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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-04-30

important American libraries, public and
private, but everybody knew him as
sturdy New Highlander, one of the most
Iovable men that ever gripped the hand
and said God speed" He was always
doing something for somebody, and DO
ing it wisely.
Historical research was his chief de-
LIGHT. But he had another delight which
matched it, although it is not set down
in official records, nor capable OF cat
aloguing-the cultivation OF friendly
understanding between American and
English folk. His energy as an historian
was indefatigable. Appreciation OF his
work will increase with time as the re-
suits of it are utilized. For more than
thirty years he directed staff OF trained
assistants in the compilation of a monu-
mental index to Documents Relating to
America in the archives OF England, Hol-
land, France and Spain. These docu-
ments concerning the years from 1868
to 1884, are numbered by tens OF thou
sands, and they bad first to be discovered,
rescued from neglect and dust. His work
in this direction led him to publish
facsimiles of some of the manuscripts,
with editorial notes, descriptions and
TRANSACTIONS He selected and published
2,1O7 of these facsimiles, in 200 sets,
comprising 25 volumes. For most men
this would have been the work of life
time. With our Friar it was an Incl
dent.
No man of out time had more friends.
The traveller who went to any capital,
or any seat of learning, in the old world
or in the new, with letters from Mr..
Stevens had all doors opened for him.
And YET this was man OF modest nature
and simple living; not a courtier, a
speechmaker. or a seeker OF tame. tie
thought straight, as Lowell SAID, and he
| thought truth and liked it."
At the request of the club the American
ambassador, Joseph H. Choate wrote a
tender tribute, saying in part;
"On social and personal grounds his loss
is deeply lamented. He was the oldest
American man of business of any prom
inence resident in London, and was one
OF the founders and first chairman of the
American Society, in whose useful worl
he took deep interest. His happy TEN
permanent and genial and sympathetic
disposition made all with whom he came
in contact his friends. Literary men were
fond of his society, and he OF theirs. Mr.
Lowell in particular was much ATTACHED
to him, often consulted him, and reliec
upon his valuable suggestions and intor
nation. He was noble man OF gener
Gus impulses, high character and pur
nature, and devoted long and busy lit
to useful pursuits. desire to place o.
record my high appreciation of his fin
character and of the great Importance c
his lif1's work. His charming persona
qualities, which made him dear to hi
associates, will long survive in thei
memory"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-04-30
A Disappointment.

The lecture OF PeIciyal W. Clement at
the town hall Wednesday evening must
have been a sore disappointment to all
honest advocate OF high License law as
a temperance measure.
We had expected that Mr. Clement
would come before the public with a logt.
cal discourse, showing where the prohi,
btion law was weak and absurd and
where a high license law would be strong
aud practical III testr citing the sale OF
Intoxicating liquors as beverage. Uu-
less the change is made for this purpose
alone please God it may never be made.
Mr.. Clement did not use such an argu-
ment. Instead of logic he used rldlcuic
and inst, ad OF persuasion he employed
force. His attack of the prohlbltOuiSt
was not argument. The real old fashion.
ed prohibitionist is, ninety times out
OF every hundred among the most respect.
able and solid citizens OF our state; some
thing of a crank, perhaps, on the issue in
question, but after believing IT the best
law in the univ erse Tor so years is it anv
wonder that he is something OF "A crank
when asked to change his views He is
| too much of crank to ridicu,e him into
changing his views or to force him into
changing his views. He is always, or
nearly always, an intelligent citizen and
is therefore open to argument. There is
argument enough to show why high.
license localoptjon law is preferable as a
temperance measure to the prohibition
law, asst now exists Il these arguments
| are not Dt estnted in a manner to CON
virCe the prohlbtionlst, then it is not the
prohbitionlst S fault.
Clement manner OF belittling the Rev.
Morrow will win his cause no friends
His assertion that the very existence OF
the Antj-Saloon League proved that
their law was no good is true in
way. 1t proves that the law of itseItis
weak and that TO sccure a fair amount
of enforcement it has to be DO stored up
by numbers Of our influential citizens,
On the other hand Mr.. Clements asser.
ton that the act OF selling intoxicating
liquor is of itself as legitimate as the act
of selling any other commodity" is all
ab,urdity. All civilized nations place
restrictions upon the sale OF Intoxicating
liquors, the purpose { { all being to mini
mize its sale as a beverage as much as
possible. The manner Of minimizing this
amount is the question at issue. It's
worthy the best thoughts of our best
thinkers along temperance lines. 1t IS
worthy of argument without ildCule.
We are now convlI ced that Mr., Clement
wants to be governor worse than he
wants high license to replace prohibition.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-04-30

