St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-05-06
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man was eded at the head of the treas
ury department, it was Leslie Shaw, {
Morristown boy, who was chosen
When the navy department reeded {
practical business man, Charles Darling
OF Bennington. was called from his office
When the government needed a diplomat
OF rare tact to settle our affairs with
Vene zuela, it took Frank c. Partridge
from his work at Proctor. When great
scandal stirred the post Office depart
ment and honest, fearless men were
needed to ferret out the wrong, it found
the man in a Vermont editor, E. H
Thorpe of MiddIebury. The two last we
are proud to claim as Addison county
men, MiddIebury Register.
High License in Caledonia County.
We notice statement that parties in
Caledonia county have purchased the
subscription list of the Lyndonville Jour.
nal for the purpose of advocating high
license with that paper, ard thus break
ing into the temperance column Of this
county, every one Of whose seventeen
towns voted against license.
1t is hopeless case, at least it would
be in any county which has the object les
son oflicense betoreit. For the only feeling
throughout the state, where licenses
have been granted, is one of intense dis.
gust with the workings of the law, and
determination to get rid OF it as soon as
possible Middlebury Register.
No Lack of Candidates.
An exchange remarks on the retiring
Of HIo vi
dates for governor. We are apt to be
over modest in this lilly white" county,
but when the proper time arrives Caedo-
mia county will have one candidate for
governor, and while be may still be "re-
firing" and certainly will be modest,
there will be some that will strenuously
urge his recognition. u Hardwick Ca
zette.
The New License Paper.
According to announcement made a
few days ago Lilly White Caledonia" is
to have an ultra license newspaper that
is expected to work havoc in that prohi-
bition stronghold. The Iyndonville
Journal has been purchased tor that
purpose, ostensibly. For license work.
strictly speaking, the time seems little
early, or little late, perhaps, but there
are likely to be other good causes to
which aggressive journalism may turn
ad interim.-[ Morrisville Messenger.
Clement The Logical Candidate.
Some are arguing that the mountain
rule ought to be wiped out and in that
event the field would be clear for P. w.
Clement OF Rutland. If Clement is not
made governor in at least four years
hence he will be the victim of rank
political injustice. Mr.. Clements plat
form is now the platform of the republi-
can party and his ideas on license have
been adopted by the people OF the state
Ii the mountain lule is abandoned Glenn.
ent is the logical candidate. If it main
tains its superstitious hold, as it proba
bly, will, Mr.. Clement is the logical candi
date for 1906 Bellows Falls Times.
Newspapers i'm Governor Making.
The Messenger complains that the St
Johnsbury Caledonian and the Northhelc
News are trying the smoke 'em out gam
to discover who The M, ssenger's candi
date for governor is. The Messenger
should not worry. The people of Yer
mont care mighty little who The Messen
ger or any other paper wants for govern
or. They will come pretty near making
the selection just as they did last year.
| lSwanton Courier.
Good Word for Dumb Animals,
The Middlebury Register ha.ha's a
the idea OF Boston paper giving prom
lnence to such a trivial" item as tn
birth OF eight grey squirrels on Boston
common. The item may have bee,
trivial but it well illustrates the higl
standard OF Massachusetts in matter
humane. There isn't half dozen place
in Vermont where such thing coul,
have occurred-the poor creatures par
ents would have been stoned and clubbe,
to death before they could locate nea
civilization. Only the other day com
plant was made in Burlington tina
some OF the pet squirrels that live in tn
trees on back streets have been killed b
wanton boys Burlington Clipper.
1T. Johnsbury's "Local Op,ion.v
St. Johnsbury asks outside people t
+ mind their own affairs and LET her RI
her , lquor business as she pleases
That's local option. "-[ Randolph Hel
S aid and News.
t Call Off the Dogs.
1t is time to call off the dogs and giv
st, Johnsbury a rest. The voters Of tha
, town probably knew as well what the
= wanted as people outside. 1t will be il
If terestng ayear hence to see how penuin
}. prohibition has worked in St. Tohnsbur
in comparison with license in all II
other large towns OF the state Brattl
II boro Phoenix.
/: Our Congressional Delegation.
v Gov, Mccullough and staff, with O,
congressional delegation and a fe
! others, have gone to st. Louis to after
: the centennial OF the Louisiana purchas
il Vermont will not be represented by ar
;. great array OF military and brass band
but no state will have a more level. hea
ed and common-sense delegation at thu
l. event than the Green Mountain Stat
r Vermont might have made an Apr,
/. priat1on Tor a lavish expenditure
money and representation, but yer
;, wisely she did not Morrisvile New
h and Citizen.