St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-02-06
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me President,. AiternaIive.

The PResident's Alternative
A most engaging alternative is offered
to the president by some OF the SWeetlV
reasonable critics of his policy IN Cuoa
and the Philippines. Hitherto ne mas
been conducting matters IN those lsiaIos
on his own responsibility. At that MS
critics have exclaimed in horror and rep
rotation, austerely condemning the I'M
perialism and autocracy involved IN his
| thus acting without the consent ana au'
thoritv OF congress. Now the president
proposes to submit the further develop
ments of insular policy to congress anu
at that these selEsame critics reno the
suffering air with shril denunclations OF
him for what they call his weakness ana
cowardice in throwing down the reins
and "shuffliug the responsibility upon
congress-" OF truth, these critics are
singularly instinct with sweetness ana
light. They are likewise what emerson
called great souls, since they nave SIM,
ply nothing to do with consistency
They remind us irresistably OF Lorenzo
BOWS historic definition Of a certain
theological creed:
You can and you cant,
You will and you won't
You'll be damned if YOU 90,
You'll be damned if you don't.
I'm dat case" said a student in the
Theological Seminary of the University
OF Senegambia, Gin dat case dis nggah'l
talk to de woods" The president, how
ever, is made of better stuff than that.
He is not likely to take to the woods,
even in the face of the alternative pre-,
scented to him by his mild, temperate and
logical counsellors of the everything
persuasion.-[ New York Tribune.
Extending the TrOileys'
Electric railroad franchises are attract
ing greater attention from capitalists
than ever before. The tendency OF the
public is to rely more and more upon the
electric cars for the growth OF the manu-
featuring centres touched by certain lines
gives them a constantly enhancing value.
A company in which business men are
interested has just been formed to build
an electric road from the terminus OF the
Hoosac Valley road at Adams through
Berkshire county to the Connecticut
state line. The capital stock of the COM
pany is $3.50 900 and will be issued for
an equal amount, making the entire
capitalization 81 100000. A syndicate
which includes such weIknown capital
lists as Whitney and Dolan OF New York
and Elkins and Widner OF Philadelphia is
interested in a scheme OF Boston, New
York connections by trolley. The first
step is said to be the paralleling of the
tracks of the cut. The syndicate already
4 ,o1o Ic I'D
plants in Connecticut Vermont Phoe-
nix.
Approve of England's form of govern
ment or not, as you may one thing is
universally admitted, that Queen Veto
ria was a wise ruler and that her death
is regarded as a great misfortune the
world over Hanover Gazette.
The movement in favor of professor
ship in memory of ex Governor WolcOtt
in place of statue certainly has the adj
vantages OF beng of constant and grow
ing value to humanity, and as such
would aid in doing work of the kind
which appealed strongly to Gov. Vol
colts nature. 1t seems a truer and
more fitting memorial than cold marble
could ever be- Hudson Enterprise.
To avoid being crowded take a few
skunks along with you when you travel.
William Hooker started tor his Alaska
skunk farm with several dozen of his
fragant pets, and 100 passengers, who
had taken passage in the same vessel,
forfeited their tickets and waited for the
next boat Los Angeles Herald
The President has, according to re,
ports, about definitely decided to call
an extra session of congress. This APP
pears necessary in ORDER to give the
Philippines the civil government rec,
commended by the commission, and to
take action upon Cuban matters. Pres
ident Mckinley is clear that the one
should not wait, nor the Cuban consti
tuition be held up ten months, because
the present senate is so constituted it
can only be depended on to talk. After
March 4,h, the conditions will be so
changed that more hopeful dispatch of
business is probable Bennington Ban
ner