with the
platform adopted by the Pennsylvania
republicans" the Philadelphia Press
remarks: "This is too bad. Our i'm
preston is, however, that there was
no serious design of bidding for mug
wump favor when the platform was
written" Evidently not. Neither
was mugwump favor hidden for when
Mr.. Blaine was nominated. And where
are the republican party and Mr..
Blaine now? There are some kinds of
fools whose folly will not depart from
them though they be ''brayed in n
mortar" Boston Herald
THE WAY THE TRIBUNE SEES IT.
He has spent that time in listening
to the claims of partisans for office
He has spent that time in determining
which of the men who tried to destroy
the Union shall now be selected to rep
resent it in official places. He has
spent that time iii rewarding treason,
aud in rewarding the still more de-
spicable crime by which freedom of
suffrage las for years been destroyed
in the southern states, and the election
of a democratic president made posi-
BILE. His time has been spent in try
ing TO reward his friends and punish
his enemies, and his enemies are main
ly the men who saved the Union and
put down a Democratic rebellion
IN. Y. Tribune. -.....
A PRECIOUS RECIPE.
Hiram Atkins aud Brad SmalIey of
Vermont might make their everlasting
fortune if they would only divulge
their recipe for securing appointments.
AS many as 25 good sound democrats
were given misunderstanding III the
Green Mountain state yesterday
Boston Globe.
WHERE 1T CALLS.
1t is reported that Hiram Atkins is
to return home from Washington soon,
having succeeded in effecting many
changes in federal offices of the state |
If there is one thing more huniliating
than another, in this democratic revo-
luton, it is the fact that Il man who |
was so rampantly ugly and disloyal, as
was Hiram Atkins, during all the |
years of the war, has any power with
w hat OuOIt To he "A natriofic admins
tratioD of the public affairs in the loyal |
Union Soldier Blake in his !
Barton Monitor.
sMALLEY PERSISTENT.
b. b. Smalley evidently wants very
much to he collector of the port of
Burlington, Vt. Informed by the Pres
dent that the charges already filed
against Collector Wells were not suffi-
;ieHt to warrant his removal so that
could be appointed, he has
Jeen filing more papers with the Pres
dent about him. But the President is
with more urgent business,
md has not been able to read them
yet Washington dispatch TO the
Boston Herald,
Mr.. Moody Withhold one of his Chris
ian conventions in Mortified, Mass,
Aug.5 and continuing ten
lays. The buildings of the seminary
will be thrown open for the accommo-
Iation of visitors. Many from abroad
minister's Of our country, as well as
Christian workers will be
'resent. /;