Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-06-03
GOV. STEWART MISREPRESENT-
ED.

Contrary to the early talk of Mr..
Billings friends, those who introduced
him to the people of the State as can
didate for Governor, and contrary to the
expectations of almost nunry one. If IL
declared that he is still in the field, not
outstanding Governor Stewards candi-
dacy. Perhaps not quite this; but they
say, if the state adopts the one term
rule, then he is candidate and in the
same breath they tell you that no other
rule shall be thought of for moment.
Of course they pretend, that they
would have this question settled ire
spective of candidates it involves
a principle of great public Importance
but somehow the discourse of these men
turns at once to this subject, and hastily
eliminates in declaration for a single
term thus practically making Mr.. Bill
lings candidate, and at the same time
denying his candidacy-reminding one
of the game of the little joker: ''Now
you see it and now you don't"
Mr.. Billings friends have right to
urge him against Gov. Stewart, though
when first they suggested his name, it
was with low breath, and not to be
used if Gov. Stewart would accept a
reelection. They have right, as had
the young lady, to change their mind
though this is not considered quite the
thing for men. They have right, too,
to employ their best tactics, and if they
think they can, mask Mr.. Billings can
didacy by discussion of the one term
principle. We say they have right to
do these things, if they can afford it
but they have no right to misrepresent
Governor Stewart, by asserting as some,
to our certain knowledge have done, that
Mr.. Stewart was not a candidate until he
saw he could not get to Congress, because
ofthe passage of the supplemental appor-
tiOnment bill. This is mere assertion.
There is not word of truth in it. Gov.
Stewart has uniformly told all who have
conferred with him, that he preferred to
remain where he was, if the people de-
sired it. He so declared to the writer
of this article before the supplemental
bill passed the house, or was looked up
on hopefully by any one in the State,
and we understand this to have been his
position from the first.
Nor are We alone in this understand
ing nor alone in the supposition that
If Gov. Stewart would accept it was con-
elusive as against Mr.. Billings and all
other aspirants-as will be seen by the
following from the Montpelier Jomnal:
G..
GOVERNOR QUESTION SETTLED.-Our Inference
last week that the approaching State Convention
would bring ont a new candidate for gubernatorial
hOnoTs, was based upon the conclusion, which then
seemed ALMOST irresistible, that there would be
such united and persistent call of Gov. Stewart
to broader field would hardly leave him the al
tentative of refusal. Since then, however. it
comes authoritatively from various and reliable
sources, that the personal preference and judgment
OF the Governor himself, which so definitely
stated two weeks ago, has taken the settled form
OF a fixed and unalterable resoution-first that
under no circumstances will he consent to be a can
didate Tor Congress and second. that he will be
candidate for reelection to the office of Governor
This Of course settles the matter beyond all contro
yersy, and in our judgment settles it as it should
be. 1t seems great mistake that anything else
was ever thought of. The people of Vermont will
never adopt the practice of choosing new state Off
GERS at every election; and certainly there bt
no reason for making the of our present eff
Gent and popular executive an exceptional one
And If the friends of any other candidate have beer
placed in an embarrassing position by any differen
aspect which this question has heretofore assumed
we fail to see that any blame rest upon Cover
nor Stewart himself-fOr, understand it. Ii,
has uniformly, though probably not firmly, oc
cupied his present position. good candidate 70
the succession will keep; and no other is deserving
of even election.
Let us have peace!