St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-03-27
TRIBUTES TO EDITOR C. NJ. STONE.
His Helpful Influence.

Tributes IO EDIIOk L. NJ S1ONfs.
His Helpful Influence.
Vermont journalism owes a great
deal to the helpful influence of c. NJ.
Stone Stricken down in the height
of his usefulness, his death will be
great loss to his town, county and
state.-TEditor T W. Greenslitt in
the Tavares, Fla, Herald.
An Ornament to the Profession.
Mr.. Stone and the writer of this
began newspaper work simultaneous
", and the friendship then formed
has continued and strengthened to
this time. He was a sincere man,
conscientious in all his work, and an
ornament to his professionally Wood
stock Standard.
A Loss to ANY Community.
If we consider his life at large as a
citizen of the state we find him among
the most honorable and influential,
and as such competent to do his part,
and prompt to respond to every call
ofduty which such honorable citizen
ship imposes. If we recall his course
in the field of journalism, we at once
accord to him position among the
first of his contemporaries. The
death of such man is a great loss
to any community. His example is
most worthy one for the younger
journalists of the state to emulate
Bradford Opinion.
He Upheld the Right in ST Johnsbury.
AS an editor and citizen Mr.. Stone
was noted for the strength and pos
itiveness of his convictions, his intOl-
GRANGE of what he considered wrong,
and his fearlessness in unfolding
what he believed to be right. This
led him sometimes to assume indie
pendence of party ties in his editorial
duties. But all respected his honesty
and sincerity while differing with him
as a politician. Mr. Stone did much
to make st. Johnsbury what it is in
moral, social and educational work.
All that tended 10 the upbuilding of
the town of legitimate character,
received his approval and hearty as
sistance.-[ Stanstead Journal.
His Value to the Community.
He was a man of strong convic-
tons, positive individuality and
courageous independence, and as
was inevitable in such character was
unable to make a compromise with
his principles when his party seemed
to him to desert them. Mr.. Stone
was a clear, simple and vigorous
writer, with natural news sense
and a taste for the best news and its
best expression. The value of such q
man to community, in stimula ting
a desire for the best things in society
and politics, in preserving its reputa
ton abroad by the discretion of its
representative organ of news and
opinion, and by promoting with
tact and judgment the causes which
prosper it and give it honor, is not
always felt and appreciated. The
responsibilities of his opportunities
were justly estimated by Mr.. Stone
and faithfully discharged.-[ Water
bury, Conn, Daily American.
His Paper a BuIwark.
1t was his custom to inform him
self of the right of questions before
the public and when it became APP
parent to him that a certain course
of action was for the best welfare of
the public, no pecuniary cOnsidera
ton or loss of personal popularity
was allowed to influence his actions,
and thus he made his paper a bull
wark between the people and proud
and INSCRIPTIONS men or measures.
The many years of business relations
between Mr.. Stone and the writer
were of the pleasantest character,
and his kind acts and considerations
for our welfare are things that will
ever remain uppermOst in our mind,
and we trust no circumstances will
ever obliterate them while life con-
tinues. We shall ever consider him a
friend and benefactor, as such we
mourn his departure May the
Great Master deal kindly with him.
Il Editor H. B. Davis in the Lyn-
donville Journal.
His Duty Performed with Fearless FL
deity.
Allow me to pay a brief tribute, in
addition to what you may say, to
my old friend of the St. Johnsbury
Caledonian, c. M Stone, whose
death came to us with such a shock
last week, and with whom l have
been for forty years cotemporaneous
in newspaper work. AS journalist
Mr.. Stone performed his duty with
signal and fearless fidelity, and with
an integrity which commanded re-
spect for cOnscientious work. Incon
troversy he was clear and concise
writer, and courteous to opponents
while at the same time there was no
uncertainty in his support of the
question in hand and of the right
from his point of view. To his firm
ness on questions of public policy he
had a very thorough knowledge of
the topographic art, which together
very truly made the Caledonian a
model American country journal.
Many of the Vermont press associa-
ton, of which he was an original
member, will feel his death, as does
the writer hereof, as the loss of a
personal friend. In his earnest sup
port of that which was good and
useful he had made a most honorable
record, and those who come after
him, wherever the field they occupy,
will have fame and honor far beyond
that of mere official position, if they
can make similar impress upon the
next three decades. A Christian
gentleman in affairs public as well as
private, if he were yet among us he
would, with characteristic modesty
and apprehension, quickly say: ''On-
ward with all effort for the improve
ment of the world, the nation, the
community, and the home. - A. N.
Swain of Bellows Falls in the Bel
lows Falls Times.