St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-01-13
Press Comment.
Roosevelt VS.. Hanna.

For the republican presidential nom1n-
alton next June there are only two can
didates, Mr. Roosevelt has disp1eased
the money men, and Senator Hanna is
their candidate. Mr.. Hanna's support
of Perry Heath in the postal investiga-
ton, and his opposition to General Wood
for Furnishing the wrong doing of friend
of Hanna's in Cuba, have called atten-
ton, if it was needed, to the fact that
Mr.. Hanna, able as he is, stands for
extreme machine methods, including bri-
berry and general low moral standard
in public affairs. The President has lost
some friends through tactlessness,
through favoritism to General Wood,
through a growing WEAKNESS over bis
insistent strenuous talk, and, lately, over
the excessively difficult situation OIL the
Isthnus; but behind all his errors is seen,
by the great body of the people, the fact
that he IS, to a greater degree than most
men, independent, brave, tair to conflict
ing interests, and above all. upright and
anxious to serve the right, whether it be
in eradicating corruption Or in seeking
justice for Cuba or the Philippines. AS
long as he seeks to keep such men as Mr..
Hay, Mr.. Root, and Mr.. Taft in his
councils, the preponderance of vivacity
over depth In his composition is hardly
likely to lead us into foreign difficulties,
and at home he is the most useful of
citizens. During the year he has grown
really stronger, partly for the enemies he
has made.-[Collie Weekly.
A story with Two Morals.
Here is a Wallingford man killed in
stantly while walking on the railroad
track after he had been to a neighbours
to borrow a newspaper. One moral in
the case is, don't walk on the railroad
track. Is there another?-[ Brattleboro
Phoenix.
Still Looking towards MIR. DeBoer.
The St. Adams Messenger thinks the
letter OF declination written by the Hon.
]. A. DeBoer may yet lead to his nomina-
ton, since men always desire what they
fear they can't have. This is the opinion
we have expressed from the time the let
ter was issued. There is certainly a
strong sentiment all about the state that
he is particularly fitted for the place
Montpelier Argus.
Climate a Characeer-Maker.
The Boston Transcript, INDUCING in
some reflections on the snow, remarks
that the old-fashioned New England mo-
ral1ty owes the best of its seasoning to
decades and decades of old-fashioned
snow storms.
And, per contra, we may say that the
old-fash1oned good cheer and genial hos
pitality and deep hearted sentiment of
the South owe the best of their season
ing to decades upon decades of o1d-fash-
Toned sunshine.-[ Richmond Times Dis
patch.
The Endowment Fund Movement
The endowment fund idea which has
caught the educational institutions of
the country has swept the schools and
colleges of Vermont into the current, and
at the present time at least half dozen
of the educational institutions of the
state are calling on their friends and the
friends of education for liberal contribu
tions. The idea is all right, and the re-
quests for aid should meet with hearty
responses not only from resident Yer
monters but from those outside. IF, also,
those who do not lay claim to being Yer
monters see their way clear to give some
aid in the good cause. the contributions
will undoubtedly be gladly received. To
keep up the standard of education to the
proper place liberal backing is neces-
sarv, and the Vermont colleges and
schools unfortunately are not institutions
which can be called wealthy. 1t is per-
haps unnecessary to say that whatever
is contributed will be of great advantage
in the upbuilding of the state.-[Barre
Times.