St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-25
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
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advocacy and support OF
IS of public policy, | notice
donian recognizes the equal,
and universal rights of all
Nd classes of citizens before
and without partisan biga-
Ipr servile following, you
|re moral courage in journal
Yer your full conscientious
as.
bicable alteration and alb
hip of a party god, the
hanical adherence and fol-
Ia party lead, has worked
Ile mischief, especially in
years; supplanting and
Int all those fundamental
principles and personal
fn which this government
led. Thus the individual
zeff 186 X<hltifes reason and con-
/ aegates unreservedly his
yansts, transfers and COM
Il sacred prerogatives and
ztties of citizenship to the
schstody, control and management of
party organization that is in no
way amenable or has any legal sta
tus, and becomes the mere automa
ton and tool of unscrupulous design
ing politicians and knaves.
The elections last fall clearly indi-
cate that the people are restive and
dissa tistied with the condition of af-
fairs; and, casting off the bonds and
restraints of party, they exercised a
freedom of the ballot that was re-
freShing to say the least, as well as a
surprise.
Hon. Julius Caesar Burrows, resi-
dent of this city, representative of
the fourth congressional district of
Michigan, was one of the committee
of Ways and Means of the present
congress that formulated and aided
the passage of that uncalled for, in
iquitous, vicious measure of special
class legisla ton known as 1.-The Nc
kinlev bill, | took great satisfaction
in Pumping my ballot dead against
the abettor of that freebooting
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innocent people of the United States
for the sole purpose of enhancing the
private fortunes of the few beneficial
ries of the act under the filmv pretext
of "prOtect1On to American manu-
factures, the promotion and employ
ment of American labor, the enhance
ment of wages, the increase of the
home market and the general wei
fare of the nation" 1t might we'll
be termed "a bill to restrict the
commerce of the United States, to es
tabliSh nOn-intercOurSe with foreign
nations, to reduce the volume of
business to the requirements of the
home market, to fence in the country
and then to sit down Serenely for %
years and see the big fish eat up the
little ones ~
But the people sat down suddenly
ening thud" upon the whole infamous
plan; and there are urmistakable
signs that they are Camping on the
trail" of the promoters of the act,
and we may we'll believe their politi
cal scalps are in danger.
In Les Miserables," Victor Hugo,
speaking of the defeat of BOnaparte
at Waterloo, says-"Was it because
of Wellington? Because of Blucher?
No. 1t was because of God. When
the earth is suffering from sur
charge, there are mysterious moan
ings from the deeps which the heav
ems hear. Napoleon had been i'm
peached before the Infinite, his fall
decreed. He vexed God.
Waterloo was not battle, it was a
change of front of the Universe.
May we not reverently believe that
God was displeased at the wanton
usurpation and perversion of govern
mental functions on the part of the
national congress, and determined
that their dominion should end and
they be banished to private life.
FRANK LITTLE.
Kalamazoo, Mich, Dec. 1S