St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-07-27
Vermont and the War.


and Capt. Clark with the peerless
Oregon Vermont is cutting large ice
in this little unpleasantness with
Spain. The state of Ethan Allen and
Gen. Stark is all right Swanton
Courier.
No wonder the Montpelier Sunday
school boy, who was being catechis.
ed on the subject ofthe resurrection,
when asked by his teacher, who
shall rise first ?" promptly responded,
1.-THE Deweys shall rise first" Every
thing in the brave admiraPs conduct
cert ainly would seem to indicate
that at the first sign of disturbance
he would be right on hand ready to
give good account of HIMSELF Bel.
lows Falls Times.
Dewey, son of Vermont, led the
American fleet to victory in Manila
bay; Shafter, grandson of YER
! mont, led the American troops to
victory at Santiago. The little town
Of Athens, the old home of the Shat
ter family, will point out with more
pride than ever the old homestead of
this prominent Vermont family. 1t
is singular indeed that in two out of
the three great victories our little
state OF Vermont should figure so
prominently, but tits simply another
illustration of the fact that when
great men are needed our state has
them ready. Skaters work at San.
tiago has been we'll done.-[ Bradford
Opinion.
George Dewey has taken the best
OF care of the interests of his country
in the eastern hemisphere. Alone
and unaided he has contributed more
to the compelling of respect for
America than all the American forces
away from home have done since the
siege of Tripoli. He has engendered
more respect for his country than
foreign nations ever accumulated
since Paul Jones. He doesn't write
many letters or lie in bed every day
and send verbose kilograms to Wash
ington, but whenever a word comes
from him it is that something has
been done. Not that something is
going to be done or that something
would be done if circumstances al
lowed, but it has been done and we'll
done and few words about it.
Whether the reports from Manila
will be more satisfactory when
staff of generals and ship-load of
aids-de-camp with typewriters, curl
ing irons and hot-water bottles get
there remains to be SEEM Burling-
ton Clipper.
Admiral Dewey is not only great
fighter, but singularly well balanc.
ed man. For two months and half
he has held position of extreme diff
fculty, and the manner in which its
varying demands have been met is
statesmanlike. The Spaniards. the
insurgents and the Germans have all
given him trouble during his long
wait for reenforcements. His pa
thence has been inexhaustable, his
6rmness unsuitable, his diplomacy
deft, and his willingness to do more
fighting, should it be needed, quite
clear even to the apprehension OF Ad-
miral Diederich. On every side where
the test has been applied Admiral
Dewey reveals himself as a strong
and remarkably able man. Had
there been one in his place Of less
cool temper and of inferior sagacity
half the world might have been by
the ears ere now. His country is
proud of Admiral Dewey, the victor
of Manila, and proud of him as the
man of affairs and 6nesse who has
maintained the status quo at Mani
la under temptation to indignant
action that might almost have
tempted Sampson to attempt the
aggressive. The American people
admire and they will remember
New York Journal.