The comment, HE has nothing to
stand on "a comment made at the close
of the Hon. Pcrciyal W. Clements talk
here last Monday cvcnin2-yery aptIy
illustrates that gcnteman's position as
a seeker OF votes. Mr.. Clement has no
substantial argument to make in behalf
of a license law. He rails, with eXtraVa-
giant expressions, and with slight regard
tor some existing facts, at the present
statute, but does not make it clear how
the system he is tayoring would, II
adopted, bring about any change tor the
better. He cannot, from the even-now-
being-recorded lamentabe and degrading
experiences Of high license cities and
towns in other states, bring any facts
that tend to prove the superiority OF a
high license law over a prOperly-entorced
urohibitorv statute. Mr.. Clement does
not appeal directly to the sobercommon-
sense of the public, but adopts a rather
cheap method to bring his message be-
fore the people. The tearing down OF
rivals houses to prop up ones own IS
not the broadcast and most statesman
like means to an end. The galleries
may applaud such performances, but
men who attend tor the sake OF hearing
sound argument are not thus convinced,
save in the opposite direction from that
in which the speaker seeks to lead them.
Mr.. Clement is president OF the "Ver-
mont Local Option League an organl
cation which, according to one OF its
speakers, would scarcely regard saloon
on every corner too high price to pay
for elderly" Such utterances MS The
Rutland candidate for governor is anus
ing himself with will fool nobody who
keeps posted regarding the real condi
ton of things in high license localities, OF
who has at heart the best welfare OF his
state.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-04-30
ARBOR DAY.
A Proclamation by the Governor.

A PPOCkH mnIlOH ny t"O OONoEHof.
The planting OF trees in schoolhouse
wards, along the highways, in public
parks and in private grounds should be
encouraged by the state. He who plants
trees loves others besides himself.
Therefore, in harmony with the pre-.
vailing custom, Friday, the second day
of May, next, is recommended as Arbor
Day in Vermont.
The observance of the day with appro.
pirate exercises is urged upon the public
schools. 1t is the part of wisdom to fos-
ter therein an adequate appreciation Of
the use and beauty OF trees, and to pro.
mote the study of birds which make
their homes in them, and thus impant
early in the hearts of the youth OF the
land a love of nature which will abide
through life.
WILLIAM w. STICKNEY.
By the Governor;
John G. Sargent, Secretary of Civil
and Military Affairs.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-04-30
The rlost Complete straddIe.

A st. Johnsbury correspondent OF the
Burlington News writes that paper as
follows:
noticed several days ago that the
Free Press bad a short article attacking
your consistency in supporting a prohibl-
tory law candidate. | see in the GALE
DOMAIN of Yesterday, a reference to the
same and the CALIFORNIAN makes the
suggestive inquiry, what about the con-
sistencv of the Free Press?
McCullough's letter is the most COM
plete straddle possible. 1t is consistent
with his past record on the subject,
hich has been to dodge it. For some
reason he is afraid to state whether he is
in favor OF the prohibitory law or not.
He wants to be perfectly neutral on a
question which most people consider OF
some import lance and with respect to
which, if he is as great a statesman as
the Free Press claims, he must be sup
posed to have some views, He is willing
tor the sake of being governor to abdl'
cate his functions in connection with
| legislation and to sign without question
any kind of bill no matter to which ex
tremity it goes.
The editorial in the Free Press trying
to make out that the letter ought to bt
satisfactory is very labored one. II
shows about how satisfactory it is that
the Free Press has to devote two-thlrd:
of column in attempting to prove tt
itself that it is satisfactory. Ii, as thu
Free Press says and as Gen. Mccullough
would have us think, it does not maxi
any difference how one stands on th
prohibtory law, why does the Free Pres
attack the News for inconsistency Yot
might we'll suggest to them that Their
is one thing which certainly does make
difference in a candidate for governor anc
that is, whether he is a dodger or not
whether he has the moral stamina to ex
press his convictions on public questions
or whether he is ready to wabble any
where tor the sake of getting a publ
office.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-04-30
Looking to the Republican Party.

