Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-08-03
The Ludlow Nomination.

The Temperance Stondard has been long
possessed with the notion that nothing really
good in the way of legislation on the
sale OF intoxicating drinks can be done in
Vermont unless there he a distinct party got
up and carried into power for that express
purposc-and not only so but that PARTY
must have its measures prescribed for 1t by
the men who have the SioHdard in charge aud
by the few who follow their lead. The great
mass OF the sensible people in this State have
directly opposite opinion, and being so
largely in the majority, they are quite likely
to carry the day, without making any great
fuss about it either.
Last year the Standard showed special
and bitter hostility to the election Of Gov
Royce, for no apparent reason but because he
would not indicate that it would give him the
| greatest pleasure in the world to follow the
guidance of the Editor of that paper. But
the people of the State paid no heed to the
Sanddrds revilings They elected Gov
Royce by an unprecedented majority and
the course which he took on the subject of
to the good judgment of the people, in an un-
common degree. None were better suited
with it than the great body of earnest
candid ,fairminded, ,iudicious, and long tried
temperance men. The short paragraph on
that subject which his message contained
did more to settle the minds Of the people o
this State in favor Of the system of prohibit
ing the sale Of intoxicating drinks. than al
the Standard has said on that subject. or evci
will say, unless it's management undcrgocs NJ
entire change.
As for the candidate which the Sianddrd
convention put in nomination, we can sa,
nothing from a personal acquaintance Will
him. The Standard speaks of him in higl
terms and assures its readers - that there i
no man in the State who would be Il bette
representative Of our the Standard'sl view
and objects, than Judge Shafter,' whc
opinion will have its weight with the voter
, in the State when they 60 to the polls W
doubt not. We notice moreover that IL
rail for the Ludlow Convention. signed b
suudry persons OF oodstock and it, ,irinity
.'''''' 5 - ~. ~ 'N'"I ~ tifI =
Sdtddrd Iuradrs at the head ul its r.lItoria
column as motto to remain nntI an,
o'ccnOn an extract from "a letter Of his di:
raragng Gov. Royce in direct terms AN
in not over courteous language either. Tn
allusi IN To Gov. Royce Us dead horse in
teams seem, to have been particularly agree
able to the NaRddrd, 10 its staring capita
show. We should expect such language t
. Int the N'and0rd'S taste exactly, but the ~
plica;ion Of it TO Gov Royce is none the les
. an 'Hsuh 10 TIE common seaSe and common n
cency Of the people Of the state.
y The Sandard keeps up its talk about II
reelection OF Gov. Royce being only Gale
for by " office holders and Office seekers
n hcally, We think the olflctorics of the poop
l. of the State might be spared its repetition
y On that subject. After the very pariculj
!" and modest narrative which it gave them
= week or two ago of the EDITORS personal Q
'c forts to get himself elected Secretary of Sta
w last year. and how he succeeded in gcttir
'e "a votes out of 2i2, We should think it cou
III afford to let them off for the rest Of the cat
I'd raign.