Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-06-09
Vermont Politics.

Candidates multiply for the minor Offices
on the State ticket, and would be abundant
probably for the first place were it less evil
dent that the selection of 1t. Gov. Dilling- I
ham is considered a foregone conclusion.
We bring the record Of persons named for
1t. Governor and Treasurer up to date IN
another paragraph. Yet other names may be
added before the Convention meets. With
an exception in favor of Treasurer Page,
whose reelection for one year more We
consider Of high Importance to the financial
welfare OF the State, our own advocacy OF
candidates has thus far been mainly confined
to an expression Of the probabilities of the
choice of the gentlemen, whom we have be
lieved and still believe likely to compose the |
State ticket. We are not inclined to very |
earnest advocacy Of particular candidates,
because the contest, such as it is, Is almost
wholly q personal one. There Is no strife OF
principles, but Only OF individuals, who de-
sire or whose friends desire for them, the
place.. This feature OF the canvass, which
has heretofore characterized 10 too great an
extent the political campaigns in our State.
appears to do so pre-eminently this year. Ii
is natural result from the practical unap-
unity of our population in their political
faith. 10 no other State in the Union is the
preponderance of the dominant party so tire
mendous in no other State Is a nomination
BY the Republican Conventions in State,
County and Town. so certainly an election.
The democrats, as party, are nowhere :;
literally of no account as an opposing force.
Our contests for years have been only IT.
yalry with our previous votes. This year
probably there are not three Thousand mer
in the Safe. perhaps not half as many, win
could not aPpear unquestioped in the Sta;,
Convention called by the Union or Stat
Cprv.nriJn. Andrew johnson has been .
W. ID, mocrat,- and Ia dly any otter kind
Ia cat eat l., found now-,-dnys. il
..u,e 90, WI Ia, vlndicat,d TT, /
nj hly. t.. DEMOCRATIC presses q
s.utry. Which fought him 50 sayagel,
F.-idential campaign, rre qri
hrh,.d + 10 take him up and make mucl
. til. 81 ben iuiluWos At, Easily p, rsui.
d. L oo Ik.Wrs,. Moreover slavery is nc
o,sLdg,d - Ia dead. even by the most gu
ana out Iro-sl,very d,mucratic papers. I'm
der these circumstances, support of Pre- iieI,
johnson, On the platform II universal Tree
dUm,-the only condition prescribed 70
membership Of the party by the State Com
mittee-can readily be agreed to by our de
mocratic brethren. With such simple pc
htical creed. and with candidates up 10
every place on the ticket, named and sal
ported by Republican presses, who but ltd
more than four years ago we're democrats
and are still claimed as such, as to all prt
sent live essentials, by the democratic press,
what is to hinder our State Convention iror
representing in its composition the whol
unanimous population of Vermont?
The practical unanimity of Vermont FIRE,
men through the great contest. is the prid
and glory of her people. While the Issue
remain what they have been. turning O
moral questions and questions of the life an
death OF the nation, rather than on question
Of civil policy orpOlitical economy we woul
not have it otherwise. Yet with this ulI
nimity on the great issue, comes a seriol
evil. The success Of the party being a
sumed in any case, the annual canvas Ia
come to be, by far too great an e1tent,a me-
personal strife for place. The necessity
selecting first class men, representing pm
aples not cliques, lie, of course, less felt tbs
ii the succtss of the party depended on
choice of standard beaTers. The man see
the place, not the place the man. Not IN
versally, of course-the honorable exception
arc msny-but far too often, the successf
nominee on the State or County ticket is Il
man who is most apt and willing to desceI
to petty wlre-pulling and g-rolling, vi
can manipulate end call out to the oonve
tions the most p rsOnal- sdherents, who Ct
make available the support OF some powe
fal corporstion or ring of ofhce-bOld.rs. T
"sla,es" are made up, not BY the Pc pie b
for the people, and perhaps for years in a
vance. There are those who will underta
70 tai you who is to be the next United Sta,
Senator, the next Governor, the next Sta
Senator. and go on through, and who Won
never dream OF giving as reason ,rhy il
So to be, that the popular voice or the 60
of a good cause calls FIR such selection !;
not at ell, il is to be 90 because zoe, the vii
pullerr, have 80 arranged il. Mr.. A. is
fave this IF e. because that YVES the trad
when he withdrew in favor of Mr.. B. ],
year, or because il we give him this be "
help G. to that placs next year; or becau
he ,ronss 1t and has "seen" 50 many m
that be il pretty sure to get it.
Of course, there is comparatively lit
honor In receiving nominations TO pub
Office, % obtained, and the inev
able result, If it goes on, will be the O
raption and Disgrace Of the State BY filli
it, places of trust with second and third n
IN, mere intrissen. The ieschss Of pa
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