The faith of the American people in
protection is not to be questioned. 1t
has too often been proved. But they are
fast becoming more than sceptical about
the bene6clalness of those duties in the
Dingley act which enable the trusts in
this country to suppress natural COM
petition and enhance prices to the gen
eral consumer. When it comes to pay
ing exorbitant tolls on provisions for the
sole benefit OF a close combination of
packers they rebel. Mr.. Paynes plea
that he, or so much Of his party as he
controls in the House, is too inefficient
to correct this state of affairs will only
excite the more Indignation. Popular
sentiment is too deeply stirred to toler-
ate any more tariff fetlchism or stupid
subtertuges to shield the Beef Trust
The people look to the republican party
for help. Mr.. Payne and his colleagues
will be wise it they get down to work
without wasting more time. The long
er they procrastinate the more they
strengthen the opposition. - [Philadel-
! phla North American.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-04-30
Gen. McCuIlough,s straddIe.

[Extract from a speech of P. w. Clement, the
license candidate, at Brandon, Apr. 70,
1902, stenographically reported.J
II have said Of the other candidate
that so ar as his record is concerned his
mind is a vacuum upon the subject. He
sat in the senate in 1898, representing
Bennington county, but lodged every
vote on the question of license or pl obi
bition. He has no opinion whatever,
and,I have also sa d that as anindividual
| was of the opinion that Gen. McCul-
Tough was a high license man. Perhaps
| ought to apologize for having stated
that in my opinion Gen. Mccullough was
a license man, but in making that state
meDt thought was speaking the truth.
| will withdra w it for Gen. Mccullough
has come out in letter in tn S morning 5
Free Press in which he places himself
squarely upon his published record in
this matter. He dOuges absolutely. He
says to both the prohibltiOnist and to
the license man "lf you will only now
make me your governor, | will do just
what either of you want l should" He
has finally got platform, and he has
turned it up on the edge and he sits
straddle of it, with leg on each side,
asking for the votes Of both parties be-
cause he has no opinion one way or the
other. If somebody don't pull him of
that platform before the convention
occurs he will be split clear to his collar
bone. It's the worst case of political sui
eide ever saw. The General has actually
stabbed himself with squash"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-04-30
A Digrace to the State.

The fair name of Vermont has been dis
graced by the wholesale swindling opera
tions carried on by Lewis and his coterie
and none of the men at the head OF the
bank whose duty it was to look after
such things, should ever be elected to
any position of as much importance as
the office Of town fence viewer. A great
many of those who lost so heavily
through the failure of the bank richly
deserve to pay the penalty of their care
lessness and objectionable negligence,
but of course the brunt Of the disaster
falls upon the innocent ones who were
in no sense responsible for the situation.
= Wilmington Times.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-04-30
A Revolt Against BOSslsm,

The republican disposition to revolt
against "bossism' is very general at
this time. 1t has produced a most diff,
cult situation for the administration OF
President Roosevelt, whose natural SYM
pathies must be largely with the insur-
gents while his practical reliance has
seemed to beupon hepower of organized
discipline. That the party is approach
ing a crisis can hardly be doubted. 1t
will probably pull itself together in the
end, but it will be the fault Of its op.
ponents if they do not improve this OPP
portunity for tie advancement of demo
cratic standards.-[ Philadelphia Times
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-04-30
A Hello Girls Reward.

