Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1870-04-12
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Mr. EDIroR My former article, an
its results reminds me Of the boy tina
went out TO fire his "frst gun" his fathc
told him it being his first attempt, h
might fire at random, not ''bothor" to tax
aim. The boy went into the woods an
saw some patridges, and among them
"skunk" not knowing what they were, h
fired among them, and from the odor con
cludcd he had shit" something. He re
turned, his father asked the result, hi
said he didn't know what the result woult
be, but he had chit" the ,,StinkeneS
critter" that ever lived. Now | am wei
satisfied with my first shot Let hin
'waste his fragrance on the desert air"
am greatly oppressed with sense of hav'
ing dirty job" on my hands, but a sense
of justice to myself, and the cry on every
hand Of "give the critter another shot
impels me to do so. wish my true posi-.
ton understood, which Mr. Grout has SO
talsly represented in his article of March
29th. Now Mr., Editor we intend to stand
for the right, justice, freedom, temper
ance, aud republicanism, and are at loss
to know what Mr.. G, means, by "the other
side" The men elected to office at our town
meeting were almost invariably temper
ance and republican men, perhaps nearer
a INIT in that particular than any town
in the county--and we are not ashamed
ofany officer we helped elect that day We
know a fer feel .'lttlc disconnected" af-
ter taking so much pains to carry the
town. We learn that they had a clandes-
the gathering to mature their plans
Among the officers put in nomination was
Mr.. CIRCUITS ''modest man" 50 "burdened
with Office" he was to be Moderator,
Overseer of the poor, and Select man, we
think his case well illurtrated by the fox
having a goose, in his greediness to get
another, lost the one he had-Now Mr..
Parker in his article Of the same date,
says | have never been elected to any off
ice in town, and am very sensitive on this
poiut, etc." Now he kaoacS he makes
false assertion. Mr. Grout does the same,
in his statement that | was always want
ing Office etc, for | believe if there is
man in town free from that sin, am that
man. Several years ago | was elected to
some offices, and doubt not but what /
could have had others, had | 1caated it, |
but have publicly and repeatedly refused, |
when | have been told | could have such |
and such oficcs-l have long been of the
opinion that man was .treer happier |
man to keep out of political debit hope
| shall never stoop as some "ovcr burden
ad' "modest men" have done to work
into Office contrary to the
wishes of the people, by paying out money,
arm products, etc, to get support.
trout q Go. say in yours Of March 18th,
hat rum and every possible means were
lsed to get people to join "their party"
ave since, learned there acaS rum used
'fter, and some before election. A certain
nan bot four glasses of Mr.. Daniels, one
le appropriated to his own soften infer
mites this man declares he did not vote
or man that was elected that day and
'lr. D, says he was the only man he sold
liquor to that day; so much for his help.
)ne more instance. We are told certain
nan took a bottle from his pocket, and at
he same time handful of votes, and says
o one Of his companions, "we've got EN-
o-day;" now if you will take one Of these
-otcs for Parker you shall have drink,
low we cant say this man voted right
About the eight" seen going home
'eastly drunk. One of thu eight voted for
Ulcers elect, and only one. Well, they
IRE welcome to the rum, but the officers
hey cant have.
Perhaps | ought to make some honora-
dc mention of Mr.. Grout. have always
'een a friend to him. | have heard
many unkind, hard things said Of Mr.
trout in the past, which ] forbear to men
ion now, but | have always stood up for
ilm, and thought people were little
ard on the Major. But this upprovoked
tack upon myself-his incessant quar-
cling with neighbors-proye to US that
e is possessed Of morose, malignant,
oycngeful disposition which has been said
D characteristic him, | have no malice /
'wards him, would do him favor much
'oner than an injury, but | don't care to-