The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-04-13
The '.-W.cts'' aud ''Tights' 81 lifc-FUrin-
"rs and Judges-sheepskin hrccchcs--
Twced's ring and the rest ~ mankind,
nv the gentleman from Hancock.

"fs aud Judges-sheepskin hrccches--
rwcet's riug and the rest ~ mankind,
nv the gentleman from Hancock.
HANCOCK, April 3, ISL
M. Edttor:
Alcohol sixty eeuls per pint. Maple
sugar about ninepence for like guam.
uty Take your choice, 1t costs less to
GET sweet than il docs TO get tight, but
the sweet will not make folks act like
fools, but the tight will. Making maple
sugar is about on par with the farmers
income in all other farming branches
but then you know it is generally conccd-
ed, understood, made manifest, that is to
say, as far as the non.producers are con-
sidercd and interested ia the matter they,
the farmers, are the most independent
class Of people in the world. Nothing 10
do but eat, grow Fat and enjoy the fruits
Of their labor, while mechanics aud pro
iessiOnal men are under the necessity of
eXcrting themselves TO the utmost to OBJ
tain a livelihood. Now that's no such
thing and frmers don't believe word of
it, il is not 50 or nothing near it, there is
not word Of truth in it, that's what's the
matter. All the difference in the world,
ii some cases, "twixt tweedledum and
tweedledee." profess TO understand the
why's AMI wherefores and mysteries Of
common farming, on small scale, to the
fullest extent According TO the best of
my abil ties and my theory, as established
10y the Scripture command, "by the sweat
Of the bow YOU shall earn your bread "
That means, if rightly interpreted, the
laboIing classes Gentlemen Of leisure
are not included, Well, have no fault
10 find with people who live easily, pro-
yided they live honestly. It's none of my
business in particular; but, then, do in
sist, or would insist, If thought it would
do any good, that they appreciate the
farmers and laborers who support them.
The time is coming when there will be
a different state OF affairs, whether for
worse or better this deponcnt saith not,
if the people will wake up. If the voters
will open their eyes and cars. How is il
about woman suffrage? How will it be
thenj We must conhive by some man
neg Of means to elect honest men or wo-
men to places Of public trust. Good and
true Republicans, if they are to be found,
il not, take a Democrat, ifyou can find
an hoRest or. The people have already
aIumbtred too long; and it is their priv.
liao. their right and their duty to vote tol
Hou who when elected 50 Office viii not
vote against the interests ofthe very men
who elected them. At the last session O
the Legislature there was an effort made
TO raise the salary of certain State oliici
ais sad o member Of the House stated
that the Judges of the Supreme Cour
worked more hours and done more hare
labor than the farmers "Oh. dear, what
can The matter beE' Pity IL Is not true
lie also stated that their salary would no
Support them, and the farmers were roll
ing up their wealth by thousands Con
sl.leuey is % jewel, there &. no kind O
earthly use 30 telling such q "wharker.'
because ~ body will believe it. and d,
dot believe Tho gentleman himself belicy
e3 a., and, II be- was put under oath
would sar, oh. ils all guess work | doa
know anything about the iudgeship an,
ditto about farming Th egentleman VIII,
made ,he statement + not particularly q
bame a, ! presume he did not know aul
better. but / made up my mind that lheu
age some people 10 the world who ara no
-meile accountable for the hiuudcrs thel
make and the men most noted for wis
dom aud virtue sometimes havc a pceu
Iiar way Of exploding their idea.. n b
syer gets a living by farming aud earn
hi bread by the sweat al his brow b
sid probably reform.
Ibe ab6er il worthy 81 bis hire aut
those aho DO uot labor ore bound 10 hau
ibr.t hirc. worthy or nor. aud see ~
teasaa Why "a mm should be- ground iut
. HU earth for iha reason that he Il uot in
side lEe ring, 50 goe, The world aul th
question i what 10 we propose TO ID
. about 81 The people propose 70 elce
FBcu 10 be their rulers who viii 10 nph
under ~ circumstances.
Two .heepskiu make apair albreeche
pockets and AL and two honest publ
mes are entitled to more respect than q
tas dishonest meH ID Tweed ring
Ser aal lase bass rsHaas ea#ss
Nsi sAels blood haA l.ars sasas afs.
Haf use sso.tt sad Lore has darts
va brooks hfa3s and Love bFtaEs bcstt
Yours e9nsiringently,
NM