Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-10-04
DEcENcY IN POLITICS.

DEcENCY IN POLITICS.
In the present Congressional contest we
We retrained from mentioning many ques-
nable things in Judge Poland's private
hracter and in his method of conducting
canvass. But recently he has resorted to
bthods so shameless and such meanness that
would be improper to keep silence upon
EN- longer.
At the commencement of his canvass,
Ldge Poland went in person to prominent
.izen of Railroad street, in this village, and
ked for his support, and attempted to buy
: by promises in connection with the post
ice on that street. Judge Poland had
OBVIOUSLY told that gentleman that he had
power in the promises. lie now said that
matter was entirely within his control,
. ID that he would accomplish all that gen.
bman's wishes if he would support him.
be gentleman referred to did not sell out.
Very soon after the campaign opened, Mr..
ankin went in person to the editor Of the
!. Johnsbury Times and told him " it should
to his pecuniary advantage " if he would
Import Poland. The bride was not taken.
Z ut the CaledoniGn, which had the week
fevious contained short article favorable
j Judge Steele, came out in the following
sue with Mr.. Rankin's attacks upon Judge
teele, and has ever since been edited by Mr..
Rankin.
A week or two ago, one Of Judge Polands
: uglers went to Wheelock and offered a re-
Spectable citizen of that town money to come
hut for Poland and work for him.
After the sale of the Times, strong pecu-
Sary inducements were held out to the pur-
.hasers to violate their agreement with Mr..
balton in regard to the support Of Judge
steele.
Judge Poland is President of the First
National Bank of st. Johnsbury. The pub
/ shers of the VERMONT FARMER, when they
purchased the Times, applied to that Bank
through FRIEND for the money with which to
bake payment. encouragement was given
hat the accommodation could be had, but
Fhen he applied for the money last week, it
vas peremptorily refused, and avowedly on
he ground that the paper opposed Poland.
The FARMER Of Last week was mailed Fri
ay afternoon, and should have reached our
northern subscribers the same night, In-
|tead of being sent, the packages were open
ed, the names of subscribers no doubt taken,
|nd copies of the campaign CatedoRiaR sent
30 our subscribers. On the following day,
Saturday, the FARMERS we're sent with the
bundles torn open so as 10 reach the readers
the same day as the Californian extras. We
have no means Of knowing how extensively
this was done, but we kno,o it was done in some
instances We wish all our readers who
received the Caledonian extras to know how
they were placed in their hands, and to un-
derstand why our papers came so late.
BY the United States 'postaI law, no
transient newspaper can he sent through the
mail without being prepaid in money, and
having sufficient postage stamps upon it,.
The campaign Caledomaas, not going to sub
scribers, are being sent in great numbers all
through this county, without stamp or frank.
Such proceeding is direct violation Of the
law, wronging the government out of humid
reds of dollars.
Every statement made above We know to
be true. If the political history Of Vermont
can show parallel in meanncss and cor
ruptness, we have got to learn the fact. Cor
ruption is one Of the most difficult things to
discover. Those who accept brides never
tell. But there are countless circumstances
which show money being used in Judge Po-
lands interest in the most INSCRIPTIONS man
ner to secure a denomination. The facts
given above are well known and perfectly
authentic.
The character of the man who will stoop
TO such infamous practices is proper sub
iect for the thinking men of this district to
consider before casting vote for him. Judge
Steele is a man whose skirts are clear, whose
character is unspotted, whose integrity is
above suspicion. He has been willing that
no man should use for him any thing but fair
We believe his campaign will
be a successful one. But whatever its re-
suit it will be a contest upon which his
friends can look back with satisfaction as one
in which they supported an honorable man
only by honorable means.
Let every voter aid in putting stamp OF
lasting disgrace upon the brow Of the politi-
cal hangers-on who introduce Tammany cor
ruption into VERMONT politics