Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1863-06-26
How it is Done.

Grand Isle-relative to the manner inI
which our party nominations are made,
with other remarks equally pertinent
Ringing upon the same subject. The ar
tcies are as full of truth as an egg is
full of meat. He utters truths patent to
all, though we are somewhat surprised
that he should have the boldness to utter
them.
II is a fact that cannot be denied, that
all cur conventous-state and county
are managed in way disgracefuI to all
respectable men, shameful TO those who
have an interest in the triumph OF cor
rect principles and The elevation of moral
and political truth and hence it is that
so few men of solid worth and real chris
tan integrity are seen in connection with
the machinery that propsls them. State
and county officers are made each year.
and are put forth by the various parties
and are advocated by their papers as the
choice of the people, when they are no
more such than is tho man in the moon
the king Of heaven.
When a man wishes to be governor Of
Vermont he has only TO start of his run ,
ners in every direeion--lne their pock :
cts with money, and the thing is DONE L
Just so long as communication is open {
with the base of supplies" just so long $
will the cormorapts hawk the beauties off
their candidate and resort TO any low 0
trick TO attain the desired end. Newspa a
pers--ever too accommodating write the ,
candidates up and rivet the public atten-
ton toward them, and when the day ar
rives and the "stool pigeons" have all r,
flocked together, if some other more
adroit man who wishes to be governor, -,
has not set a stronger counter current TO -,
work, he gets the nomination from gang ~
Of freebooters that would do honor to The
command of Robert Kidd, and he is an n
nounced to The people as their choice, and ,o-
with bfazen impudence call upon them H.,
TO support him. Ind they do a. because IN
it is their party that commits the iniqui- {
~ wer
In view of this state of things is it any 7
wonder that we have ofentimes such poor Gan
presidents, poor governors, and weak iur,
men in less responsible positions Is it $
strange that the general rule gives us an nrc,
'"oe''le OF Nna'e' anu the exception jury
presents US an intellectual and moral 10 i.
man
80. G. W." mentions the way in which hur
Gov. Fairbanks received the nomination nro
three years ago, and says that it was all nc
cut and dried few days before the con iro,
vention, and "he kao0s the governor ,,a.
elect paid during session" some of the -
uehoers o' Tue convention tor the servi- witt
ces. All true, without doubt-and moth. y
ing uncommon. And zoe kaoe, too that . =,
men from Orleans county went down to z
that convention for the purpose of voting Y.
for Gov. Fairbanks, and that they were wa,
paid for it upon emerging from the cars def
at Barton. And the money was paid by fen,
the Jehovah of our county politics. We wo,
do not name this as rare case; far from n,J
it. 1t is the general rule, the almost TO- 40 >
variable way in which the dear people ,;g
have candidates got up free Of expense dor
Ito them.
We will not say that we blame him
who wishes to be made governor for fur w
nishing money and buying the nomina.
ton. We do not blame him. Ii is all
right and proper that he who has not 10,
sufficient brains TO recommend him for mo-
the coveted place, should procure it with AT
that which be has the most of-money. 90
There is nothing very strange in all this no
The love OF office and thirst for influence nv
are the besetting sins of this nation and bri
if a man makes up his mind that he must ,ac
have an office be is not apt to scruple al off
the means. IN.
The politicians are the cause of all our -,
woes, bot The cure is with the people, and
so long as they do not exercise their priv. 's
r. cal
ieges as ireemen should, they have little
ground for complaint The evils of which
20. G. W." complains will never be rem.
edied until the people will il by their IN,
votes, by their circumstances, and by at a. I'd
tending the conventions themselves en- ~
masse. All our conventions from the MAJ
one which dominates president down TO o,i
the town caucus, are managed bv a few 90,
VINO have some particular object to at The
tam, some sinister end in view. We see
no remedy for the evils short of a com.
plete change in our system of making on
nominations, or in the people mastering the
sufficient manly independence TO frown wo
down all such corrupt dictation, and ex Pa
ercising that liberty which all claim and II.
but few exercise-the liberty of doing mo
their own voting De-
1t makes no difference who is cover. n
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