St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-03-08
Current Press Comment.

The seat winch OeHatOT MoIIiii hciu
for so many years is now filled for the
time being by the appointment OF Judge
Ross, but it is probable that the contest
for the post will 60 right on with view
to the election by the legislature.
Our Washington correspondent, Mr..
Coolidge, has said that Senator Morrill,
always looked upon Congressman Grout
as his probable successor. This was per-
fectly natural. The two gentlemen were
not only close personal friends, but were
intimately associated in public affairs in
Washington, where Mr. Grout has long
been regarded as one of the most able
and influential of the New England rep
resentatives. Mr.. Grout's high standing
and ripe experience have been recognized
in the important position which he occu-
pies on the appropriation committee, one
of the chief committees OF the House. He
has served, too, for feveral years as chair
man of the District of Columbia commit
tee of the House, to which belongs large re-
sponsibilities connected with the govern
ment of Washington. Gen. CIRCUITS legis'
lative capacity lately had signal demon
stration in the passage through the APP
preparations committee, the committee
of the whole House and the House itself,
without amendment, of the District OF
Columbia appropriations bill, which he
had reported. This is something which
is said to have no precedent.
Congressman Grout, Of course, is per-
fectly familiar with life and affairs in
Washington - and Vermont is a state
where experience has never been under
estimated. 1t would not surprise careful
observers at all if Senator Morrill's
friend and comrade were promoted in
due course of time to post of even
greater honor and responsibility than
that which he now holds as representa-
tive Boston Journal.
Senator Hoar asked, "Who will pull
down Mckinley" The question has
not been answered yet. Several ambi-
tious men have been looking at the job,
but have not yet decided to tackle it..
After the presidents Boston speech the
job looks bigger than it did before.
Il Northampton, Mass, Gazette.
Senator Thurston in his recent tribute
to Senator Morrill, suggests that along
side of the statue of Ethan Allen, in front
of the state house at Montpelier be placed
one of the late senator, "decked in no
warlike trappings, but with face upifted
and eyes serene, the outstretched hand
upon the Constitution of the United
States. There let them stand together,
challenging forever the admiration of
mankind. Hero and statesman, the
best embodiments of libertv's achieve
ments in war and peace -Ethan Allen
and Justin S. Morrill," The suggestion
is an excellent one and we believe in no
better way can Vermont show its adj
miration and appreciation of the grand
old statesman. i Morrisville News and
Citizen.
Politics in Vermont just now are like a
sleeping volcano. Down beneath the
surface, however, wires are even now
being laid, which by and by will shake
the Green Mountain state from Vernon
to Montgomery. Mark our Words
springfield Reporter.
Admiral Dewey bottles up Croker and
his Vermont boomer and Henry Waiter
son and any number of other enthusiasts
by saying in so many words by cable
from Manila that he wants no political
Office, that he positively would not take
any nomina ton for the presidency if it
were offered to him. Admiral Dewey
has made up his mind good deal quick
er than some of our other military and
naval heroes to keep away from politics
to keep his mind clear and happy
Woodstock Standard.
One of the most edi6ying things of the
day is the chorus Of warning to Charles
A. Prouty from the esteemed contempt
raries not to accept the Reformer's ad-
vice and make a canvass for the senator
ship on the issue of anti.imperialism
Thus they al ingenuously confess their
belief that Mckinley was only fooling
when he declared at Boston that there
was no imperialism in contemplation,
that it was impossible for the republican
party, etc. II that be so, why would
Prouty "oppose the leaders of his
own party" as the St. Johnsbury GALE
DOMAIN puts it, in making such can
vass? 1t is nice TO have the esteemed
contemporaries so unanimous about it.
But aren't they bit inconsiderate, not
to say premature, in thus blur ting out
the TRUTH II this should generally be
done, it would knock the whole annexa.
ton scheme in the head. The one thing
necessary is to keep the thing along by
fooling the country until it finds itself so
committed that it can't pull out
[Brattleboro Reformer.
Montpelier is a Young Vermont city
which starts out in life much as Rutland
did in respect to finances. 1t appears
that it ran in debt $17,178 last year and
SIS, 1922 the year before. Running under
nearly $4,000 in two years means that
the city is on the broad and short roaG
to bankruptcy. There is OF course some
thing radically wrong in the manage
ment of affairs when such results come
The Capital city will be wise to find the
difficulty and put corrective hand upor
it. Rutland Herald.