Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-04-18
THE RUTLAND HERALD.
State Politics.

ton by setting Governor Stewart Tar
above all other men in the State, and in
an endeavor to prove that his bringing
ont, and asking of the people which of
the two offices he should have, was both
natural and unexceptionable. The
Free Press asks, in what way would
THE HERALD have him brought out. "
We reply: Bring him out for one
office at a time? Not go down on your
marrow bones, pleading for two, or say
that he must have one of two. "Pray
tell us We people which he can have. "
If it is natural and U1lerceptiOnd6le to
ask the people to say which of two Off
ces a politician may have then the Free
Press has the argument. But it is a
new doctrine in Vermont and perhaps
the ring are to deal out a new code of
political ethics to the people of Yer
mont, but at least, it is at variance
'with the good old Vermont practice"
The Free Press adds, one would sup
pose, from THE HERALD's ways of
treating the subject, that the suggestion
of the Governors name for Congress
was something sudden and surprising.
Not at all We have come not to be
surprised at any announcement that
may be made. Then again, it is not
sudden for it is a story we have heard
for the last ten years and savors not
r 10 ha
spoken of four years ago. Yes, even as
long ago as when Mr.. Walton was in
Congress and, "if not belied has been
candidate ever since. He may have
declined to have his name used against
Mr. Wizards re-nomination-for it will
be remembered he had already been
nominated for Governor and the people
" were not called upon, nor had they
time to decide which he should have. &"
But we think, elf not belied," Cover
nor Stewart denounced Mr.. Willard
with sharper invective up to a certain
point, than did even those who, openly,
so holly contested his denomination.
W. would suggest to the editor of the
Free Press to take day in Addison
county, and learn for himself if reports
" belle him in this regard. But this
has nothing to do with Governor Stew
arts fitness, nor his rights for this point
is not in controversy.
The Free Press very cody says, the
r giSter published the article asking the
people to say which office the Governor
might have, so far as they are aware,
without consultation with any others
without any promptings or inspiration
from Governor Stewart. This may be
so, but it does not have that appearance
on the surface. Does the Free Press
mean by this that the article was not a
matter of conference among the politi-
cal magnate5, and also, was not the
Free Press to follow it up by one of its
savOry articles on political affairs. But
TIE Free PresS misrepresents us, when
it charges that we object to the discus
sion Of the subject-at the proper time
and not for the purpose of asking the
people to come forward and indicate
that man shall have one office or an
other. Such a method is not a legiti-
mate discussion of the issue. While OBJ
jections might not be made to the same
man for Governor, they might be urged
to him as a member Of Congress. The
question was put in an obnoxious and
adrojt form, so as to preclude discussion
on one issue, without bringing in the
the other legitimately. 1t is said that
Free ! ress and others have discussed
the subject, as probably they had some
right to do, this being a free country.
Nobody objects to their discussing the
question. This being a "free country, "
THE HERALD has discussed the question
also in opposition to a well laid scheme
to trap the people in advance of their
needs, and in advance of the time when
legitimate discussion of question should
commence. We are told with phari-
salcal air "that personal wishes should
be subordinated to the public good and
Of conviction based on some knowledge
Of the situation in the First District as
it is or as it is likely to be-" This is not
the first time that the intermeddling
Free Press has endeavored to advise the
people of this district from its knOwl-
edge of the situation. This fixing things
for the people of Addison, Rutland and
Bennington counties, has been a charac-
teristic disposition of that journal. Why
DO not the other papers of the State tell
us, in the southern part Of the State,
what to do? Because they think we
know our own affairs and are not i'm
PEELED by the forces of the same clique
who ring the bell, and starts the Free
Press on the track. We expect ere long
the Free Press will be telling Addison,
Rutland and Bennington Counties whom
they shall have for county officers, as
but few years ago they told the people
of Bennington County how they should
proceed in. Railroad matters. The re-
suit of its influence and advice was an
nounced in the District Court at Burling-
ton few weeks since.
We are told The HERALD's trouble is
''that this is a matter which no clique
can control" Now you have hit the
nail on the head precisely. 1t is mat
ter which the clique haze failed to con-
troll. And we undertake to say, this is
what troubles the FIRES Press. We al
low all they have to say about Governor
Stewards capacity and faithfulness, and
deny most emphatically that it is unsa-
worry to THE HERALD to have his posi-
ton and influence mentioned. We prob
ably have as high an estimate of Cover
nor Stewart as lawyer, a gentleman of
culture and as Governor as does the
editor of the Free Press and have not
written a sentence in dlsparagement of
him or his ability, but have been dis