Miss Azalene Earle, formerly of Port,
land, but latterly "helo girl" of San
Francisco, is now Mrs. William Halleck
Deming, and will travel in Europe with
her husband this summer. Mr., Deming,
who is a man Of wealth, was attracted
bv her soft and gentle voice in calling the
Number" through the telephone, and
acquaintance and marriage followed. II
the voices Of the telephone girls in
this city have lately become indistinct
through muffled sweetness, the above
announcement accounts for it. Port
land Oregonian.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-04-30
DR.. L. A. Russlow,
RanGlOph. Vt.

DR.. L. A. Russlow,
Randolph, Vt.
"Dear Sir: am in receipt OF your late
favor, and in answer thereto Will say, as
| have said to others: =.
THAT prohibition has been the policy
of Vermont for halt century and proba-
bly, will continue to be, as IN my OPINION,
it has the approval OF the majority OF the
people OF the state. Changes, however,
in the statute, of more or less sIgn1h'
canoe, have been made or proposed rom
time to time. AS in the past, so in the
future, the voters in the several towns
have been and wilLbe in the habit OF dis
cussing this and Other issues in their
local canvasses, and the result cannot
tail to be reflected in the complexion OF
the rept esentatives chosen to the general
assembly Should these representative S,
fresh from the peoples hands, adopt any
constitutional measure strengthening or
modifying the statue IN any regard,
were l placed in a position where |
should be called on to act | should
approve the measure The same ma
jOrity under our constitution that en-
acts bill can re-pass it it it be disap-
proved by the executive, ! am,
Your truly,
(Signed) u. G. MCCULLOUGH"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-04-30
He Only Guesses,

How does candidate Clement know
that the people of Vermont consume
more adulterated liquor, more choral
and opium than those of any other
state? There are no such statistics and
people who travel enough to be able to
make comparisons between Vermonters
and Others know that it is a baseless
SANDER. For that statement he deserves
to be rebuked, even by those who share
his wish tor license law, for surely if the
people have become so demoralizcd, they
cannot be trusted in the presence of
greater temptation.- North Troy PaIla-
dunn.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-04-30
The President and Congress.

The presidency is great office; no
question of that. But its occupant for
the time being, if he is prudent man,
will not think Of himself as bigger than
congress, or, il he does. will be careful to
keep his thoughts to himself and still
more careful not to put their correctness
to the test by quarreling with congress.
That way certain discomfort lies, and,
beyond, possible humiliation and catas-
trophe.- Hartford Courant.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-04-30

In extenuation of the water.cure treat
ment as practised in the Philippines, it
is said that the effects were "onlv tenn
porarv." Such an excuse betrays a sur
prising ignorance of human nature.
Even if the subject were the next day
none the worse physically for his exper-
fence, does anyone suppose that the
memory of the indignity would not re-
main? That is the bad feature of the
business, not whether the victim SUI
Tered more or less physical agony, or
whether the bodily pain remains for
long All the experience of all mankind
has demonstrated that an insult which
is accompanied by no physical injury OF
pain whatever is the longest remembered
and the least easily forgiven. AFilipino
like any other man, will probably let the
remembrance of an hour of physical an
guish vanish from his mind, while ht
will nourish the memory OF the indignity
to his emotions. Such a remembrance
has more than once in the history Of ma
tions become legacy of hate.-[NeW
Bedford Standard.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-04-30
Where Silence is Golden.

