Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-09-01
PAUL DILLINGHAM;, JR.-Hrs coNsls-
TENCY, SC. &c.

JENCY, &c. nc.
"Now MIR. Dillingham; never was Wing"
Poiriot.
lie separated from the Nationals on The Bank
Veto and Proclamation Of Gen. Jackson, in 1882"
Patriot.
al have uniformly been opposed to n Nation
all Bank" -Mr. Dillingham; DdnuiHe Speech
"And this [revenuel should he raised by Tar
if upon imports, impartial in its operations, bear
ing ms far as practicable equally upon every in.
teresl, and strictly confined 10 The purposes Of rer
enue. Same Speech.
Having heretofore called in question the con-
sisteney of Mr. Dillingham; we have been met by
the obove allegations Of the Patriot. Thus our
own verncity has been questioned, and were it on
ly to vindcOte that, we should feel justified in
exposing the facts But there is another motive !:
we believe that The political course Of alr. Dbl
Iiugham shows him to be unworthy orlhe perfect
confidence Of any arty-cerniny unworthy of
the slightest confidence or respect, $50 far as con-
Germs his political characler.) from the Wings
Now TO the facts So far from separating from
the National Republican or Wing party in 1872,
he ,Oas ardent and Efficient member ofhai party
So fur from being au anti bunk man, us both the
Patriot and Mr. Dillingham; alledge,-he was
then in (dUor ojrechdrering The u. S. Banh!!-
SO far from occupying his present position, in iH-
vor OF mere revenue Tariff, he was then in fl.
cor Of a Protective TaD!H So far from being
n Jackson man, lie was then supporter OF len
RY CLAY!!!! Below we give the proof.
In word, lac has since abandoned not only tic
party with which he was then united, bu, the
measures which he then sustained. This we
concede is right, ifdone from conviction Of duly
and in frank and honorable manner. But wheth
err it was SO, those most familiar with his whole
course can best Judge We can truce him only in
some prominent acts. Wen, then. on the llt
of July 1892, MIR. Dillingham; was member Of
the National Republican State Convention holden
in this village; and by that convention he wa.
appointed as one Of very large and respectable
committee to draft resolutions, setting forth the
policy OF The then National Republican party. Up.
on looking Mt the resolutions, reported by thi,
committee we find th7l they are
in favor of HENRY CLAY for President:
in favor Of rechnrIerng he U, S. Bank;
and in favor of Protective Tariff.
OF course we take it that Mr.. Dillingham; wn,
then far from being what the Patriot aud hmsel
profess. But further at that Convention Il,
was appointed one Of the county committee o
the party for Washington County, aud the mex
year, 1888, he was still a member of tue samt
party, and was its candidate in WatUbmy fo
representative, against the Jackson party aud til,
anti-masons. 1t was in this year, probably, (thougI
| we are not sure that it was not in '3I) that Mr.
! ID. made the first move, which ultimately led hin
to 60 over to the lucoloco party We state on atl
hority which we believe to be unlnpeachablt
that while he tcaS the National Republican canal
date for representative, Mr. d. went inio a caucu
Of The Jackson pTiy and prevailed upon them 81
lenlly to cast their for him on the day Of tn
election! And thus he succeeded. We need no
spy that this was deemed at least an act of
questionable character, # not one of bnG laili
and That for that he forfeited the confidence G
mnny who had hitherto supported him. Proba
bly, it was from this point that lie took his depar
ture for new voyage on The sea ofpolitirs, thong
we are sure he was not generally considered Il
being locoioco until after 1884.
We again say, that if the locofocos ran irr,
Mr. ID us politician, let them do it. No VIII
can do so, in the light of these incis.