Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-05-24
County Politics.

The Republican County Convention for Chit
tenden County, is called for the 18th Of next
month. This is unusually early. A common
way heretofore, and very good way, has been
to call the County Conventions soon after the
State Convention, so IS to formally ratify in the
counties the State nominations But we know
of no special reason why the day fixed By the
committee is not well enough. If the action Of
the convention is'right, it will be as well to have
il esrly as late But the fact that 1t IL IN adj
vance Of all the counties makes its action doubly
important. The example set by this county, for
instance, in respect to the question OF one term
or two, for senator's and county officers, will
have its effect on other counties, and may con-
tribute largely to the right or wrong settlement
of that question for the State At large.
Our readers are aware of our views on the
general question of changing our Senators and
Representatives every term. We should regard
the general adoption Of the one-term rule as a
public calamity, and we have very little fear
that as sensible people as those Of Vermont
will deliberately adopt it. Our only spprehen-
sion is lest the voters by their remissnets shall
permit the political managers whose interests
lie in the direction of frequent change Of GILL
cers, to decide the matter for them.
Two of our Senators in this County. Hon. L.
C. Kennedy and Hon. C. W. BrOwnell, have had
but single term. They are men Of capacity
snd excellent judgment, and they rendered &C
ceptRble service. But they can exert far CREST
er influence and be Of far more service in sec
ond term than before. 1t seems to US that it
would be for the public advantage to re-eleci
them. This is the more important, because one
Of the most important matters to come before the
next Legislature is the subject Of the Grand Litt,
and the correction Of the wrong done to this and
Franklin Counties, by the last Legislature. Our
County ought not to go into the effort to secure
Justice in that matter, under the disadvantage
Of being represented by three inexperienced
senstors and set of new town representatives.
The Senators had nothing to do with the equal
ization" Of 1870, for it was mstter that did
isation needed to correct the outrage, the Senate
must take its part Oar Senators gave consid-
cradle attention to that subject At the last ses-
sion, and Senators Kennedy and BroWnell would
in that respect, have the advantage Of any new
men.
The report has been pretty industriOutly
a. ~f
or desire reelection. This we happen
to know is not 50. The Burlington Senator, hav-
had two terms, of course Tetires. "A for Senators
Brownell and Kennedy, their position is under
stood to be that if the County Convention should
deliberately adept the one-;erm rule, they would
bow 20 It's decision, ss matter Of conTse; but
they are couscious thst they can be Of more ser
vice in future. with the experience they have
gained IN the past, snd belie7ing thst the two
term rule will commend itself to the deliberate
good Judgment Of the republicans Of the county,
they expect re nomination.
Orsone Of The excellent names mentioned for
Senators, in the event Of an entire change Of the
delegation, we msy speak hereafter. Il is in
10 disparagemeut OF any Of them that We urge
the denomination Of Messrs. Kennedy and
Browneu That course seems to us right and
expediear, both in view of the peculiar e1igen-
cies Of the county, snd especially in view Of the
principle involved. Chi,teaaen County is the
first to act on the question Of one term or two,
as applied to cur legislators. Let the voters see
to it tins: delegA;es are choaen to the eonven-
ton who can be relied on for wise Ani careful
,c.ign.