St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-01-24
CURRENT PRESS COMMENT.
Political Opinions of MANY Editors.


Three different judges OF the ST
preme court in as many countie.
have held that the holding of Unite
States retail liquor licenses was ev
dence that the holder was a common
seller, and the law was constitu
tional. This forshadows the decis
ion of the court of this mighty inter
estlng question in January Barr,
Telegram.
While we have been wearing out
our lungs cheering for Dewey, that
other Vermont hero G~r-. Ola rIee
e. Clark, formerly captain of the
Oregon, now stands lower on the
naval register than before the war.
Notwithstanding meritorious SER
vice, he has been lowered two mum.
bers by the advancement OF Manila
captains. The present system of con.
Quoting naval promotions is some
thing after the manner of transact
ions in Wall street; someone is
Obliged to suffer loss in order to
allow another to VIM Burlington
News.
The Rutland News is urging the
name OF Hon. c. J. Bell for governor.
whereat the Free Press insinuates
that the News is making long reach
tor candidate, but the Free Press
may not be cognizant of the fact that
Mr.. Bell is the head of the large and
fourishing order of Changers of this
state, and he is as we'll known in
Rutland, Bennington and Windham
counties as he is in the northern part
OF the state. Mr., Bell is not only a
possible candidate, but he would
make an excellent governor if he
should be elected. / Burlington Earth.
There is no question but Senator
Hoar believes himself to be in the
right, but the Gazette believes it to
the great mistake of his life that he
should, alone of all the republican
members OF the United States Senate.
set himself against the almost unani-
nous sentiment of his party and the
country. The people OF this country
have not lost that conscience which
has in the past guided their actions
and are yet animated by the princi.
plies OF liberty and freedom. - TWor-
cester Gazette.
While the Standard cordially re-
spects ex-Gov. Dillingham; as clean.
whole-souled gentleman and capa-
BILE man, it will support Gen. Grout
in this case, believing that he is at
least equally equipped mentally,
and that his congressional acquaint-
ance, his intimacy with the routine
OF congressional work, give him
clearly superior qualifications. Nor
is the STANDARD partial to the policy
OF life tenure in office; but it does
believe that the specific value ofoual.
Tying experience should never be set
aside except to be replaced by un-
mlstakable advantages in the wav
OF larger ability and greater useful
ness.-[ Woodstock Standard.
The Vermont State grange at its
recent meeting adopted resolutions
favoring town system of school SUI
perv'sion, permanent road improve
ments, sustaining the prohibitorv
liquor laws, favoring free rural mail
delivery, postal saving banks, the
elections OF United States Senators bv
direct vote OF the people and en-
dorsing the action of the National
Grange against trusts and combina.
tons OF capital to raise prices.
When the state republican platform
is being made up next year some val.
liable points may be secured from a
study OF these resolutions North
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