Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-01-27
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Federal OFFICES.
RITLAND, Jan 20, 1876

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small politicians in town, for the prospect
i've removal of the Pension Agency from
Rutland to Burlington 1t il very fortu-
nate for these men that they have scape-
goat for all occasions, when their schemes
bring such a reaction as to raise an in
quiry in the public mind, and now, as
usual with them, they gravely assert that
the Grand Army of the Republic are re-
sponsible for the removal of Mr.. Kellogg,
and that the organization in this town
will destroy every part of our prosperity
unless it is speedily put down. What
nonsense To my certain knowledge Mr..
Kellogg has many warm friends among
the members of the Grand Army Of the
Republic in this town, who would do no.
thing to procure his removal, or permit it
to be done if they could help it, and not a
man in the organization in this place
signed the petition in favor of Gen. Bar
stow unless perhaps with single excep-
ton, by a warm personal friend
The persons, and the only persons to
blame for this withdrawal of government
patronage from Rutland, are those poll
ticians in Rutland who, ever since the
last Congressional election, have thought
themselves SO omnipotent with Mr.. Will
lard and it is all brought about by their
Kilkenny cat fight, which cropped out
in that campaign and has been so assidu-
ously nursed ever since. There were then
three candidates for members of Congress
from this district-from Rutland County
all men of character and ability, each of
them permanently qualified for the Office
and having his warm friends and support
ers The friends of Col. Veazsy tried to
compromise the difficulty, and long before
and up to the very day of the Convention,
openly proclaimed that they would go for
either of the other candidates from Rut-
land county, should they be strongest in
the Convention for they wanted Rutland
man But the friends of the other candi-
date refused to make any such compro-
mise, and it was perfectly apparent that
some of the prominent actors at least did
not want Rutland county man. Their
motives / do not pretend to explain, but
everybody can judge each for himself as
time develops the results.
| 1t is conceived that this Kilkenny war,
which defeated all the candidates from
our County, is the cause from which the
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sessorship and other patronage is the re-
suit No one will deny that either Judge
Kellogg, Mr. Dorr, or Col. Veszey, as
member from this District, would have
taken pride in looking out for the inter
ests of Rutland, and we should have been
spared the humiliation of seeing one thing
after another taken from us. Mr.. Willard
as might be expected, looked for Mont
pelier, Mr. Edmunds for Burlington, and
it was a nice little arrangement to move
one Pension Agency to Montpelier and the
other to Burlington.
Mr.. Willard and Mr.. Edmunds have
done just what any sane man would ex'
pect them to do, and just what Mr.. Foot
was continually doing for Rutland, while
he occupied seat in the National logis
lature. They are not to be blamed for it
although some of the former bosom friend,
of Mr.. Willard in this vicinity are breath
ing forth threatenipgs and slaughter
against him, and propose to kin him il
the next convention.
1t is hoped that these gentlemen will
continue their war upon the interests Of
Rutland, at all times using the Grand
Army of the Republic as a scapegoat fol-
the results, and the rewards which oul
town will reap from their great efforts
will do much towards forwarding the day
VIXEN we shaft be hailed as the Crowned
and ieweled city"--a term coined in tn,
interest of these same gentlemen in thei
great efforts to carry railroad lines away
from us. But, perhaps, after our little pol
iticians have disposed of the naval cadet
ship, which has proved an elephant OF
their hands, they will have some equally
important public patronage to bestow
upon some respectable boy in town. Ii
such case, that no correspondence to as
, certain their authority will be needed
with higher powers, is the sincere wish o
ONE OF THE PEOPLE.
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