Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-03-02
THE RUTLAND HEhALO.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY "a, 1871,
The independent and its POLITICAL
Position.

The Rutland lndependent is vastly i'm
nroved in two things. First. There j
mot but half 20 mach of it. Second. 1t, ii
copying our articles, supplies its reader
win something worth the reading. If j
will only continue to copy from the HER
AID aud give such lucid comments OF
what it said, we shall have to lend 1t al
English dictionary, go that it can Learn
the meaning of words.
The zadsYeadezst talks of twins. Tn
Indepsndent is practically twin will
the Courier. Both are enemies of the Re
publican party. The Courier is open
bold and frank, while the Zndepender.t i
wolf in sleeps clothing. The one lead
an attack at the front--the other sow
iig,ension. Some disafected Republican,
and itching Denocrats-and the Indepe7a
lent is their organ--are noisy in reference
to a new political party, distinct from 9th
er political organizations, not because they
care farthing for the real interests OF
the measure, but because they think 1t a
question which they can ride to place,
or by loud outcry as they ride, resusci-
tate dead political affiliations. In affect
ing to supervise Republican nominations,
they mean either to control the party, or
by electing Democrats to Office. to get a
chance for Themselves.
Tho true friend of temperance in Yer
mont il the Republican party. To defeat
it, is 70 destroy the temperance party in
this State For temperance measures
have no hope Of help from the Democratic
party.
The L2depeade335, in the advocacy of its
peculiar radical measures, and in carrying
out its natural revengoful spirit upon
those who do not fall into their ring, is
doing all it can to throw power into the
hands of the Democrats, and is thus play
ing second fiddle to the Courier. We do
not know that it is by design in the IN
dependent, but if not by design it is by
sheer stupidity. This stupidity is the
more remarkable because it is the very
aourse to ruin the temperance party, al
though it does not follow as certainty
that it thereby INJURIES genuine and
earnest reform, such as the present awak-
ing upon this subject, and the times de.
mand Indeed we sometimes thiuk il
would be better if such papers were to &C
over bodily to the Democrats, for it lie
where they naturally belong. If temper
ance is TO owe its life to such papers, the
,ause needs more than human help Save
me from my friends it may well
aay If temperance is to progress
among the sensible portion of the people,
and among the masses of the community.
Or il the people desire to keep upon the
statute book the present wholesome pro-
hibitory law, restraining the sale of IL
Juor, it must throw off its shoulders, the
violent men, as the temperance cause is
to-day, staggering under the load. If
legislation il wanted in the interests of
temperance, it must get it in the R-pub.
Gcan party, not ont of it. We hope that
tba folly of euch papers as the IndepeRd
sgt will not be laid to the charge of the
cause of which it is the selfeleoted cham
pion. We believe that temperance reform
and measures will still advance in spite
Of the folloy of all the weekly half-sheets
like the Independent and all the rantipg
2lap-trap OF Its editorials