The correct rules of conduct for mill
tary men to follow in republic, in time
of peace, have b. en- much debated, but
they are after all, very simple. officers
of the army, which is the representative
of the whole people, and paid for by
them, ought not to avow political senti-
ments dlstasteiul to any large element of
their iellow-citizens. A talking general
is always suspected of desiring to be a
political general. We prefer to let the
French have a monopoly of that kind,
with their Boulangers and their Merci
ers. No brave general in our politics, il
you please. Then, for himself, an officer
in high command ought always to be on
his guard lest his tongue undo the work
of his sword The banqueting hall may
well be more imminent deadly breach
to an oratorically inclined general than
he ever had to face on the battlefield
Foolish words can destroy d reputation
more swiftly than gallant deeds can build
it up N. Y. Evening Post.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-04-30

Judging from recent fervid editorials in
the Bennington Reformer, we conclude
that Bro. Howe has quite forgotten his
initial announcement that the Reformer
would support neither Webb nor McCul-
lough.-[Randolph Herald
A CALIFORNIAN subscriber once got
mad and ordered his paper stopped. 1t
was stopped. Inside of two weeks the
aforesaid subscriber came into the office
and inquired why he didn't get his paper
He was told. Then he explained that
he intended to have it stopped for only
that one issue! Possibly the initial
announcement to which the Herald
refers was intended to apply to only one
issue OF the Rtformer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-04-30
One Thing to be Considered.

On the whole we are inclined to think
that the true course for a voter in this
state is to cast his ballot for the man he
thinks is most in harmony with the in.
terests Of the state and agreeable to its
sentiments, without any reference at all
to personal considerations which have
entered into the canvass and for which
the mass OF the people are in no wise re.
sponslbe.- Essex County Herald.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-04-30

The Bratteboro Phoenix last week
contained an excellent cut of General
McCullough's modest New York quar-
tiers. We now suggest that the contem-
porary secure a cut of the Waldorf-As-
toria, and label it 1.-THE home OF the Proc.
tor boom. - Bellows Falls Times.
One would have to delve deep into the
minds OF the Mccullough editors to get
such a cut as the Times suggests; for
there, and there only, it seems to exist.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-04-30

"Dr. L. a. RussIoW,
Randolph, Vt.
"My Dear Sir:-In reply to your letter
of the 18th inst, am perfectly willing
to state to you frankly my position in
respect to the prohibitory law. l am
and always have been in favor OF it, and
have always so voted when in the leg
islature. | believe that it is better suited
to promote the welfare and sObriety OF
our state than any scheme OF license.
Yours very truly,
(Signed)
FLETCHER D. PROCTOR.
Proctor, VT, April 16, 1902"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-04-30

North, to Buffalo and Chicago, Pitts
burg. Cincinnati and St. Louis in the
West, to Baltimore and Washington IN
the South. About that time, too, or
earlier, there will be daily mails from
New York across the Atlantic, except
nerhans on Sunday"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-04-30

J. W, Ketchum of Vergennes bank
lame seems to be little particular about
further association with ex-cashier D..
H. Lewis of the same bank, and so elects
to take his imprisonment in Burlington
jail, rather than at the House OF Cor.
rection, where Lewis now is.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-04-30
What

Let us not deny that Gen. Mccullough
is an able man. He is. But it is not on
what he can do, but on what he has
done, that he should appeal to the voters
of Vermont today,
What has he done list. Adams Mes
senger.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-04-30

Started horrible ulcer on the leg Of
John B. Orner, Franklin Grove, Ill.,,
which de6ed doctors and all remedies for
four years. Then Bucklen's Arnca Saive
cured him. Just as good for Boils, Burns,
Bruises, Cuts, Corus, Scalds, Skin Erup-
tions and Piles. 25c at Flint Bros drug
store
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-04-30

We give elsewhere Fletcher D. Proc
tors letter defining his position as to the
prohibitory law, and that OF Gen. Nc
Cullough, stating his position. The for
mer is an out-and-out declaration. The
latter is evasive and indefinite, and must
of necessity be somewhat disappointing
to the candidates friends who want the
prohibitory law upheld because they
believe it better in its general results
than high license system ever could be,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-04-30

There doesn't seem to be anything the
matter with F. W. Baldwins candidacy
for the lieuttnant-governorship except
that it grows in strength. With legis-
lative experience that counts for much,
and the qualifications necessary in a
good presiding officer, Mr.. Baldwin's fit
ness for the second place on the ticket is
generally conceded. At present writing
he seems likely to get there by 1ea-
sonably large margin.