Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-08-18
VERMONT POLITICS.
The Law and Order" Convex
ton.

spect OF numbers and character by far ,ho
formidable County Convention we have w;,,,.-
ed since 1910. 1t embraced many of tho h..
men If all political parties; and not the Ia
significant thing s, that such men came ,oc,,l
err IN large numbers, upon an anunymous cali
without the appliances of arty orpaniza,io.
and IN spite Of party attachments That ,sss
nlficant fact. 1t shows that the Liquor Law No,
outstanding its defects and the terrible c,.,...
against it. has taken hold upon the best mo,
the State-ulon men of character and ngne,..
upon the bone and muscle of the courn,r;.
1t has appealed to the best sympathes-lo ,6s
moral prime ples-to the pockets of the peonls
and the appeal has been felt, and will be answs,
ed Whether the enemies of the law do or do
not achieve temporary triumph, by skillfn1y
managing their troops so as to throw the balance
Of power with one party or another-iheir oefe,,
finally is sure. The only question to be deter.
nned by the friends of an efficient law and good
order in society is, eheiher hey ,c,U conquer on
The first trial We 60 for beating noac. We %
for this as a friend of an efficient law, and also
ofpoincs, by defeating those who have attempt.
ed to put 1t into politics. Sometimes there il
nothing like a rod for the fools back" Tho
the anu-iquor law men are not fools, it strikes ms
that their course demands severe and prompt re.
buke.
We attended the Convention on Saturday aud
took part IN it-avowedly as a wing. and one
owing peculiar duties to the wing party as con.
ductor Of a wing newspaper. We regarded the
Liquor Convention as an assault upon the whir
organization, and upon every other party organ.
zation in the County. Il is so, although policy
or irckery has attempted TO turn it to the adylu.
tage exclusively Of rum in general, and Of three
candidat's on the locofoco ticket 10 particular.
who happened to be in danger of defeat Ger
tanly it was aimed as fatal blow at the Wing
candidates, not one Of whom was put On TO tie
rum ticket albeit we trust there Is not -one Of
them who does not consider himself honored bv
the neglect But il was equally an attack upon
the other tickets except just so far rs the Or
nees upon them are opponents Of the law Had
those nominees entertained other opinions, ihcy
could not have found place on the Rum ticket
Witness the fate Of Royal Wheeler, on the loco
foco ticket o. Of Judges Pierce an. Uplan who
are 90 both the loco aud free soil uckeis-lni
Of crt1 wing nominee. Thus regarding the
rum party an organization interfering win
and hostile TO regular political action, we thought
that It was the duty Of all PARTIES to resist t;-
and that to resist It successfully, they mus, nee
essarily combine. If they are to combine, there
is but one way to do ito wit by forming
tickle, fairly representing all parties as iarss
it is possible to 90 it. Like views we think were
entertained by the Convention on Saturday, as
appears from the ticket nominated.
To begin with, the Convention could moi con.
sistenty refuse to support tor re-el,ciion 81
friends Of law and order who hsve held office
only one year This settled the nominntion Of
Messrs. Wheeler, Upham, Pierce and Poland
an Of whom are on both the democratic and free
soil tickets, and are sure Of an election. The
rest of the ticket consists of Mr.. Gregory, free
soil, and Msssrs. Carpenter. Briggs, and Keich-
mn, whigs-and the battle is to be fought ~
these gentlemen. The Law and Order wings
democrats and free sellers, we are very confident
orn elect them if they will HH nay DO il
that Is the question
We have now but few words 10 the wings %
the County, on this question They are not
bound as party 10 sustain this nomnaton.-
Their obligations rather, as party men under or-
binary circumstances, would be TO sustain their
own party ticket. But the present arc not ordi-
nary Circumstances With entire harmony in
the party, there was fair chance to elect on,
Senator the Sherh, and Baihff-possibly the
States Attorney That chance was ruined by
those wings who went into the Rum Convention.
Now, by union Of good men Of an parties oa
the law and order ticket, the wings are oferedl
far chance to elect three Of their candidates
course with the expectation that they will also
sustain the balance Of the Law and Order tick
ct Is it best TO don't: Certainly, if we are re-
lleyed from all honorary obligations to those Of
the wing nominees who are not on the law and
order ticket we think there can be no doubt a
bout answering the question on strict party
grounds We ought, in every case, 10 cleo, all
TINT zoe can. Now, as TO the obligations Of the
Wings to their candidates: they are released
except as TO Messrs. Carpenter Don r. Warren,
aud Dewey. We do not know their views, bat
venture . guess that they desire the Wings 70
exercise their own discretion in defending Their
organization. Indeed, these gentlemen were
marked for defeat by the rum convention
compliment which they doubtless appreciate and
know how to return If we are not mistaken,
hen the way is clear for the wings tonnise with
good men Of both opposing prtes in pnttinga
veto in advance upon all future attempts TO break
up regular parry organizations by Contemplate
'ide-lssues -snd that most miserable one Of all
he Rum issue.
But there is a higher and no5er purpose to be
lbtained the Public Good-in the binding up
IF broken hearts. aud giving tears of joy for tears
IF grief; in undoing the heavy burdens of cruel
y, restitution and misery in the breaking oil
bonds more CALLING then chains and more intoleI'
lble han Slavery in the suppression of degraa-
ng vices and henous crimes in the PreseTa'
ion of peace and order at the domestic hearth
md in community in prosperity, individual an'