St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-04-13

we can trust, having given him long
trial and found him faithful, who will
neither buy nor sell out in politics, nor
pledge anything but honesty. and in
whose hands every interest of the people
will be safe.
Hon. Charles J. Bell is neither on the
Least" or the west side but up in the
very belfry of Vermont, where he can see
and care for both. Now we can have
campaign that is clear and open from
the beginning and worthy of the name of
the Green Mountains. Give us the name
of another real Green Mountain boy as
his running mate, and let as have for our
next governor one who will make the
Office as honorable as is our national adj
ministration at the present time.
Let every man who is like minded be at
the primaries " in good season.
/ For the position of lieutenant governor
there appears at present a list of candi-
dates containing some of the most promi-
nent men of the state, and the selection
of an able, qualified man will be an easy
matter. Our neighbor, W. w. Higbee,
of Charlotte, is an aspirant for that
Office, and we are informed that he is re-
ceiving many assurances of success. Mr..
Higbee, from Our personal knowledge, is
well qualified to perform the duties in
cumbent on that important office and
| would undoubtedly make an able and
efficient officer Vergennes Enterprise
and Vermonter.
The "mentioner" has now run foul of
Walter E. Ranger, state superintendent
of education, and proposes him for the
governorship. MIR. Ranger is far too
sensible man to become hustered there
at, to be sure, but the incident will serve
an excellent purpose if it calls public at
| %o ffa 10
service Mr.. Ranger is doing in his present
position. He is very much in earnest in
| his work, to begin with, not in the mer-
cenary sense, but as man who delights
| in his profession and in a persistent
ambitious struggle to see its best fruits
always realized and steadily improved.
| Vermont's public schools are of a superior
standard, anyway, and Mr.. Ranger is
| doing great deal to maintain the
states high rank in educational circles.
| That's one thing Vermont can well be
proud of-however slow she is to keep
up with the world in many things, she
has always shown progressive spirit in
| her sOlic1tude for the cause of popular
education.-[St. Adams Messenger.
Press Comment.
How Local and State Affairs Interest
our Brother Editors.
The people of Caledonia county take
politics pretty seriously, when fully ex
| posed. There are no less than six can.
| didates for some of the little county
Offices already in the field and the back
| towns are still snow bound.-[ Middle
bury Register.
The listers in the different towns
| throughout Caledonia county met at
| St. Johnsbury one day last week and
Of
should be looked upon as move in the
| right direction and not a bad idea for
| other counties throughout the state to
MISUNDERSTANDING Record.
| Last week there visited Washington
| man OF 81 who was vice president of the
| United States from 1889 to 1898. He
STAYED at hotel which he himself owns
and which was named after his native
| town in Vermont, Shoreham. Can you
| tell his name without being reminded
that it is Levi P. Morton?-[ Boston Globe.
| The elegant and costly St. Johnsbury
| opera house has been proven financial
| failure and will be dismantled for the
| purposes of Office rental. Some of the
stars of the theatrical world have played
| there, audiences have been fairly good,
but the. old population problem has
made the venture unsuccessful. 1t must
| be ever thus in the smaller cities.-TLud-
| low Tribune.
Admiral Dewey resents the insinuation
that he did not go ashore at San Do
mingo for fear that he would be asked to
dine with our colored diplomatic repre-
sentative there. To an interviewer he
says, ooh, no. You know came from
Vermont, where we have no prejudice
| against colored men. While 1 was in
| Montpelier there were very few colored
| people there. remember one, for many
years barber. We called him Mr.. Smith,
and treated him just like other folks.
That's the way we do with negroes in
Vermont. "-[Rutland Herald.
Rockingham has appropriated $500
for town history. This is a step in the
right direction. The history which has
been running serially in The Times of
| Bellows Falls is most valuable, and this
or some other should be preserved in
book form. And what is true of Rock
ingham is true of every other town in the
state. Too little value is usually placed
upon the Importance of past events
until they are past recall.-[Barre Tele-
gram. -
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